transport services.
The leading position of Greek
shipping
a) In mid-2014, Greek shipowners controlled
4,894 ocean-going vessels totalling 291.7 million
G
reek shipowners swiftly managed to get
over the consequences of the global cri-
sis that hit international trade after 2008,
and by utilizing human talent and new technolo-
gies can now successfully respond to competitive
demand for the provision of high-quality maritime
Trade with Greece
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Ocean-going shipping:
Always dynamic and
extrovert
One of the most dynamic and purely extrovert
productive sectors of the Greek economy, which
plays a leading role on both the European and global
levels, is Greek ocean-going shipping.
By Ilias Iliopoulos
