The identity of the Greek seafarer’s wife. Attitudes and perceptions towards the seafaring profession. The case of Chios Island.

Greece is the dominant force in global shipping and the Greek-owned fleet represents 54,28% of the European Union (EU) fleet in dwt and almost 20% of the world fleet in dwt. Even though there have been many studies for the Greek seafarers, there are no studies for the contribution of the seafarers’ wives to the so-called “Greek shipping miracle”. The purpose of this research is to record and highlight the social profile and the aspects of the daily life of the Greek seafarers’ wives. Furthermore, the research aims to shed light on the attitudes and perceptions of seafarer’s wives towards the seafaring profession. 145 wives of active seafarers, from Chios Island, filled out questionnaires specially made for the purposes of this research. Additionally, 15 in-depth interviews were conducted, in order to analyze and clarify some important findings that were obtained from the completion of the questionnaires

Liberalization assessment: The Greek cruise market

More than thirty years, after the metamorphosis of the cruise industry from an expensive type of vacation for the elite to an affordable alternative for the mass market, cruise shipping records high rates of growth. The Greek cruise market has been liberalized since 1999, when the Regulation of the European Commission 3577/92 came into force, allowing cruise ships flying European flags to operate in Greek waters and to use national ports as homeports. Restrictions were in force only for the non EU flagged cruise ships until 2010, when the Greek Government voted the National Law 3872/2010, which liberalized the market. Until the 1990s Greek companies were pioneers and very active in the international market. However, lately the shrinking of the Greek market is observed. Today, there is only one Greek Cypriot company with just two vessels under the Greek flag. At the same time Greece, according to the European Cruise Council (ECC, 2011) data, is among the top three most popular European destinations. The paradox is that only a slight percentage of cruise companies select Greek ports for home porting. The paper gives an overview of the Greek cruise industry, the cruise cabotage reform, focusing especially on the process and the different opinions expressed by the stakeholders. In addition, the process of deregulation and its potential impacts is evaluated from stakeholders’ viewpoint, particularly the effect on retaining and attracting cruise vessels under the Greek flag in the context of a national cruise policy

The ESPON 2013 programme : the development of the islands – European islands and cohesion policy (EUROISLANDS)

The report was accepted by the ESPON Monitoring Committee as it demonstrates interesting outputs and observations on the situation and development of the European islands. The report raises awareness of the specificities and diversity of this specific type of territories and takes into consideration the current policy debate related to European Cohesion Policy. The revised version of the Final Report has been considered meeting the minimum demands in contractual terms. However, some case studies raised comments from individual stakeholders involved. Some improvements requested were not implemented to their entire satisfaction as part of the revision of the Final Report. It was felt that the case studies could have been better used and integrated in the analysis, making the report richer, more precise and evidence based, enhancing its narrative.peer-reviewe

2021 roadmap on lithium sulfur batteries

Abstract: Batteries that extend performance beyond the intrinsic limits of Li-ion batteries are among the most important developments required to continue the revolution promised by electrochemical devices. Of these next-generation batteries, lithium sulfur (Li–S) chemistry is among the most commercially mature, with cells offering a substantial increase in gravimetric energy density, reduced costs and improved safety prospects. However, there remain outstanding issues to advance the commercial prospects of the technology and benefit from the economies of scale felt by Li-ion cells, including improving both the rate performance and longevity of cells. To address these challenges, the Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage science and technology, launched the Lithium Sulfur Technology Accelerator (LiSTAR) programme in October 2019. This Roadmap, authored by researchers and partners of the LiSTAR programme, is intended to highlight the outstanding issues that must be addressed and provide an insight into the pathways towards solving them adopted by the LiSTAR consortium. In compiling this Roadmap we hope to aid the development of the wider Li–S research community, providing a guide for academia, industry, government and funding agencies in this important and rapidly developing research space

Chapter 8 The Eternal Conundrum of Greek Coastal Shipping

This chapter analyses the reasons that have led to eternal difficulties in developing an efficient and effective Greek coastal shipping system. Being crucial for the national cohesion, the effectiveness of coastal shipping services has been an issue of major importance that has captured the interest of both the Greek state and its citizens. The analysis focuses on the interplay of oligopolistic market features and ineffective state policies that has resulted in an unstable coastal market and has undermined the quality of the supplied shipping services. In particular, it discusses the role of an intervening state in shaping the market (i.e. by controlling entry, fares, safety rules and intervening in routes, manning and duration of employment). It also examines the main economic features of the coastal shipping market, which are those of a regulated oligopoly (i.e. a large number of individual users who express a flexible, heavy seasonal, steadily increasing demand; asymmetric information, mainly due to managerial, training and research deficit; the absence of auditing, high institutional and economic barriers to entry; limited mobility of coastal companies and indivisibilities). Then the chapter focuses on the essential characteristics that a passenger transportation network with a strong public interest has to fulfil (i.e. system accessibility, affordability, safety/security, quality requirements, etc.) and the limited extent to which these criteria have been applied as pre-conditions for developing a modern and efficient Greek coastal shipping. The emphasis is on the absence of a systemic approach that would take into account all the constituent parts of the coastal transport (network, market monitoring, auditing, ships, ports, infrastructure, stakeholders, etc.) and would act as the driving force towards the modernization of the coastal shipping services.

ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE "COASTAL ISSUE". PRICING POLICY

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΑΥΤΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ Η ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΚΩΝ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΣΥΝΙΣΤΩΣΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΑΠΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ "ΑΚΤΟΠΛΟΙΚΟΥ ΖΗΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ" ΜΕ ΒΑΣΗ ΤΗΝ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΣΤΑ ΠΕΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑΚΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗΣ, ΤΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ, ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗΣ, ΤΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΡΥΘΜΙΣΗΣ. ΚΥΡΙΟΣ ΣΤΟΧΟΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ Η ΔΙΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΜΟΡΦΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΓΟΡΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΒΑΤΗΓΩΝ ΑΚΤΟΠΛΟΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣΤΙΜΟΛΟΓΗΣΗΣ ΑΥΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ. ΤΑ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ ΠΟΥ ΠΡΟΕΚΥΨΑΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ: - Η ΑΓΟΡΑ ΑΓΟΡΑ ΑΚΤΟΠΛΟΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΕΝΑ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΟΠΟΙΗΜΕΝΟ, ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΙΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΘΕΤΩΣ, ΟΛΙΓΟΠΩΛΙΟ, ΟΠΟΥ ΟΜΩΣ ΕΜΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΠΙΚΑ, ΦΥΣΙΚΑ ΜΟΝΟΠΩΛΙΑ. - Η ΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΗ ΤΙΜΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΚΤΟΠΛΟΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΖΕΤΑΙ ΜΕΡΙΚΩΣ ΣΤΟ ΚΟΣΤΟΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗΣ, ΠΑΡΑΒΛΕΠΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΑ ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΣΤΙΚΑ ΤΗΣ ΖΗΤΗΣΗΣ. - Η ΠΡΟΤΕΙΝΟΜΕΝΗ ΤΙΜΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΒΑΣΙΖΕΤΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΟΠΟΙΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΙΣΙΤΗΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΤΑ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΥΣ ΑΙΧΜΗΣ-ΑΝΤΙΑΙΧΜΗΣ, ΚΑΤΑ ΗΛΙΚΙΕΣ, ΚΑΤΑ ΣΥΧΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΜΕΤΑΚΙΝΗΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΑ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΟΙΟΤΗΤΑ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑΣΠΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΦΕΡΕΤΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΥΠΑΚΟΥΕΙ ΣΕ ΣΥΓΚΕΚΡΙΜΕΝΟΥΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥΣ, ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΟΥΣ, ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΟΥΣ ΣΤΟΧΟΥΣ. ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΞΑΓΩΓΗ ΑΥΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΑΣΜΑΤΩΝ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΟΠΟΙΗΘΗΚΕ ΚΑΙ ΕΡΕΥΝΑ ΠΕΔΙΟΥ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΔΙΑΚΙΝΗΣΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ ΣΕ ΠΛΟΙΑ ΠΟΥ ΠΕΡΙΕΙΧΑΝ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΠΟΥ ΣΧΕΤΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ ΜΕ ΠΗΓΕΣ ΖΗΤΗΣΗΣ, ΠΟΙΟΤΗΤΑ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΜΕΣ.THE AIM OF THIS THESIS IS THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE MAIN ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE SO-CALLED "COASTAL ISSUE". THE RESEARCH IS BASED ON ECONOMIC THEORY, INTHE FIELDS OF MARITIME ECONOMICS, TRANSPORT ECONOMICS, MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS AND REGULATION ECONOMICS. THE TARGET IS THE ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC STRUCTUREOF THE GREEK COASTAL PASSENGER SERVICES AND THE PRICING SYSTEM. THE CONCLUSIONS ARE: - THE GREEK PASSENGER COASTAL MARKET IS A DIFFERENTIATED OLIGOPOLY WHICH ALSO INCLUDE LOCAL NATURAL MONOPOLIES. - THE EXISTING PRICING SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY COST-BASED NEGLECTING THE DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS. - THE RECOMMENDED PRICING SYSTEM SHOULD BE BASED ON DISCRIMINATION IN CERTAIN AREAS: PEAK-OFF PEAK, AGE, FREQUENCY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE. BUT IT ALSO SHOULD AGREE WITH NATIONAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AIMS. IN ORDER TO DISCOVER THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OFTHE MARKET AND TO ARRIVE TO CERTAIN POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WE DID A FIELD RESEARCH USING QUESTIONNAIRES, INVESTIGATING DEMAND, QUALITY OF SERVICE AND PRICES