Immense sadness was caused by the untimely death of 20-year-old Marianna Tsiga, the Merchant Marine cadet who suddenly fell ill while on board a training trip to India and ended up in Athens.
The Greek-owned fleet increased in ships and capacity, while the number of shipping companies decreased slightly, according to the Petrofin Research report released a while ago. In particular, as noted, all vessel types and sizes increased by 2.8%, with their number reaching 6,409 vessels at the end of 2022 from 6,123 in 2021. Consequently, the average size of the Greek-owned fleet decreased to 72.5 thousand tons DWT.