A total of 35 ferries ply the Adriatic Sea route, it said. Attica Enterprises has launched an investment programme worth 650 million US dollars, which envisages the building of six new Superfast ferries to be delivered in two stages by 2001, raising its total fleet to 10 ships. Interamerican Life said yesterday it posted consolidated pre-tax profits of 18.6 billion drachmas in the first half against the same period of last year, up 90 percent. The company said in a statement that premiums totalled 43.6 billion drachmas, up 37 percent on the first half of 1998. Winds will be variable, light to moderate.
Light cloud is forcast for Athens with a possibility of showers in the evening.
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