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Contacts Dimitris Constantinou on +30 210 2886 212 or [email protected] John Evangelou on +30 210 2886 172 or [email protected] Sofia Kalomenides on +30 210 2886 199 or [email protected] THEWINNERS Contents Awards & Winners 9 Dry Cargo Company of the Year Anangel Maritime Services 11 Tanker Company of the Year Eletson Corporation 13 Passenger Line of the Year Anek Lines 15 Shipbroker of the Year Carriers Chartering Corporation WRITER Nigel Lowry 17 Shipping Financier of the Year CHIEF EXECUTIVE MARITIME Fotini Liontou Dimitris Anagnostopoulos PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Nicola Whyke 19 Technical Innovation Award EXECUTIVE EDITOR Dimitris Tsalapatis Christopher Mayer AWARDS MANAGEMENT 21 Piraeus International Centre Award Event Producer: Peter Attwater Event Administration: Shelagh Ingledow Laboratory for Maritime Transport (NTUA) ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kelvin McManus 25 International Personality of the Year SPONSORSHIP SALES Admiral Thad W Allen Janet Wood PRODUCTION DIRECTOR 27 Achievement in Safety or Alf Tarling Environmental Protection PRODUCTION EDITOR John McDonald Basil Phrixos Papachristidis PHOTOGRAPHER Emmanuella Bourbouhakis 29 Seafarer of the Year DEPUTY PICTURE EDITOR Captain Lazaros Vasileiades Chris Aylott ADVERTISING PRODUCTION 31 Special Award – ‘Man of the Sea’ Russell Borg Captain Kristo Laptalo EDITORIAL, ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS INQUIRIES 33 Ship of the Year Lloyd’s List, 69-77 Paul Street, London EC2A 4LQ Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5000 ‘Toisa Pegasus’ Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4975 Top Ships. A Relationship of Value. Email: [email protected] 35 Achievement in Education or Training Top Ships Inc. serves the world in the transportation of crude, oil and dry bulk cargoes, safely, reliably and CUSTOMER SERVICES Union of Greek Shipowners Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5531 cost-effectively. We, in Top Ships Inc., pride ourselves in continually providing our clients with quality vessels Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4782 maintained to the highest of international standards which safeguard the valuable cargoes we carry and protect Email: [email protected] 37 Lloyd’s List / Propeller Club Lifetime the priceless environment we all share. Your world is our world and our future reward is your future satisfaction. Published by Informa UK Ltd Achievement Award PRINTING Nikolas S Lemos Wherever you are, all points of the compass lead to Top Ships Inc. MPG Impressions This special supplement is issued free to subscribers 39 Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year of Lloyd’s List and is one of a series published at regular intervals each year. Additional copies are Gabriel Panayotides available from Lloyd’s List for £50 a copy and there are attractive discounts for bulk supplies. For further 41 Greek Shipping Personality of the Year information on these supplements, and Lloyd’s List, Efthimios Mitropoulos our daily newspaper, please contact Chris Rowe on: Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 4187 Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4973 3 Introduction – Awards help shrug off market blues Lloyd’s is the registered trade mark of the society Special Guest – Projecting Greek shipping’s image incorporated by the Lloyd’s Act 1871 by the 5 name of Lloyd’s 7 Event Sponsor – You are all winners www.topships.org 22 Personalities and Pictures – ‘Dinner of 2008’ 43 Hall of Fame – Trio of titans inducted 44 The Judges – A year for fine judgement 1, Vassilissis Sofias str. & Megalou Alexandrou str., 151 24 Maroussi, Greece, Tel.: +30 210 8128 000, Fax: +30 210 6141 263 E-mail: [email protected] LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 1 THEWINNERS Contents Awards & Winners 9 Dry Cargo Company of the Year Anangel Maritime Services 11 Tanker Company of the Year Eletson Corporation 13 Passenger Line of the Year Anek Lines 15 Shipbroker of the Year Carriers Chartering Corporation WRITER Nigel Lowry 17 Shipping Financier of the Year CHIEF EXECUTIVE MARITIME Fotini Liontou Dimitris Anagnostopoulos PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Nicola Whyke 19 Technical Innovation Award EXECUTIVE EDITOR Dimitris Tsalapatis Christopher Mayer AWARDS MANAGEMENT 21 Piraeus International Centre Award Event Producer: Peter Attwater Event Administration: Shelagh Ingledow Laboratory for Maritime Transport (NTUA) ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kelvin McManus 25 International Personality of the Year SPONSORSHIP SALES Admiral Thad W Allen Janet Wood PRODUCTION DIRECTOR 27 Achievement in Safety or Alf Tarling Environmental Protection PRODUCTION EDITOR John McDonald Basil Phrixos Papachristidis PHOTOGRAPHER Emmanuella Bourbouhakis 29 Seafarer of the Year DEPUTY PICTURE EDITOR Captain Lazaros Vasileiades Chris Aylott ADVERTISING PRODUCTION 31 Special Award – ‘Man of the Sea’ Russell Borg Captain Kristo Laptalo EDITORIAL, ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS INQUIRIES 33 Ship of the Year Lloyd’s List, 69-77 Paul Street, London EC2A 4LQ Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5000 ‘Toisa Pegasus’ Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4975 Top Ships. A Relationship of Value. Email: [email protected] 35 Achievement in Education or Training Top Ships Inc. serves the world in the transportation of crude, oil and dry bulk cargoes, safely, reliably and CUSTOMER SERVICES Union of Greek Shipowners Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5531 cost-effectively. We, in Top Ships Inc., pride ourselves in continually providing our clients with quality vessels Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4782 maintained to the highest of international standards which safeguard the valuable cargoes we carry and protect Email: [email protected] 37 Lloyd’s List / Propeller Club Lifetime the priceless environment we all share. Your world is our world and our future reward is your future satisfaction. Published by Informa UK Ltd Achievement Award PRINTING Nikolas S Lemos Wherever you are, all points of the compass lead to Top Ships Inc. MPG Impressions This special supplement is issued free to subscribers 39 Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year of Lloyd’s List and is one of a series published at regular intervals each year. Additional copies are Gabriel Panayotides available from Lloyd’s List for £50 a copy and there are attractive discounts for bulk supplies. For further 41 Greek Shipping Personality of the Year information on these supplements, and Lloyd’s List, Efthimios Mitropoulos our daily newspaper, please contact Chris Rowe on: Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 4187 Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4973 3 Introduction – Awards help shrug off market blues Lloyd’s is the registered trade mark of the society Special Guest – Projecting Greek shipping’s image incorporated by the Lloyd’s Act 1871 by the 5 name of Lloyd’s 7 Event Sponsor – You are all winners www.topships.org 22 Personalities and Pictures – ‘Dinner of 2008’ 43 Hall of Fame – Trio of titans inducted 44 The Judges – A year for fine judgement 1, Vassilissis Sofias str. & Megalou Alexandrou str., 151 24 Maroussi, Greece, Tel.: +30 210 8128 000, Fax: +30 210 6141 263 E-mail: [email protected] LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 1 THEWINNERS Introduction

The InterContinental was again filled for shipping’s big night. Below: shipowner Gabriel Panayotides (left) proposed the Excel-sponsored champagne toast, clinking glasses with the dinner’s host, Nigel Lowry.

