Mr. Andreas Hadjiyiannis is a self – made shipowner.
He is the founder of CYPRUS SEA LINES CO. LTD, CYPRUS MARITIME CO. LTD., HELLENIC TANKERS CO. LTD. and served as chairman from the start.
All three companies are privately owned. The Companies have traded over 400 ships and at present their combined fleet of tankers, containers and bulk carriers consists of over 50 ships in excess of 5M DWT.
Mr. Andreas Hadjiyiannis, a director of several major Classification Societies and International Shipping Organizations, is a Founding Member and the President of the Cyprus Union of Shipowners.
Mr. Andreas Hadjiyiannis has received a number of awards and recognitions. In the field of International Shipping he received in 1993 a Plaque of Recognition from the Republic of the Philippines House of Representatives and he was twice presented by H.E. the President of the Republic of Cyprus the KEBE Business Leader Award, in 2007 and in 2023.