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Greece appoints new shipping minister

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras announced a cabinet reshuffle yesterday which has added 13 new faces to the cabinet while keeping several key members in place.

Among the changes in key roles, Fotis Kouvelis has shifted from deputy defence minister to shipping minister, replacing Panagiotis Kouroumblis.

Kouvelis was a founding member of the Greek Left Party and prior to his role as deputy defence minister he served as minister for justice.

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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