Greek owners still in dark over details of government package.

(From Lloyds List)

Byline: Nigel Lowry in Athens

Greece'S shipowners remain largely in the dark about the policy the government will adopt in a new package of measures, now promised for early next month, to address the competitiveness of the national fleet.

Owners were little the wiser after meetings last week called by the minister of merchant marine, George Anomeritis.

Union of Greek Shipowners' president John Lyras said: 'He has not given us any hard details.'

But he confirmed that the industry remained optimistic of meaningful improvements from Mr Anomeritis, who owners saw as 'realistic and bolder than many of his …