Greek shipping is ranked 1st in the world maritime trade controlling 4.110 vessels of various categories of 350m total dwt. This achievement is strongly represented in the 2023 ranking of Lloyd’s List for the most influential 100 shipping leaders.
Fourteen Greek shipping personalities are included in this particular list with Maria Angelicoussis to be first Greek presence on 12th place. She has headed the Angelicoussis Group for the past two years, after the death of her father, John. According to Lloyd’s List, “she has already emerged as a strong leader in terms of preserving both the group’s scale and reputation as it steers towards a decarbonised future.”
George Prokopiou is in 19th place, as he has “placed orders for a total of 66 new vessels, sprawling across the three sectors to which he has been faithful for a good many years: LNG carriers, tankers and dry bulk carriers.”
Angeliki Frangou is in 21st place on the list. Lloyd’s List refers to a “diversified shipowner” with significant investments in the logistics business.
The British journal adds that since purchasing Navios in 2005, Angeliki Frangou has “been part of the conversation when considering the world’s leading shipping entrepreneurs.”
Evangelos Marinakis is in 22nd place on the list.
He is the “first Greek to order very large ammonia carriers and CO2 carriers.”
“Yet even by his standards, 2023 has felt like a year in which he put down a clear marker as one of the industry’s movers and shakers”.
Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners is transformed into a pure-play shipping entity through $3.1 billion worth of LNG carrier acquisitions and its renaming to Capital New Energy Carriers.
Melina Travlos, the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) is in 25th place, representing the world’s largest shipowning nation.
“As the UGS, our mission is to safeguard the future not only of Greek shipping but also of European shipping,” she said recently.
The next Greek shipowner is George Economou, at 33rd place.
Kostis Konstantakopoulos, of Costamare, is in 37th place, described as “Container specialist continues to think outside the box.”
Peter G. Livanos, of GasLog and DryLog, is in 41st place. “Blue-chip shipowner has a focus increasingly on liquefied natural gas and green transition shipping, while keeping an active hand in the dry bulk sector”.
Petros Pappas, of Star Bulk, is in 42nd place who is “Leading dry bulk sector with commitment to sustainability.”
George Logothetis, of Libra Group, is in 62nd place, a shipowner “focused on aerospace, maritime and beyond”.
Nikolas Tsakos, of Tsakos Energy Navigation, is in 73rd place, having “built his tanker and liquefied natural gas carrier unit into a sturdy vehicle for serving blue-chip charterers.”
Semiramis Paliou, of Diana Shipping, is in 75th place. She is an emerging leader who is unafraid to put her own stamp on organisations with a proud legacy, whether that be the bulker owner or the environmental body.”
Elpi Petraki is in 77th place. She is the president of WISTA International, an organization committed to promoting the greater representation of women in the shipping industry.
Finally, Dorothea Ioannou, American P&I Club, is in 91st place. She is a New York attorney and the first woman to head the International Group P&I club.
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