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Following several high-profile ship fires involving electric vehicles (EVs), leading Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec is advising operators of vessels transporting hybrid and EVs – such as ferries, ropaxes, roros, PCCs and PCTCs – on how best to prevent and control fire onboard ship involving lithium-ion batteries.

To mark the start of Capital Link Annual Greek Shipping Forum this week, we take a look at the Greek Maritime fleet using VesselsValue data.

After a volatile 2022, leading shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at the next 11 months and highlights areas of particular interest in their 2023 Outlook Report. 

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals average seafarer happiness levels in the last quarter of 2022 reached 7.69/10, up from 7.3 with levels rising across almost all categories, reflecting the sustained upward trend seen throughout the year.

Hamburg-based ship finance platform, oceanis, predicts ship financing costs for 2023 in a new quarterly report.

The appeal of Greece and the East Mediterranean as an ideal region for luxury cruising will be one of the main highlights of the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF), scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki on the 25th and 26th of April, 2023.   

The third meeting of the Hellenic Decarbonization Committee (HDC) was held at the end of the year.

DNV welcomed the key stakeholders of the Greek shipping community to share insights on the latest industry trends and debate how the global socioeconomic transformations affect the shipping market.