One Hundred People 2025 countdown — 40-26
The full list will be released on Friday, December 12, alongside an exclusive PDF edition for subscribers
Lloyd’s List has launched its annual One Hundred People ranking, the definitive guide to the most influential figures shaping the maritime industry. The list will continue to unfold daily, culminating on Friday with the announcement of the Top 10 and the unveiling of the industry’s most influential figure for 2025
26 / Melina Travlos, Union of Greek Shipowners
Re-elected for a second term as head of the world’s largest national shipowners’ association, Travlos uses every opportunity to champion shipping and increase public recognition of the industry
27 / Joshua Jungman, Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Treasury Department
Sprawling sanctions networks and emotionally charged decisions have kept the industry on its toes
28 / Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd
Alliance shake-up sees the German carrier join forces with Maersk in a push for better reliability
29 / Angeliki Frangou, Navios Group
Two successful Nordic bonds among recent highlights for Navios as Frangou continues her masterful management of a large fleet of bulkers, tankers and boxships, and a separate South American logistics empire
30 / Alexander Saverys, CMB.Tech
CMB.Tech’s sustainability vision would have been helped by the adoption of the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework, but the business case was never reliant on it and Saverys’ ambitions remains undimmed
31 / Jeremy Nixon, Ocean Network Express
While 2025 has been a turbulent year for Ocean Network Express, energy‑saving retrofits of its existing liner fleet remain a priority
32 / Park Sang-jin, Korea Development Bank
Park is the KDB’s first chairman to rise from within its ranks, though reported links with the liberal progressive South Korean president are seen as overshadowing the major tasks ahead of him
33 / Chen Huaiyu, Export-Import Bank of China
As global trade, geopolitics and decarbonisation collide, Chen’s ability to align state strategy with frontline shipping projects makes him an influential architect of future shipping
34 / Karrie Trauth, Shell Maritime
A pragmatic, LNG-focused path towards industry efficiency continues to drive Shell’s immediate investment, but there are longer-term issues that still need to be resolved
The latest chairman at the giant shipbuilding group comes from a manufacturing background and was abruptly appointed at the end of 2024 amid a management shake-up
36 / Thomas Kazakos, International Chamber of Shipping
Under its new secretary-general, trade tensions, decarbonisation and seafarer welfare are the association’s top priorities for 2026
37 / Bing Chen and David Sokol Seaspan, Atlas Corp
The chairman and chief executive of the world’s largest containership tonnage provider expanded and diversified its fleet through 2025
38 / Chen Yu, Bocom Financial Leasing
Party committee secretary’s challenge is to resist chasing volume at the top of the cycle and preserve firepower for the next downturn
Chairman has been thrust into a sanctions storm just months after taking the helm
40 / Kostis Konstantakopoulos, Costamare
Proactive owner has staked out a broad presence in the industry across containerships, dry bulk, offshore and ship finance
This list is part of the Lloyd’s List One Hundred People 2025 (Edition 16)
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The Top 100 People ranking is compiled by the Lloyd's List editorial team and considers people in a position to influence large-scale change in shipping industry