Shippingtelegraph: US applauds Greek shipping and crews’ efforts for heroic lifesaving efforts at sea
Numerous Greek shipping companies were honored for their active participation in the AMVER program at the 33rd AMVER Greek Awards Ceremony, held at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel on December 16.
This gathering of the Greek maritime community was graced by the presence of government officials, prominent US diplomats, and key representatives from Greek shipping companies, and it was organized by the International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Greece and the United States Coast Guard.
During the ceremony, 193 Greek shipping companies and 1,836 vessels were honored for their participation in the AMVER program, marking also a milestone year as the Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus celebrated 90 years of history and service to the maritime community.
The 33rd AMVER Greek Awards Ceremony took place at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel, under the theme ‘Hope at Sea’ and brought together 900 guests, including senior figures from shipping, government, and the armed forces.
The evening included the presentation of the Fidelity Awards for the top-performing companies over the past decade, recognition of the Top 10 companies with the largest fleet participation in 2025, and the Rescue Awards for vessels involved in 12 rescue operations, saving 97 lives at sea.
Addresses were delivered -among others- by the President of the International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus Costis Frangoulis and the United States Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
The American president, through the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, thanked Greek shipping companies and their crews for their professionalism, self-sacrifice, and deep maritime conscience, that transform the strength of Greek shipping into an act of humanitarianism.
Emphasizing maritime safety, volunteerism, and the shared values uniting Greece and the United States, Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle praised the AMVER award-winning maritime firms for safeguarding lives at sea across the globe.
Ambassador Guilfoyle made special mention to Greek vessels and their crews who saved a huge number of people at sea this year in partnership with this lifesaving U.S. Coast Guard initiative.
AMVER is a living proof that Greek shipping is not limited to its economic power but transforms it daily into an act of humanitarianism.
The International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus, was founded on 25 October 1935. Among the members, one encounters -inter alios- shipowners and executives of shipping companies, businessmen and other executives from the maritime cluster, and executives of multinational companies, headquartered in Greece.
This year’s ceremony, under the theme ‘Hope at Sea’ confirmed that Greek shipping is not measured only in ships and tonnage, but – above all – in human lives saved, keeping alive the deepest tradition of seamanship.
Many owe their survival to the courage and deep sense of responsibility of Greek seafarers and the ships linked to Greek interests.
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