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Almi Tankers received a Commendation Letter on behalf of the Liberian Registry in August 2024 as appreciation of the Company’s dedication to safety and compliance. The Liberian Registry congratulated Almi Tankers’ fleet vessels for the safe operation of the vessels over the past two years without any IMO Detentions by Port State Control.

We are proud to report that Almi Tankers has had ZERO Port State Control Detentions fleet-wide since its establishment in 2009.

Well done to the whole team for their continuous efforts and commitment!

Commendation Letter pdf

On July 16, Almi Tankers was presented with a plaque from Lloyd’s Register (LR) to celebrate 15 years of consistent exceptional safety performance. LR’s Elina Papageorgiou and Christos Doikas presented Almi Tankers’ S.A. CEO Captain Stylianos Dimouleas with the plaque and also shared an article on ‘How Almi Tankers’ comprehensive, from top-to-bottom, approach to safety is driving outstanding safety records, retaining competent crew and ensuring that the company meets and succeeds its targets, customers’ and stakeholders’ expectations.’

Our CEO, Captain Stylianos Dimouleas, shared with the team: “I am deeply honoured and privileged to inform you that yesterday, 16th of July 2024, Lloyd’s Register visited our offices and presented us with the attached plaque. It is a great recognition of our efforts for all these years. This achievement belongs to all of you. To our people aboard working under very harsh conditions, away from their families for many months, without any breaks and….countless more demanding challenges and difficulties. To our people ashore, working relentlessly with care and determination to create the success conditions and assist everyone aboard to stay safe and deliver an outstanding performance as a team. I am so grateful for everything you have done. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Proud to serve our team. I am confident that we will continue to thrive as one team.’

Well done to the whole team for their continuous efforts and commitment!

https://www.lr.org/en/knowledge/insights-articles/keying-into-performance-metrics/

Almi Tankers is proud to announce that it was certified with ISO 22301 by Lloyd’s Register. ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). It provides a framework for organisations to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and continually improve a documented management system to protect against, and reduce the likelihood of disruption of the organisation’s operation due to unexpected calamities or incidents.

The CEO, Cpt. Stylianos Dimouleas, thanked and congratulated the team for this success: “This prestigious certification demonstrates our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of operational resilience and ensuring that our services remain uninterrupted even in the face of unexpected challenges and disruptions.

Our journey towards ISO 22301 certification reflects our active progress and dedication to continuous improvement. It is a significant milestone that complements our existing certifications in Environmental Management (ISO 14001), Quality Management (ISO 9001), Energy Management (ISO 50001), Information Security Management (ISO 27001), and Occupational Health and Safety Management (ISO 45001).

Each of these certifications underlines our holistic approach to delivering exceptional services while prioritising safety, health, environmental protection, sustainability, quality, security, energy efficiency and the well-being of our employees and stakeholders. Achieving the ISO 22301 certification is a testament to our robust risk management practices and our ability to ensure business continuity with the four R’s tenet: Respond, Recover, Resume and Restore, which is crucial in the dynamic and VUCA world in which the shipping industry operates.

I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated team, whose constant effort and commitment have made this achievement possible. Their hard work ensures that we not only meet but exceed the expectations of our clients and partners.

As we celebrate this accomplishment, we are excited about the future and look forward to continuing to set industry standards in operational excellence and resilience.”

https://www.iso.org/standard/75106.html

ISO 22301 – Certificate

Almi Tankers joined the initiative by ‘Synenosis’, the Greek Shipowners’ Social Welfare Company to collect 50 million euros to support the region of Thessaly after the devastating storm “Daniel” in September 2023. Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses completely, while others suffered extensive damage, requiring long and costly rehabilitation work. The start of the school year was impossible for tens of thousands of children, while the affected municipalities were trying to restore children’s access to school in different time frames, depending on the damage suffered in each area. At the same time, a large number of dead animals were recorded, while an epidemiological crisis already occurred, with many cases of gastroenteritis and respiratory infections. The floods dealt a huge blow to livestock and agricultural production not only for the region but also for the whole country.

The President of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), Melina Travlos, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (December 2023) with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, Christos Staikouras, and the CEO of the Company “Ktiriakes Ypodomes S.A.” Athanasios Giannaris for the restoration of all damaged schools in Thessaly and Central Greece, which were seriously affected by the recent catastrophic floods. The signing of the Memorandum at the Ministry was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure & Transportation, Nikos Tachiaos, the President of the BoD of “Ktiriakes Ypodomes S.A.,” Timoleon Katsipos, as well as the Vice-President of the BoD of UGS, Michael Chandris and the Treasurer of the BoD of UGS, John Xylas. The President of the UGS, Melina Travlos, mentioned during the signing that UGS and Greek shipping has been a supporter of education and they are proud to undertake the restoration of all 33 schools which were affected. This is the first project to be effected with part of the donation, more projects to follow with the remainder of the Union of Greek Shipowners donation.

(https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ugsgr_ugs-melinatravlos-ministryofinfrastructureandtransportation-activity-7143322986656292866-drvv, https://www.unicef.org/greece/en/thessaly-catastrophic-floods)

We are proud to announce that Almi Horizon’s Master and Crew were presented with the ‘Special Rescue Award’ by the USCG and the International Propeller Club during the Amver Awards 2023 on December 15.  

Almi Horizon was recognised and celebrated for the rescue operation provided 80 nautical miles southwest of Punta Abreojos, Mexico, on January 26, 2023.

The CEO, Captain Stylianos Dimouleas, communicated: “I feel very proud to share with you the attached award. A big Bravo to Master Zuzic and the crew of M/T Almi Horizon at that time. But also to all our seafarers as I am confident that they would do the same thing under any circumstances to ensure the safety of life at sea.”