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Greek maritime and port unions have called a nationwide strike for Friday, October 30, that is set to halt ferry and container operations at Piraeus and several other major ports.
A 45-year-old man died and two elderly passengers were rescued unconscious after their car plunged into the sea near Gate E2 of the Port of Piraeus, triggering a major Hellenic Coast Guard operation.
The US Treasury sanctioned Piraeus- and Panama-based law firm Karnakis and Karnakis for allegedly setting up shell companies to hide ownership of Iranian shadow fleet tankers, while FinCEN issued a subpoena targeting an unnamed Greek bank over possible Iran-related financial ties.
Container throughput at Piraeus’ Terminals II and III rose 15.3% year-on-year in September, with COSCO Shipping Ports pointing to the expected arrival of the first Suez-routed vessel at the port by late October.
Greek passenger ferry operators are asking the government for roughly €100 million in support after fuel costs on key island routes more than doubled since January.
Piraeus Port Authority posted a 24.4% net profit decline for the first half of 2026 as mandatory infrastructure works at Pier I temporarily constrained container storage capacity, even as the company accelerated its investment programme.
Dr. N. Reuben Paul, Chairman of India’s Merchant Navy Welfare Board, met the Indian Ambassador in Athens to discuss crew-change difficulties affecting Greek shipowners and proposals for new seafarer welfare centres in Greek ports.
Piraeus-based tanker owner Kyklades Maritime Corporation has partnered with ShipMoney to introduce digital wage access for roughly 500 seafarers across 18 vessels.
A review of Greece’s port ownership structure shows Chinese, Italian and Greek private capital increasingly running key terminals alongside the Greek state, which retains ownership stakes across the network.
Capital Tankers Corp, part of Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis’ Capital Maritime group, reported a $92.9 million net profit for the second quarter on strong spot-market exposure and a rapidly expanding fleet.
