| Company | Characteristics | Company | Characteristics |
| “Troodos” (1961)- Hajiioannou L—Greek/Cypriot; 7 ships (1976): 201,461 dwt; | 21 tankers, ~3 m dwt (1985) | Thenamaris (1969-70)—made-up of 3 brothers plus their Mother Athina—38 ships 634,872 dwt (in 1976) | 58 ships, 2.24 m (1985); fleet variety: general cargo—box—heavy lifters—bulk—bulk/ore—product carriers—tankers—car carriers |
| “Mayamar”, Mavracakis J (1968) | Considered a clever trader, buyer & seller of tankers, focusing on the 85 - 135,000 dwt range; 1.8 m dwt | Lelakis Antonis (1971) | 44 ships, 1.63 m dwt; applying timing to 2nd hand market & good bargains out of enforced auctions (“E Hsu” ships & ships destined to be scrapped) |
| Ceres, Livanos G P (*) (1976) -traditional | 73 ships, 2.63 m dwt; 50 delivered in 1969-1972—mini-bulkers 3100 dwt (innovator) | Buenamar, Embiricos family, (mid-1970s)—traditional—from Andros | 28 ships, 2.10 m dwt; managed by Epaminondas |
| Hellespont, Papachristidis Fr. (founder); son: Basil; (**) | 24 ships, 1.96 m dwt; 8 tankers in 85 - 125,000 range; bareboat charters of 3 - 7 years | Polembros, Polemis Spy. (1976) —traditional (***) | 17 ships, 1.32 m dwt |
| C Ventures NY— Culukundis—traditional | 12 ships, 1.74 m dwt | Bilinder, Latsis J (****) | 24 ships, 1.61 m dwt; in banking & refineries |
| Varnima, Vardinoyannis, with a Greek-based refinery (*****) | 34 ships, 1.28 m dwt | Total 11 companies à | 20m (from 6 m dwt in 1970) |