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Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos (Greek: Βασίλειος Κωνσταντακόπουλος Vassilis Constantakopoulos) 29 June 1935 - 25 January 2011) was, a Greek captain, shipowner and entrepreneur.
Capt Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos - bio - Greek Shipping Hall of Fame. 1935-2011. Father of Greek containership owning. Chairman of HELMEPA, founder & principal supporter of HELMEPA Junior. Major benefactor of Messinia. IT IS hard to think of shipowners who have left an entirely positive legend.
Captain Vassilis had been a passionate environmental activist already since the 1970s. He was one of the first members of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA), and a founding member of HELMEPA Junior, whose exhibition is housed in the building of Costamare.
Jan 25, 2011 · Founder of Costamare and an aristocrat, captain Vasilis Constantakopoulos drew his last breath at 76, early this morning, stricken by cancer against which he had been fighting in the last years. Before passing away, he managed to see his great dream become a reality.
In recognition of his contribution, the local authorities named in 2012, a year after his death, the international airport of Kalamata –Messenia’s capital– “Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos”. Perhaps one of Constantakopoulos’ best calculated moves were his succession plans.
Shipowner captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos facilitated through his generous financial support most of the necessary expenses for the preparation of the ship to be safely towed to Greece, as well as the cost for its conversion in order to appear in the form that Liberty ships sailed during peacetime.
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Jan 25, 2011 · Vassilis Konstantakopoulos, one of Greece?s best-known shipowners and the man behind one of the country?s biggest tourist resorts, Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese, has died at the age of 76.
