The 15th edition of Lloyd’s List’s annual ranking of the most influential people in shipping finds the industry in a state of flux.
This year’s list is still replete with the bold moves, power plays and from a list of the most important industry players.
12 Maria Angelicoussis, Angelicoussis Group
Principal and chief executive of Greece’s largest shipping group is writing new chapters of her own into an illustrious family history
Spectacular move into shuttle tankers puts financial clout and vision of the major shipowner on display
16 Evangelos Marinakis, Capital Group
Mercurial Greek owner has a bold longer-term vision, yet remains a pragmatic deal-maker
Flagship publicly listed company led by Marinakis has been rebranded Capital Clean Energy Carriers and is on track to become the largest US-listed energy transition fleet
17 Magda Kopczynska, Kurt Vandenberghe and Fotini Ioannidou, European Commission
Europe is preparing to splash the cash to boost its growth — and shipping wants in
Shipping groups will make the case to a new European Commission that spending to create a local green fuels industry is the right way forward for the bloc, the industry and the planet
20 George Prokopiou, Dynacom/Dynagas/Sea Traders
Lest some splashy real estate purchases should sow confusion about the Greek owner’s main business focus, just take a look at the orderbook
Innovator Prokopiou has doubled down on his choice of conventional fuel for a new generation of tankers and bulkers
24 Angeliki Frangou, Navios
In the face of uncertain times, the disciplined shipowner keeps the focus on aspects that she can control
Consolidation of dry bulk, tanker and container fleets into one diversified entity allows Frangou and US-listed Navios to take advantage of market dynamics
26 Melina Travlos, Union of Greek Shipowners
Association's president is both at home on a global stage and in leading Greek shipping’s social efforts in its home country
In her first term heading the largest national shipowning association, Travlos has excelled at building industry coalitions and communicating shipping’s positive mission
33 George Economou, TMS Group
Shipowner, art collector and now tech bro looks like he’s having a lot of fun riding the waves
Economou’s TMS Group has one of the largest private newbuilding orderbooks and is looking to future-proof itself in a new energy transition partnership with Lloyd’s Register
35 Kostis Konstantakopoulos, Costamare
Chief executive is continuing to stake out a broader footprint in shipping as the Greek company turns 50
While the traditional container shipping franchise has been reliably producing strong results, Costamare has also been decisive in jumping into other sectors
37 Petros Pappas, Star Bulk Carriers
Greek shipowner has emerged as one of the few consistent consolidators in the fragmented dry bulk shipping sector
The recent merger with Eagle Bulk was a coup for Pappas and his team
49 Peter G Livanos, GasLog/DryLog/EcoLog
Shipowner with a long historical lineage has always looked well into the future to position himself
Greek owner is to the fore in exploring CO2 and hydrogen shipping but remains a force in LNG shipping and dry bulk
63 George Logothetis, Libra Group
This year marked the end of an epic containership asset play for the executive chairman
One of the greatest traps in shipping is to get greedy and try to time cycles too closely. At the Libra Group, Logothetis has thrived for decades using a counterintuitive mantra: buy cheap and sell expensive
76 Nikolas Tsakos, Tsakos Energy Navigation
Few, if any, have led a public shipping company on such an even keel for so long as this chief executive and president
By opening the country’s first private marine academy, the Tsakos family is being true to its shipping roots, but also showing how to combine doing good with being smart
83 Elpi Petraki, Enea Management/Wista
President celebrates her second year as the organisation representing women in shipping reaches its 50-year milestone
Alongside the IMO, Petraki-led Wista is running the second Women in Maritime Survey, a critical source of information on gender diversity in the industry
87 Semiramis Paliou, Diana Shipping/Helmepa
Highly experienced owner has widened the horizons for the two publicly listed shipping companies she helms
Leadership of the shipping-linked environmental organisation Helmepa reflects Paliou’s progressive and sustainable beliefs
98 Costas Grammenos, Bayes Business School
Business school professor has guided and educated the most successful executives across the shipping industry for decades
Prof Grammenos received yet another honorary doctorate this year as he celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Costas Grammenos Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance.
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