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Francesco Melachrinos

MD / Commercial Manager

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Anna Papadopoulou

Chief Financial Officer

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Capt. George Kazimirov

Port Captain

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Dimitrios Dertouzos

Marine Engineer

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Affar Shipping Inc.
44-46 Vouliagmenis Avenue
16673 Athens, Greece

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Dimitrios Dertouzos

Marine Engineer

Shipping Experience: 48 years (17 years at sea)

Previous Positions: 3rd-2nd-Chief Engineer, Superintendent Engineer.

Education: Sivitanidios Public School of Trades & Vocations, Merchant Marine Academy.

Operator Assistant

Operator Assistant

Shipping Experience: 4 years

Capt. George Kazimirov

Port Captain

Shipping Experience: 32 years (12 years at sea)

Has worked in a many dry bulk shipping companies as a dry bulk operator following his completion of services at sea.

Anna Papadopoulou

Chief Financial Officer

Shipping Experience: 9 years

2025 – Present

Head of Legal & Finance at Affar Shipping

2023 – Present

Head of Legal & Finance at Nomchart

2018 – 2023

HFW Shipping Finance Department

2017 – 2018

Watson Farley Shipping Finance Department

Anna has worked in investment banking and capital raising at Lazard, JP Morgan and Forum Partners. She also has experience working in private banking at Pictet in London.

Anna holds a Bachelor degree from London School of Economics and MA in Business & Law from BPP, London.

Francesco Melachrinos

Managing Director

Shipping experience: 25 years

2025 – Present

Managing Director at Affar Shipping

2021 – Present

Managing Director at Nomchart

2016 – 2023

Managing Director at Forth Shipping

2013 – 2016

Director at Rainbow Shipmanagement, focused on the dry bulk Panamax segment

2008 – 2013

Chartering Shipbroker at Simpson, Spence, Young (London), Panamax department

Constant support to the family business during high-school/college studies on board and offshore.

Working experiences at Eastmed, Eurobank, Superfast Ferries.

Has carried out ten (10) Dry-Dock repairs for Panamax Vessels in China.

Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship and Global Business Management from Babson College, Boston, USA.

Master of Science in Shipping, Trade, and Finance from Cass Business School, City University, London, UK.