Nikos Roussanoglou

The duration of the lease, the scope of services provided and the number of properties under utilization are the main criteria by which the tax

inHellenic Shipping News06/01/2025 W ith the holiday period now firmly behind, VLCC tankers are starting to show some moderate demand. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Affinity said that “after a rather quiet festive period, VLCC lists have replenished somewhat and some owners are now starting to get impatient once again with the lack of volume – not implying resistance, but there is a chance that soon there could be more willingness to get cracking. With dates in the natural fixing window, whether East or West of Suez, it shouldn’t be too much of a tough task for charterers to keep things low and steady. A slight correction on the differential between TD3C and TD15 after competition saw sub-WS 45 locked in for a WAF/ECI run. On the other side, the equivalent of 270kt at circa WS 42.5 was done for a Taiwan run, bumping the Baltic assessment to WS 43.5. In the USG, TD22 has been seen getting paid at USD 6 Mn”.

The mandatory exit of at least 15,000, possibly even 20,000, short-term rental accommodation assets from the market was averted at the last minute.

Holiday homes of up to 95 square meters and with a price tag of up to 400,000 euros will continue to monopolize buying interest from abroad this year.

Most major property transactions last year concerned hotel units, according to Proprius

Three new categories of real estate investment through the Golden Visa program are identified by British investment migration company Astons in a new analysis of the Greek market.

Rates in urban centers have soared in the last six years as demand grows and supply drops

inHellenic Shipping News27/01/2025 T he tanker market could be impacted by the shape of the US policies moving forward, under the new Trump presidency. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “following a very impactful end to the Biden era, the oil and tanker markets expected Trump’s second stint in the White House to start where Biden left off. Yet, for all the jaw dropping executive orders issued on other unrelated topics, the shipping and energy markets so far seem to have missed out on any immediate impact. However, even if the details are lacking, some clues are starting to emerge as to how the new President will tackle a number of key energy related issues”.

State measures have not contained their proliferation, with 9% more assets listed in 2024

The process of utilizing the property of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) is picking up pace again.