Vasileios Terzis

Vasileios Terzis graduated 2nd in his class from the Merchant Marine Academy of Hydra in 1976, then served as a 2nd Officer aboard commercial vessels and as a Captain in the Hellenic Navy, before becoming Port Captain of a maritime company between 1986 and 1990.

In 1990 he founded Queensway Navigation Co. Ltd, with offices in Athens and Batumi, Georgia, and remains its Managing Director, CEO and Chairman. He has been Senior Vice President of the Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association since 2005 and sits on the board of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping. In 2024 he received the "Manager of the Year" award at the Efkranti Awards.

He has spoken as a panellist at seven Mare Forum events between 2018 and 2026, including several editions of Mare Forum Mykonos and a session on funding Mediterranean short sea shipping.