UK-based accounting firm Moore Stephens has released a summary of its recent Shipping Confidence Survey, identifying confidence levels at their highest since 2008.
Greece has announced plans to tax foreign-flagged ships that are nationally managed or owned for the first time as it seeks additional sources of revenue.
The Netherlands has agreed to inform Greek authorities about yachts anchored in its ports.
The information exchange will allow Greece to more effectively levy taxes on yacht owners as it aims to strengthen its struggling economy.
Greek shipowners and government officials continued their storied dialogue at the annual forum coordinated by the Hellenic branch of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA).