Indian Forging Supplier — Greece, Eastern Mediterranean Industrial & Shipping Hub
Shivam Forge exports EN 10204 3.1 and DNV GL-certified precision hot forgings to Greece — supplying Piraeus Port (world's #3 container port, 5.65 million TEU throughput — COSCO Shipping 67% stake), Mytilineos Energy & Metals (Greece's #1 industrial group, $3.4B revenue — ALUMINIUM OF GREECE, Protergia, Metka), HELPE (Hellenic Petroleum, 220,000 bbl/day Aspropyrgos refinery — #1 Greek refinery), Motor Oil Hellas (Corinth Refineries, 180,000 bbl/day), and Skaramangas Shipyard (ONEX Group). CIF Piraeus port transit 14–18 days from Mundra via Suez Canal. EU MFN duty only 2.7% on forged steel (HS 7326.19). ISO 9001:2015, EN 10204 3.1, PED 2014/68/EU certified. Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
Greece occupies a unique position in the Mediterranean industrial economy: it owns the world's largest merchant fleet (330+ million dwt — 20% of all global maritime tonnage), operates the world's #3 container port at Piraeus (5.65 million TEU, COSCO Shipping-owned since 2016), and hosts two of Europe's largest independent refineries — Hellenic Petroleum Aspropyrgos (220,000 bbl/day) and Motor Oil Hellas Corinth (180,000 bbl/day). Mytilineos Energy & Metals ($3.4B revenue) is Greece's most diversified industrial conglomerate: ALUMINIUM OF GREECE (350,000 tonne/year aluminium — one of Europe's largest smelters at Aspra Spitia, Boeotia), Protergia (1,100 MW gas-fired and 800 MW renewable power generation), and Metka (EPC contractor for power plants and defence). The Skaramangas Shipyard near Athens — now owned by ONEX Group — is one of the few European shipyards capable of building warships, submarines, and commercial vessels. Greece's Piraeus port is Europe's busiest port by container throughput, handling cargo for the entire Balkan region, Turkey, and Eastern Mediterranean. All of these industries are major consumers of precision forgings: HELPE and Motor Oil Hellas require API 6D valve body forgings and ASME B16.5 flanges for refinery operations; ALUMINIUM OF GREECE requires special forgings for the Bayer (alumina refining) and Hall-Héroult (electrolysis) processes; Skaramangas requires DNV GL-certified hull structural forgings and marine shaft forgings; Piraeus port terminal equipment requires strength-graded steel forgings for crane and hoist components. Shivam Forge delivers CIF Piraeus in 14–18 sea days from Mundra — offering 20–30% savings vs Italian, German, or French forge suppliers.
HELPE's Aspropyrgos refinery (Athens suburbs — 220,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity Index 11.1) operates FCC, hydrocracker, and hydrodesulfurization units requiring: API 6D Class 600–900 ball valve bodies in A105N/4130, ASME B16.5 flanges in A182 F11/F22 (hydrocracker service T up to 430°C), and FCC regenerator nozzle forgings in A182 F347H (T up to 600°C, H2S service). HELPE subsidiary EKO Kaleidoscope supply chain accepted.
Motor Oil Hellas' Corinth refinery (Agios Theodoros, Corinthia — 180,000 bbl/day, NCI 10.5): ASME B16.5 pipeline flanges in A105 Class 150–900, CDU/VDU overhead condenser channel head forgings in SA336 F1, and catalytic reformer reactor nozzle forgings in A182 F22 (chrome-moly service, ASTM A335 P22 piping). Motor Oil Hellas Avin Oil subsidiary supply chain.
ALUMINIUM OF GREECE (350,000 t/year aluminium, Aspra Spitia, Boeotia — Europe's 2nd largest integrated aluminium smelter, 330 MW power demand): alumina pipeline valve bodies in A216 WCB (Bayer process, NaOH slurry service 150°C), bauxite grinding mill shaft forgings in 42CrMo4 Q+T (ASTM A668 Class G equivalent), and potline busbars support clamp forgings in 4140. ALUMINIUM OF GREECE own smelter standards.
Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) and Piraeus ProForma — COSCO Shipping (Europe) — PCT1/PCT2/PCT3 terminals (combined 5.65 million TEU): ship-to-shore crane pinion forgings in 18CrNiMo7-6 (case-hardened), container crane hoist drum shaft forgings in 42CrMo4 Q+T, and rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) crane wheel axle forgings in 34CrNiMo6. DIN 15020/FEM standard documentation for crane equipment.
