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Ancient Diolkos Stone Road Allowed Ships to Go From Ionian to Aegean

The Diolkos stone road, an ancient Greek engineering marvel, allowed ships to travel overland from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean, bypassing the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Like the Cor...

Ancient Roman Ship Coating Reveals Secrets Hidden for 2,200 Years

A new study of a 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals that ancient sailors used sophisticated organic coatings to waterproof their vessels. Since the earliest seafaring journeys,...

Greek Fisherman Find Ukrainian Drone Boat in the Ionian Sea

 On Thursday, Greek fishermen located a five-meter drone boat of a familiar Ukrainian design at the island of Lefkada, northwest of the Peloponnese on...

Boating festival makes waves

Greece’s first floating boat test festival opens Friday at Porto Rafti Marina, offering prospective buyers the chance to take more than 30 vessels out on open water.

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A 2,200-year-old ship's life, charted from pollen and pitch

An ancient Roman ship was repaired multiple times, with multiple techniques, and in multiple places around the Adriatic Sea before it sank, a new study suggests. The findings highl...

Well-Preserved Roman Shipwreck Ilovik–Paržine 1 That Sank In The Adriatic 2,200 Years Ago Examined

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For thousands of years, humans have used various waterproofing materials on ships and boats to protect them from seawater and marine organisms. Ho...

2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals the secret formula that kept ancient ships afloat

Submerged Harbor Structures Examined Off Greece’s Southern Coastline

ARGOLIS, GREECE—According to a Greek Reporter article, archaeologists led by Panayiota Galiatsatou of Greece’s Ephorate […] The post Submerged Harbor Structures Examined Off Greece...

Fishermen Find Ukrainian-Made Naval Drone in Greek Island Cave

Greek authorities are investigating a drone boat found by fishermen in a cave on the Ionian island of Lefkada, police and coast guard sources said on Friday.It was not clear how th...

Italian ferry to link Cyprus with Greece

The Greece-Cyprus ferry link will be carried out this summer by Italian-flagged ferry AF Marina, replacing the Daleela ferry that operated in previous years.

Italian ferry to link Cyprus with Greece

The Greece-Cyprus ferry link will be carried out this summer by Italian-flagged ferry AF Marina, replacing the Daleela ferry that operated in previous years.

2,200-Year-Old Ancient Roman Shipwreck Uncovers Hidden Repairs Across the Adriatic

Learn how layers of ancient waterproofing and traces of pollen helped researchers trace where the Ilovik–Paržine 1 ship was repaired, and how maritime knowledge moved across the Me...

Παρήγγειλε δύο τιτάνες σε ναυπηγεία που δεν υπήρχαν

Πώς οι Ελληνες εφοπλιστές «έφτιαξαν» τα ναυπηγεία Hyundai της Κορέας, έχοντας αγοράσει το ένα τρίτο των 5.000 πλοίων που «χτίστηκαν» εκεί.

Greek-owned ships first to cross Strait of Hormuz following ceasefire

Two cargo ships linked to Greek interests were the first to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the United States’ war w...

Athena and Hermes make their way home from Chicago

Five antiquities dating from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD are being repatriated from the US to Greece, the Culture Ministry announced. The objects include two Attic bla...

Artifacts from 2,000-yo Shipwreck at Bottom of Swiss Lake Include Roman Chariot Pieces (LOOK)

In November 2024, an exceptional shipwreck was discovered at the bottom of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It contained an exquisitely preserved cachet of pottery, weapons, tools, and...

Iran seizes 2 container ships, including Greek-owned vessel

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday it has seized two container ships – including a Greek-owned vessel – in the Strait of Hormuz and escorted them to Ira...