Awards help shrug off the market blues

DESPITE a background of turmoil in The awards, once again sponsored by Ernst by the market.” Later in the evening, Mr shipping and financial markets, more & Young, together with a long list of Panayotides walked off with the than 1,000 guests turned out for the fifth category sponsors, saw many major names Newsmaker of the Year Award. The annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping recognised. Among them, secretary-general American Club’s Joe Hughes said while Awards, filling the ballroom of the of the International Maritime Organisation introducing the Technical Achievement Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel in Efthimios Mitropoulos was named Greek Award, Greek shipping was “still a great Athens and underlining the strength of Shipping Personality of the Year, while Colossus [that] should not be afraid”. shipping in Greece. widely admired shipowner Nikolas S Lemos took the Lifetime Achievement accolade. The awards dinner was preceded by a While admitting the year ended on an cocktail party hosted by Nasdaq-listed anxious note, Gala Dinner host Nigel Excel Maritime Carriers’ chairman, Gabriel TOP Ships, which has become an awards Lowry observed that awards schemes such Panayotides, was among those prepared to night tradition. as the Greek Shipping Awards should play share with the audience a degree of a role in bad times as well as good. “Our optimism about the industry’s future. The Greek Shipping Awards was supported goal with these awards remains the same: Proposing the champagne toast to Greek by the Union of Greek Shipowners, the to honour the shipping community and shipping’s health, he commented: “Things Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, the Greek recognise its achievements, whether will not improve tomorrow, but definitely Shipping Co-operation Committee, the individual, corporate or collective.” He they will become better with the time to Association of Greek Passenger Shipping offered the view that 2008’s strong crop come. And by this I do not mean in the Companies, the Hellenic Shipbrokers’ of award winners “would deserve next two to three years, but rather in a Association, Helmepa, the Propeller Club recognition in any year.” shorter period than is currently anticipated and WISTA Hellas.

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Shipping transactions We’ve been in these waters before

Thomas Danielson, partner at event sponsor Ernst & Young Capital Markets, addresses the audience. We see all of you as winners

A LOT has happened in the year since I last A speech by Thomas Danielson, industry for many years as advisors to a large stood on this very podium addressing you. partner at event sponsor Ernst number of both private and public compa- We are all experiencing the serious nies. Ernst & Young’s partners in Greece and economic effects of the financial crisis that & Young Capital Markets our more than 50 experienced professionals have moved into the wider economy. in the shipping industry continue supporting However, we should not be paralysed by fear. gration. We have proceeded to the integra- our clients’ venturing and innovation, by On the contrary, we should bear in mind that tion of 87 national practices in Europe, the offering them access to our industry insights even in the worst possible conditions, there Middle East, Africa and India into a single and resources. We are convinced that our is always opportunity for people to excel. operational business unit. solid expertise enables us to help them meet Innovation of all types is what drives the their goals and compete more effectively. world forward, and what assists economies As a result, we are more global in our out- to recover. look, more integrated in our thinking and Tonight some of you will walk out with an more inclusive in our approach. This is bring- award, but we see all of you as winners – In our effort to provide high-quality services ing about important benefits for you, our cli- successful professionals with vision and drive, and realising that the world is complex, con- ents, and our people, such as faster response, people who make a difference. With your nected and interdependent, we have learned more tailored services from broader, more leadership and actions, we will have good that global problems require global solutions. experienced teams with deeper industry reason to return here and celebrate Greek We in Ernst & Young took a vital step knowledge. We have been standing at the shipping, one of the key sectors of the Greek towards achieving our vision for global inte- forefront of the global and Greek shipping economy.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 7 THEWINNERS Special Guest Projecting the good image of Greek shipping internationally

RECENTLY our world has experienced one Welcome address by the seafaring. We reward those people whose of the biggest revolutions in history. The Ministry of Mercantile targets are aimed at ensuring Greek leader- international business world is changing. ship in the industry. Entrepreneurship feels grim. Time and time Marine, the Aegean and again, worried analysts have given dire Island Policy Lloyd’s List’s Awards are not simple marks warnings. However, there are still individu- of honour. I would also like to congratulate als and companies that make a honour those companies that contributed not only those who shall win the awards, difference by excelling and they give us to projecting the good image of Greek but all the nominees, because it is only ded- power and inspiration to continue. shipping on a worldwide level. ication that leads to perfection. It is for this We reward those people who invested in reason that the Lloyd’s List Shipping Awards Our shipping industry will continue to grow new technologies and research, and those make us so proud and generate high expec- if we prioritise, if we identify and analyse people whose bid to create employment tations for the Greek shipping industry. opportunities and if we ensure their opportunities turned into a success story. smooth integration into the industry. How- We reward those who are dedicated to The welcome address was given on behalf of ever, tonight we do not simply reward high protecting the environment and those who Minister of Mercantile Marine Anastasis Papali- standards. We reward and, therefore, we made Greece proud of its shipping and its gouras by the Deputy Minister Panos Kammenos.

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A Member of A Member of Dedicated to our employees, our seamen and our customers

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LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 5 THEWINNERS Special Guest Projecting the good image of Greek shipping internationally

• One of the most modern fleet worldwide • Entirely Double Hull Tankers Dedicated • Respect to the environment • Hellenic Flag with Greek Officers to safety • Quality of services

A Member of A Member of Dedicated to our employees, our seamen and our customers

8, Dragatsaniou str • 10559 Athens Greece • Tel : +30 210 3748000 • fax 210 3254677 • www.arcadiasm.com

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the Athens Exchange of the Year is a steady support for your efforts for growth despite the turbulent times

Anangel managing director John Platsidakis accepts the company’s award, presented by Hellenic Exchanges’ president, Spyros Capralos.

