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Minerva Marine Inc. has been honoured

NOTICEBOARD with the Efkranti Award for Supporting

Greek Maritime Entrepreneurship

The Efkranti Awards ceremony has been organ-
ized for fourteen consecutive years by the Greek
shipping magazine “Naftika Chronika to honor
the previous year’s maritime community pro-
tagonists. This year’s awarding ceremony took
place in a particularly emotional atmosphere
on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, at the Hellenic
Naval Academy in Piraeus and was attended
by members of the Greek maritime family. The
Efkranti Awards jury selected Minerva Marine
Inc. as the recipient of the 2021 “Supporting
Greek Maritime Entrepreneurship Award.”
The jury selected Minerva Marine as this year’s
awardee. The selection panel members included
HEMEXPO members, awardees of previous years,
representatives of the Greek academic, busi-
ness, and maritime communities, as well as the
management and regular columnists of Naftika
Mr. Sokratis Dimakopoulos, Minerva’s COO receiving the Efkranti Award
Chronika magazine.
company and employee ties, commitment to Greek companies, supplies, the provision
Mr. Sokratis Dimakopoulos, Minerva’s COO, modernization and business audacity, and of technical and consulting services, and
who was there to receive the award on be- contribution to society have characterized many others.
half of the company, said in his acceptance Minerva Marine’s twenty-five-year history. The company’s preference for Greek
speech: The company’s 74 ships traveling the oceans, equipment and services is a conscious
“Our Company is and will remain commit- mainly carrying energy in the form of crude choice, not only because they meet the
ed to the Greek element by always sup- oil, oil products, solid fuels, and liquefied required specifications and have the
porting Greek seafarers, the Greek flag, natural gas, with the sails and owl on its logo, corresponding certifications, but also Paint your way to CII & EEXI
the Greek men and women employed demonstrate its maritime character and wis- because of their quality and the know-
at our offices, and naturally the Greek dom, turning knowledge and determination how they have acquired over time, which
manufacturers and suppliers of maritime into business action and attitude. ensures their evolution and constant im-
equipment, Greek ship repairers, as well Minerva Marine was founded in 1996 by provement. Behind Greek manufacturing
as Greek maritime consultants. Andreas I. Martinos as a start-up company are creative people who, realizing the size Hull coating is one of single most effi cient ways With its unique silicone-hydrogel Actiguard
A revolution is currently underway in but at the same time as a capping stone of and value of Greek shipping, research,
shipping, caused not only by the rapid the tradition and vigor that characterized innovate and upgrade their products and to improve the energy effi ciency of a vessel – technology, you will be able to obtain speed
technological advances but also by the the maritime activity of the pioneer Athena services, supporting the sustainability of and one of the simplest and fastest ways to improvements leading to fuel savings of up
regulations and targets put in place for - Nounou - Martinos. Today, the company Greek shipping companies. improve your CII rating and maintain it for to 20 per cent over the entire 5-year period
the decarbonization of the industry. This continues its successful course with Andre- Minerva, further raises its ships’ safety years as well as increase the reference speed until next mandatory docking, a very low
development poses a great challenge for as A. Martinos at the helm. and efficiency standards by providing its
all of us, but at the same time, it also pre- The prominent position the company officers with up-to-date training through for the purpose of EEXI. average speed loss down to 1.2 per cent
sents a great opportunity and I hope that holds today requires hard work, business its own ATHINA Training Center and en- and your investment will be paid back in less
the Greek entrepreneurs will transform acumen and insight, respect for seafarers, sures the high quality of its transport The Hempaguard range offers you one of the than a year.
this opportunity into a business success.” and crystal-clear relations with charterers services by supporting the Greek shipping most high-performing hull coating solutions
Mr. Dimakopoulos attended the beautiful while supporting Greek manufacturers that business community through synergies
ceremony accompanied by Mr. Stefanos serve the needs of ships and the office. The and collaborations. available on the market. No matter where and how your vessel travels.
Stylianos, HSQ-Marine Manager and DPA. company supports Greek Maritime Entre-
preneurship by meeting its needs related
The selection committee’s letter of recom- to the repair and maintenance of ships in To view the video of the
mendation for the award Greek shipyards or by Greek workshops, Efkranti Award presented
Family tradition and dynamism, trust in the purchase of marine equipment and to Minerva Marine,
Greek shipping and Greece, dedication to materials designed and manufactured by scan the QR Code:

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