Press Release: Capt. Panagiotis N. Tsakos Named Connecticut Maritime Association 2015 Commodore

Capt. Panagiotis N. Tsakos, Founder of the Tsakos Group has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2015.

Capt. Tsakos follows a long succession of influential maritime industry leaders as Commodore.  The 2015 Commodore Award will be presented on March 25, 2015 at the Gala Dinner marking the conclusion of the annual Connecticut Maritime Association conference and trade exposition, at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

The Award is given each year to a person in the international maritime industry who has contributed to the growth and development of the industry. Captain Tsakos has dedicated his life to the sea, to the welfare of the people at sea, to caring for and protecting the environment and building a successful commercial shipping company.

Ian Workman, President of the CMA, upon making the announcement, stated, "Captain Tsakos represents the finest qualities of service, creativity and commitment to our industry and the seafarers and women and men who safely manage ships and trade the world over.  The CMA is honored to present Captain Tsakos with the 2015 Commodore Award.  He is a leader we can all admire."

Former CMA Commodores include: Ole Skaarup, Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, George Livanos, Phil Loree, Thomas Moran, Gregory Hadjieleftheriadis, Helmut Sohmen, Gerhard Kurz, William O'Neil, Richard du Moulin, Per Heidenreich, Marc Saverys, Frank Tsao, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Peter Georgiopoulos, C. Sean Day, Torben Jensen, Morten Arntzen, John Fredriksen, Capt. Wei Jiafu, Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Angeliki Frangou, Øivind Lorentzen, III, Peter Evensen and in 2014 Robert Bugbee.

About the Tsakos Group

Tsakos Shipping & Trading controls a diversified fleet of approximately 70 vessels. The Tsakos Group also includes the publicly traded Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (NYSE: TEN) which has a fleet of 51 vessels.

In 2010, The Tsakos Group and Schoeller Holdings established Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement, which now has a fleet of 65 vessels. The company is also involved in ship repair and offshore.

About the CMA

The Connecticut Maritime Association is a non-profit organization built by its members for its members. It is an Association made of individuals representing every aspect of shipping and international trade.

About CMA Shipping 2015

For the past 30 years the Connecticut Maritime Association has convened a trade show and conference in Stamford, Connecticut that has dealt with the commanding issues of the day, provided a dynamic commercial market place for products and services and brought together the international leaders of the shipping industry to seriously address opportunities and challenges from environmental regulations, piracy to burgeoning trade with China and employment.