| The Pateras family originates from Oinousses, a small
island situated in the northeastern Aegean. Ďver
the past century and a half, many family members
established various independent shipping groups
which have played an active and prominent role in the
shipping industry. |
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The sailing vessel "VASSILIKI" owned by the Pateras family (1906) |
Ioannis
Pateras (1770-1840) was the head of the family. His son Michael (1800-1870) had three sons, Kostantis, Dimitris and Markos (1832-1912).
Markos, had seven sons and served as a captain on board the family’s sailing ships. Two of his sons, Ioannis
(1858-1930) and Diamantis, also became captains
and served on board the family’s ships. The latter, lost
his life heroically whilst saving his entire crew when
the family owned sailing ship "RODON" foundered
in 1915. |
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Basil, George and Nikolas (1890-1953), sons of
Ioannis, led the way into the steamship era, through the acquisitions of the "KOSTIS" in 1925 and the
"DIRPHYS" in 1937 which was sunk by enemy forces
during WW II. |
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The first steamship of the family,
"KOSTIS" (1925) |
The Liberty cargo ship "DIRPHYS", acquired by the family after WW II (1947) |
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In 1947, the three brothers acquired a Liberty cargo
ship, which was also named "DIRPHYS", and laid the
foundations for the re-establishment of the family’s
presence in ocean-going shipping after WW II. |
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The cargo ship "ARIS", owned by the brothers John & Diamantis N. Pateras (1970) |
In
1953, after Nikolas passed away, his sons John
(1931-2000) and Diamantis (1933-2009), established
Pateras Brothers Ltd. which, from 1957 to 1986,
acquired and managed a total of 30 dry cargo ships. |
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| In 1986, the son of Diamantis, Nikolas D. Pateras
(b. 1963) joined Pateras Brothers Limited after
completing his education in England and in 1992 took
over the management of the company and the fleet. In
1994, Pacific & Atlantic Shipmanagers was established.
In the following years the company has been actively
involved in the management of over 100 ocean-going
ships transporting millions of tons of cargo worldwide.
The company created thousands of employment
positions and contributed with much needed foreign
exchange income to the Greek economy. Until 2007 it was the 3rd largest shipmanagement
company in Greece with a fleet of 50 ships, employing
1,500 seafarers as well as 120 shore based office
personnel. |
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The handysize bulker "ARCHONDAS" owned by N. D. Pateras (1998) |
The geard panamax bulker "OINOUSSIOS" (2007) |
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The relocation of the company’s offices to its new
headquarters in the centre of Athens at 2003, was an
important milestone in its history. It marked the start
of a new era and was highlighted by a large scale
renewal of its managed fleet. The Company also
upgraded the services it provided to its clients, by
harmonizing its management and operations to meet
the rapidly increasing challenges in the shipping and
transportation industry. |