Skaramangas Shipyard (ONEX Group — Greek Navy supplier for FDI frigate programme, ex-HDW submarine MRO, commercial vessel construction): propeller shaft forgings in Aquamet 22 stainless (UNS S17400 H1025 condition), rudder stock forgings in DNV GL Grade II carbon steel (450 MPa min tensile), and stern tube bush forgings in LG4 (gunmetal) for marine bearing service. DNV GL Ship Rules and Lloyd's Register certification.
Metka (Mytilineos Group EPC subsidiary) builds combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants in Greece, Egypt, Libya, Iraq: ASME B16.5 high-pressure steam flanges in A182 F91 (chrome-moly 9Cr-1Mo-V, steam T up to 565°C), HRSG (heat recovery steam generator) drum nozzle forgings in A336 F22, and LP/HP steam turbine casing forgings in A105/A182 F11 for Siemens/GE Frame 9 gas turbine installations.
Greece is an EU member — all industrial procurement requires EN 10204 3.1 material certificates as minimum for structural and pressure applications. EN 10204 3.2 (third-party certified) available for safety-critical forgings under PED 2014/68/EU pressure equipment directive. TÜV Rheinland, Bureau Veritas, and Lloyd's Register Greece inspection available.
All pressure-containing forgings (ASME B16.5 flanges, pressure vessel nozzles, valve bodies) supplied to Greek EU refineries and power plants must comply with PED 2014/68/EU, which mandates CE marking for Category III/IV equipment. We hold PED Module D conformity assessment for pressure-containing forgings up to Category III/IV (Notified Body: TÜV Rheinland, NB 0035).
Greece operates 20% of the world's merchant fleet — all propulsion shaft, rudder stock, and hull structural forgings for Greek-flagged vessels must meet DNV GL Rules for Ships Pt.2 Ch.1 (forged steel) requirements. DNV GL surveyor inspection at our Rajkot facility available. DNV GL Grade II carbon steel forgings (Rm ≥450 MPa) and DNV GL Grade I (Rm ≥400 MPa) in stock.
HELPE and Motor Oil Hellas refinery engineering is ASME-based. ASME B16.5 flanges Class 150–2500 in ASTM A105, A182 F11/F22/F347H. ASME B31.3 chemical process piping documentation. ASME B31.1 power piping documentation for Metka CCGT power plant steam systems. Full ASME material certification with heat analysis, tensile, Charpy impact reports.
Port of Piraeus (world's #3 container port — 5.65 million TEU annual throughput) is served by CMA CGM, MSC, Evergreen, and Maersk direct services from India via Suez Canal. Transit from Mundra: 14–18 sea days (equivalent or faster than Turkish or Spanish ports). Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) and Piraeus ProForma both handle FCL and LCL import cargo from India. Greek Customs (AADE — Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων) clearance typically 1–3 days.
As an EU member, Greece applies the EU Common External Tariff: 2.7% import duty on forged steel articles (HS 7326.19). This minimal tariff makes Indian forgings extremely competitive — landed CIF Piraeus, Indian forgings are 20–30% cheaper than Italian (Officine Meccaniche), German (Deutsche Edelstahlwerke), or French (Aubert & Duval) alternatives on an equivalent quality basis.
Port of Thessaloniki (1.2 million TEU/year — serves Northern Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania) is an alternative to Piraeus for customers in Thessaloniki or Balkan regional distribution. Transit from Mundra: 15–20 days. Thessaloniki Free Zone (for Balkan re-export) — no Greek import VAT if forwarded to non-EU Balkan country.
Emergency MRO forgings from Mumbai or Delhi to Athens International Airport (ATH) in 3–5 days via Dubai, Doha, or Frankfurt hubs. Air cargo handled by Aegean Airlines Cargo and Emirates SkyCargo from India. Thessaloniki Makedonia Airport (SKG) for northern Greece shipments. Greek customs air freight clearance: SAD (Single Administrative Document) with commercial invoice in English or Greek.
Greece's industrial base — though smaller than Western European counterparts — punches far above its weight in two sectors: maritime shipping and petroleum refining. The Greek merchant fleet, at over 330 million deadweight tonnes, represents 20% of total global maritime tonnage (UNCTAD data, 2023) — making Greece the world's largest ship-owning nation by DWT. This fleet of approximately 5,400 vessels (bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, LNG carriers) requires continuous MRO supply of propulsion shaft forgings, rudder stock forgings, propeller boss forgings, and hull structural bracket forgings — all manufactured to DNV GL, Lloyd's Register, or Bureau Veritas classification society rules. Piraeus, Athens' port city, is simultaneously the world's #3 container port (5.65 million TEU throughput — behind Shanghai and Singapore) and one of Europe's most strategically located maritime hubs — with COSCO Shipping (People's Republic of China state-owned — acquired 67% of Piraeus Port Authority in 2016) investing $1+ billion in terminal expansion targeting 10 million TEU by 2030. The Piraeus mega-port serves as the entry gateway for container cargo to the entire Balkan region (Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, Romania, Albania) and Eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Israel, Lebanon). Greece's two independent refineries — Hellenic Petroleum (HELPE) at Aspropyrgos (220,000 bbl/day, Nelson Complexity Index 11.1 with FCC, hydrocracker, and benzene extraction) and Motor Oil Hellas at Corinth (180,000 bbl/day, NCI 10.5) — are two of Europe's most complex refineries, processing a blend of North African (Saharan Blend), Caspian, and Middle Eastern crude into transportation fuels, jet fuel, lubricant base oils, and petrochemicals. Shivam Forge supplies all refinery forging requirements to EU PED 2014/68/EU standards with 2.7% EU import duty — the most competitive landed cost of any non-EU forge supplier.
Mytilineos Energy & Metals — Greece's largest industrial conglomerate and the Athens Stock Exchange's most valuable industrial company ($3.4B revenue) — has three major industrial operations that require specialty forgings. ALUMINIUM OF GREECE at Aspra Spitia, Boeotia, operates one of Europe's two remaining large-scale fully integrated bauxite-to-aluminium smelters (bauxite mining in Parnassos mountains → Bayer alumina refining → Hall-Héroult electrolysis → 350,000 t/year primary aluminium ingots). The Bayer process equipment (caustic soda digestion of bauxite at 200°C, 0.5 MPa) requires aggressive-service forgings: A216 WCB carbon steel valve bodies for NaOH slurry pipelines, A182 F304/F316L stainless nozzle forgings for aluminate liquor, and 4140 alloy steel shaft forgings for ball mill drives. ALUMINIUM OF GREECE is the sole European aluminium smelter with captive hydroelectric power supply (Aluminium's 320 MW dedicated hydropower from the Mornos-Evinos system), making its production carbon footprint (6 tonne CO2 per tonne Al — compared to 13+ tonne CO2/tonne Al from coal-powered Chinese smelters) one of the cleanest in the world. Metka EGN (Mytilineos Energy Transition subsidiary) develops utility-scale renewable energy projects across Greece, Egypt, and the UK, requiring ASME B31.1/B31.3 piping flanges for CCGT power plants and ASME Section VIII pressure vessel nozzles for hybrid energy storage. Shivam Forge's PED 2014/68/EU-compliant forgings support Metka's EPC deliveries across the Mediterranean.
Skaramangas Shipyard — located 11 km west of Athens city centre on the Saronic Gulf — has a 60-year history as Greece's premier shipbuilder and naval contractor. Acquired by ONEX Group (Greek investment group) in 2021 from the previous owners, Skaramangas is the designated Greek Navy shipyard for the FDI (Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention) frigate programme — a €2.9B contract (2021) for three FDI frigates ordered by Greece from France's Naval Group, with integration work and a fourth optional vessel to be built at Skaramangas. The FDI frigates use CODLOG propulsion (combined diesel-electric and gas turbine): diesel electric propulsion for cruising, Rolls-Royce/MTU combined gas turbine for maximum speed. Shaft forgings for FDI propulsion: intermediate shaft sections in 17-4 PH (UNS S17400 H1025) — the standard high-strength corrosion-resistant alloy for naval propulsion shafts — and propeller boss forgings in Nickel-Aluminium Bronze (NAB, C63200). Shivam Forge's DNV GL and Naval rules-compliant shaft forgings with mil-spec documentation (MIL-HDBK-1823A for NDE, NAVSEA 0900-LP-017-8000 equivalent) support Skaramangas naval vessel construction.
