CERTIFICATE IN SHIPPING COURSE

Konstantina Nikolaou is currently working as a Tanker Shipbroker in Gregale Shipping Ltd and has significant experience in Chartering and Operations Depts. Konstantina holds a BSc in Management and Business Administration from Athens University of Economics and Business. She is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and teaches Introduction to Shipping, Shipping Business and Tanker Chartering.

Capt. Dimitris Ntatsios is a Master Mariner Class A’, a PhD.c of the University of the Aegean, holds a M.Sc. in Shipping, International Trade and Finance of the University of Piraeus and a B.Sc. in Economic Science of the University of Thessaly. He is also a certified DPA, CSO and SSO, as well as an accredited ISM, ISPS, MLC Lead Auditor, a Tanker Management and Self-Assessment (TMSA) Assessor and an unlimited dynamic positioning Officer (DPO) of the U.K Nautical Institute. He has been working in the maritime and shipping industry since 1994, by providing his services as a Master Mariner Class A’ onboard ocean oil tanker Vessels, as well as a chartering operations manager in ship owning and managing companies, operating in tankers oil market and he has worked also in the commercial operations, vetting, safety & quality, marine and claims departments over the years.

He is a member of the Hellenic Master Mariners Union, the Port Captains Club, the Hellenic Marine Environmental Protection Association and the Greenpeace International. He is also a committee member of the Norwegian Hull Club, associate fellow of the Nautical Institute and a member of the International Institute of Marine Surveyors. He teaches Ship Operations & Management and Tanker Chartering at HMC/ICS Greek Branch.

Simon started his career at a ship-owning company in Liverpool. He became a Ship Sale & Purchase broker, also in Liverpool, in 1993 before moving to London in 1997. In 2008 he moved to Greece to open and run HSBC Shipping Services Ltd in Piraeus. Despite moving back to London at the end of 2012, he returned to Greece in 2013 to open a new Sale & Purchase joint venture in Piraeus with Ursa Shipbrokers, reaffirming his longstanding commitment to the Greek shipping industry.

A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers since 1995 and member of the Institute’s Education and Training Committee. He teaches Introduction to Shipping, Shipping Business, Economics of Sea Transport and Ship Sale & Purchase at HMC/ICS Greek Branch. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Piraeus, Athens University of Economics and Business, Alba and other Universities and Educational Institutions both in Greece and abroad.

Constantine is a graduate of Boston University in Political Science and International Economics. Following graduation, he served as an officer in the United States Army. Upon honorable discharge, he pursued specialized education in finance and investment, beginning his career with premier international financial institutions in New York, where he developed the foundation for over three decades of experience in investment advisory services, banking, and shipping. Based in Athens since 2004, Constantine has been active in shipbroking, focusing on Sale and Purchase transactions, ship valuations and special projects across a broad range of vessel types, including dry, wet, and offshore. Currently director of TFX Shipbroking LTD pursuing capital advisory and sale  & purchase shipping projects services.

He teaches Introduction to Shipping, Shipping Business and Sale & Purchase at HMC/ICS Greek Βranch.

Tom Boothby, FICS, is a maritime professional with extensive experience in port services management and ship agency. Currently, as the Assistant Manager at Greypen Group. With a career spanning over a decade, Tom has held various roles at Clarksons, including Assistant Manager and Agency Operator, and has worked on major projects of national importance, gaining valuable insights and experience from different parts of the UK. He is a Fellow of ICS and actively engaged in tutoring, particularly in Port Agency, contributing to the professional development of future maritime professionals. Tom is a member of the ICS Controlling Council and serves as an exam assessor.