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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-04-11
CONTENTS
[01] Arrest warrant for former minister Tsohatzopoulos
[02] Greek merchant marine fleet up in capacity
[01] Arrest warrant for former minister Tsohatzopoulos
An arrest warrant for former minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos was issued on
Wednesday who was located and arrested later at his house in central
Athens. According to information, a search will be carried out and in
his daughter's house.
Former PASOK minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos face charges for filing an
inaccurate "source of income" declaration in 2010, submitted for the
fiscal year 2009.
The suit against Tsohatzopoulos was put together after the results of
a crosscheck, using personal data, became available by the responsible
Parliamentary committee.
According to findings of the committee that were forwarded to the Court
of Appeals, Tsohatzopoulos' "source of income" declaration did not include
his two-storey neo-classical residence on Dionissios Areopagitis boulevard
directly facing the south side of the Acropolis in central Athens, while
his declared income did not correspond with assets in his possession.
[02] Greek merchant marine fleet up in capacity
AMNA--Greek shipowners invested on larger but fewer ships in the period
from 2011 until early March 2012, a report by the London's Committee
said on Tuesday.
The Committee, in its annual report on the Greek merchant marine fleet
–compiled in cooperation with Lloyd's Register-Fairplay- said the
number of Greek-owned ships fell in the period under review, but rose
in capacity. The Greek fleet totaled 3,760 vessels in early March, down
88 units from the previous period, while capacity rose by 2.3 million to
264.05 million tons. The figures include a total of 437 vessels currently
under work in shipbuilding companies. Worries over structural organizing
of the Greek flag led to a decline in the fleet of vessels registered
under the Greek flag. It currently totals 862 vessels, down from 917
in 2011 and 969 in 2010. The figures for 2012 include 85 shipbuilding
orders, down from 127 in 2011 and 189 in 2010. The Greek flag lost the
most Greek-owned vessels (55), followed by Panama (33), Cyprus (23)
and St. Vincent (14). Liberia (38), Marshall Islands (15), Hong Kong
(11), Bahamas (7) and Malta (5) recorded the biggest increases.amna
The Greek register, however, remained the top flag among Greek shipowners
with 862 vessels, followed by Liberia (630), Malta (523), Marshall Islands
(491), Panama (408), Bahamas (293) and Cyprus (235).
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