With decades of combined experience GIGILINIS SHIPPING GROUP, founded more than 40 years ago, has built
an excellent reputation in Greece and internationally in traditional shipping and especially in port and maritime services over the recent years, servicing the maritime industry in general; ship ownership and ship management, sale & purchase, shipping agency and brokerage, salvage & towage, including harbor and ocean – going towage, off – shore & emergency response are the main areas the Group has been active in. The Group is headquartered in Thessaloniki port and has a secondary base in the port of Kavala, both in Northern Greece, but also enjoys strong ties with a global network of professionals, partners and fellow owners and operators, which enables it to offer high quality services almost around the world 24/7.
Since the early 1990s GIGILINIS SALVAGE & TOWAGE, the most dynamic part of the Group, has established itself as a leader within the maritime industry and has built a strong reputation as a competitive and reliable player in harbor towage, coastal & deep sea towage, salvage and emergency response and offshore services. Operating a fleet of six (6) tugs managed in house, the company’s trading limits span from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean and Black Sea, to West Africa, the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf and Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
To affirm its international credentials GIGILINIS SALVAGE & TOWAGE is a member of BIMCO, the European Tugowners Association (E.T.A.), The International Salvage Union (I.S.U.), The Panhellenic Union of Salvage Tug shipowners «AGHIOS NIKOLAOS», the Union of Greek Shipowners and the Greek – American Chamber of Commerce. For its quality services the company was first certified in 2003 by A.B.S. for implementing a safety and quality ISO system, presently certified with ISO 9001:2008 by A.B.S.
The Managing Director, Alexandros Gigilinis is a member of the Lloyd’s Register Hellenic Advisory Committee, the Vice President of the Panhellenic Union «AGHIOS NIKOLAOS», having served on the Board Of Directors for many years, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Tugowners Association and the Executive Committee in Northern Greece of the Greek – American Chamber of Commerce.
GIGILINIS SHIPPING GROUP business is based on mutual respect of one another inside and outside the company limits. To that end the company forges concrete ties with its partners and associates, its clients and even fellow competitors always in a fair competition manner. The main corporate objective is delivering high aggregate value solutions with quality, safety and efficiency. As a way to reach this goal, a team of professionals, which includes experts in technical and administrative areas, and outstanding crews of professional mariners are recruited among the best in the industry, receiving continuous training in technology and operations, at the same time strengthening their ethical and human values.
It is important to also pinpoint GIGILINIS SHIPPING GROUP’s sensitivity to environmental and societal concerns through the corporate social responsibility program in place. The Group is a proud supporter of the FULBRIGHT FOUNDATION educational exchange and scholarship programs and it strives to ensure that its operations have the minimum footprint to the environment and the society. The company culture fosters an open working environment where innovative sustainable ideas will always find their way to the top and to implementation, an overriding philosophy that has never let our people down throughout the company’s presence.