Seatrade-Maritime: Number of Greek owners with fleets of 1 million tonnes jumps 24%
Published by Seatrade-Maritime
The 39th annual survey by Naftiliaki Greek Shipping Review of Greece’s fleets over 1 million dwt – the ‘Tonne Millionaires’– revealed a record-breaking 97 Greek and Greece-based shipping companies were members of this elite club.
The number of companies with fleets of over 1m dwt increased by 24.3% from the 78 listed in 2025.
This year’s list underlines the ongoing development of fleets in the Greek cluster, as newbuildings are delivered and Greeks remain key players in the sale and purchase ring, renewing their fleets and becoming more energy efficient.
According to Naftiliaki’s records and information gleaned from the market, at mid-April, the 97 companies from the Greek maritime cluster owning fleets of over 1m dwt were trading a total of 3,726 ocean-going ships up 402 ships from 2025.
This year saw 24 new entries to the Tonne Millionaires list, with two returning to the club from the 2023 and an additional two returning from the 2024 list. Four companies have dropped off the list, and one company, Samos Steamship, was reshaped into two different owners, Carlova Maritime and JHI Steamship.
Diversity remains a feature of the list; however, the number of dedicated fleets rose by eight to 27. Six of the additions are in the dry bulk sector and three in tankers, bringing their representation in the dedicated list to 18 and nine, respectively.
Overall, the Tonne Millionaires operate 1,699 bulkers, and 1,164 tankers; the 464 containerships are spread across 21 companies in the list. There are also 173 LNG carriers, 130 LPG carriers, and 22 reefers, of which 20 are operated by Laskaridis Shipping.
First place on the list is once again occupied by the Maria Angelicoussis-controlled Maran Group despite its 141-ship fleet of some 25,382,908 dwt being down in both ships and dwt terms.
The Top 10
1 – Maria Angelicoussis-controlled Maran Group
2 – George Economou-led TMS / Cardiff
3 – Petros Pappas-controlled Star Bulk / Oceanbulk / Product Shipping
4 – Angeliki Frangou-led Navios
5 – George Procopiou-controlled Dynacom / Dynagas / Sea Traders
6 – Anna Angelicoussi’s Group – Alpha Gas / Alpha Tankers / Pantheon Tankers
7 – Nikolas Martinos-led Thenamaris
8 – Nikolaos Tsakos-led Tsakos Group.
9 – Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, buyer of Euronav Ship Management (Hellas),
10 – Andreas Martinos-led Minerva
The 24 newcomers in 2026 and their place in the rankings
43 – Helikon Shipping Enterprises
46 – Newport SA
48 – Ciner Ship Management
52 – Carlova Maritime
54 – Seamar Management SA
60 – Iblea Shipmanagement
65 – Angelakos (Hellas) SA,
67 – Hellespont Steamship
68 – Altomare / Smart Tankers
70 – JHI Steamship
72 – Star Marine / Lion Bulk Carriers
73 – Velos Tankers/Dry
76 – Erasmus Corp
80 – Performance Shipping
81 – Kyla Shipping
82 – Navitas Compania Maritima
83 – Delos Navigation / Akrotiri Tankers
84 – Pleiades Shipping Agents
85 – Prime Tanker Management
86 – Sea Pioneer Shipping
93 – Meadway Bulkers
94 – Stamco,
96 – Naftomar Shipping
97 – Carras (Hellas)
Gone from the list are three companies as Eurotankers, Drylog, and Minoa Marine Limited all fell short of the 1m dwt threshold.
Also out of the list are the N.J. Goulandris Group companies Andriaki Shipping and Hydroussa Navigation, which should be counted as separate entities. However, cumulatively, they operate 18 vessels of 1,768,005 dwt.
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