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Friday 6 December 2024
Athenaeum InterContinental, Athens
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The event began with a Welcome Speech in Greek by Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President of
Event Sponsor, ClassNK
Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Theodore Dritsas
, greeted the audience with a welcome address
The pre-dinner
Cocktail Reception
sponsored by
ABS
was held in the Gallery of Winners and the main Atrium.
Accompanied by Hosts for the evening, Andriana Paraskevopoulou and Nigel Lowry, Zhou Haisheng of
China Classification Society
proposed a
Champagne Toast
to the health of Greek Shipping
Dry Cargo Company of the Year – Neptune Lines
Melina Travlos accepting the Award for Neptune Lines from Panos Moraitis, Chief Executive Officer of sponsor Aspida
Tanker Company of the Year – Olympic Shipping and Management
Lambros Chahalis, Vice President, Regional Chief of Hellenic & Black Sea Region of sponsor Bureau Veritas presenting the Award to Anthony Papadimitriou, President of the Board, Onassis Foundation
Passenger Line of the Year – Dodekanisos Seaways
Irini Spanou, Managing Director of Dodekanisos Seaways accepting the Award from Richard Meade, Editor of Lloyd’s List
Shipbroker of the Year – Cass Technava Maritime
Keyur Jitendra Dave Chief Financial Officer of sponsor Wirana Shipping Corporation presenting the Award to Fedon Tomazos, Founder and Director of Cass Technava Maritime
Shipping Financier of the Year – Eurobank
Fokion Karavias, CEO of Eurobank and Christina Margelou, Eurobank’s Head of Shipping accepting the Award from Spyros Capralos, Chairman of sponsor Star Bulk Carriers Corporation
Technical Achievement Award – Prisma Electronics
Ioannis Chiotopoulos of sponsor DNV GL presenting the Award to Serafeim Katsikas of Prisma Electronics
Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection – Hellenic Coat Guard and Frontex
Tom Boardley, Marine Director of sponsor Lloyd’s Register presenting the Award to Georgios Bourekas of Frontex and Vice Admiral Athanasios Athanasopoulos Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard
Piraeus International Centre – Bureau Veritas Hellas
Vassilis Papageorgiou, Panagiotis N. Tsakos and Capt. Panagiotis Tsakos of sponsor The Tsakos Group, presenting the Award to (centre left) Lambros Chahalis, President and CEO of Bureau Veritas Hellas
International Personality of the Year – Andreas Chrysostomou
Andreas Chrysostomou receiving the Award from Evangelos Mavrelos, Technical Director of sponsor Capital Ship Management Corporation
Seafarer of the Year – Capt. Dimitrios Tsitsimelis
Chrysavgi Travlou-Tsitsimelis accepting the Award on behalf of her husband, Capt. Dimitrios Tsitsimelis from George A. Tsavliris principal of sponsor Tsavliris Salvage Group
Achievement in Education or Training – University of the Aegean
Professor Stefanos Gritzalis, Rector of University of the Aegean accepting the Award from Antonis Comninos, Founder of sponsor Target Marine Group
Ship of the Year – ‘Hellas Liberty’
Mihail Georgiev, Vetting Superintendent of sponsor RightShip presenting the Award to Capt. Vangelis Kouzilos, President of the Friends of the Liberty organization on behalf of ‘Hellas Liberty’
Lifetime Achievement Award – Aristidis Alafouzos
Yannis Alafouzos accepting the Lloyd’s List/Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of his father, Aristidis Alafouzos, from Matthew More, Business Executive of sponsor Marichem Marigases
Lloyd’s List Intelligence Big Data Award – Danaos Shipping Co. & Danaos Management Consultants
Alan Carney (centre) Chief Executive Officer of sponsor Venturi Fleet Management with winners of the Big Data Award, Dimitrios Vastarouchas, of Danaos Shipping Co., Ltd., and (far right) Dimitrios Theodossiou, of Danaos Management Consultants
Next Generation Shipping Award – Maria Angelicoussis
Maria Angelicoussis accepting the Award from Theofilos Xenakoudis, Director, Worldwide Business Opportunities of sponsor IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year – Nikolas P. Tsakos
Dimitris Vranopoulos, of sponsor Marine Plus S.A. presenting the Greek Shipping Newsmaker Award to Nikolas P. Tsakos
Greek Shipping Personality of the Year – George M. Logothetis
Nicholas Georgiou, Chief Operating Officer of Lomar Shipping accepting the Award on behalf of George M. Logothetis from Andy Georgiou, Head of Shipping Coverage for sponsor Royal Bank of Scotland
10-Year Sponsorship Award Germanischer Lloyd – DNV GL
Gregory Fergus of Lloyd’s List presenting the 10-Year Sponsorship Award to Ioannis Chiotopoulos of sponsor DNV GL
Charity Donation
Despina Papastelianou, President of children’s charity ARGO accepting the annual Greek Shipping Awards donation from Olympic Champion, Nikos Kaklamanakis
Noboru Ueda, Chairman and President of Event Sponsor, ClassNK (centre) with Co-hosts Nigel Lowry and Andriana Paraskevopoulou
Over 1,100 members of the Greek and international shipping community attended the 12th Annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards