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Greece is situated in a significant geostrategic place, which can provide a strategic link to the sizeable emerging markets of the Balkan Peninsula, Black Sea, eastern European and eastern Mediterranean region. The aforementioned advantageous location is highlighted by the fact that one to its cities in the North, Thessalonica, provides access and offers the financial and trading services needed in order to conduct business with the neighboring regional markets. Throughout the years and especially after the collapse of communism, Thessalonica and Greece in General, has become an important economical and trading center for all the new and emerging economies of the Eastern Europe.
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The Phenomenon of Greek Shipping
Greeks have remained throughout their long history, mariners. They considered the sea a friendly and familiar environment and they quickly realized that the sea could offer them a way of life and a reasonable income. Seamanship came naturally to the Greeks and the reason is the landscape of their surroundings, the geographical position of Greece, the climate of the country and the endless coastline of it. Furthermore, the mountainous landscape of the country and the lack of farming area provided a poor harvest, something that further pushed the people of this area to set their eyes to the sea. This tendency remains until today. Greek shipping, from Piraeus, London and New York which are its key centers of operation operates a vast fleet which can fairly characterized as the backbone of world shipping.
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Epicos "Project Opportunities"
Epicos "Project Opportunities" provides a unique set of online tools enabling the structure, identification and implementation of comprehensive Offsets programs, through a searchable database. By introducing different offset projects and ideas proposed by local A&D industry it ensures the optimum cost for Prime Contractors and reassures that the priorities of local industry are fully met...
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Portable System for Recognized Air Picture (RAP) generation to forward posted military/naval commanders and units
A company with a long standing experience as an Information System Integrator and Software developer is proposing the implementation of a state-of-the-art system providing real-time Recognized Air Picture generation capability to forward posted military/naval units and commanders with maximum security.
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Sourcing of a user friendly, operator intuitive Multi-TDL Planning System (MTPS), that supports collaborative planning and monitoring of the multi-TDL networks execution process.
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Leadership in World Shipping: Greek Family Firms in International Business, by Ioannis Theotokas, Gelina Harlaftis.
Undoubtedly, ship industry is one of the most important domains of industry for Greece. After the Second World War, shipping became the economical solution for an impoverished country. The goal of this book is to with Greek entrepreneurship in international maritime transport in the period between the Second World War until now. Additionally, it presents the fundamental factors of the dynamism of Greek entrepreneurship in family businesses and provides evidence for the organization, management and strategies of Greek family shipping companies.
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A History of Greek Owned Shipping: The Making of an International Tramp Fleet, 1830 to the Present Day, by Gelin Harlaftis (Author)
Greeks has, always, been an important factor of the maritime industry. When someone wants to study the history of the aforementioned industry should always take into consideration the Greek contribution to it. This book is trying to focus on this issue by providing the most comprehensive history of the development of modern Greek shipping from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Additionally, it is richly illustrated with numerous maps, photographs and extensive tables.
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