Kostas Gkonis

Sinotrans Shipping Ltd. engages in the provision of shipping services. It operates through the following segments: Dry Bulk Shipping, Container Shipping, and Others. The Dry Bulk Shipping segment involves in dry bulk vessel time and dry bulk cargo voyage chartering. The Container Shipping segment includes container vessel time chartering, container line service, and freight forwarding. The Others segment comprises of shipping agency, ship management, and liquefied natural gas shipping business. The company was founded on January 13, 2003 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Ltd. provides sea freight transportation services. It also provides ship management services, including technical operation, maintenance, safety and environmental procedures, purchasing and crewing. The firm operates a fleet of 42 tankers, bulk carriers and inter-island ferries. The company was founded in 1949 by Peter George Livanos and is located in Piraeus, Greece.

RINA SpA engages in the provision of naval classification, testing, inspection, and training solutions. It offers digital and space technologies, web-based platforms, systems engineering, big data analytics, and energy storage services. The company was founded in 1861 and is headquartered in Genoa, Italy.

American Bureau of Shipping engages in the provision of classification services to marine, offshore, and gas industry. It offers government, container certification, rapid response damage assessment, type approval, and maritime training. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

Liberty Maritime Corp. provides marine management and operational services. Its services include vessel operations, chartering, engineering and technical vessel services, ship maintenance, crew training and placement, cargo loading, handling and discharge. The company was founded by Philip J. Shapiro in 1988 and is headquartered in Lake Success, NY.

China Classification Society provides classification services to ships, offshore installations and related industrial products. The firm also provides certification, offshore engineering, product inspection, supervision and testing services. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

GrandUnion, Inc. is an acquisition vehicle controlled by Michael Zolotas and Nicholas Fistes. The private company is based in Piraeus, Greece. The Greek company was founded by Nicholas G. Fistes, Michail S. Zolotas.

Sinomarine Ltd. engages in shipyard trading, maintenance, leasing, and informative consulting activities. The firm was founded on December 24, 1984 and it is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Korean Register of Shipping offers cradle-to-grave services for ships and marine structures in terms of technical support and R&D. The private company is based in Daejeon, South Korea.