Winner: ANANGEL MARITIME SERVICES

MUCH speculation surrounded which extension of a long relationship between uncompromising standards, long-term company might be chosen by the panel in the two parties. Under the venture, strategy and discreet pursuit of a clear one of the most remarkable years on Angold Maritime, two modern Anangel vision” – and clearly the jury agreed. record for the dry trades, especially for capesize bulk carriers were sold to the Accepting the award, managing director Greek shipping’s cherished dry bulk new company and there was optimism John Platsidakis dubbed the prize “a business, which saw the steepest of highs about expanding it in future. tribute to the memory of the late Anthony and lows in the course of 12 months. Angelicoussis and to John Angelicoussis as The parent, Angelicoussis Shipping Group, the continuer of Anangel”. The judges chose Anangel Maritime has been a steady investor in dry cargo Services as a long-established dry bulk tonnage over the decades and recently He also said it paid tribute to the 00 operator100 with a name for the highest has had one of the largest international company’s seafarers and office staff “who quality of ships and service. Anangel also orderbooks for capesize dry bulk over the decades have been doing their 5 95 had a good story to tell for 2008, with newbuildings – one, however, that it best and continue to do their best to

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Winner: ANANGEL MARITIME SERVICES

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Tanker Company of the Year

Alexander Mamidakis (right), deputy chief executive of JetOil Bunkering, presented the award to Eletson’s chairman and co- founder, John Karastamatis (centre), and chief executive Costis Kertsikoff (left).

Winner: ELETSON CORPORATION

ELETSON Corp won the tanker company founders of the company,” – captains John horizons under a new generation of award for its progressive approach to both Karastamatis, who joined Mr Kertsikoff on management. These include a renewed the hardware and software sides of tanker stage, Gregory Hadjieleftheriadis, Apostolos focus on human resources, becoming one operations over many years, but also for its Hadjielefheriadis and Erric Kertsikoff. The of the first shipping companies to undertake latest achievements, which came into sharp last two of the founding directors are a human factor assessment and gap analysis. focus in 2008. deceased. In 2008, the company qualified for ISO 14001 certification for environmental Since its establishment in 1966, Eletson has “When they started 42 years ago their management with a system said to include proved a leader in numerous respects, difficulty was to find the ship – the crew some pioneering elements in waste including being the first Greek company to and office were the easy part,” Mr management. specialise wholly on the product trades, the Kertsikoff noted. “Today things are first to order double-hulled product tankers different. To find a ship is easy – it is the Meanwhile, Eletson has begun to take and the first European shipping company to crew and people that you cannot find, and delivery of a significant fleet renewal and finance itself through issuing a high-yield on that depends the success of the diversification programme, consisting of bond in the US market. company. I want to thank all those who high-specification 52,000 dwt product work for us, who with their work have tankers and a first ever quartet of liquefied Accepting the award, chief executive Costis supported us.” petroleum gas carriers. Kertsikoff said: “I think this award has more to do with the course of the company from Recent activities have shown that Eletson The Tanker Company of the Year Award was its establishment. This belongs to the four has not lost its ability to open up new sponsored by JetOil Bunkering.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 11 THEWINNERS Eletson Corporation

Tanker Company of the Year

Winner: ELETSON CORPORATION

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 11 THEWINNERS Anek Lines

Passenger Line of the Year

bulkers Anek Lines managing director Ioannis Vardinoyannis (left) accepts the company’s award from Germanischer Lloyd’s Torsten Schramm.

Winner: ANEK LINES

ANEK Lines of Crete, Greece’s oldest Anek’s fleet of 11 ferries is active in both includes 85 berths, while the vessel’s major ‘popular’ joint stock ferry line, was the cross-Adriatic and Crete trades, and service speed is 24 knots. The design founded just over 40 years ago. The has been built through a combination of and onboard public services are said to First Class bulk carriers: a new perspective company can look back on a highly newbuilding orders and astute secondhand be comparable with those of large, satisfying 2008 that saw solid results for purchases. The year was particularly modern vessels plying the Greece-Italy shareholders despite stubbornly high fuel notable for the introduction of major new route, which – as a general rule – in years bills, and it included a number of initiatives ro-ro passenger ferry Elyros on the past has attracted higher investment and that caught the judges’ eye. company’s traditional Piraeus-Chania more ambitious ships than the domestic route. Anek’s latest is a 30,000 gt ferry island routes. The year also marked the 10th anniversary that was acquired from Japan in 2007, and At Germanischer Lloyd we focus on detailed structural solutions for bulk carriers. Our smart of Anek’s listing on the Athens Stock is possibly its most successful and Accepting the award, managing director solutions ensure our customers can operate fit-for-purpose vessels. That’s what we call a Exchange – and its crowning as Passenger spectacular conversion yet. Ioannis Vardinoyannis thanked the line’s new perspective on bulk carriers. Why not contact us to find out how you can benefit? Line of the Year. In the first three quarters staff ashore and on board the ships, saying: of 2008, Anek’s results held up well Added to the Chania service at the end “You have raised our standards very high. compared with many peer companies, of September, the vessel can carry 2,000 I hope that we will maintain these high with fleet revenues rising by 7% in passengers and provides three garages of levels in the future.” comparison with 2007. The company 1,850 lane metres, with capacity for up Area Office Mediterranean / South Africa reported after-tax profits of €10.2m to 110 standard European trucks or 650 The Passenger Line of the Year Award was Germanischer Lloyd Hellas Survey M.E.P.E. ($13.4m) for the period. private cars. Passenger accommodation sponsored by Germanischer Lloyd. 85, Akti Miaouli 85 · 185 38 Piraeus , Greece Phone +30 210 4290373 · Fax +30 210 4290350 [email protected] · www.gl-group.com LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 13

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Passenger Line of the Year

bulkers Anek Lines managing director Ioannis Vardinoyannis (left) accepts the company’s award from Germanischer Lloyd’s Torsten Schramm.

Winner: ANEK LINES

Bulker_Warhol_eng_gri_297_210.indd 1 06.05.2008 17:18:27 THEWINNERS Carriers Chartering Corp Shipbroker of the Year

Colleagues and winners: Carriers founder Takis Christofides (left) accepts the award from George Daskalakis of Allied Shipbroking, the 2004 winner of the Shipbroker’s Award.

Winner: CARRIERS CHARTERING CORP

ESTABLISHED in 1980, Carriers service. Carriers also has a mature S&P seen the company forging notable alliances Chartering has long been considered one broking department. with major dry cargo charterers, allowing it of the top dry cargo shipbrokers in the to deal directly with them and broker a Greek market, with a steadily expanding Management counts its well-established large amount of long-term business on a list of clients. position in the Greek shipping market as private basis for clients. A particular its great strength and serves a number of emphasis has been on long-term period Under founder Takis Christofides, the firm clients on an exclusive basis. 2008 was charters with well-established counter has maintained a relatively low profile, but considered to be a record one for the parties – a policy that may protect a high has been a consistent performer, averaging company and by September Carriers had percentage of its contracts during the the conclusion of about 30-35 dry bulk surpassed 2007 in terms of shipbroking slump in the freight market. fixtures per month, although this has business. The year also saw it act in reached monthly peaks of up to 40 arranging eight newbuilding contracts in Carriers has recently increased its fixtures in the last two years. It specialises China. research activities with two specialised in the dry trades and has not diversified market analysts producing weekly reports into tanker chartering or FFAs, although Among other notable recent achievements, exclusively for the firm’s clients. the company follows the derivatives Carriers was the first Greek shipbroking market so as to advise clients to the house to establish a joint venture brokerage The Shipbroker of the Year Award was extent necessary for close customer based in Hong Kong. Recent years have sponsored by Allied Shipbroking.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 15 THEWINNERS Carriers Chartering Corp Shipbroker of the Year

Colleagues and winners: Carriers founder Takis Christofides (left) accepts the award from George Daskalakis of Allied Shipbroking, the 2004 winner of the Shipbroker’s Award.

