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Άνθρακας ; Θαλάσσιες μεταφορέςAbstract
Maritime comes from the Hellenic term «Ναυτιλία» which technically refers to sailing with safety. Practically embodies the science or the art of governing and navigating a ship through safely calculating her spot, course and distance. From the earliest history, Hellas played a crucial role, regarding its position, in international trade between Europe and Middle East, Asia and Africa. Particularly advanced, during the classic years, appeared to be the naval capabilities of Athens which was also categorized as an exceptional military and trade force. Trade through shipping advanced more rapidly than the other means of trade since the needs of Hellenic people proved to be fulfilled more efficiently by sea. The main reason seemed to be the Hellenic land configuration, which consists of many islands with no alternative means of trade than shipping between them or the mainland. Proceeding to the main body, there is the analysis of the field’s legislative framework and the shipping sector’s demand and supply. Also there is a detailed port’s infrastructure presentation and finally the shipping trade’s recent contribution to Hellenic economy and financial environment. The is an extensive report regarding international shipping rate status, the entrepreneurial of Chinese company Cosco activity in the port of Piraeus and also an attempt is made to study the international shipping as a whole. Additionally, the thesis’ final chapter consists of analyzing the trade methods and shipping of coal which is also the main mean used for its transportation. The chapter mentions the routes used in coal export through sea and in particular the main landmarks of shipping trade and power trade. Following that, there is the visual presentation through graphs and diagrams of mineral coal’s import and export rates. Through studying the sector’s history, very interesting fact appeared to be that despite the upcoming and rapid advance in the field of sustainable energy’s sources, coal trade contribution will continue to play a significant part in international power demand. To conclude, the research attempts to provide a statistical analysis about the current usage and future developments in the fields of coal trade, electricity, gas and oil as well as a combined one comparing them.