2006/07/27 On July 27, a celebration ceremony for christening of MV. COSCO HELLAS and the maiden voyage to the Port of Piraeus was held at the container terminal of Piraeus port in Greece.Capt.Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO Group, attended the ceremony with a COSCO delegation and delivered a speech.
Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis addressing the ceremony
On July 27, a celebration ceremony for christening of MV. COSCO HELLAS and the maiden voyage to the Port of Piraeus was held at the container terminal of Piraeus port in Greece.Capt.Wei Jiafu, President and CEO of COSCO Group, attended the ceremony with a COSCO delegation and delivered a speech.Capt.Wei reviewed the process for COSCO and Greek shipping company COSTAMARE to establish a partnership and gave an introduction on COSCO's business growth and future strategy. He also stressed that as a leading shipping company worldwide, COSCO will make continued efforts together with Greek shipping communities to further maritime links between China and Greece.
Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis attended the ceremony. In his speech, Prime Minister Karamanlis spoke highly of the efforts made by COSCO and COSTAMARE for the promotion of maritime relationship between the two nations. He also expressed that Greek government will continue to support a mutually beneficial partnership between the two maritime communities.
Invited as the Godmother of the ship, Ms.Feng Jiping, Wife of Capt.Wei Jiafu, officially christened the ship at the ceremony.
High level officials from Greek government, executives from Greek shipping companies, leaders from business associations and Chinese diplomats to Greece attended the ceremony with some 500 guests.
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