Greek shipping ramps up help for medical staff
Having good contacts in manufacturing countries, particularly China, as well as getting bang for the buck, are just as important in the race for elusive medical equipment as for normal shipping transactions
As equipment acquired by the Union of Greek Shipowners, the Onassis Foundation, the Prokopiou family and others is flown into Athens, the resourcefulness of the maritime community as well as its money is helping to bolster the country’s fight to minimise the toll from the pandemic