Winner: CARRIERS CHARTERING CORP

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 15 THEWINNERS Dimitris Anagnostopoulos Shipping Financier of the Year

Dimitris Anagnostopoulos (right) receives his award from Optima Shipbrokers co- founder Costas Dinopoulos.

Winner: DIMITRIS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS

THE choice of Dimitris Anagnostopoulos the Athens University of Economics and a industry conferences. He has also been a as the Shipping Financier of the Year for Greek industrial development bank. regular guest lecturer at the City 2008 bucked tradition in this category, University Cass Business School in which has normally seen banks Mr Anagnostopoulos spent four years with London and the Erasmus University in commended rather than individuals. the Onassis Group in Monte Carlo and Rotterdam, at its Centre for Maritime later was able to bring this first-hand Economics and Logistics. The judging panel expressed reluctance to knowledge of the operating and trading pick a financing institution in the worst results of a major shipping group to a He is vice-chairman of the Association of year for banking – and its reputation – in career in ship finance. After spells with Greek Shipping Finance Executives. Mr living memory. Instead, a clear preference Continental Illinois National Bank of Anagnostopoulos’ career spans a full gamut to award a worthy individual emerged, Chicago and the Greek arm of another of ship finance-related activities for both the and in this respect judges were fortunate US-based financier, Greyhound Corp, he best and worst of times. Drawing on his to find one of Greek shipping’s most joined ABN AMRO. In all, he has spent extensive experience, he had consistently respected ship finance personalities two decades with the Dutch bank, for warned beforehand of the possibility of among the individual nominees. He many years holding the positions of senior another shipping crisis such as that which thanked clients, “both good and bad”, as vice-president and head of shipping. devastated the industry in the 1980s. well as colleagues and family for supporting him throughout his career, Mr Anagnostopoulos has regularly shared The Shipping Financier of the Year Award was which began in the 1970s with posts at his knowledge and insight as a speaker at sponsored by Optima Shipbrokers Ltd.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 17 THEWINNERS Dimitris Anagnostopoulos Shipping Financier of the Year

Dimitris Anagnostopoulos (right) receives his award from Optima Shipbrokers co- founder Costas Dinopoulos.

Winner: DIMITRIS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 17 THEWINNERS Dimitris Tsalapatis

Technical Innovation Award

Joe Hughes (right), chairman and chief executive of Shipowners Claims Bureau, managers of the American Club, presents the award to Dimitris Tsalapatis.

Winner: DIMITRIS TSALAPATIS

DIMITRIS Tsalapatis was selected by the Far Eastern markets. According to Mr retired from the engine manufacturer and judges for the 2008 Technical Innovation Tsalapatis’ nomination, he selflessly helped has taken a position with Costamare Award in recognition of a long and many shipowners and their technical Shipping in Athens. continuing career serving the maritime departments with investigations and advice community in the field of propulsion and far beyond the norm for such services, Accepting the award, Mr Tsalapatis said: engine efficiency. investing personal time, including weekends “Innovation without people, without and holidays, to help ships suffering engine companies which utilise these Educated in Greece at the National malfunctions or performance shortfalls. opportunities, has no meaning at all. Technical University of Athens with post In the last 10 years, the Greek shipping graduate studies in Denmark, Mr Tsalapatis Well known to all MAN B&W licensees community has been very open to worked for most of his career at engine worldwide for his problem-solving abilities technical innovation and I have been very manufacturer MAN B&W, and is considered and a willingness to test new ideas, he is pleased to discuss these matters with by many to be the father of turbocharging credited with encouraging many many of the people I see this evening. The for slow-speed marine diesel engines. shipowners to adopt new innovations target in the future is without doubt going and improvements in main engines, and to be the reduction of carbon dioxide. Mr Tsalapatis worked his way up the providing full support. During his career I do believe that the Greek community hierarchy of MAN B&W, ultimately heading at MAN B&W he was instrumental in will continue to be a step ahead.” the company’s advanced research improving the thermal efficiency of slow- department, while he was also responsible speed diesels from 47% to 53% – The Technical Innovation Award was sponsored for customer support for the Greek and an enormous achievement. He has since by the American Club.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 19 THEWINNERS Dimitris Tsalapatis

Technical Innovation Award

Joe Hughes (right), chairman and chief executive of Shipowners Claims Bureau, managers of the American Club, presents the award to Dimitris Tsalapatis.

Winner: DIMITRIS TSALAPATIS

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 19 THEWINNERS NTUA Piraeus International Centre Award

Harilaos Psaraftis (left), head of the Laboratory for Maritime Transport, after accepting the award from Dimitris Vranopoulos of Marine Plus.

Winner: LABORATORY FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT (NTUA)

THE School of Naval Architecture and projects, as well as to conduct unfunded sponsored by ABS to study the impact Marine Engineering at the National research of its own in select areas. of environmental protection on marine Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Recently, it has emerged in the forefront of transportation, including shipbuilding. has emerged as one of the leading teaching projects seeking to evaluate how to make The facility is also engaged in a project and research institutions of its kind in shipping a safer, greener industry. with the National University of Singapore Europe, if not the world, thanks in good on liner shipping and participates in a measure to the activities of its Laboratory For example, it has just completed an research collaboration agreement with for Maritime Transport. acclaimed study on ship emissions, funded Det Norske Veritas with a focus on by the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and is effective bulk transport. The laboratory has spearheaded the an active player on Greece’s behalf in many school’s teaching mission and offers a set of activities at the International Maritime In the view of the judging panel, LMT courses covering shipping finance, Organisation. LMT professor Harilaos provides a great showcase for Greek economics, logistics, safety and other areas Psaraftis is currently coordinating the know-how and is an important element in complementing a traditional engineering IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection the country’s credentials as a world-class education, so that NTUA graduate Committee work on environmental risk maritime centre, and thus prevailed as engineers are equipped with a wide range evaluation criteria. winner of the 2008 Piraeus International of knowledge when they enter the industry. Centre Award. But the LMT has a strong applied research At the same time, the laboratory has orientation that has led it to participate in entered into its first US-funded research The Piraeus International Centre Award was many European and other international in the form of a three-year project sponsored by Marine Plus.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 21 THEWINNERS NTUA Piraeus International Centre Award

Harilaos Psaraftis (left), head of the Laboratory for Maritime Transport, after accepting the award from Dimitris Vranopoulos of Marine Plus.

