Greece launches tender to sell its biggest shipyard

Greece launched a tender on Friday to sell Hellenic Shipyards SA, the country's biggest shipyard which has been under special administration, the Finance Ministry said.

It has said its plans include overhauling the military division of Hellenic Shipyards, which is based in Skaramangas, near Athens.

Greece has said U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and a Greek company have jointly expressed interest in the shipyards in Skaramangas.