On Friday, 29th March 2024, the Cyprus Marine Club (CMC) hosted an interview with the President of the Olympia Ocean carriers and Vice President Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS), Mr. George Mouskas.
OOC is in charge of 7 Cape-size vessels and 4 Panamax/Kamsarmax ships with a total DWT of more than 1.5 million tons. All vessels are flying the Cyprus Flag.
Mr. George Mouskas has been always actively involved in Cyprus shipping and promoting the Cyprus flag, and in 2009, he was elected President of the Cyprus Union of Shipowners, a position he held until 2016. Today he is still actively supporting the Cyprus Union of Shipowners as the Vice-President.
George has also been a director on many boards related to shipping such as marine insurance companies and P & I Clubs. Currently, he is on the board of the UK P & I Defence Club Cyprus.
Mr. George Mouskas is married to Mary since 1975 and they have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
The interview, followed by dinner took place at the Gazebo Mare in Limassol Marina and was attended by 150 members and guests incl. Dr. Anthony Madella, Director of the Development and Competitiveness of Shipping Cluster Directorate, representing the Shipping Deputy Ministry, Mr. Stephen Cotton – General Secretary of ITF, and Mr. Polys Hajioannou – Vice President of CUS.
President of Cyprus Marine Club, Captain Eberhard Koch, shared his contentment about the high number of guests and welcomed new members: Columbia Shipmanagement (Corporate Member) and Mr. Ronan Le Du (Individual Member).Capt. Koch also announced the next CMC events scheduled for 19th April, 24th May, 7th June, and 9th July.
The role of the interview Moderator took up Mrs. Julia Paczkowska, General Secretary of Cyprus Marine Club who challenged Mr. Mouskas with a dozen thought-provoking questions.
Mr. G. Mouskas had the opportunity to talk about shipping in his life and present to the audience his personal views on the regulations affecting the maritime sector, his business philosophy, market prognosis, EU ETS, and IMO credibility. He elaborated on the strongest and weakest points of the Cyprus Flag, the situation on the Red Sea- the havoc caused by Houthi and how their actions affect commercial shipping. Mr. Mouskas also shared his views on the effectiveness of sanctions imposed on Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and other key topics concerning the shipping industry,
Mr. Mouskas also shared the inspiring success story of his father, Mr. Kyriacos Mouskas’ which left the audience emotional.
When Mr. Mouskas was asked how he measures success he concluded that integrity, honesty, and respect are the core values to which he attributes his accomplishments.
The open-hearted, engaging interview concluded at 19:30 hrs and brought further fascinating conversations among an enthusiastic audience, who explored interesting topics with Mr. G. Mouskas and continued sharing their thoughts during the dinner.
We would like to express our appreciation to PNS Management for the flawless organization of the evening.
We are pleased to share with you a link to the pictures taken during the evening:
https://cyprusmarineclub.org.
CMC GET TOGETHER – 29.03.2024, 18: 30 hrs Gazebo, Limassol Marina.
” MY LIFE IN SHIPPING“- an INTERVIEW with Mr GEORGE MOUSKAS,
President of Olympia Ocean Carriers Ltd. & Vice President of Cyprus Union of Shipowners.
Dear Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,
We have the great pleasure of inviting you to our next Get-Together on 29th March 2024, 18:30 hrs at Gazebo Mare with an INTERVIEW “My Life in Shipping” with Mr George Mouskas | President of Olympia Ocean Carriers Ltd. & Vice President of Cyprus Union of Shipowners.
Registrations will open at 18:00 hrs to ensure that the Interview starts timely at 18:30 hrs.
A rich buffet dinner will be offered to all participants immediately after the Interview. Please note that the deadline for registrations is 25th March 2024.
We are looking forward to seeing you all on Friday, 29th of March.
George Mouskas was born on 14th July 1953 in London.
He was brought up in the UK where he went to school and pursued his law studies.
He graduated in 1976 and straight after his studies, Mr. Mouskas joined the family business, Zela Shipping Co Ltd., a company founded in 1963 by his father Kyriacos, and Zenon, George’s elder brother.
After their father had retired to Athens in 1977, George was initially mainly responsible for tanker chartering as well as running the company with his brother.
The company continued its operations in London and specialized in all types of bulk carriers. Around 1990, both, Zenon and George, decided to invest exclusively in Capesize vessels.
In 1997, two new building Capesize vessels were ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. They performed well therefore in 2002 another sister ship was ordered. Subsequently, many more vessels were built as well as second-hand acquisitions were carried out.
In 2014 George and Zenon took the strategic decision to move, both, their London office and Athens office to Limassol. A new management company, namely Olympia Ocean Carriers Ltd. was created to manage the ships. Today OOC is in charge of 7 Cape size vessels and 4 Panamax/Kamsarmax ships with a total DWT in excess of 1.5 million tons. All vessels are flying the Cyprus Flag.
Nowadays, George is not alone in overseeing the entire company. His two nephews, Kikis and Antonis, as well as his son, Kyriacos, are by his side to ensure smooth running of the organization.
The move to Limassol, 10 years ago, has proven to be a very successful one and has enabled the company to flourish and make great progress. Olympia Ocean Carriers Ltd. has been always striving to invest in modern second-hand ships as well as New Buildings. The last new building, a 182,000 Capesize vessel was delivered in April 2023 at JMU in Japan and has been successfully chartered since its delivery.
George was always actively involved in Cyprus shipping and promoting the Cyprus flag, and in 2009 was elected President of the Cyprus Union of Shipowners, a position he held until 2016.
Today he is still actively supporting the Cyprus Union of Shipowners as the Vice-President.
George has also been a Director on many boards related to shipping such as marine insurance companies and P & I Clubs. Currently, he is on the board of the UK P & I Defence Club Cyprus.
Mr. George Mouskas has been married to Mary since 1975 and they have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
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