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

Shipping ministry estimates a 40%-50% decline in traffic for 2020

Governmental support is needed to maintain vital lifeline services, say Interferry and VDR

The privately owned carrier scrapped its dividend and mothballed vessels earlier this week because of falling demand

Promising outlooks for a ‘V-shaped’ recovery from coronavirus now look overly optimistic as expectation sets in that the global economy is likely to see a significant downturn

Wallenius Wilhelmsen also says it will delay land-based projects, cut capital expenditure and axe planned scrubber fits