Nikos Pateras

Nikolas D. Pateras is a seventh-generation Greek shipowner and founder of Contships Management Inc. He was born on August 26, 1963, in Athens, Greece, and is originally from the island of Oinousses. He has 3 children, Anastasia, Diamantis and John. Biographical Information Nikolas D. Pateras is a graduate of the London School of Foreign Trade and the City of London Polytechnic where he completed his shipping studies in 1984. He served his military service in the Greek Navy from 1984 to 1986. Prior to the creation of Contships Management Inc. he was active in the shipping industry as Chairman of Pacific & Atlantic Corporation (P&A) since 1993. The company’s establishment had followed the Pateras Brothers Ltd. firm which was founded by his father Diamantis and his uncle John in 1957. The fleet under the management of Pacific & Atlantic Corporation reached 50 vessels in 2002.