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2020 has been a year of anniversaries for North, we not only celebrated the 160th anniversary of the Club, but also the 20th anniversary of our home here in Piraeus. While a lot has changed since we first opened the Greek office 20 years ago, our fundamental aim has remained constant across the years: to enable our Members to trade with confidence.

Welcome

To mark this important anniversary, we’ve launched this special publication and a dedicated website to record the major milestones of the last 20 years and through interviews with our team, we reflect on the past and guide us through the present and into the future.

When we first opened our doors back in October 2000, we started with just four people. Today, we continue to go from strength to strength and our team has grown to over 20 people in Piraeus who, alongside support from our team in Newcastle, collectively look after over 80 fleets with local Greek owners.

Adjusting to a new world

Since the early part of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a testing time across all aspects of our lives. Throughout, the shipping industry has played a critical role in maintaining supply lines across the globe, highlighting the importance of both the sector and the role of individual seafarers as “key workers of the sea”, culminating in a public campaign recognising their contribution to our daily lives. The Greek shipping industry has made an outstanding contribution to this worldwide resilience.

At North, our response to the pandemic has been guided by our core purpose: Enabling our Members to trade with confidence. Throughout this special website and publication, we highlight the support and resources available to our Greek Members during these challenging times.

Supporting the local community

This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the North 150 charitable fund which has raised over one million US dollars globally through generous donations from our Members and staff volunteer work. Supporting local communities has always been integral to our Greek team and over the years our involvement in these important activities has grown. We’re also supporting future generations of Greek shipping with our loss prevention and educational initiatives at the Merchant Marine Academy on Hydra and assisting merchant navy cadets through Isalos.net.

Thank You

Finally, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you, our Members, for your continued support over the last 20 years. Our Greek Members are very important to the Club, representing over 25% of our owned fleet. We’re also privileged to have made so many strong and enduring relationships which run beyond opening our first office in Piraeus some 20 years ago. We look forward to continuing and developing our relationship with you in the future.

We hope you enjoy reading about our time in Piraeus.

σας ευχαριστώ

Paul Jennings
Chief Executive

20 Years in Piraeus - Greek Office Anniversary

To mark our 20 year anniversary in Piraeus, we’ve launched this special publication to record the major milestones over the years and to look to the future.

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Welcome

A Port of Refuge - Ioanna Procopiou

North Vice-Chair, Ioanna Procopiou discusses her relationship with North

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Mike Salthouse

20 years ago - Mike Salthouse

Mike Salthouse discusses first moving to Greece and his role in establishing our first Greek office.

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Tony Allen

My family home – Tony Allen

Tony Allen reflects on the growth of our Greek office and how Greece is now his family home.

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Gordon Robertson

Local Service Built Around You – Gordon Robertson

Gordon Robertson discusses that while our working environments may have changed during Covid-19, our service to Members has not.

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Greek Office Timeline

Take a look at the key developments and events from us first opening our doors in Piraeus to present day.

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Your Local Greek Team

Our Greek Office

We interview three long-standing members of our Piraeus office on how the office has developed over the years.

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Gillian R. Stanton - Deputy Director (FD&D) Greece
Antigone Yanniotis Play video

Antigone Yanniotis - Deputy Director (FD&D) Greece
Anna Sarafidou Play video

Anna Sarafidou - Office Manager (Greece)

North's Greek Team

Your Time in our Greek Office

Greek Caryatid Statues

Q&A

Over the years, we’ve had colleagues from our global offices come and work with us in Piraeus. We interview some familiar faces on their time living and working in Greece.

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Helping you trade with confidence

Route Risk Advice

Latest digital tools and resources

In the last 12 months, we’ve made some significant changes to the digital tools available to our Members through our MyNorth platform, including the launch of MyGlobeView, our Covid-19 tracker and Route Risk Advice.

Focussing on mental health

We recognise that the good mental health and wellbeing of seafarers is as important as their physical health, each often having an impact on the other. Find out more on the resources we have available.

North in the community

Find out how the team in Greece delivers on our Corporate Social Responsibility Programme ‘North in the Community’.

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What's to come

We’re preparing programs of webinars and materials for specific ship type topics for bulk carriers and tankers, while also providing bespoke packages for Members with LNG, LPG and container ships. The latest in our series is focused on tanker claims and was held on 15 December, details of which can be found below.

We’re also hoping to bring back some of your old favourites like our Yacht Club Seminar subject to the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions at that time. Details of which will be provided next year and will as ever be subject to our Government’s advice and guidance.

Stay tuned for further updates in the new year!

Latest Webinar

15 December 2020 Webinar: Cargo Contamination on Tankers, Causes and Cures
The third webinar in our series to Greek Members focused on tanker claims. We were joined by John Southam (Loss Prevention Executive), Rod Maclennan (Loss Prevention Executive), Gagan Dhillon (Director, Claims) and Rasmus Tideman (Senior Executive, Claims) from North alongside James van der Heiden from De Haas van Oosterhout Marine Experts.

 

Recent Webinars

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Soya beans, an ongoing issue

North's Soya Bean Webinar for Greek Members, held on Tuesday 15 September 2020.
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Bags and bulk, agricultural cargoes to North and West Africa

North's Bags and Bulk Webinar for Greek Members, held on Tuesday 3 November 2020.

Patience, Persistence and Passion

Captain Gagan Dhillon, Gordon Robertson, Ben Roberts and Phil Eccleston look at how North’s service proposition has adapted to meet our Greek membership's changing needs over the last 20 years.

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