2007 Photos

Minister of Merchant Marine, the Aegean Sea and Island Policy, Mr. George Voulgarakis opening the event

Mr. Thomas Danielson, Partner, Ernst & Young Capital Markets Event Sponsor

Master of Ceremonies, Nigel Lowry with Dimitris Vassilacos of the National Bank of Greece, sponsor of the Champagne Toast

Mr. Dimitris Vranopoulos of Marine Plus, winner of the table auction, presenting charity cheques to the childrens charities ELEPAP and ARGO

Dry Cargo Company of the Year

DIANA SHIPPING INC.
Spyros Capralos of Hellenic Exchanges Group presenting the Dry Cargo Company award to Simeon Palios of Diana Shipping Inc.

Tanker Company of the Year

ARCADIA SHIPMANAGEMENT CO.
George Angelopoulos of Arcadia Shipmanagement Co., receiving the award from Dimitris Anagnostopoulos of ABN Amro.

Passenger Line of the Year

HELLENIC SEAWAYS
Torsten Schramm of Germanischer Lloyd presenting the award to Costas Klironomos of Hellenic Seaways.

Shipbroker of the Year

WEBERCOMPASS HELLAS
George Daskalakis of Allied Shipbroking (centre) presenting the award to Basil Mavroleon and Bobby Mitropoulos of WeberCompass (Hellas).

Shipping Financier of the Year

DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK
Costas Dinopoulos of Optima Shipbrokers (centre) presenting the award to Jurgen Bentlage and Klaus Pieper of Deutsche Schiffsbank.

Piraeus International Centre Award

POSIDONIA EXHIBITIONS S.A.
Nikos Mamadakis of Makidoil JetOil S.A. presenting the award to Themis Vokos of Posidonia Exhibitions.

Technical Innovation Award

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH
Joe Hughes of Shipowners Claims Bureau (The American Club) presenting the award to Dr. George Chronis of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.

Ship of the Year

NISSOS CHIOS
Costis J. Frangoulis of Franman Ltd. (centre) presenting the Ship of the Year award to Gerassimos Strintzis of Hellenic Seaways (owner) and Nikos Tavoularis of Elefsis Shipyards, the contract shipyard.

Seafarer of the Year
 

CAPT. GEORGE CARRAS
Andreas A. Tsavliris of Tsavliris Salvage Group presenting the Seafarer of the Year award to Capt. George Carras.

Achievement in Safety and/or Environmental Protection

Tsavliris Salvage Group
Apostolos Poulovassilis of Lloyds Register (centre right) presenting the award to Principals George, Andreas and Nicolas Tsavliris of Tsavliris Salvage Group.

Lloyds List/Propeller Club.
Lifetime Achievement Award

PERICLES PANAGOPULOS
Christos Kokkinis of Alpha Bank presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Pericles Panagopulos.

Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year 

GEORGE ECONOMOU
George Xiradakis of XRTC Business Consultants presenting the award to George Economou.

Greek Shipping Personality of the Year

JOHN M. CARRAS
Lambros Varnavides of Royal Bank of Scotland presenting the award to Tatiana Petalas, grand-daughter of the Greek Shipping Personality of the Year John M. Carras.

HALL OF FAME

Anna Polemis, Nick Fistes, Nicky Pappadakis and Philip Embiricos at the unveiling of the Hall of Fame 2007 inductees.