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
Performance Shipping sells another $50m of bonds
‘Tap issue’ hikes proceeds from company’s Nordic bond
Iran releases Greek-owned suezmax after two years
Unheralded move last week comes on two-year anniversary and may be unconnected to country’s social turmoil and escalating tension with the US
Marinakis launches new dry bulk partnership with Madias-led SPV Axis
New venture, Capital Axis Maritime, will initially manage fleet of 20 bulkers including seven new capesizes for delivery in 2027
Chinese owners top 2025 ship orders and secondhand purchases
Secondhand purchasing by owners from China and Greece dwarf other nationalities, says Allied Shipbroking research
US hails maritime partnership with Greece over record Amver participation
American ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle bears thanks to Greek companies from Donald Trump
Greeks to the fore in year of the feeder
Greece-based owners have placed one-third of the impressive number of feeder containership orders in 2025, according to Intermodal Shipbrokers