Shivam Forge's competitive position for Greece: (1) Price — CIF Piraeus 20–30% below Italian (Officine Meccaniche Reggiane), German (Deutsche Schmiedewerke), or Spanish (Gonvarri Industrial) forging prices at EU tariff of 2.7%; (2) Speed — 14–18 days CIF Piraeus vs 3–7 days from Italy (Brescia/Bergamo industrial area), but Indian price advantage easily outweighs the additional 10-day transit; (3) Standards compliance — EN 10204 3.1/3.2, PED 2014/68/EU CE marking (TÜV Rheinland NB 0035), DNV GL certification, ASME B16.5/Section VIII, and API 6A/6D for refinery supply chain; (4) Quality — ISO 9001:2015 quality management, 100% UT/MT NDE on safety-critical forgings, and SPC (Statistical Process Control) dimensional verification for tight-tolerance components. Payment via Letter of Credit through National Bank of Greece, Alpha Bank, or Eurobank — all maintaining active correspondent relationships with Indian banks. For Greek manufacturing clients requiring SEPA payment: we work through Greek agent/trader accounts. Contact our Greece export team at +91-9265772827 for CIF Piraeus quotations and TÜV CE declaration documentation.
Yes. For HELPE's Aspropyrgos refinery (220,000 bbl/day), we supply API 6D valve body forgings, ASME B16.5 flanges in A182 F11/F22 for hydrocracker service (T up to 430°C), and FCC regenerator nozzle forgings in A182 F347H for high-temperature H2S service (T up to 600°C). Full EN 10204 3.1 and PED 2014/68/EU CE marking documentation provided.
Sea transit from Mundra to Piraeus port (world's #3 container port, COSCO Shipping) is 14–18 days via Suez Canal, on direct container services by CMA CGM, MSC, or Maersk. Greek customs clearance at Piraeus typically takes 1–3 additional days. Air freight from Mumbai to Athens (ATH) takes 3–5 days via Dubai or Frankfurt hub.
Greece is an EU member and applies the EU Common External Tariff: 2.7% import duty on forged steel articles (HS 7326.19). This is among the world's lowest import tariffs on industrial forgings — making Indian forgings extremely competitive. After 2.7% duty, Indian forgings delivered CIF Piraeus are 20–30% cheaper than Italian, German, or French equivalents.
Yes. Greece operates 20% of the world's merchant fleet. We supply DNV GL-certified propeller shaft forgings in Aquamet 22 stainless (UNS S17400 H1025), rudder stock forgings in DNV GL Grade II carbon steel (≥450 MPa tensile), and stern tube forgings — all with DNV GL Rule compliance documentation and surveyor inspection at our Rajkot facility.
Yes. For ALUMINIUM OF GREECE (350,000 t/year, Aspra Spitia — Europe's 2nd largest aluminium smelter), we supply alumina pipeline valve bodies in A216 WCB for Bayer process (NaOH slurry, 150°C), bauxite grinding mill shaft forgings in 42CrMo4 Q+T, and potline equipment clamp forgings in 4140. EN 10204 3.1 and full chemical analysis provided.
Yes. We hold PED 2014/68/EU Module D conformity assessment for pressure-containing forgings up to Category III/IV, issued by TÜV Rheinland (NB 0035). This EU Pressure Equipment Directive CE marking is required for all pressure flanges, valve bodies, and nozzle forgings supplied to EU member state refineries and power plants including HELPE and Motor Oil Hellas.
Yes. For Metka's (Mytilineos Group) combined cycle power plant projects, we supply ASME B16.5 high-pressure steam flanges in A182 F91 (9Cr-1Mo-V, T up to 565°C), HRSG drum nozzle forgings in A336 F22, and LP/HP steam turbine casing forgings in A105/A182 F11. ASME B31.1 power piping and ASME Section VIII pressure vessel documentation.
Yes. For COSCO Shipping's Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) ship-to-shore and RTG cranes, we supply pinion forgings in 18CrNiMo7-6 (case-hardened to 58–62 HRC), hoist drum shaft forgings in 42CrMo4 Q+T, and wheel axle forgings in 34CrNiMo6. FEM standard documentation and DIN 15020 hook design data. 14–18 day delivery CIF Piraeus.
Why Choose Shivam Forge
Shivam Forge delivers precision hot-forged components from our integrated Shapar, Rajkot facility — covering forging, CNC machining, heat treatment, and quality inspection under one roof.
