Maritime specialist Lloyd’s List has included 10 Greeks and three Cypriots in its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in the global shipping industry for 2019.
Greek shipping owner John Angelicoussis of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group ranks seventh in the world according to Lloyds List.
The top spot is shared between two Chinese nationals, Xu Lirong of Cosco Shipping and Li Jianhong head of China Merchants Group. Both shipping companies have a strong presence in the Greek ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.
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The others on the chart are as follows: George Prokopiou of Dynacom/Dynagas (at 13th); George Economou of TMS (19th), Angeliki Frangou of Navios (20th); Peter Livanos of GasLog (25th); Petros Pappas of Star Bulk (29th); the president of the Hellenic Union of Shipowners; Theodore Veniamis (32nd); Evangelos Marinakis of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp (59th); Kostis Konstantakopoulos of Costamare (61st); George Logothetis of Libra (Cyprus, 71st); Nikolas Tsakos of TEN (Cyprus, 81st); and Intercargo head Dimitris Fafalios (Cyprus, 82nd).