Greek Seamen

Seven Greek crew members of the Greek-owned ship Angelic Power landed in Athens after 15 months of detainment onboard.

  The Greek seamen's union federation PNO on Thursday decided to extend ongoing labor mobilizations with another 48-hour strike beginning at 6 a.m. on Friday and ending on Sunday morning. The strike has left ships moored in their docks and...

The Greek seamen's union federation PNO on Monday said it will continue strike action after the breakdown of talks with Shipping and Island Policy Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis to end their 48-hour strike. The strike began at 6 p.m. on...

Four seamen abducted by pirates from the Greek-owned, Panama-flagged tanker "Madonna 1" have been released unharmed in Nigerian territory, the shipping company announced on Wednesday. The four - three Greeks and one Filipino - were abducted in early March...

Striking Greek seamen will suspend any further industrial action to avoid disrupting ferry and freight services during the Easter holiday, their union said Wednesday. The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) announced that all passenger ship routes will be serviced as of...

There was disruption to ferry and hydrofoil services at Piraeus on Wednesday morning due to a protest by seamen who were demanding unpaid wage. Several crossings were delayed as the sailors demonstrated against six ferry companies that they said owed...

Seamen ended on Monday a week-long anti-austerity strike which stranded ferries and passengers at ports, hitting the key tourism sector and disrupting food and fuel supplies to islands. Greece's Socialist government is defying labour union action and implementing further belt-tightening...