Speaker Bio

Panos Zachariadis is Technical Director of Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd since 1996. The company operates 20 bulk carriers. From 1984 to 1996, he was Marine Superintendent in the company’s New York office. His 43 years of shipping experience spans diverse areas, including sea service in bulk carriers and oil tankers, dry dock repairs, new-building supervision, negotiations and specifications, ship operations, and chartering. He holds a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MSE degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan. From 2004 to 2020 he has been attending the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a member of the Greek delegation. He was extensively involved with IMO’s Goal Based Standards regulation and the Greek study which reversed the IMO decision to make double-hull bulk carriers mandatory. He was also instrumental in developing the IMO coating standard (PSPC) for ships’ ballast tanks. He was also extensively involved in the new IMO environmental regulations for ships (EEDI, EEXI, MBMs) while opposing operational indicators (CII). Together with major shipyards, he has applied numerous energy-saving ideas, some of which have become industry standards. He has served on BIMCO's drafting committees to prepare the new BIMCO charterparty clauses for ETS, EEXI, and CII. He has written numerous technical guides, papers, and articles and has been honored with the 2011 Efkranti award for his contribution to Greek shipping, the Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association 2017 "Maritime Personality" award, the 2017 Lloyd's List "Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection" award, the 2019 Green4Sea "Personality" award, and the 2021 Lloyd's List "Technical Achievement" award. He is a Fellow member of the American Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and a member of the technical committees of the Union of Greek Shipowners, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and Lloyd's Register (LR). Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), National Expert (Greece) of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) TC8 (ships and marine technology), Member of BIMCO Marine Committee, INTERCARGO Executive Committee, and on the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, the Hellenic Marine Protection Association (HELMEPA), and the Marine Technical Managers Association (MARTECMA).