Lykiardopulo was a Greek shipping company founded in Kefalonia, which now goes by the name Neda Maritime. The company has also used the name Drake Shipping Co. Ltd.
History
The Lykiardopoulos family had been involved in shipping since the middle of 18th Century. By Lloyds 1904, they were presented as N.G. Lykiardopoulos with a yellow and black quartered flag with the black letters N and L. The 1912 issue presented the company as N.D. Lykiardopulos with a white flag with red star.
Nikolaos Lykiardopulo opened an office in London in 1910.
After 1929, the company's name was Lykiardopulo. In 1936, Lykiardopulo then established Drake Shipping Co. in London with the purchase of a second hand tramp steamer and bought others during and after the war. By 1954, it operated four ships named the Merchant Prince (1939, freight cargo ship), Merchant Duke (1943, freight cargo ship), Merchant Knight (1952, tanker), and Merchant Baron (1953, tanker). These were either transferred to Greek registry or sold. By the 1960s Drake Shipping Co had become defunct. .Neda Maritime is now fully based in Piraeus, Greece.
Neda Maritime manages 25 ships as of early 2024.
References
- "Flag and Neda History". Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd website. Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd website. 20 February 2024 . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- "Neda Maritime Agency, website, Family history". Neda Maritime Agency website. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- "Drake Shipping Co / Lykiardopulo & Co, London". mariners-list.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "Neda Maritime Agency". www.nedamaritime.gr. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "Neda Maritime fleet list". Neda Maritime Agency Fleet list. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- Info from Neda Maritime Agency website
- "Neda Maritime Agency History". Neda Maritime Agency website. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.