Dimitrios Fafalios

Secretary, Union of Greek Shipowners

President, Fafalios Shipping, Greece

EDUCATION

 

Jan 1965 - Dec 1972:        Arnold House School, Loudoun Road London NW8

 

Jan 1973 - Jun 1977:         Westminster School, 17a Dean’s Yard London SW1P

 

Oct 1977 –Jun 1980:        University of Newcastle upon Tyne, B.Sc. (Hons) in Naval                             Architecture and Shipbuilding.

                                              Armstrong Building, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

1981 - 1982 :                     Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MS in Ocean   Systems Management.

                                          Dept XIII, Mass. Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

1984 to 2008 :                   Fafalios Ltd., London, Shipbrokers representing Bulk Carrier Owners predominantly, but also other dry cargo ship types.

                                          Main responsibilities are in Technical and Operations but also provided full support to Chartering, Insurance, Purchasing and Commercial departments.

                                          Technical Director of Fafalios Ltd. since March 1995.

                                          Attended more than 45 vessels dry dockings and major repairs co-ordinated supervision and plan approval for

1 x Panamax bulk carrier built at B&W in Denmark (1984-1985)

Co-ordinated supervision and plan approval for 2xPanamax bulk carriers built at Hitachi Ariake, Japan (2000-2001)

 

2008 to Present :              Fafalios Shipping S.A., Piraeus, Managers of Bulk Carrier Vessels. Responsibilities similar to those at Fafalios Ltd., London.

Director since 2008

 

 

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS / BODIES

 

INTERCARGO (International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners)

 

2019 to Present :        Chairman of Intercargo.

 

1999 to Present :        Original Member of Intercargo Technical Committee (CASTEC).

                                    Chairman of CASTEC from October 2009 until October 2018.

 

ICS (International Chamber of Shipping)

 

1992 - 1994 :              Member of International Chamber of Shipping (I.C.S.) Ad Hoc Group on Bulk Carriers.

 

1995 to Present :       Chairman of I.C.S. Bulk Carrier Panel. Vice Chairman of Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee.

 

1995 to Present :        Member of I.C.S. Marine Committee.

 

1988 to 1998 :             Member of I.C.S. Container Committee.

 

2014 to Present :        Alternate Member of I.C.S. Board representing Union of Greek

Shipowners (U.G.S.).

 

GSCC (Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee)

 

1987 to 2008 :             Member of Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee (G.S.C.C.) Technical Sub-Committee.

 

UGS (United of Greek Shipowners)

 

2009 to Present :        Member of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Ad Hoc Technical Committee.

 

2009 to Present :        Member of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Foreign Affairs Committee

 

2015 to Present :        Member of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Board

 

2009 to 2012 :             Member of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Maritime Safety and Marine Environment Protection Committee

 

2012 to 2018 :             Vice President of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Maritime Safety and Marine Environment Protection Committee

 

2018 to Present :        Chairman of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Maritime Safety and Marine Environment Protection Committee

 

2022 to Present:         Secretary of Union of Greek Shipowners (U.G.S.) Board      

 

HCS (Hellenic Chamber of Shipping)

2010 to Present:         Member of Hellenic Chamber of Shipping Board of Directors (N.E.E.)

 

 

 

 

CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES

 

IACS (International Association of Classification Societies)

2004 to 2006 :             Member of IACS/Industry European Review Group (ERG) for Joint Bulk Carrier Project (JBP) creating input for common structural Rules CSR for Bulk Carriers.

 

2010 to 2011 :             Member of IACS / Industry EAG on Harmonization of CSR with IMO GBS.

 

2018 to Present :        Member of IACS/INDUSTRY Technical EAG on Rule Change Proposals for CSR BC & OT

 

 

LLOYDS (Lloyd’s Register)

1990 to Present :        Member of Lloyd’s Register Technical Committee.

 

                                   

ABS (American Bureau of Shipping)

1993 to Present :        Member of American Bureau of Shipping (A.B.S.) Technical Committee.

 

1987 to 2002 :             Member and Vice-Chairman of A.B.S. U.K. Technical Committee.

 

1992 to Present :        Member of A.B.S. European Technical Committee.

 

2017 to Present :        Member of A.B.S. Hellenic Technical Committee.

 

2010 to Present :        Member of A.B.S. Hellenic Committee.

 

 

DNV (Det Norske Veritas)

1993 to Present :        Member of Det Norske Veritas (D.N.V.) London Technical Committee.

 

2008 to Present :        Member of D.N.V. Greek Technical Committee.

 

2017 to Present :        Chairman of DNVGL Hellenic Bulk Carrier Working Group (BCWG)

 

2014 to Present :        Member of D.N.V. GL Greek National Committee

 

 

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)

 

2014 to Present :        Member of NK Greek Technical Committee.