2007 Awards Highlights

Event Sponsor, Ernst & Young partner Capital Markets, Thomas Danielson, addressed the Greek Shipping community audience at the 2007 Greek Shipping Awards.

The Welcome Cocktail Reception for over 800 guests was hosted by Top Tankers

The Champagne Toast to the health of Greek shipping was proposed by Dimitris Vassilacos of National Bank of Greece

Minister of Merchant Marine, George Voulgarakis, gave a brief welcome address

Dry Cargo Company of the Year – Diana Shipping Inc.
Simos Palios, chairman and chief executive of Diana Shipping accepted the Award from Spyros Capralos, chief executive officer of sponsor Hellenic Exchanges Group

Tanker Company of the Year – Arcadia Shipmanagement Co.
Dimitris Anagnostopoulos (right) of sponsor ABN Amro Bank with George Angelopoulos of Arcadia Shipmanagement

Passenger Line of the Year – Hellenic Seaways
Costas Klironomos, president of Hellenic Seaways accepting the Award from Torsten Schramm of sponsor Germanisher Lloyd

Shipbroker of the Year – WeberCompass (Hellas) – now known as WeberSeas
Bobby Mitropoulos (left) and Basil Mavroleon accepting the Award from George Daskalakis (centre) of sponsor Allied Shipbroking Inc.

Shipping Financier of the Year – Deutsche Schiffsbank
Costas Dinopoulos (centre), a founding director of sponsor Optima Shipbrokers presenting the Award to Jurgen Bentlage and Klaus Pieper of Deutsche Schiffsbank

Technical Innovation Award – Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Joseph E.M. Hughes, chairman and CEO of sponsor The American Club presenting the Award to Dr. George Kronis of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

Ship of the Year – ‘Nissos Chios’
Gerasimos Strintzis of Hellenic Seaways and Nikos Tavoularis of Elefsis Shipyards accepting an Award each from Costis Frangoulis (centre) of sponsor Franman Group

Piraeus International Centre Award – Posidonia Exhibitions S.A.
Alexander Mamidakis of sponsor JetOil Bunkering (right) with Themis Vokos, chairman of Posidonia Exhibitions

Seafarer of the Year – Capt. George Carras
Andreas A. Tsavliris, a principal of sponsor Tsavliris Salvage Group presenting the Award to Capt. George Carras

Award for Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection – Tsavliris Salvage Group
Apostolos Poulovassilis (centre) of sponsor Lloyd’s Register presenting the Award to George Tsavliris, Andreas Tsavliris and Nicolas Tsavliris of Tsavliris Salvage Group

Lifetime Achievement Award – Pericles Panagopulos
Christos Kokkinis of sponsor Alpha Bank presenting the Lloyd’s List / Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award to Pericles Panagopulos

Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year – George Economou
George Economou (right) receiving the Greek Shipping Newsmaker Award from George Xiradakis of sponsor XRTC Business Consultants

Greek Shipping Personality of the Year – John M. Carras
Lambros Varnavides of sponsor Royal Bank of Scotland presenting the Greek Shipping Personality Award to Tatiana Petalas, accepting on behalf of her grandfather John M. Carras

Charity Donations
Julian Bray, editor of Lloyd’s List presented the annual Greek Shipping Awards donation to Mary Karella-Diamantopoulou of ELEPAP and Despina Papastelianou, president of the children’s charity, ARGO

Table Auction
The last table of the night was auctioned and Dimitris Vranopoulos of Marine Plus donated the winning amount to the charities ELEPAP and ARGO

Maria Salliari co-hosted the 2007 Greek Shipping Awards with Nigel Lowry

Nigel Lowry co-hosted the 2007 Greek Shipping Awards with Maria Salliari

Greek shipping’s Dinner of the Year 2007

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