Nigel Lowry
Athens Correspondent
Nigel Lowry is Lloyd’s List’s resident expert on Greek shipping and has been covering the industry since the crisis of the 1980s. He has reported on the key Greek shipping community from London and New York as well as Athens and has carried out a range of other assignments for Lloyd’s List in other countries.
Nigel wrote the book ‘Onassis and his Legacy’, published by the Onassis Foundation in 2003, reprinted from a serialisation in Lloyd’s List.
He is a regular participant in maritime industry events as chairman, moderator or guest speaker and has often been interviewed for television and other media on shipping topics.
Since 2004, he has directed and hosted the annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards, a major event in the maritime calendar that draws more than 1,000 guests each year.
Prior to joining Lloyd’s List he held senior editorial positions with the Greek Business Review, Naftiliaki magazine, the Newsfront Greek Shipping Intelligence newsletter, and The Athenian, a monthly magazine. He has been a regular correspondent for The European Times, De Lloyd/Lloyd Anversois and Media International, among others.
He has won an Efkranti Award for his coverage of the Greek shipping industry and was awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro Guido Grimaldi prize for his career as a journalist at the 2023 Mare Nostrum Awards, becoming the first non-Italian to win the award.
Independently, Nigel is also founder and director of the Greek Shipping Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognising outstanding individuals in Greek shipping’s history and is a hub of information for new generations as well as a strong supporter of Greek children’s charity Hellenic Hope.
Latest From Nigel Lowry
‘Plenty’ of seafarers as well as shipowners ready to brave high-risk routes
Malta summit hears that many owners and crews will run the gauntlet of missile and drone attacks for higher earnings, even as industry’s top regulator urges caution
Contships unveils plans for up to 30 feeder newbuilds in China
Big fleet renewal move set to begin with 10 firm orders for 1,300 teu boxship, plus up to 20 optional vessels
Geopolitical stability will be a focus of Malta Maritime Summit
Biennial Malta event prides itself on quality of speakers — the 2026 edition will be led by the country’s deputy prime minister Ian Borg, IMO secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez and Chris Bonett, Malta’s minister for Sustainable Mobility
War salvage becomes shipping’s newest strategic industry
The strike on Ambrey-operated St Helena has underscored how casualty response is becoming a permanent feature of operating in conflict zones, driving investment in a new ‘war salvage’ industry across the Middle East
Venergy Maritime expands orderbook as first newbuilding is launched
The first of at least 22 new tankers, Lady Marianna, is scheduled for delivery in January
Star Bulk share offering in Athens heavily oversubscribed
US-listed dry bulk giant racks up interest from 7,500 investors in landmark issue