Winner: LABORATORY FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT (NTUA)

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TOP Ships hosted the traditional pre-Awards cocktail party, with a Christmas flavour. Greek shipping’s Tanker officer Petros Kostopoulos rises to accept the Seafarer of the Year Award on ‘Dinner of 2008’ behalf of his captain. Many prominent personalities joined the 1,000-strong audience at the Gala Awards Dinner

Nigel Lowry of Lloyd’s List hosted the 5th Anniversary Awards Dinner.

Mamma Mia! Below: shipowners Melina Travlou (left), Victor Restis (centre) and – Bonita and Dimitris Melissanidis enjoy the occasion. Louise of Abba Gold Europe send guests home in style with an Abba tribute.

Capt Panagiotis Tsakos (left) exchanges words with George Vardinoyannis. Above: Captains’ courtesy: Vassilis Constantacopoulos (right) hails Lifetime Livia Calzá custodian of the trophies Achievement Award winner Nikolas Lemos. since the awards were launched in 2004, protects her ‘babies’. In all, 16 awards were presented at the dinner. Above: Despina Papastelianou, president of Argo, the charity for children with special needs in seafaring families, receives a donation from Lloyd’s List.

Athina Mitropoulos looks after her father’s award as Carriers S&P broker George Eliades and wife the new Greek Shipping Personality of the Year celebrate their company’s victory in the ‘Here I am!’ – Lou Kollakis finds his 2005 Man of the Sea trophy on the Wall of Fame. addresses the audience. ‘Shipbroker of the Year’ category.

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Nigel Lowry of Lloyd’s List hosted the 5th Anniversary Awards Dinner.

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Spyros Fokas (main photo, right) of Aegean Marine Petroleum hands the inaugural trophy to Captain Michael Morgan, who accepted the award on behalf of Admiral Thad W. Allen (above).

Winner: ADMIRAL THAD W ALLEN

ADMIRAL Thad W Allen, Commandant investigations had not always “displayed American Embassy in Athens, Captain of the US Coast Guard, was chosen as professionalism”. Michael Morgan, collected the award on inaugural International Personality of the “Some have said they lost the complete Admiral Allen’s behalf, but the Year – the sole category of award open trust they once had in the coastguard and Commandant sent a message to the dinner, only to non-Greeks. The Commandant are fearful of retribution if they challenge saying he was “proud to accept the was overwhelmingly backed by the judging the coastguard’s conduct,” he told International Personality of the Year panel, not only for his overall leadership commanders. “We must change this Award… on behalf of the men and women of one of the world’s most important perception. Licensed and documented of the USCG. The Greek shipping maritime policing and rescue services, but mariners are professionals who share our community plays a vital role in maritime also for his specific initiative in 2008 to interests in a safe, secure, and commerce and makes a difference every amend the culture of the USCG and insist environmentally compliant industry.” day in this world,” he told guests. on greater respect for seafarers on ships “Our partnership in maritime safety and calling in the US. One subsequent survey found that 95% security is critical to maintaining an efficient of seafarers polled since the memo felt commercial trade system and I value your Last February, Admiral Allen issued a that inspections were now “professional support,” Admiral Allen commented. directive pledging to treat international and respectful”, while 77% of the seafarers with more professionalism and respondents said the attitude of USCG The International Personality of the Year respect, while admitting that in the past personnel had improved. Award was sponsored by Aegean Marine coastguard boardings, inspections and The US’ military and naval attache at the Petroleum.

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Spyros Fokas (main photo, right) of Aegean Marine Petroleum hands the inaugural trophy to Captain Michael Morgan, who accepted the award on behalf of Admiral Thad W. Allen (above).

Winner: ADMIRAL THAD W ALLEN

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THEWINNERS LEADERSHIP – FOR US IT’S NATURAL Basil Phrixos Papachristidis Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection

Lloyd’s Register area manager Apostolos Poulovassilis (far left) presents Basil Papachristidis’ (above) award to Hellespont group director Alexander Papachristidis-Bove.

Winner: BASIL PHRIXOS PAPACHRISTIDIS

BASIL Papachristidis has consistently and operating the world’s largest tankers, Vent2D computer program for ventilation OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS striven for greater safety and environmental and developing the only double-hulled ultra in inerting double-hulled ballast tanks/design protection from shipping, both as an large crude carriers as part of a fleet of tank internals, and paint fingerprinting HELP YOU LEAD THE WAY TO individual voice and in his terms of office as replacement programme. In trying to ensure using an infrared spectrum analyser. chairman of Helmepa (1990-1993), and as greater wellbeing for its seafarers, the safety CLEANER, SAFER SHIPS. the first Greek chairman of tanker owners’ and longevity of its ships, protection of the While aiming to set exemplary standards, association Intertanko (1987-1989). He has environment and high customer service, it the Hellespont Group has freely shared its tirelessly spoken up for a variety of has been ready to accept greater costs than insights and innovations for the common progressive initiatives to improve industry most shipping enterprises. good. These and other advances are being safety and he has campaigned against employed on a new generation of tankers unethical or substandard practices, A characteristic of Hellespont ships in recently joining the fleet of Hellespont including dangerous compromises in ship recent times has been painting the topsides Hammonia, Mr Papachristidis’ new construction standards. of each vessel white, to assist in revealing Hamburg-based company, which is the first rust and reducing the temperature of the major shipowning and management venture Mr Papachristidis’ Hellespont Group of steel, thus making it less exposed to established by a Greek owner in Germany. companies has a long record of innovation becoming brittle, cracking and encouraging www.lr.org/marine in safe design, construction and operation corrosion. Other company policies have The Award for Achievement in Safety or of vessels. Many of the company’s advances included permanent inerting of ballast tanks Environmental Protection was sponsored by were developed in a long period of owning to cut corrosion, development of the Lloyd’s Register.

Horse-eye jacks following leading fish. One suggested benefit of shoaling is increased hydrodynamic efficiency.

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THEWINNERS LEADERSHIP – FOR US IT’S NATURAL Basil Phrixos Papachristidis Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection

Lloyd’s Register area manager Apostolos Poulovassilis (far left) presents Basil Papachristidis’ (above) award to Hellespont group director Alexander Papachristidis-Bove.

Winner: BASIL PHRIXOS PAPACHRISTIDIS

Horse-eye jacks following leading fish. One suggested benefit of shoaling is increased hydrodynamic efficiency.

Alexandra Tsavliri- Andreadi (far left) presents the trophy to Parthenon’s chief officer, Petros Kostopoulos, who accepted the award on behalf of his master, Captain Lazaros Vasileiades (above).

