Following the traditional values and principles of Greek shipping, Cypriot shipowner Charalambos Mylonas, with the undivided support of his wife Chariklia, marked a creative and respectable 50-year course in the field of shipping which is today continued successfully by the next generation of Mylonas family.
This important anniversary was recently celebrated at the offices of the Transmed Shipping company in Ekali in the Northern Suburbs of Athens.
The hosts of the touching event Katerina and Nicole Mylonas, daughters of the founder, welcomed with great pride the distinguished guests who had the opportunity to watch an impressive video with the story of the charismatic and dynamic personality of Charalambos Mylonas and his wife who started from scratch building a remarkable shipping group.
The guests, friends and associates also received a luxurious album with the 50-year journey of Transmed, the founder and his wife.
It should be noted that the album was published by ELNAVI under the diligence of co-publisher Theano Kalapotharakou and the collaboration of the graphic designer Maria Kardamenis.
The event was honored by the Bishop Nikolaos of Mesogaia, Father Alexios, the Deputy Minister of Shipping of Cyprus Mrs. Marina Hadjimanolis, the ship owners George Prokopiou and Thanasis Martinos, Panos Laskaridis,
Andreas Hatzigiannis, Dimitris Prokopiou, Nikolaos Vafias, Evangelos Angelakos, Haralambos Fafalios, representatives of registries, class societies, friends, associates, company employees, well known shipowners and shipping personalities.
As Katerina & Nicole Mylonas mentioned in their speeches: “Our parents started their careers as lawyers in the city of Famagusta in 1970 representing the interests of Greek shipping companies and mainly the Martinos family shipping operations. In 1974, after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, they moved as refugees to Greece, where with the help of many friends from the shipping industry started their own maritime adventure building a credible and well established shipping group that is involved mainly in the field of dry cargo and oil transport.
Excited Charalambos Mylonas in his message to the friends of the company emphasized that: "The road of shipping is not easy. We fought it with courage and determination. I declare that with any means I will not retire being present in the next 50 years of Transmed".
He thanked his wife Hariklia, his daughters Katerina and Nicole, his son-in-law Ilias Angelakos who all have successfully taken over the reins of the business.
He also thanked all the friends and associates who welcomed them in Greece working hard for 50 years with understanding and mutual benefit.
Extensive reference was made to the contribution of Charalambos Mylonas as president of the Cypriot Shipowners' Union where in 1981 a collective agreement was signed with ITF implemented on Cypriot-flagged ships.
Other emblematic milestones of Transmed were the company’s certification with the ISM Code, the first orders of newbuilding vessels in 1996 and the social contribution of Mylonas family which includes the establishment of the Palliative Care Centre "GALILEE" in the area of responsibility of the Holy Metropolis of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki for terminally III cancer and ALS patients, and the construction and restoration of churches in Kastellorizo, Agathonisi and Jerusalem in the Holy Sepulcher.
Looking forward, Transmed will continue to make its way through calm and choppy seas, always guided by its legacy of perseverance, innovation and strive for excellence.
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