Tag - Greece

Greece – International Freight Center

The Transport & Logistics Industry is one of the most important sectors of the national economy and a major source of income, wealth and prestige for Greece, as it reaches 10.85% of GDP and €19.8 bln. (according to Hellenic Logistics Association’s [EEL] 2014 study). In a challenging global environment, the Greek Transport & Logistics community is heavily investing and expanding its...

From Greece to the World

From Greece to the world. Pavlos Poutos worked in the freight forwarding industry from 1999 to 2007, and then founded his own firm, which is headquartered in Piraeus (Greece). ITJ editor Andreas Haug caught up with the Marinair CEO to ask him about the current situation. Are the times good to be operating a new business like yours in Greece today?It’s...

Greece Aims for Pharma Hub Status

GREECE is positioning itself as a key regional hub for the burgeoning pharma market And, as is the way with niche service-intensive markets, Independent forwarders are leading the way in both Innovation and strategy. One such forwarder that has its eye on this expanding market is Piraeus-based Marinair and it has identified the key markets that will help it meet...