Zoom meeting with Teachers & Shipping Companies who participate in Adopt a Ship.

Participation in the Shipping Career Day event organized by Aegean College.

Adopt a Ship Program is now in 165 classes of 83 Elementary, Jr. High & Vocational Schools nationwide, with 112 vessels of 48 Greek Shipping Companies.

Participation in Blue Horizons, a three-day open workshop for young people over the age of 15, providing them the opportunity to explore the prospect of a professional career in the maritime industry.

Membership Challenge Met. New Members on board: Andriaki Shipping, Madmar Shipmanagement, Metropolitan College, Seafair.

"Lets' Win the Year" Luncheon for Members

Adopt a Ship Program is now in 146 classes of 79 Elementary, Jr. High & Vocational Schools nationwide, with 98 vessels of 44 Greek Shipping Companies.

Participation in the 6th CAREER4SEA Virtual Forum, discussing a number of issues around the dynamic profile of the shipping industry to the younger generation, present to them the unique shipping complex and transfer to them the true love for the sea (Shipping Past, Present, Future Panel)

Received the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Award in “Achievement in Education or Training Award”.

Adopt a Ship has been approved by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs for its implementation in Elementary, Jr. High and Vocational High schools for the school year 2022-2023.

PROJECT CONNECT participated in Posidonia 2022.

Zoom meeting with Teachers & Shipping Companies who participate in Adopt a Ship.

Presentation of "Adopt a ship" in the Conference "Athenian Riviera - Development Center for the sea and education" at the the City Hall of Paleo Faliro.

Participation in the Shipping Career Day event organized by Aegean College.

Visit Jr High School Jeanne D’ Arc to discuss about shipping vocations.

Participation in the Shipping Career Day event organized by New York College.

Adopt a Ship Program is now in 138 classes of 66 Elementary & Jr High Schools nationwide, with 94 vessels from 44 Greek Shipping Companies.

Effective today Adopt a Ship is under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality.

Adopt a Ship Program is now in 120 classes of 58 Elementary & Jr High Schools nationwide, with 85 vessels from 37 Greek Shipping Companies.

Presentation "Kick-start 2022 with hope and positivity" by Dr Yiannis Kalogerakis for Members (shipping students, shipping companies, Adopt a Ship teachers and Captains), followed by open discussions with CEOs and Executives from the Greek Shipping industry and international supporters of PROJECT CONNECT.

Adopt a Ship Program is now in 111 classes of 51 Elementary & Jr High Schools nationwide, with 84 vessels from 36 Greek Shipping Companies.

Adopt a Ship begins in Jr High Schools.

While Adopt a Ship is preparing to embark, so far 54 vessels of 25 shipping companies and 70 classes of 26 schools have been enrolled.

“Adopt a Ship” Program is now in 57 classes of 33 Elementary Schools (Keratsini, Korydallos, Nikaia, Piraeus, Salamina, Alexandroupoli, Chania, Chalkida, Chios, Hydra, Ioannina, Kefalonia, Larissa, Spetses, Syros, Trikala, Volos, Peiramatiko Panepistimiou Athinon, American Community Schools, Athens College, Ekpaideutiria Panou, Ekpaideutiria Taxiarchis, Jeanne D' Arc and Psychico College), with 48 vessels from 24 Greek Shipping Companies.

Adopt a Ship Program, always with the approval of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, is running its third school year Panhellenic in 25 classes of 11 Elementary Schools with 25 vessels from 12 Greek Shipping Companies.

PROJECT CONNECT has been restructured and offers Work-Study Programs and the Owiwi game, a soft skills assessment tool for students, grads and HR Depts.

The Adopt a Ship family grows with new schools and shipping companies, reaching 33 classes from 16 schools, both pravate and public, and 26 vessels from 14 shipping companies. 650 pupils are in contact with Captains and crew, learning with enthusiasm, enjoying and branding the Hellenic Shipping Idustry. The first e-mails are exchanged.

The Public Elementary Schools of Piraeus celebrate the Adopt a Ship program 1st pilot finale in an evening festival of presentations about Shipping and Seafaring and request for more vessels to expand the program.