Marine salvage Ocean rescue Winner: CAPTAIN LAZAROS VASILEIADES Deep-sea towage Cargo & ship recovery CAPTAIN Lazaros Vasileiades was chosen Swedish sailors on board the stricken Lloyd’s List when informed of his award: “I as Seafarer of the Year from a shortlist of craft. They had been unable to abandon honestly believe that any master or Contingency planning Sub-sea works candidates provided by the Panhellenic their vessel as winds had ripped the seafarer would have done the same if they Seamen’s Federation (PNO), prevailing for lifeboat away from the yacht. were faced with the same situation.” Wreck removal Offshore support his exemplary handling of one of 2008’s more dramatic high seas rescue operations. The weather was so bad that a Portuguese The award again proved to be among the Pollution control Fire fighting rescue helicopter remained on site for 45 highlights of the Greek Shipping Awards Commanding the 107,000 tonne minutes without being able to winch the dinner. Captain Vasileiades was still Parthenon, one of the Tsakos Energy two men and two women on board, commanding the tanker and unable to attend Navigation fleet of tankers, on the night leaving the tanker as the sailors’ only hope. the dinner, but the award was accepted by Piraeus Greece, 10 Akti Poseidonos 185 31 of September 28, Captain Vasileiades “I ordered the Sun Chaser to make fast to chief officer Petros Kostopoulos, who was Tel.: +30 210 422 1000 A.O.H: +30 6976 444 100/103 Telefax: +30 210 422 1008/417 4885 responded instantly to a distress call from our port side amidships and had the crew among several officers of the Parthenon who E-mail: [email protected] the yacht Sun Chaser off Portugal. Arriving lay down the pilot ladder,” Captain were present on the night. London United Kingdom, 38 Bruton Place, Mayfair W1J 6NX at the scene, the tanker master ordered Vasileiades recounted. “Luckily all went Tel.: +44 (0) 207 629 7373 Telefax: +44 (0) 207 629 7379 E-mail: [email protected] all crew to stand by on deck as he began smoothly.” The 39-year old master, who The Seafarer of the Year Award was sponsored preparing to attempt to rescue four comes from the Aegean island of Simi, told by the Tsavliris Salvage Group.

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Alexandra Tsavliri- Andreadi (far left) presents the trophy to Parthenon’s chief officer, Petros Kostopoulos, who accepted the award on behalf of his master, Captain Lazaros Vasileiades (above).

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THEWINNERS Captain Kristo Laptalo Special Award – ‘Man of the Sea’

Lloyd’s List executive editor Christopher Mayer (left) presents the Man of the Sea trophy to Predrag Brazzaduro, accepting on behalf of Captain Laptalo. Above: Captain Laptalo delivering his message via video.

Winner: CAPTAIN KRISTO LAPTALO

“TWO weeks ago I would not have discovered in a consignment of bananas Predrag Brazzaduro, who accepted the imagined being honoured… I thought only discharged by his vessel in 2007. trophy on Captain Laptalo’s behalf. of whether I would ever be free again,” said Kristo Laptalo in a video message to The ship’s Lithuanian first officer and In his taped message, Captain Laptalo said the audience at the Gala Dinner. “This Filipino boatswain were also kept alongside he was pleased to accept the award on tribute by the shipowners in a country their master in pre-trial detention for a behalf of his family and many other CARRIERS CHARTERING CORP. where I and my family have suffered, whole year, but were acquitted in court in supporters that helped him through the 7, Kaplanon & Massalias Street touches my heart.” June, while Captain Laptalo was sentenced ordeal. He added: “I also accept this for Athens 106 80 - Greece to 14 years in jail. The innocent captain my chief officer and boatswain, and for all Compere Nigel Lowry had voiced the hope was finally cleared at the end of November the seafarers who have been wrongly CHARTERING DEPARTMENT SALES & PURCHASE DEPARTMENT that the ‘Man of the Sea’ trophy, a by an appeal court in Patras and was able treated as criminals around the world. Tel: +30 210 3668700 Tel: +30 210 3668700 discretionary award kept for occasional to return home. Fax: +30 210 3631753/3631874 Fax: +30 210 3631493 special circumstances, would be “something “Don’t let this happen again in your Capesize/Panamax : [email protected] S&P : [email protected] good coming from Greece after not such a Lloyd’s List’ executive editor Christopher country,” he said. “I urge you as Handy/Handymax : [email protected] Projects : [email protected] pleasant stay here”. This was a reference to Mayer presented the special award to representatives of the Greek shipping Operations : [email protected] Repairs : [email protected] the total 17 months Captain Laptalo spent International Transport Workers’ community to stand up and speak out Vessel Positions : [email protected] Research : [email protected] in a high security prison after cocaine was Federation coordinator for Croatia, against the mistreatment of seafarers.” www.carrierschartering.com LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 31 Carriers 16/1/09 16:56 Page 1

THEWINNERS Captain Kristo Laptalo Special Award – ‘Man of the Sea’

Winner: CAPTAIN KRISTO LAPTALO

Franman’s Costis Frangoulis (left) presents the award to Bruce Norris, who represented Toisa Ltd. Below: the award- winning, “versatile” offshore vessel Toisa Pegasus.

Winner: ‘TOISA PEGASUS’

TOISA Pegasus is the latest in a long and Whether operating in its diverse programme of offshore vessels diving support role or for built for the Callimanopulos Group, a offshore construction project unique in Greek shipping. work, it has full dynamic Accepting the award on the group’s behalf, positioning, which uses the Bruce Norris of UK-based Sealion Shipping power to enable it to – the fleet manager for Toisa Ltd, the maintain position “to within group’s offshore vessel arm – described it only a few centimetres”, as “the fourth in a varied series of versatile even in some severe offshore vessels, the first of which was weather, said Mr Norris. conceived some 10 years ago.” This is vital, especially for manned diving and other Built by IHC Merwede in the Netherlands subsea work. and delivered in early 2008, the vessel was predesigned modifications. In addition, the designed by Toisa and Sealion to the most Other, less evident safety features include Toisa Pegasus has a flexible under deck rigorous specifications, and flexibility is a enhanced subdivision against damage arrangement to allow a broad range of key aspect of the ship’s character. Primarily, increased fire protection insulation and a equipment to be installed, and also a Toisa Pegasus is a highly sophisticated diving safe refuge for personnel accessible to large clear deck area to accommodate support vessel with a state-of-the-art, 18- lifeboats and the heli-deck, which can contractor applications. The 1,200 sq m man twin bell saturation system. However, accommodate Super Puma helicopters. work deck has a load capacity of five in addition to this focus the tons per sq m. ship features a tower crane and offers a The vessel offers spacious accommodation considerable hook load down to up to for about 100 personnel, but this can be The Ship of the Year Award was sponsored by 3 km of water depth. readily upgraded to accommodate 200 by Franman.

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Franman’s Costis Frangoulis (left) presents the award to Bruce Norris, who represented Toisa Ltd. Below: the award- winning, “versatile” offshore vessel Toisa Pegasus.

