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led to the establishment
of the in-house ATHINA
Maritime Training and
Development Center. He
pointed out that it is a
state-of-the-art training
center that offers train-
ing to Minerva’s seagoing
personnel, adding that
the center’s inspirational
motto is “Were Seafarers
Will Always Come First,”
a phrase first used by
its founder, Mr. Andreas
Martinos.
Ch. Engineer Pantelis
Fykaris and Capt. Geor-
gios Kapsokavadis, rep-
resenting the company’s
seafarers, spoke warmly
about Minerva’s progress
and trust in its captains
and engineers coming
from Chios.

Minerva Gas goes the extra mile

in ISO Certification

Minerva Gas has come a long way in a very short time period, at our head offices. Mr. Martinos accepted the certification to-
demonstrating our team’s commitment and continuous im- gether with HSQ & Vetting Officer Aliki Kapella, COO Sokratis
provement, resulting in top-quality standards for the compa- Dimakopoulos, and DPA Stefanos Stylianos on behalf of the
ny. Minerva Gas obtained its DOC for the management of Gas Minerva Gas family.
Carriers on 23 December 2021 and brought the first vessel, the Today, we proudly display our ISO certification and commit
Minerva Limnos, under the company’s exclusive management, to upholding the quality standards throughout our fleet and
on 23 February 2022. In cooperation with the vessel’s time char- operations.
ter operators, including TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, and Shell,
the management of all the remaining vessels passed to Minerva
Gas within 2022. The process was completed with the transfer
of Minerva Chios on 11 December, bringing the fleet to a total of
5 LNG vessels under the management of Minerva Gas.
This process has involved extensive planning on the part of the
Minerva Gas team. Every opportunity has been taken to demon-
strate the company’s superior quality standards through the
certification of its quality, environmental, occupational health
and safety, and energy management systems according to ISO
9001, 14001, 450001 & 50001, respectively, after a successful
office and LNG ship sample audit.
On 12 October, our Principal, Mr. Martinos, was delighted to re-
ceive Minerva Gas’s official ISO certification from DNV Maritime
Management Systems Station Manager Spyros Lamprinopoulos

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