Follow Greece Investment Immigration and follow Greece's economy: According to statistics from Greek ship brokerage firms, Greek shipowners have purchased more than 300 second-hand ships so far this year, with a total investment of 4.5 billion US dollars. Compared with its competitor in the second-hand ship trading market, China, Greece's number of ship purchases is more than three times that of China.
According to statistics, Greek shipowners led the world in the trading of the three major ship types in 2013. In the bulk carrier sector, Chinese shipowners ranked second with 75 ships. The purchasing power of US shipowners for oil tankers was 38 ships, slightly lower than that of Greece. In terms of container ships, Germany was the second-ranked country in the world after Greece, purchasing a total of 26 ships. Of the capacity purchased by Greece this year, 168 ships were snapped up by bulk carrier owners, and container ships reached 36.