🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES provides a credible and strictly defensive presence that supports the confidence of the merchant shipping while contributing to regional stability and de-escalation.
On October 19, Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis, Commander of Operation ASPIDES, met H.E. Mr. Mourad Youssry Mourad, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Greece, at the Egyptian Embassy in Athens.
EUNAVFOR ASPIDES recommendations for seafarers are available on the Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean (MSCIO) webpage (mscio.eu/folder/documents/MS…).
The requests for support can preferably be sent to [email protected] (24/7) or made on the website (reporting.mscio.eu/supportre…).
Register your vessel now in the Voluntary Registration Area (VRA) via MSCIO (mscio.eu/) and submit your support request.
🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES through its defensive mandate, contributes to protecting human life, the marine environment and the continuity of global trade.
A delegation from the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) visited EUNAVFOR ASPIDES Operations Headquarters in Larissa.
(read more: eeas.europa.eu/eunavfor-aspi…)
By contributing to safer maritime routes, 🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES supports the confidence of the shipping industry, the safety of seafarers and the continuity of the movement of essential goods between regions.
Commander of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis participated in the 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice 🇮🇹, engaging with naval leaders on maritime security, cooperation and freedom of navigation.
Read more: eeas.europa.eu/eunavfor-aspi…
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🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES upholds the confidence of seafarers and the shipping community, by supporting the safe passage of merchant vessels through critical and vulnerable maritime routes.
🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES supports the confidence of the shipping industry in continuing to use challenged maritime routes.
🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES supports seafarers and the shipping community by contributing to a safer maritime environment along some of the world’s most important and challenging sea lanes.
On 25 September 2026, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis, visited the Hellenic European Union Operations Headquarters (EL EU OHQ) in Larissa and the new Joint Operations Centre of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.
🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES contributes to maintaining confidence in vital maritime routes by supporting merchant shipping and promoting safer and more predictable navigation.
🇪🇺 EUNAVFOR ASPIDES wishes our partners in the global shipping community and @IMOHQ a Happy #WorldMaritimeDay .
Whether operating at sea, upholding maritime law, or contributing to maritime security, we share a common purpose: turning policy into practice.



