Winner: ‘TOISA PEGASUS’

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 33 THEWINNERS Union of Greek Shipowners Achievement in Education or Training

Deputy Minister of Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy Panos Kammenos presents the award to Nicos Efthymiou (right), president of the Union of Greek Shipowners.

Winner: UNION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS

WHILE Greece’s shipping industry is reasons. It took account of the fact that the undertaken by the state, but we did what always prompt to recognise the role of UGS has worked tirelessly over many years we had to do,” said UGS president Nicos seafarers in the nation’s maritime success to improve maritime education in Greece. Efthymiou, accepting the award on behalf of story, there has been a long-standing the union. He thanked all the shipowners perception that its maritime education In a specific new initiative last May, the who had contributed to the campaign, but system needs improving, and Greek youth union launched a €1m ($1.3m) campaign he dedicated the award “not to any of us… made more aware of the employment aimed at recruiting young Greeks to the I dedicate it to Greek youth, to the kids opportunities the industry provides. shipping industry, in an effort to plug the who have lost their orientation today.” He widening gap between the needs of the continued: “With the help of the state, as a In presenting the award in this category, it Greek flagged and Greek-owned fleets and shipping industry we can help them find was significant that Deputy Minister of the insufficient numbers of school leavers their path and give them remunerative jobs.” Mercantile Marine Panos Kammenos seeking cadet positions in the country’s candidly acknowledged that not enough had maritime academies. As noted in the nomination for the UGS, been done by the government in this field. the initiative came at a time of social “We will do better for tomorrow,” he The effort was designed to highlight the upheaval and unemployment among young pledged. The panel of judges chose the industry’s attractions, making shipping Greeks, and also includes a second phase Union of Greek Shipowners as the appealing to the new generation. “We would with television spots and DVDs dedicated recipient of the inaugural trophy for several have preferred it if the campaign had been to explaining the seafarer’s profession.

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Deputy Minister of Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy Panos Kammenos presents the award to Nicos Efthymiou (right), president of the Union of Greek Shipowners.

Winner: UNION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 35 THEWINNERS Nikolas S Lemos Lloyd’s List / Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award

We have strong bonds Capt Nikolas Lemos (left) is presented with the with the sea award by Christos Kokkinis, Alpha Bank’s head of shipping.

Winner: NIKOLAS S LEMOS

BORN on the tiny island of Oinousses, 1990s to plan the full modernisation of As well as a highly successful shipowner, Nikolas Lemos comes from a family with their fleets with new-generation tonnage. Capt Lemos is known as a generous 10 successful years more than 150 years of history in the Starting in 1993 with what was reputed to supporter of good causes, and – just to maritime field, and has added his own be the first Greek order at Samsung Heavy mention one project – is the founder and illustrious chapter to that history. He Industries, NS Lemos by 2008 had taken a constant benefactor of the Oinoussian in maritime finance. began his career serving on board his delivery of 16 newbuildings, including five Maritime Museum. family’s ships, becoming a master mariner. very large crude carriers, four aframax Full speed ahead with the strength of Alpha Bank. In the 1960s, Capt Lemos assumed tankers, as well as five capesizes and two Accepting the award, Capt Lemos leadership of the family business, together panamax bulk carriers. commented: “Our parents taught us as Shipping Finance Division 89 Akti Miaouli, GR - 185 38 PIRAEUS, Tel.: +30 210 429 0116, Fax: +30 210 429 0268 with brother Antonis and cousin Markos. small children to love and serve the sea E-mail: [email protected] According to the nomination for Capt passionately. The sea offers us her riches The Lifetime Achievement Award Lemos, “he is not only widely as long as we are industrious and capable coincides with the 25th anniversary year acknowledged as a first-class operator in of making the most of them, on the of the establishment of his own company, shipping, but also as a master of timing”. overall condition and principle that we NS Lemos, which he managed to steer As a case in point, he was able to face respect her.” through the severe shipping crisis of the the prospect of the current crisis with 1980s. Capt Lemos is credited with being confidence, having reduced his tanker The Lloyd’s List/Propeller Club Lifetime Achieve- among the first Greek shipowners in the fleet while exiting the dry bulk sector. ment Award was sponsored by Alpha Bank.

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We have strong bonds Capt Nikolas Lemos (left) is presented with the with the sea award by Christos Kokkinis, Alpha Bank’s head of shipping.

Winner: NIKOLAS S LEMOS

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Gabriel Panayotides (left) receives the Newsmaker of the Year trophy from George Xiradakis, managing director of XRTC.

Winner: GABRIEL PANAYOTIDES

SENIOR journalists at Lloyd’s List decide not only of 2008 but in the history of the adding Quintana’s 29 modern bulk carriers the winner of the Greek shipping dry bulk industry. At the start of 2008, and a number of capesize newbuildings to Newsmaker of the Year title – the one Excel’s widely leaked interest in fellow Excel’s existing fleet of 18 ships, furthering award which is not conferred by the Athens-based dry bulk company Quintana Mr Panayotides’ vision of creating “one of independent judging panel. With publicly Maritime appeared to have been thwarted the world’s premier full service dry bulk listed companies in the dry bulk markets when Quintana announced a three-month shipping companies.” creating such waves in the last few years, strategic review of its options had petered the award has been dominated in the out without any dramatic announcement. Accepting the award, the Excel chairman past by personalities connected with But Mr Panayotides’ determination was said: “I believe that among the Greek this segment of shipping, and 2008 was by all accounts a key factor in changing shipping community worldwide exist no exception. this picture. some of the smartest minds in our world. There is no business like the shipping In a year of frenetic activity in dry bulk, Within a few days Quintana’s board had business, and there is no shipping like Consultants to Gabriel Panayotides – chairman of Excel accepted an Excel offer of $13 in cash per Greek shipping.” Maritime Carriers – emerged as the most share as well as stock, amounting to a deal compelling candidate of all for pulling off overall worth $2.45bn in enterprise value. The Newsmaker of the Year Award was the largest merger and acquisition deal By April the transaction had completed, sponsored by XRTC Business Consultants.

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Gabriel Panayotides (left) receives the Newsmaker of the Year trophy from George Xiradakis, managing director of XRTC.

Winner: GABRIEL PANAYOTIDES

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IMO Secretary General Efthimios Mitropoulos (left) receives the award from Royal Bank of Scotland’s head of shipping Lambros Varnavides, with daughter Athina Mitropoulos joining the celebration.

