Submitted by Irene Notias, Founder & Director
This year, the CONNECT CV-HR PLATFORM recorded significant growth, reaching a total of 71 new registrations. Among them, 4 young professionals successfully secured positions in reputable companies within the maritime industry, such as Pleiades Shipping, Marine Plus, Mylaki Shipping Agency, and Bernhard Schulte. This achievement underscores the role of our platform as a vital link between young talent and the maritime sector.
The “Adopt a Ship” maritime educational program in Greek schools enjoyed another expanding year! One hundred ninety-seven Greek teachers are currently and consistently teaching over 4200 pupils about geography, Greek history of Shipping and its significance to the Greek and global economy, English Language, commerce and trade, life at sea, and empathy, thru this program by NPO, PROJECT CONNECT.
Specifically, two hundred and twenty-two classes of one hundred-thirty participating schools have been exchanging over 300 e-mail communications with 150 vessels of 45 Greek and non-Greek shipowning companies in the Adopt a Ship program.
Twenty-three of the schools are Nautical Vocational High Schools whose pupils state they are more assured than ever now that they are on right path to become captains and engineers because of their participation and the Captains and engineers engagement with them in the program.
The NPO first introduced it to Greece in 2018 with seven schools and seven vessels of Ms Notias bunker client owners. Then in 2020 with the suggestion of the then Minister of Education, Mrs Kerameos, she and her team took it nationwide. Managing it with tremendous success, it is now in Florida’s Hellenic Charter Schools, in U.S.A., Plato Academy.
SCHOOLS participating this school year 2024-25 in areas of:
CHALKIDA – ELEFSINA – THESSALONIKI (ORAIOKASTRO, PILEA, STAVROUPOLIS) – FLORINA – PEIRAIA – KOZANI – NIKAIA – VIOTIA – KOS – PEFKI – PATISIA -SERRES – VOLOS – KIFISIA – KASTORIA – KORYDALLOS – ANDROS – FTHIOTIDA – EVOIA – KRITI (CHANIA, IRAKLEIO, LASITHI, AG. NIKOLAOS) – PRESPES –
OINOUSSES – PATMOS – TYROS, ARKADIAS – SPETSES – ELAFONISOS – PATRA – KEFALONIA – NAFPAKTOS – PALLINI – KANTZA – PERAMA – VOULIAGMENIS - ELLINIKO – KALAMATA – ANOIXI – CHALANDRI – KOROPI – AIFIDNES – PERISTERI – MAROUSI – SAMOS – RODOS – CHIOS – ALEXANDROUPOLIS – KEA – LARISA ATHINA – KALLITHEA – ILION – VRONTADOU – KARDAMYLA – LAKONIA – LAMIA – KERATSINI – AMALIADA – GALAXIDI – KALYMNOS – MYKONOS – LOUTRAKI – FLORIDA, USA.
Shipping Companies participating in the program this year: ΑEGEAN BULK CO. INC., ALASSIA NEWSHIPS MANAGEMENT INC., ALPHA BULKERS SHIPMANAGEMENT INC., ANDRIAKI SHIPPING CO. LTD., ARCADIA SHIPMANAGEMENT CO. LTD., ARISTON NAVIGATION CORP., ASTRA SHIPMANAGEMENT INC., ATLANTIC BULK CARRIERS MANAGEMENT LTD., BERNHARD SCHULTE SHIPMANAGEMENT (HELLAS) SPLLC., CAPITAL EXECUTIVE SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP., CAPITAL GAS SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP., CAPITAL SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP., CARRAS (HELLAS) S.A., CHANDRIS (HELLAS) INC., CHRONOS SHIPPING CO. LTD., COMMON PROGRESS CO. NA. S.A., COSTAMARE SHIPPING CO. S.A., DANAOS SHIPPING CO. LTD., DIANA SHIPPING SERVICES S.A. (NAMU SHIPPING), EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME LTD., EMPIRE CHEMICAL TANKERS HOLDINGS INC. (NICOMEDIA NAVIGATION LTD.), EUROBULK LTD., FAFALIOS SHIPPING S.A., GASLOG LNG SERVICES LTD. (NEW), HALKIDON SHIPPING CORPORATION, INTERUNITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION S.A., KASSIAN MARITIME LTD., KONKAR SHIPPING AGENCIES S.A., LATSCO MARINE MANAGEMENT INC., LOAD LINE MARINE S.A., MARAN DRY MANAGEMENT INC. (ANGELICOUSSIS GROUP), MARAN GAS MARITIME INC. (ANGELICOUSSIS GROUP), MARAN TANKERS MANAGEMENT INC. (ANGELICOUSSIS GROUP), MEDITERRANEAN CAR-CARRIERS LINES S.A. (MCCL), NAVITAS COMPANIA MARITIMA S.A., NEPTUNE LINES SHIPPING & MANAGING ENTERPRISES S.A., PEGASUS OCEAN SERVICES (Halkidon Shipping Corporation), PLEIADES SHIPPING AGENTS S.A., POLFORCE SHIPPING CO. S.A., QUEENSWAY NAVIGATION CO. LTD., ROSWELL NAVIGATION CORP., SEA TRADERS S.A. - PALOMINO TRADING S.A., SEA TRADERS S.A. - PROMINENCE MARITIME S.A., SEANERGY MANAGEMENT CORP., SEAVEN DRY MANAGEMENT INC., SHELTON NAVIGATION S.A., SPRINGFIELD SHIPPING CO., PANAMA S.A. OLYMPIC SHIPPING & MANAGEMENT S.A., STARBULK S.A., TECHNOMAR SHIPPING INC.
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