Greece

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)

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WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS: Major European equity markets opened higher on Tuesday but gains were limited amid prevailing trade war concerns. Elsewhere, 10-yr Bund yields rose slightly above 0.54% today, the highest since 22 May after ECB President Mario Draghi conveyed a message of increased confidence at the Governing Council about reaching the inflation target. In FX markets, the USD was firmer on the day ahead of this week’s two-day FOMC policy meeting,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/25/daily-overview-of-global-markets-the-see-region-tuesday-september-25-2018/

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, September 24, 2018)

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WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS: Developments over the last few sessions have increased worries over a hard Brexit scenario. EU leaders rejected the “Chequers plan” at last week’s summit while UK PM Theresa May acknowledged that Brexit talks have hit “an impasse”. In reaction to the above, the GBP came under pressure while the USD was firmer across the board favored by intensified trade woes on news that China cancelled trade talks with the US that were scheduled to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/24/daily-overview-of-global-markets-the-see-region-monday-september-24-2018/

Greek and Chinese want to upgrade Piraeus port

For several decades the heart of Greece’s ship repair industry was beating at Perama, a western suburb of Piraeus port, until the Greek debt crisis broke out in 2009. Thousands of workers lost their jobs and machines became rusty.

The image of the zone is changing dramatically since China COSCO Shipping took over in 2016 the management of Greece’s largest port after winning an international tender.

Chinese and Greeks work nonstop at this shipyard of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) as part of a major...

http://container-news.com/greek-chinese-piraeus-port/

Chios: Navigator takes us back to our maritime roots!

Danae Bezantakos at the podium introducing the event and welcoming speakers and delegates

The kick start of Navigator Forum’s First ever Shipping Decision Makers weekend is now a reality!

Our Chian contributor Galatia Paradisis was there with her camera covering this more than timely event at a full house amphitheatre downtown Chios’ University of the Aegean!

A great welcome by Danae Bezantakos, Navigator’s Shipping Consultants CEO, in her always vibrant and full of pathos and to the point words...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/22/chios-navigator-takes-us-back-to-our-maritime-roots/

Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, September 21, 2018)

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WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

GLOBAL MARKETS: Risk assets retained a positive tone in early trade on Friday supported by the prevailing market view that the direct impact of the US/China trade dispute on the world economy will likely be limited. In spite of global equity markets’ positive performance, USTs and German Bunds gained some ground today, partially supported by renewed Brexit jitters. In FX markets, the USD extended recent losses amid receding trade war concerns with...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/21/daily-overview-of-global-markets-the-see-region-friday-september-21-2018/

Stelios Magkanaris, Marine Claims Adjuster, Team Piraeus, The Swedish Club

Meet Stelios Magkanaris, a Fellow of the Association of Average Adjusters, who is a Marine Claims Adjuster of the Piraeus Team of The Swedish Club, which is a marine insurance company.

Stelios shares his experiences from having worked with marine casualties for a very long time, after having been brought up in a shipping family. It’s easy to sense his passion for the maritime industry and the marine insurance profession, where he is a stalwart member of the team.

I hope that this episode will...

Full: https://shippingpodcast.com/stelios-magkanaris-marine-claims-adjuster-team-piraeus-the-swedish-club/

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