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Snapshot from the event organised in Ioannina by
PROMOTING the 3rd Hellenic Coast Coastguard Regional Command
to inform students of the local high schools about
the prospects of the seafaring professions. (L-R):
THE SEAFARING Capt. Pantelis Kikeris (Merchant Marine Academy of
Epirus), Dr. Evangelos Kyriazopoulos (Secretary
PROFESSION General, Ministry of Shipping & Insular Policy),
Mr Leonidas Dimitriadis Evgenidis (IMO Maritime
Ambassador & Eugenides Foundation), Capt. Amalia
Koulouri (Merchant Marine Academy of Epirus), Mr
Konstantinos Kampourakis (Regional Directorate of
With the kind collaboration of the Eugenides Foun- Primary & Secondary Education of Epirus), Mr Dimi-
dation, Isalos.net has again travelled around cities tris Papachristos (Eugenides Foundation), Mr Ilias
in Greece this year to promote the seafaring pro- Bissias (Naftika Chronika & Isalos.net) & Commodore
fession and inform High School students about the Evriviades Sapounas (3rd HCG Regional Command) along
with officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard.
prospects of a career at sea.
The first stop was Kerkyra (16 May) and Ioannina
(17 May), where, at the invitation of the 3rd Hellenic
Coast Coastguard Regional Command, the Isalos.
net team had the opportunity to participate in the
career events entitled “The Only Road is the Sea:
Prospects of the Maritime Profession”.

The organisers and speakers of the career event
organised in Alexandroupolis for the launch of
the maritime specialisation subjects at the 4th
Vocational High School of Alexandroupolis. (L-
R): Capt. Achilleas Aslanidis (Maran Gas Mari-
time Inc.), Mr Dimitris Papachristos (Eugenides
Foundation), Mr Christos Dermentzopoulos (MP,
Evros), Mr Vaggelis Loukipoudis (Alpha Bulkers
Shipmanagement Inc.), Dr. Evangelos Kyriazopou-
los (Secretary General, Ministry of Shipping &
Insular Policy), Mr Christos Koules (Maran Gas
Maritime Inc.), Capt. Ilias Tsepelas (Polembros
Shipping), Mrs. Eleni Plakoti (Directorate of
Primary and Secondary Education Evros), Capt.
Stratos Psyrras (Harbour Master- Central Port
Authority of Alexandroupoli), Mrs Vasiliki Ka-
lamari (4th Vocational High School of Alexan-
droupolis)

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