Greece’s short sea shipping is facing major challenges due to the ageing fleet, the stricter environmental requirements of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, and the inadequate infrastructure.
The average age of
Greece’s short sea shipping is facing major challenges due to the ageing fleet, the stricter environmental requirements of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, and the inadequate infrastructure.
The average age of the fleet remains particularly high, over 30 years, which negatively affects the competitiveness of the sector and creates additional challenges for the path towards green transformation.
The Hellenic Short Sea Shipowners Association and its president Charalambos Simantonis, in collaboration with the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), presented the study “Short Sea Shipping: Trends, Challenges and Impact on the Greek Economy,” at an event held on September 18 at the Eugenides Foundation.
According to the IOBE study, in the period 2004-2015, the number of cargo ships under 5,000 GRT decreased by 31.3% and those between 5,000 and 20,000 GRT by 64.1%. In contrast, the decline in small tankers continues (-42.0% overall in the period 2004-2025 for tankers up to
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