Background
John Angelicoussis is the son of Anthony J. Angelicoussis (1918-1989) and Maria Papalios.Anthony J. Angelicoussis bought his first ship in 1953. John Angelicoussis joined his father"s company in 1973.
Owner of "Angelicoussis Shipping Group
John Angelicoussis is the son of Anthony J. Angelicoussis (1918-1989) and Maria Papalios.Anthony J. Angelicoussis bought his first ship in 1953. John Angelicoussis joined his father"s company in 1973.
In 1987, Anangel-American Shipholdings was floated on the Luxembourg stock market. Two years later the company listed on Nasdaq, where it remained until it was delisted in 2001. John Angelicoussis is the owner of Angelicoussis Shipping Group, which comprises Anangel Maritime Services, Maran Tankers Management and Maran Gas Maritime.
In June 2014, Anangel Maritime controlled a fleet of 48 dry bulk vessels (with 35 capesizes), Maran Tankers had a tanker fleet of 31 ships (including 23 VLCCs) and Maran Gas had 9 Liquefied Natural Gas carriers and 17 newbuildings on order.
The total fleet deadweight controlled by Anangel Maritime and Maran Tankers amounted to 18 million tonnes, while Maran Gas had 1.4 million cbm in the water and 2.8 million cbm on order, according to Tradewinds. In March 2015, Angelicoussis had a Netto worth of $2.4 billion, and a fleet of 96 ships, according to Bloomberg.
Apart from having the largest Greek-owned fleet, Angelicoussis controls the largest Greek-flag fleet, with only one bulk carrier under non-Greek colors and seven tankers, which are on bareboat charters. He was ranked 5th in 2015 and 4th in 2014 in the world in the Lloyd"s List Top 100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry.