Event

11th Online Members’ Meeting and New Year Pitta cutting of the Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus

Costis Frangoulis with Danae Bezantakou

On February 1, the 11th online Members’ Meeting of the Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, took place with great success. This was the first Members’ Meeting for the New Year, which was followed by the traditional cutting of the New Year's Pitta.

The guest speaker was Richard Gilmore, Executive Vice President of Maran Gas Maritime Inc. The topic of his presentation was "LNG Shipping - Past, Present and Future".

In his speech, Mr. Gilmore analyzed the features and peculiarities of LNG Shipping over time, spoke about the prospects and challenges in the global market, emphasized the important future role of technology and environmental issues.

After the interesting discussion that followed, the President of the club, Costis Frangoulis, cut the traditional pitta and made the draw among all those present for the 2021 lucky “flouri” together with Secretary General, Danae Bezantakou.

This year, the coin was won by our member Sophie Cotzia who received a traditional Konstantinato coin, a Propeller Silver Plate, an AMVER Awards 2020 Album and also the book Seaborne Trade Leaders by George Foustanos.

Nikolas Theodorou, George Tsouris, John Papazafiriou, Jenny Pournara and Minas Tsamopoulos also won an AMVER Awards 2020 Album. "Although the unprecedented COVID restrictions force us apart, the Propeller Club always stays close to its members, maintaining communication and honoring tradition," said Mr. Frangoulis. "I hope things improve and that we may be together again soon, all in good health.”

About the International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus

The idea for the Propeller Club was conceived in New York in 1922 by a group of professionals engaged in the merchant marine industry. They would meet regularly to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern.

These meetings led to the foundation of the Propeller Club of the United States, with the aim of promoting the US merchant marine industry and international shipping to create a better world through sea commerce.

The name “Propeller” is symbolic of propulsion, the driving force required to achieve the Club’s objectives.

The Propeller Club’s world headquarters is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and today there are Clubs in almost every port of the United States, as well as in 33 cities throughout the world.

The Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, was founded in 1935.

It is the second oldest active Club outside the United States and, in terms of membership, the second largest Club in the world.

The remarkable success of the Club is due to the interest and active participation of its membership and the Board of Governors.