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Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greek ports for 24 hours next week as the Greek Seamen Federation decided to join the general strike of the private sector union umbrella GSEE. The strike is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, media reported. There will be no …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greek ports due to a 48-hour nationwide strike announced by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation. The strike will take place on October 22-23, 2024. The union demands the signing of collective labor agreements for 2025 in the coastal shipping sector, with a 12% wage …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greece’s port on May 1st, 2024, following a decision by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) to participate in a 24-hour, nationwide strike called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE). The strike affects all categories of ships in the country and …

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Ferries and ships returned to normal schedules as of midday on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, following restrictions due to gale-force winds since Monday night. Ferries sailed from the port of Piraeus to the Cycladic Islands, Crete, and the Dodecanese Islands after the winds dropped in instensty. However, sailing restrictions are …

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Ferries and ships remain docked in several parts of Greece on Saturday, November 4, due to gale-force southern winds and the sailing ban imposed by the Maritime Ministry. Departure of ferries from the port of Piraeus is allowed, with the exception of the “Champion Jet” on Piraeus-Santorini route. Prohibited has …

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Ferries remain docked at the port of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion on Monday, September 11, due to strong winds in the Aegean Sea reaching 8 to 9 Beaufort locally. Closed is also the Rio-Antirio line. The morning itinerary Volos-Sporades was reportedly canceled on Monday morning. Itineraries in the Saronic Gulf …

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Ferries and ships in Greece will remain docked at the ports for 24 hours as the Panhellenic Seamen Federation will launch a strike on Labor Day, May 1, 2023. The strike will start at 00.01 in the morning on Monday, May 1st, and will end at 24.00 at midnight of …

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Two battle ships of the Greek fleet will dock at the port of Piraeus and open to the public for visits over the upcoming Greek Independence Day weekend. Greek Navy frigate “Themistoklis” and gunboat “Karathanassis” will be docked at Akti Themistokleous, Gate E12 as follows: Friday (March 24): 15:00 to …

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Ships and ferries will be docked at the ports of Greece as sailors’ unions have announced a 48-hour nationwide strike on February 8 and 9, 2023. “A 48-hour nationwide strike has been decided in all categories of ships, on February 8 and 9, as well as the initiation of procedures …

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Ships and ferries remain docked at the Attica ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio on Sunday, February 6, 2023due to gale-force winds reaching up to 9 and 10 Beaufort locally in the Aegean Sea. Closed to sea traffic are reportedly also the lines Kyllini-Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea and Arkitsa-Edipsos …

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Ships and ferries will be docked at the ports of Greece as sailors’ unions have announced a 48-hour nationwide strike on February 8 and 9, 2023. “A 48-hour nationwide strike has been decided in all categories of ships, on February 8 and 9, as well as the initiation of procedures …

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Greece’s Shipping Ministry issued on Monday a ban on sailing of ships and ferries due to gale-force winds in the Aegean Sea reaching up to 9 Beaufort. Ships will not be sailing from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio to the islands of Cyclades, the Dodecanese and Crete. Ferries …

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Ships at the port of Piraeus will remain docked on Tuesday, 25. October 2022, after five seamen’s unions declared a 24-hour strike. The unions demand a withdrawal of the revised Private Naval Code Law, and a renewal and implementation of collective labor agreements with wage increases. If you plan to …

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Greece’s Epidemiologists’ Committee recommended on Wednesday that the use of mask will remain mandatory on ships and ferries as well as in taxis and pharmacies. According to media reports, the committee of experts has recommended the mask mandate in the indoors spaces of ships and ferries but not outdoors, on …

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Residents of Thessaloniki in northern Greece were able to observe the rare phenomenon of Fata Morgana. Due to the phenomenon ships moored in the Thermaic Gulf appeared “floating” in the air.A Fata Morgana is a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon and …

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All ships and ferries will remain docked at ports throughout Greece on Sunday, May 1, 2022, due to a 24-hour strike, the    the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) announced on Tuesday. Affected are all ships of all categories. Τhe strike starts at 00:01 on Sunday, May 1, and ends at …

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Ships and ferries in the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion bound for islands in the Cyclades, in the Dodecanese and the island of Crete remained docked on Thursday due to high winds registering up to 9 on the Beaufort scale. Sailings in the Argosaronic Gulf – Angistri, Egina, Hydra, …

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The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) announced an extension of the 48-hour sailors’ strike for all categories of ships until December 13, 2021. The extension strike starts at 00:01 on Sunday, December 12, and ends at midnight on Monday, December 13, state run news agency amna reports on Saturday evening. The …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked as Greece’s seamen federation PNO has announced it will launch a 48-hour strike on December 10-11, 2021. The strike will affect all categories of ships. It will start at 00:01 on Friday, December 10 and end at midnight Saturday, December 11, 2021. According to …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked as Greece’s seamen federation PNO has announced it will launch a 48-hour strike on December 10-11, 2021. The strike will affect all categories of ships. It will start at 00:01 on Friday, December 10 and end at midnight Saturday, December 11, 2021. According to …

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