There has not been a Posthumous Award presentation before at the Tanker Shipping & Trade Conference, Exhibition and Awards but with the event taking place in Greece for the first time, it was felt the passing of a Greek legend in the shipping industry should receive due recognition
John Angelicoussis was born in November 1948 in London and started his own shipping company Agelef Shipping in 1968 before joining his father’s company, The Angelicoussis Group, in 1973.
He took the reins as president and chief executive of Angelicoussis Shipping in 1989 following the death of his father Anthony Angelicoussis.
In 1993, Mr Angelicoussis ordered the company’s first five capsize bulk carriers at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. At the time, these were the largest bulk carriers ever ordered by a Greek shipowner.
Mr Angelicoussis subsequently continued to build the company’s shipping empire, entering the tanker segment, ordering Aframax tankers, Suezmax tankers and VLCCs between 1996 and 2000, and the LNG carrier segment, founding Maran Gas Maritime, the group’s LNG ship management arm.
The Posthumous Award was collected on behalf of the company and the Angelicoussis family by Angelicoussis Group director Stelios Troulis.
The award was presented during a gala dinner sponsored by the Liberian Registry (LISCR), Ocean Technologies Group and Thome Group.
Nominations for the 2022 Tanker Shipping & Trade awards will open 1 March 2022. Please send your nominations for all categories to Paul Dowling: paul.dowling@rivieramm.com
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