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
Bank lending to shipping increased 2% last year
New annual survey of the market finds that modest comeback by banks was impressive given the challenging environment
Shortsea owners underline need for EU funding scheme
Concerns about ageing fleets, particularly in southern Europe, brought to attention of transport and tourism commissioner
Performance Shipping raises $100m from Nordic bond
Tanker owner becomes latest Greek-owned entity to tap the Norwegian market
LR projects ‘about 300’ more LNG carriers needed by 2035
Wave of new ordering predicted, as new liquefaction projects in US and elsewhere advance
Neptune Leasing seals $95m in refinancing for Golden Energy Offshore fleet
Sale-and-leaseback transactions for seven offshore vessels seen as a ‘game changer’ for Norway-based operator
Navios Logistics $400m Nordic bond meets high demand from investors
Angeliki Frangou has successful first foray into Oslo bond market, securing refinancing for her South American logistics business