The first e-mail correspondence between classroom and captain. The educators use the correspondence for lesson plans in geography, mathematics, language, history, and much more.

launches Adopt a Ship in 6 public elementary schools of Piraeus and 1 private elementary school, Athens College.

Holds the 1st pilot Adopt a Ship program meeting with all the interested teachers, principals, and shipping companies’ representatives.

PROJECT CONNECT receives the official authorization from the Greek Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs to implement the Adopt a Ship program into public elementary schools of Piraeus and its district.

Adopt a Ship maritime educational program receives the official endorsement by the Greek Ministry of Shipping.

Organizes a Woman’s Day event to present the Adopt a Ship educational program to shipping community and offers 6 paid Internships in Shipping companies.

Project Connect introduces the “Adopt a Ship” maritime education project-based program to the President of the Elementary Public Schools of Piraeus which receives enthusiastic welcome.

Offers 10 paid internships in shipping companies, and re-structures itself after its impact increasing awareness and more organizations like it, in order to accommodate new needs.

Organizes the X-Mas “LOVE for SHIPPING” Fun-d-raising Party by Friends of Shipping to support PROJECT CONNECT paid Internships fund.

Presents "Opportunities at Sea" at Tsakos Auditorium and offers shipping’s next generation workforce a chance to explore job opportunities at sea. Captain Panagiotis Tsakos, Nicolas A. Pappadakis and George A. Tsavliris share their sea experiences with the audience and encourage them to become seafarers.

Offers a paid internship to a candidate from the audience at the “Young Executives Shipping” (YES) forum at Posidonia, at Metropolitan Expo.

Presents “NIATA PSILA – My perspective determines my success in Shipping” - an insightful seminar by Dr. John Kalogerakis (Business coach and trainer) for students and graduates at Eugenides Foundation. The audience is inspired by the speaker and the NPO’s initiative for self-development and self-awareness seminars; many offered themselves as volunteers for upcoming actions and asked for more seminars by Dr Kalogerakis.

The first “Meet the Shipping Community” for students and graduates event is held at Plan B. Shipping’s next generation workforce meets and listens to principals of distinguished shipping companies and directors within the maritime cluster state what the industry expects of them. Shipping giants, Captain Panagiotis Tsakos, Nicolas A. Pappadakis and George A. Tsavliris shared memoirs with the students and graduates. Dr. Alexander Glykas, Dynamarine offers a paid internship and Mr. Nikos Marmatsouris, GAC discusses the several sectors of shipping that offer job opportunities .

John Xylas, Dimitris Lyras, Stratos Tsalamanios, Nikos Tsalamanios, Andreas Matheos, Captain Panagiotis Tsakos and Nicolas A. Pappadakis became Founder Members of Project Connect while George A. Tsavliris is invited to be the Honorary Chairman.

Mr. George Gourdomichalis, Mr. John Xylas & Mr. Ilias Tsakiris and many others support the initiative right after the meeting with sponsorship.

“Executive Breakfast Meeting” at the Piraeus Marine Club, the 1st official collective Shipping HR meeting is held with ship owners and HR Managers to introduce PROJECT CONNECT’S value.

“Create your Success Story in Shipping” by Efharis Perpinia guides young adults on the how to’s from interviewing to earning by merit.

Non-Profit Organization, PROJECT CONNECT Young Professionals in-the-Making is created by Irene Notias and Effie Kotika, with it the 1st ever Online Shipping CV database.

“Business Image & the Art of Savoir Faire” - a soft-skills seminar is presented by Ms. Dina Capnissi for students and graduates at PROJECT CONNECT’s premises.

User friendly Internship programs for employers who avoid taking on interns due to obligations that come with it are delivered to shipping companies. Several students are being interviewed systematically.

HR Expert, Efharis Perpinia joins the team to further develop the HR processes & procedures and presented an HR Seminar for Shipping at the Posidonia 2014 with the message, “if you think it is expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait till you hire an amateur.”

HR Expert, Angeliki Livanou and Management expert, Irene Notias develop a division at Prime Management Services called CONNECT HER (Human Energy Resources), a solution-based quick response to the gap in youth employability.