16th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum

The successful 16th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum was held in Athens on Thursday 5 February 2026. The event was organised in cooperation with DNV, Nasdaq and NYSE. Tsavliris Salvage supported the event with a sponsorship.

The "2026 Capital Link Greek Shipping Leadership Award" was presented to Mr. Pantelis Eleftherios (Lou) Kollakis, Chairman – Chartworld Group of Companies, for his outstanding contribution to Greek & global shipping. Introductory remarks were made by Mr. George A. Tsavliris, Principal – Tsavliris Salvage Group, and Mr. Adam Polemis, President – New Shipping Limited.

The “Capital Link Greek Shipping Leadership Award” is presented annually to a leading maritime figure of the Greek Shipping Community who has gained the respect and the appreciation of the international shipping industry and who is also recognized for their outstanding contribution to elevating Greek Shipping to its leadership position globally.

 Previous honorees were: 2013 - Captain Panagiotis N.Tsakos, Founder & President - Tsakos Group, 2014 - Mr. Pericles Panagopoulos, 2015 - Mr. Lambros Varnavides, Vice Chairman of the Baltic Exchange, Trustee of the Lloyds Register Foundation and Managing Director and Global Head of Shipping RBS 1998, 2016 - Mr. Nicolas, George and Andreas Tsavliris of the Tsavliris Salvage Group, 2017 - Professor Costas Th. Grammenos CBE DSc, Chairman C. Grammenos Centre of Shipping Trade & Finance, Bayes Business School, City, University of London, 2018 - Mr. Panos Laskaridis, President of European Community Shipowners Associations; CEO, Lavinia Corporation/Laskaridis Shipping Company Ltd. and Mr. Athanasios Laskaridis, Chairman and CEO of Lavinia Corporation, Lavinia Enterprises Limited and Laskaridis Shipping Company Ltd., 2019 - Captain Paris Dragnis, Chairman & Founder - Goldenport Group, 2020 - Mr. George Procopiou, Founder, Dynacom Tankers Management, Sea Traders – Dynagas, 2022 - Mr. Simeon Palios, Founder and Chairman, Diana Shipping, 2023 - Mr. Themistocles Vokos, Founder Member, Honorary Chairman of Posidonia; Founder of Seatrade, and 2024 - TEN LTD. -TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LTD., & Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos, Founder & CEO - TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TNP); Chairman - INTERTANKO (2014-2018), and 2025 – Mr. Thanasis Martinos, Managing Director - Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited.

Press Release: https://capitallink.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-GR-POST-EVENT-PR-16th-Greek-Shipping.pdf