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George Prokopiou & family

Greece 80 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Shipping
Industry
Logistics
Residence
Monaco
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

Assets

  • Dynagas LNG Partners
    15,595,000 shares @ -
    -
    DLNG-US
  • Lamda Development S.A.
    3,534,734 shares @ -
    -
    LAMDA-GR

Biography

George Prokopiou owns Greek shipping firms Dynacom, Dynagas Holding and Sea Traders, plus a 43% stake in publicly traded Dynagas LNG Partners.

He founded Sea Traders in 1974, Dynacom in 1991 and Dynagas in 2004 and took Dynagas LNG Partners public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013.

The firms collectively own 102 tankers, dry bulk cargo ships and LNG carriers. Dynagas was one of the first companies to operate Arctic LNG carriers that could operate in frozen waters.

In 2021, he acquired Greek shipyard Hellenic Shipyards in a public tender for $44 million.

He also owns real estate in Greece, Italy and London.