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Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Port of Patras: Key elements of its master plan

The port of Patras is now entering a new development trajectory, following the approval of the master plan by the Council of State, a development that removes a multi-year institutional…

Travel receipts exceed 23 billion euros in Jan-Nov

The current account deficit decreased by 3 billion to 10.3 billion euros in January-November 2025, according to data announced by the Bank of Greece. The performance in travel receipts was…

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Dynacom: Newbuildings and tanker sales

Dynacom Tankers, owned by George Prokopiou, is in the process of renewing its tanker fleet. The Greek shipowner, which runs one of the largest shipbuilding programs in the world, with…

Opportunities for banks from the growing penetration of neobanks

The global neobank market is currently estimated at over 4.96 trillion dollars and is expected to reach 10.44 trillion dollars in transaction value by 2028. The size of the relevant…

IPTO launches tender for Converter Stations at Corinth-Kos direct electrical interconnection

The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) announced the tender for the Converter Stations at the new Corinth-Kos direct current electrical interconnection and the new 150 kV GIS Substation in Mastichari,…

Iratxe Garcia-Perez to “N”: EU-US trade deal impossible to implement with Trump tariffs

Iratxe Garcia-Perez, President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, was clear, answering a question raised by “N” in Strasbourg: “we are experiencing a trade…

Piraeus port kicks off the cruise season with strong momentum

The port of Piraeus opened the 2026 cruise season with strong momentum, marking another year of strong presence on the map of the Eastern Mediterranean. According to PPA S.A., whose…

Coffee Island enters the French market – Opens store in Montmartre

Coffee Island is now active in the French market, opening its first store in the Parisian district of Montmartre. The company has been following a successful and steady path of…

Snappi plans new partnership with a company in the transport sector

Snappi is preparing a new collaboration in the transport sector, aiming to reward its users a few months after its official launch. According to sources, Snappi is preparing to announce…

Kikilias: Meeting with delegation from Egypt – Maritime transport is “key” to relations with Greece

Focusing on the development of new coastal shipping connections between Greece and Egypt, which aspire to create a stable passenger and freight transport corridor in the Eastern Mediterranean, a meeting…

The 10 critical developments that will define 2026

The global business sector is entering a new period of increased uncertainty and transformation, with geostrategic developments emerging as a dominant factor shaping the operating environment. According to the EY…

MORE completed the construction of 3 independent energy storage systems in Greece

MORE has completed the construction of three large-scale independent energy storage systems in Greece. The three MORE projects are located in Fokida, Florina and Boeotia and were built in a…

Monday, 19 January 2026

Attica region is poised to develop into an international hub for marine tourism and yachting

The regional governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, participated in the international boat show and watersports exhibition “BOOT Düsseldorf 2026”, in Düsseldorf, Germany, within the framework of the strategic extroversion and…

Lidl Hellas inaugurates its largest store in the country – Investment of 4.6 million euros

Lidl Hellas is opening its largest store in Komotini, strengthening its presence in Thrace. With an investment of 4.6 million euros, the renovated store is extended in an area of…

Diana responds after Genco takeover bid is turned down

Diana Shipping is promoting the change of the members of the Genco board of directors. After the rejection, without dialogue, of the Genco takeover proposal, Diana as the largest shareholder…

Fraport Greece: Passenger traffic exceeds 37 million passengers in 14 regional airports

More than 37 million passengers were welcomed by the 14 regional airports managed by Fraport Greece in 2025, recording a 3% increase compared to 2024. Passenger traffic in December 2025…

Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. announces another newbuilding delivery for 2026

Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. announced another newbuilding delivery for 2026, a few days after the previous one, further strengthening its shipbuilding program. Specifically, the company received “Scythia Graeca II” from the…

EIB: First financing in Greece for security and defense, with 100 million through Piraeus

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a new 100-million-euro financing agreement with Piraeus, marking a landmark transaction as it is the first EIB transaction in Greece exclusively targeted at…

Eurogroup: First meeting of the year bears a Greek stamp

Monday marks the official debut of Kyriakos Pierrakakis as President of the Eurogroup, the first participation of Deputy Finance Minister Thanos Petralias as Greece’s representative, and the first appearance of…

Cosco expects a return to normalcy in Suez

In an environment of intense geopolitical developments and changing cargo flows, the port of Piraeus remains at the heart of global trade. The gradual normalization of the passage of containerships…

METLEN: The first gallium production has already begun

The first production of gallium by METLEN is a fact. As Evangelos Mytilineos, Executive Chairman of METLEN, emphasized in a related post on linkedin, “we are proud to share a…

Friday, 16 January 2026

Quality and Reliability: New growth path with a strong capital base

Quality and Reliability (Q&R) is entering a new growth path with a strong capital base, according to its management after the successive share capital increase. In the last 12 months,…

UBITECH: Renewed corporate identity and new strategic planning

After a twenty-year journey in the Greek and international market, based on deep know-how, collaboration and the promotion of artificial intelligence as a tool for real digital transformation for organizations…

THEON: Acceleration of investment movements

THEON is accelerating its investment activities. Specifically, it is accelerating its investment in Harder Digital and expects it to contribute 8%–10% to its revenue target of 1 billion euros by…

Chalkis Shipyards: Carbon Footprint Report

Chalkis Shipyards is the first shipyard in Greece to submit a Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report and receive a Verification Statement of the Carbon Footprint Report – No. GR007443 from the…

Out-of-court mechanism: 50,710 successful settlements in 2025

Greece’s out-of-court mechanism recorded significant growth and historically high performance in 2025. More specifically, by the end of 2025, a total of 50,710 successful settlements were made, corresponding to initial…

Travlou: Merchant shipping at the center of military and hybrid attacks

“Once again, merchant shipping, ships and, above all, our sailors are unfairly finding themselves at the center of military and hybrid attacks, as well as asymmetric threats, which directly endanger…

Metlen: EIB backs Europe’s first gallium production investment with 90 million financing

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €90 million in financing to METLEN Energy & Metals, supporting strategic investments at the company’s historic Aluminium of Greece industrial complex, in Central…

The Ellinikon: Investment for Aura Residential at 225 million

The Aura Residential residential complex in The Ellinikon is in the process of securing the necessary permits. The investment amounts to 225 million (including VAT). This is a project implemented…

Cruise market: Maintaining strong momentum

Cruises in Greece recorded an increase of 5%-6% in 2025, despite fees, seismic activity in one of the most popular destinations – Santorini – and pressures on infrastructure. For 2026,…