Director & Secretary General of INTERCARGO (the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners)
Bio
Kostas is a professional with 20 years of experience. His current areas of interest include sustainability, ESG, and innovation. His work has been focusing on maritime policy matters and the shipping industry's environmental soundness, decarbonisation, operational and energy efficiency.
He has been Director and Secretary General of INTERCARGO since 2016, during which time the Association’s Membership has more than doubled to over 25% (basis deadweight) of the global dry bulk fleet, bringing together some 220 companies from 30 countries promoting quality dry bulk shipping.
He holds a PhD in Maritime Transport from the National Technical University of Athens - NTUA (Laboratory for Maritime Transport, School of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering), a M.Sc. in International Business (Manchester School of Management, UMIST) and a M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in energy (NTUA).