Once again and again, we at the M.Sc. in Shipping Management, University of Piraeus community have gathered to attend the traditional Pitta cutting event to usher in renewal and rejoin with friends and our M.Sc. in Shipping Management alumni, students, faculty members, shipping professionals, and staff to celebrate the coming of the new year 2024. In a joyful and vibrant gathering on Wednesday the 30th of January 2024 where more than 120 attended we have enjoyed drinks and food and dance to wish all a happy and prosperous and wonderful new year 2024. 4 happy recipients of this year’s “flouri” (lottery) will further enjoy gifts from Plaisio Computers, and our sponsors Minoan Lines, KEFI tours and Himalaya Travel. We thank every student and graduate (now shipping professional) attended and special thanks our Mentors, Professors and Clinical faculty that have joined us in this day of joy namely Mr. Loukas Sigalas, CEO of Minoan Lines, Cpt. Stelios Dimouleas CEO of ALMI Tankers, Mr. Kostas Achladitis, CEO of Golden Cargo, Mr. Stavros Meidanis, CEO of Capital Executive, Mr. Panos Theodossopoulos CEO of Metis Cyberspace, Mr. Nikolaos Pentheroudakis, Commercial Director of Costamare, Mr. Simon Ward of Ursa Shipbrokers, Mr. Nikolaos Liapis President of ELINT, Cpt. George Tsouris, Mr. Nikos Kagkarakis of Alpha Bank, Mrs. Katerina Stathopoulou, FICS, Angelos Pavlou and Dimitris Kittes from the board of Hellenic Shipbrokers Association and many others who joined at that day. We have once again promised to “dream a little more, think a little more, act a little more” and this year