The US President's climate envoy John Kerry has high hopes for the Greek shipping community for the consolidation of his country's initiatives in favor of green shipping.

Greece remains the leading shipping country in the world, holding 21% of the world fleet, in terms of tonnage (dwt), with 5,514 ships. "In the fluid global environment, shipping has functioned and is functioning as a beacon of stability," said in her message the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Melina Travlou.

The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) on Wednesday announced that the sector organization has been accepted as a member in the Arctic Economic Council (AEC), naftemporiki.gr reports.