Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping ventures into the tanker domain with a fresh order for new construction. Thanassis Laskaridis-led Laskaridis Shipping has engaged with China’s distinguished Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to commission an LR2 product tanker. Laskaridis Maritime is rumored to have sanctioned the LR2 tanker’s new construction at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Maritime is speculated to have expanded into the tanker realm with a commission for an aframax product tanker’s construction. Insiders within the shipbuilding industry divulge that the prominent shipowner Laskaridis Maritime has liaised with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, directing the fabrication of a 115,000 DWT LR2 product tanker, slated for its maiden voyage in the initial half of 2026. 15-August-2023
Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping ordered four (4) kamsarmax bulk carrier newbuildings at Hengli Heavy Industry (formerly known as STX Dalian Shipbuilding). Laskaridis family-controlled Athens-based Laskaridis Shipping reached the twenty-vessel mark with a spate of new buildings and secondhand investments. Resurrected Chinese shipyard Hengli Heavy Industry (formerly known as STX Dalian Shipbuilding) made a comeback to the shipbuilding market at the end of 2022. Thanassis Laskaridis-controlled Laskaridis Shipping confirmed the order of the 82K DWT kamsarmax bulk carrier newbuildings. Hengli Heavy Industry (formerly known as STX Dalian Shipbuilding) has inked its first new building contract with a company outside its home country China. 29-May-2023
Italian authorities have discovered cocaine worth a staggering $164 million concealed aboard of 2012 built panamax bulk carrier 75K DWT MV Atlas in the port city of Venice. Divers were dispatched to inspect the hull of the Athens-based Laskaridis Shipping-controlled MV Atlas. The divers recovered blocks of drugs wrapped in black plastic, which were then tested on a motorboat. The Guardia di Finanza law enforcement agency stated that a total of 570 packages, weighing 850 kg, were recovered from the MV Atlas. Laskaridis Shipping-controlled 2012 built panamax bulk carrier 75K DWT MV Atlas underwent further inspections on Thursday, though none of the crew members on board have been arrested. In a statement, Laskaridis Shipping expressed the company is cooperating fully with the Italian authorities and law enforcement agencies in their investigations. The drug was discovered in the MV Atlas’s sea chest, about 11 meters below the waterline. The sea chest is an integral component of the ship that remains inaccessible from onboard and can solely be accessed through the endeavors of proficient divers. Laskaridis Shipping expressed that the MV Atlas’s crew fully cooperated with the Italian authorities’ investigation, which ascertained that neither the master nor the crew had any involvement in the relevant event. Laskaridis Shipping-controlled 2012 built panamax bulk carrier 75K DWT MV Atlas departed Santos in Brazil on 23 March and arrived in Venice on 17 April, via Gibraltar for bunkering. Container ships are the preferred mode of transportation for drug smuggling operations, although other vessels can also inadvertently fall prey to the machinations of criminal gangs. Greek Laskaridis family-controlled Athens-based Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Corp has a fleet of bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. 21-April-2023
Suzanna Laskaridis-led Lavinia Group, the holding company of Laskaridis Shipping, contributes $1.1 million in relief to reduce Greek forest fire pain. Greek Laskaridis family-controlled Athens-based Laskaridis Shipping has raised the credentials as one of the Greece’s biggest contributors by donating $1.1 million worth of aid to mitigate losses from a recent wave of forest blazes. The $1.1 million worth of funds will also assist battle future fires. The $1.1 million worth of aid is to flow through the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (ALF), founded in 2007 by Panos Laskaridis and his late wife Marilena Laskaridis, who died in 2015. Greek Laskaridis family-controlled Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation’s (ALF) $1.1 million worth of aid is the biggest private donation known after a wave of blazes devastated hundreds of thousands of hectares of land across the Greece. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Corp has a fleet of bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. 16-August-2021
Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis presented in a documentary that Greece’s shipowners do not need the country’s government or regulators. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis was attempting to exemplify that Greek shipping does not depend on Greece’s lawmakers or its economy. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis stated that the shipping corporations could get away with doing to the prime minister. Ultimately, this led Panos Laskaridis to step down from the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS). 8-June-2021
Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis resigns Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) after statements provoke anger. Previously, Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis was the president of European Shipowners’ Association (ESA). Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis was accused of insulting Greece’s leadership. Panos Laskaridis, one of the most high-profile representatives of Greek and European shipping, quit from the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) on Tuesday. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s chairman Panos Laskaridis stated that Greek shipping does not depend on the Greece’s lawmakers or its economy. Panos Laskaridis used language that the Greek press found insulting towards Greece’s leaders. 1-June-2021
UK High Court penalises insurer over mistaken identity in Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s reefer cargo damage dispute. UK High Court has put insurers on alert after permitting Laskaridis Shipping Ltd to recover costs arising from legal action over reefer cargo damage taken in the wrong country against the wrong company. The ruling in the Commercial Court delivers shipowners a strong remedy for suits filed overseas despite Charter Parties stipulating an obligation to go to arbitration in London. The judgment also permits shipowners to win compensation even if shipowners were not the named party in the legal action. 25-March-2021
