Empros Lines Shipping Co

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Liner Services - Ship Management - Port Agents Liner Services: Continent - Greece every 15 days Continent - Turkey every 10 days N. Spain - Greece every 15 days N. Spain - Turkey every 15 days

Today’s Empros Lines group traces its origins to the last third of the nineteenth century, when George P.Dracopoulos and the Azoff grain merchant Ambanopoulos owned the 280 n.r.t. barque Philadelphos. His son, Markos G. Dracopoulos, in 1914 became the owner and Master of the s/s Empros. In 1950, George Dracopoulos, son of Markos, using as seed capital the insurance from the s/s Empros which was lost during the the First World War, founded Empros Lines. He named the newly established company "Empros Lines" as homage to his father's vessel. The company's first vessel was the s/s Princeton, which was renamed Avance. Since its establishment Empros Lines has developed into a managing company of a modern fleet of liner vessels and bulk-carriers, as well as a liner operator and charterer. Throughout its history, Empros Lines has strived to maintain and enhance its reputation of fairness, credibility, punctuality and integrity. Today, the group’s activities break down as follows: Liner Operators The company runs a fortnightly liner service utilizing multi-purpose vessels, from the main ports of the Continent to Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. Over the years, Empros Lines has become specialised in the transportation of bulky, project and valuable delicate cargoes. It is a natural development that many leading names in European industry have come to entrust Empros Lines vessels with the transportation of their products. Charterers Empros Lines charters in about 35 vessels every year, for the execution of various contracts. Even though the company has been involved in this activity for the last 30 years, they can state with pride that there have not been any major disputes with the owners of vessels chartered in, and that the company has always fulfilled its charter party obligations punctually. In a market, where operators appear one day only to disappear the next, Empros Lines has acquired the reputation of a serious, professional and reliable player. Shipmanagers All vessels managed by Empros Lines are subject to the highest maintenance and safety standards. All vessels under management have already received, or are close to receiving their ISM certification. Long serving qualified officers assisted by skilled lower rank crews ensure the competent manning of the Company's fleet, continued safety onboard and reliable performance for the charterers of the company’s vessels. All shore personnel are carefully selected among the most experienced and capable individuals involved in shipping. Both office and vessels are fitted with the advanced tools and technology to assist them in meeting the demands placed on modern ship managers and operators.