Costamare Shipping Services Ltd.

Overview

Costamare Shipping Company S.A., first used as a name in 1975 by Captain Vasileios Konstantakopoulos to manage the family's existing fleet, diversified into containership ownership in 1984. Generates stable cash flow via multi-year, fixed-rate time charters to major liner companies. Listed on the NYSE in 2010 (as Costamare Inc.) while retaining family operational control through a dual-class share structure under current Chairman & CEO Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos (son of the founder). The family also invests in a dry-bulk shipping platform, real estate, and maritime private credit.

Key Facts

Type

Family Holding Company