Greek Ltd. acquired 2011 built capesize bulk carrier 176K DWT MV Pigassos (ex MV Annou Max) from Gleamray Maritime. At a period when the most shipowners appears to be buying bulk carriers, Athens-based shipowner Gleamray Maritime has sold half of its fleet since August. Gleamray Maritime has no further bulk carriers for sale. Gleamray Maritime is on the hunt for modern kamsarmax bulk carriers. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Corp has a fleet of 40 bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. Lavinia Bulk Ltd is a privately held company. Lavinia Bulk Ltd’s bulk carriers are managed by Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. Lavinia Bulk Ltd commercially manages a large and modern fleet of mid- to large-size dry bulk carriers. 7-February-2021
Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd. controlled 1999 built reefer vessel 463K CBF MV Cool Girl fight off violent pirate attack. Armed guards on a Greek Laskaridis family-controlled shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd. controlled reefer vessel have fought off a violent pirate attack off Nigeria. Pirates opened fire on Greek 1999 built reefer vessel 463K CBF MV Cool Girl off Nigeria. However, pirates met stiff resistance. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Bulk Ltd has a fleet of 43 bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd. controlled 1999 built reefer vessel 463K CBF MV Cool Girl was fired on by gunmen in two skiffs on Wednesday off Nigeria. 4-December-2020
Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd CEO Panagiotis Laskaridis critized that the EU (European Union) schedule to expand its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to shipping will not improve ship emissions or the environment. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd’s CEO Panagiotis Laskaridis was the former president of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA). Panagiotis Laskaridis critized that Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is simply a tax-collecting agency. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Bulk Ltd has a fleet of 41 bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. Lavinia Bulk Ltd is a privately held company. Lavinia Bulk Ltd’s bulk carriers are managed by Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. Lavinia Bulk Ltd commercially manages a large and modern fleet of mid- to large-size dry bulk carriers. Greek shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd CEO Panagiotis Laskaridis criticizes EU’s (European Union’s) Green politicians but expresses Greece must open up. 20-October-2020
Greek Laskaridis family-controlled Athens-based Lavinia Bulk Ltd. and Arrow Shipbroking scheduled annual golf day to raise money for seafarers. Lavinia Bulk Ltd. and Arrow Shipbroking raised $13,500 for seafarers who have been hard hit by the pandemic. Greek Laskaridis family-controlled Athens-based Lavinia Bulk Ltd. and Arrow Shipbroking scheduled annual golf day at the Coombe Hill Golf Club in London. Lavinia Bulk Ltd is a privately held company. Lavinia Bulk Ltd’s bulk carriers are managed by Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. Lavinia Bulk Ltd commercially manages a large and modern fleet of mid- to large-size dry bulk carriers. 1-October-2020
Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Corp acquired 2010 built post-panamax bulk carrier 93K MV Thalia (ex MV John Wulff) for about $13 million from German shipowner and operator Peter Dohle Schiffahrts. Laskaridis family-controlled Lavinia Corp has been expanding its fleet of large ships. After buying MV Thalia (ex MV John Wulff), Lavinia Corp increased post-panamax bulk carriers to five (5) in its fleet. In July 2019, German shipowner and operator Peter Dohle Schiffahrts put MV Thalia (ex MV John Wulff) on the sale and purchase (S&P) market. Since May 2019, Peter Dohle Schiffahrts three (3) ships. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Corp has a fleet of 43 bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. 25-September-2019
A conveyor belt has collapsed on Athens-based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd controlled 2017 built ultramax bulk carrier 63K DWT MV Leonidas during loading operations at Puerto Patillos Port in Chile. Greek Laskaridis family-controlled shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd controlled 2017 built ultramax bulk carrier 63K DWT MV Leonidas was loading salt cargo when the incident occurred.
Chile’s Maritime Authority will commence an investigation. Puerto Patillos Port Authority informed that one person had suffered minor injuries at the incident. Puerto Patillos Port Authority is assessing the best option to clear the MV Leonidas, minimizing damage to MV Leonidas and the port. 16-May-2019
Greek Laskaridis family-controlled shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd. makes rare tanker purchase. Athens based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd. acquired 2012 built tanker 18K DWT MT Chemical Aquarius for arround $11.5 million. Laskaridis Shipping Ltd.’s subsidiary Lavinia Bulk Ltd has a fleet of 40 bulk carriers. Furthermore, Laskaridis Shipping Ltd operates chemical tankers, product tankers, and reefer ships. Lavinia Bulk Ltd is a privately held company. Lavinia Bulk Ltd’s bulk carriers are managed by Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. Lavinia Bulk Ltd commercially manages a large and modern fleet of mid- to large-size dry bulk carriers. Athens based shipowner and operator Laskaridis Shipping Ltd. has made a rare foray into the secondhand market for a tanker to replenish the company’s fleet of small product carriers. Greek brothers Panos Laskaridis and Thanassis Laskaridis are best known for their dry bulk and reefer fleets. 8-January-2019
Danish Shipowner Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S sold four post-panamax bulk carriers to Oldendorff, SwissMarine and Laskaridis Shipping. 17-June-2016
Greek Laskaridis family acquired 2010 built post-panamax bulk carrier 92K DWT M/V Zeus (ex M/V Chitra Prem) for $9.8 million from Mercator Lines Singapore. Laskaridis sister company Laskaridis Shipping Ltd bought the bulk carrier. Even though Laskaridis family prefers expanding with new-buildings, they are now attracted by rock bottom prices for used bulk carriers. Currently, Laskaridis family’s fleet consists of around 30 bulk carriers. In April 2016, Singapore-listed Mercator Lines declared not to continue operating the ships due to its liabilities. Mercator Lines appointed two liquidators after creditor Malayan Banking (Maybank) enforced its security over a ship at the end of 2015. The debt burden on Mercator Lines Singapore’s fleet is so severe that creditors forcing the disposal of around all ships. 16-May-2016