Winner: EFTHIMIOS MITROPOULOS

THE Personality of the Year Award for particularly off Somalia, prompting the UN was also his initiative to honour Greece 2008 was intended by the judging panel to Security Council to mandate action to in 2008 with the World Maritime Day mean more than routine prevent and deal with the problem. IMO Parallel Event and the inauguration acknowledgement of a highly placed in Galaxidi of the International Memorial personality, who has brought honour to As one nomination put it, under his to the Wife of the Seafarer. his country by being the first Greek leadership the IMO “has taken giant national to head a United Nations Agency. steps” to address environmental “We owe so much to seafarers and their The choice of Efthimios Mitropoulos problems, for example by moving to families, and we have not treated them as reflected admiration for his work in the further curb ship emissions and to adopt a we should,” said Adm Mitropoulos, last year or so, one of the most difficult ship recycling convention. Other accepting the award. “The international periods ever faced by a Secretary General important initiatives have included the population of seafarers is just 1.3m, who of the International Maritime introduction of a voluntary flag state audit manage to serve more than 90% of the Organisation. scheme. international transport needs of the 6.4bn inhabitants of our planet. To paraphrase Such has been his leadership, though, that Meanwhile, he has not neglected Winston Churchill, ‘never in human the IMO has emerged with its reputation traditional but pressing problems such as history has so much been owed by so for leadership in maritime security, safety seafarer recruitment and training, and many to so few’.” and environmental protection enhanced. challenging everyday realities such as During 2008, Adm Mitropoulos addressed the return to newly refurbished IMO The Personality of the Year Award was the rising threat of piracy against ships, headquarters at Albert Embankment. It sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland.

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 41 THEWINNERS Efthimios Mitropoulos Personality of the Year

IMO Secretary General Efthimios Mitropoulos (left) receives the award from Royal Bank of Scotland’s head of shipping Lambros Varnavides, with daughter Athina Mitropoulos joining the celebration.

Winner: EFTHIMIOS MITROPOULOS

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 41 THEWINNERS Hall of Fame

Maritime author and publisher George Foustanos (left) with friends George Gratsos (centre) and Nicos Efthymiou (right) revealed the 2008 inductees. Trio of titans inducted

A GREEK Shipping Hall of Fame has whom we owe our growth and possibly The 2008 inductees are: Leonidas A become an adjunct to the annual awards our very existence in world shipping, for Embiricos (1869-1948), first president of and since 2007 this has been opened to they made it possible for Greeks to transit the Union of Greek Shipowners; Stavros G some of the most illustrious figures of from sail to steam during the final decades Livanos (1887-1963), mariner turned Greek shipping from the past. As with the of the 19th century.” shipping magnate who is known for, among contemporary awards, the inductees are other things, being the father-in-law of chosen by the judging panel. But rather Mr Foustanos, joined by shipowners’ leader both Aristotle Onassis and Stavros than soliciting public suggestions, the jury Nicos Efthymiou and Chamber of Shipping Niarchos; and Panagis Vaglianos (1814- chose from proposals advanced by president George Gratsos, opened the 1902), the London-based shipowner members of a College of Judges envelopes to announce the three historic considered by some to be the first Greek comprising all panellists for the Greek names to add to the 2007 quartet of shipping tycoon. Shipping Awards since inception. Anthony J Chandris, Manolis Kulukundis, George P Livanos and Aristotle Onassis, Up to three further inductees will be At the 2008 Gala Dinner, the Hall of Fame inducted the previous year. chosen each year to enter the Hall of Fame. segment was introduced by prominent maritime author and publisher George Foustanos. He commented: “The modern Greek shipping legend has been built, step by step, through initiatives undertaken by a large number of distinguished entrepreneurs over many decades.

“Several of them, were involved – beyond their business activities – in various fields aiming at safeguarding and promoting the interests of Greek shipping. Many of these personalities are still remembered, but Leonidas A Embiricos Stavros G Livanos Panagis Vaglianos others have not unfortunately escaped (1869-1948) (1887-1963) (1814-1902) oblivion. Among the latter, are people to

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Maritime author and publisher George Foustanos (left) with friends George Gratsos (centre) and Nicos Efthymiou (right) revealed the 2008 inductees. Trio of titans inducted

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A year for fine judgement

IT IS hard to imagine a year when good Newsmaker of the Year, who was chosen JUDGING PANEL 2008 judgement commanded more of a directly by Lloyd’s List journalists. premium, nor a time that was harder than (As pictured) Front row from left: the latter part of 2008 for the task of The judges play a key role in the Greek Anna-Maria Monogioudi – president of Wista Hellas; judging industry awards. Great names from Shipping Awards scheme and a tradition of Nicos Efthymiou – president of the Union the world of finance had already fallen democratic and objective decision making of Greek Shipowners; from grace, while a global economic and has now been firmly established. The George Gratsos – president of the Hellenic markets crisis was causing erstwhile stars organisers have kept a policy of ensuring Chamber of Shipping; of the shipping firmament to wobble. that the senior institutions in Greek Spyros Polemis – chairman/president of the shipping are represented on the panel, but International Chamber of Shipping and Our panel of experienced industry the panel has also included well-known International Shipping Federation; personalities representing Greek shipping independent voices and is refreshed with Dean Tseretopoulos – sole industry had a record number of nominations to new blood each year. Each year’s representative, IMO Advisory Group on Goal Based Standards, chairman (2004-2008) consider when it met for the adjudication adjudication meeting begins with the Intertanko Safety, Technical and Environmental of the 2008 awards. Uncertainty about the panel electing its own chair person Committee; future for many industry sectors added – in 2008, Spyros Polemis. Capt John Halas – general secretary of the extra spice to the deliberations and may Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation; have resulted in a list of even more durable But the wider shipping industry also has Vasso Armogeni – managing editor of winners than might otherwise have been strong influence over the outcome through ‘Efoplistis’ magazine. the case. Many categories were hotly providing the nominations on which the Back row from left: contested and required tough decisions. procedure is based. Anyone can contribute Dinos Caroussis – vice-chairman of the nominations and the judges can only select Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee, Of the 15 awards, all but two were open from those that come in by the deadline chairman of the UK P&I Club; to nominations from the maritime public, each year. Nigel Lowry – Athens correspondent of the exceptions being Seafarer of the Year, Lloyd’s List; – president of the which was decided by the panel from a Lloyd’s List wishes to thank the judging panel Nicolas Tsavliris Propeller Club, Piraeus, president of the Institute shortlist proposed by the Panhellenic for 2008, the PNO and everyone who of Chartered Shipbrokers, Greek branch. Seamen’s Federation (PNO), and the submitted nominations for the awards.

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THEWINNERS The Judges

A year for fine judgement

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Thomas Danielson, partner at event sponsor Ernst & Young Capital Markets, addresses the audience. We see all of you as winners

LLOYD’S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2008 / 7 Visit the highlights video from Greek Shipping Awards 2008 by clicking on the image below or by visiting www.greekshippingawards.com

You will also be able to book your table or individual places at the 2009 Awards by visiting us here: www.greekshippingawards.com/greek-shipping-awards-booking/online-booking

We look forward to seeing you at the 2009 Greek Shipping Awards!

GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2009 Friday, December 4, 2009 6th Annual Awards and Dinner Athenaeum InterContinental, Athens

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