This year E.MA.E’s ordinary General Assembly was held with great success. in the Marina of Porto Carras in Halkidiki, in a specially designed conference room at the Lobby of the Meliton 5* hotel Grand Resort on May 26, 2023.

In the G.A. the CEO and President of MSI HELLAS Mr. Vassilis Politis participated representing Marina Pedi in Symi.

We announce with great pleasure that our CEO and Managing Director is one of the people who were selected to be included in the Collector’s Album entitled “The Personalities of Greek Shipping” issued by the newspaper MARITIME ECONOMIES.

 

In a beautiful event held on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at the Riviera Coast in Voula, MSI Hellas, FYLY Yachting and FX Yachting, had celebrated the New Year.
The event was attended by many representatives of the political world, journalists, publishers, as well as other VIP such as the General Secretary of Tourism Mrs. Olympia Anastasopoulou, the Regional Governor of Attica Mr. G. Patoulis, the MP D. Hatzidakis, G. Vernikos, Mr. K. Laskaratos, Ms. Adrianna Paraskevopoulou etc.

 

At the 2nd Panhellenic Yachting Congress held at the Wyndham Grand hotel in Athens on February 17 and 18, 2023, MSI HELLAS CEO Mr. Vassilis Politis was a guest speaker and analyzed the DEVELOPMENT OF SEA TOURISM THROUGH YACHTING AND THE NETWORK OF SMALL MARINAS.

In the last three years, three major companies in the field of marina, port and yachting management have joined forces and the result is impressive!

The partnership of MSI HELLAS, FYLY YACHTING and FX YACHTING has managed to flourish during the years of the pandemic and is now one of the largest interdisciplinary companies in the field of marine tourism.

Experience, professionalism, high quality and standards found at international levels are just some of the qualities that distinguish the staff and services of the two leading companies.

They know the Greek sea better than anyone and most importantly they believe that people are their moments!

That is why what they offer is not only unforgettable, but has been associated with a sense of a family rather than a client relationship.

Their vision is to share the beauty of the Greek sun with everyone who needs to come in contact with Greek hospitality. That is why those who meet them for the first time, will statistically choose them again!

In detail, “MSI HELLAS PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IKE” has at its helm the Rear Admiral (retired). Vassilis Politis, who with his business activities in nautical tourism has conquered the Mediterranean.

The founder and general manager of FYLY yachting Mr. Miltos Goutos is a man who has a vast experience in yacht management not only in Greece but and overseas and his vision is together with Mr. Politis in the next years to expand their activities not only in the field of marinas management but to offer to their clients a full package of high quality services including hotel accommodation, tours in historical sites, car rental, helo/ small aircrafts hire etc.

The company has been active for decades in a wide range of services in the field of Maritime Security both in Ports / Port facilities and ships sailing in dangerous areas.

As a recognised Safety Organisation (SAO). Since October 2015, it has undertaken major projects including the passenger port and Container Terminal of Piraeus, Elefsina, Alexandroupolis, Chalkida, Igoumenitsa, Chios, Itea, Galaxidi, Kastelorizo, Kalymnos, Kythira, Vathi Ithaca, Vathi and Pythagorio Samos, Porto Lagos, Messolonghi, Kiato, Symi, SEKA Good Ports of Crete, SEKAVIN Syros, Syros Shipyards, Agios Nikolaos of Crete, Argostoli, Sami of Kefalonia, etc. ά.

At the same time, the company has carried out exercises and trainings on ISPS issues to port facility staff and crews of passenger ships, mainly cruise ships, with destinations in ports both inland and abroad.

With the appropriate infrastructure and expertise, it provides security advice on an annual basis on a 24-hour basis on all issues related to the implementation of national and European legislation on port facility and port security.

MSI HELLAS manages 75 ports, marinas, shipyards and port facilities.

FYLY YACHTING manages 85 sailing monohulls and catamarans, bare boat (without skipper).

FX YACHTING manages 44 CREWED CATAMARANS (with crew).

FYLY YACHTING also manages the marina on the island of Symi.

 

MSI HELLAS together with FYLY YACHTING on November 6th 2022, were proud sponsors of two great events that took place in Symi in the context of the celebration of the Archangel Michael of Panormite.
The first event was the swim from Rhodes to Panormites Symi (25 nm) by the Paralympic medalist Charalampos Taiganidis and the second event was the basketball match of veteran Greek basketball players with AO Symi’s. Some of the veteran athletes who participated in the events were Brani Prelevic, Frangiskos Alvertis, Giannis Giannoulis, Aggelos Charisteas, Pyrros Dimas, Christos Konstantinidis, etc.

One of the largest magazines in Turkey that deals with yachting and maritime tourism, made extensive reference to Marina Pedi in Symi in a four-page article.

The publishing group LIBERTYPRESS, celebrating 10 years of publication of the shipping and financial newspaper MARITIME ECONOMIES, held an event on 08/05/2022 at the Club of Officers in Athens by awarding prominent personalities who have contributed to the promotion of Shipping and Maritime Tourism both in Greece and abroad.
Among the winners, the Minister of Shipping of Cyprus Mr. V. Demitriadis, the President of the Hellenic Tourism Organization Ms. A. Gerekou, the founder and President of StealthGas Inc. Mr. Ch. Vafeias, the Managing Director of the Athens Medical Group Dr. V. Apostolopoulos, the Managing Director of Ilios Shipping Mr. P. Iliopoulos, the Managing Director of REDS member of the ELLAKTOR Group Mr. G. Konstantinidis, the President of MSI Hellas Mr. V. Politis, the Managing Director of FYLY Mr. M. Goutos and many other celebrities of the shipping and yachting industry.

 

The 7th Mediterranean Yacht Show (MEDYS) started on April 30th and ended on May 5th 2022 at the port of Nafplio.

MEDYS is organized by the Greek Yachting Association (GYA) with the support and cooperation of the Municipality of Nafplio and gives the opportunity to central agents, brokers and exhibitors with services and products that are related to yachting, to know the boats that are available for rent in Greece and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, focusing on Greek maritime tourism worldwide. About 95 professional operated yachts and more than 450 brokers from 31 countries participated.

On 30/04/2022 after the opening of the exhibition FYLY YACHTING in collaboration with MSI HELLAS organized a reception at the S / Y “GENNY” which was attended by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Shipping Mr. E. Kyriazopoulos, the Peloponnese Regional Governor Mr. P. Nikas , the Respected Metropolitan of Argolida Nektarios, the Mayor of Nafplio Mr. D. Kostouros, the representative of the Chief of the Coast Guard Mr. G. Skandalis, the MP of N.D. Mr. G. Andrianos, the representative of KINAL Mr. G. Christidis and many well-known journalists and members of the local community.

An important initiative was taken by MSI HELLAS and FYLY YACHTING with the donation of a significant number of long-lasting foods in order to be given to needy families for the days of Easter, through the Parishes of the Holy Metropolis of Symi, Tilos, Halki and Kastellorizo,

His Eminence the Metropolitan of Symi, Tilos, Halki and Kastellorizo, Mr. Chrysostomos, thanked in writing the two companies for the kind gesture.

On his part, the President of MSI HELLAS and Marina PEDI – Mr. Vassilis Politis – noted that “As a company that we have built a beautiful marina in Pedi of Symi, is the least we can do in return for the hospitality. We want to thank the Diocese for the huge work it has been doing all this time and in previous years during the crisis, His Eminence for his great philanthropic work, as well as Father Antonios, Chief Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Taxiarch Michael Panormitos Symi “.