Union of Greek Shipowners

The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS, or, in its Greek initials, EEE) is a trade association for Greek ship-owners.

Founded in February 1916, it is headquartered in Piraeus, with offices in Brussels and Washington, D.C. The UGS closely follows developments in the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and other global bodies. The UGS is a member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and participates in the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Economic and Social Council of Greece (ESC). The UGS is also a member of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC).ABOUT THE UNION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS ugs.gr, Retrieved 10 February 2022

The UGS also maintains close relations with the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, the London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee (GSCC) and the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA).

Presidents and current Board of Directors

Presidents Since 1916 the Union has been headed by 17 Presidents:Former Presidents , ugs.gr, Retrieved 10 February 2022

+ N President Origin From Until1 Leonidas Embiricos Andros1916 19202Vacant —1920 19243Stamatios EmbiricosAndros 192419344Nicolaos Kyriakides of Prokonessos1934 19355Basil Goulandris Andros1935 19366Michael Pneumaticos Kasos 1936 19387Costas Michalos Chios 1938 19468Loucas Nomicos Santorini 1946 19509Nicolaos Lykiardopoulos Cephalonia 1950 196010Stratis Andreadis Chios 1960 197411Vacant—1974 197512Anthony Chandris Chios 1975 198113Aristomenis Karageorgis Piraeus1981 198414Stathis Gourdomichalis Athens 1984 199115John G. Goumas Athens1991 199716John Lyras London (with roots in Chios)1997 200317Nicos Efthymiou Piraeus2003 200918Theodoros Veniamis Chios2009 202219Melina Travlos Cephalonia 2022 present

Board of Directors The current Board of Directors

Composition of the current Board of Directors President Travlos N. MelinaVice Presidents Chandris D. MichaelLemos N. Andonis T.Secretaries Veniamis Th. NikolaosFafalios J. DimitriosDeputy Secretaries Youroukos D. GeorgiosProcopiou G. Johanna Treasurer Xylas A. JohnDeputy Treasurer Caroussis I. ConstandinosMembers Angelicoussis I. MariaAngelopoulos C. GeorgeConstantacopoulos V. ConstantinosCoustas D. John (Dr.)Economou Ch. GeorgeFragkista A. MariaFrangou N. AngelikiKanellakis C. AntoniosKarageorgiou K. GeorgeLekanidis S. IoannisLivanos G. StavrosLyras C. JohnMargaronis I. GeorgeMarinakis M. EvangelosMartinos C. NikolaosNomikos A. MarkosPaliou S. SemiramisPapagiannopoulos A. VasileiosPappas P. AlexandrosPittas I. AristeidisSaracakis D. Dimitris

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