George P. Livanos

Who was George P. Livanos?

Georges P. Livanos was born in New Orleans. His father was Peter Livanos. During World War II, Georges Livanos served in the American army in Japan.

In 1946, he received a degree in economics from the University of Athens. In 1949, he founded his own company, Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises. Shortly after, he inherited his father's fleet of 30 ships, including the world's five largest supertankers.

George P. Livanos is often confused with a distant relative named George S. Livanos, the sole son of the legendary Stavros G. Livanos, considered to be the Dean of Greek shipping.

Georges P. Livanos managed his naval empire from Lausanne. With over 100 ships, his fleet was the largest merchant navy in Greece. He also created a shipping company between the Greek Isles and was involved in the protection of ocean and coastal waters. In 1994, his fortune was an estimated 3 billion dollars.

Livanos married Fotini Carras and had a son, named Peter and a daughter, Marina.

The Greek shipowner then diversified his activity and invested in real estate, as well as in the banking industry with Basil Goulandris, another Greek shipowner also based in Lausanne.