Through the Superfast Ferries brand, Panagopoulos changed Adriatic ferry shipping dramatically © Shippax archive
Innovative Superfast Ferries founder Panagopoulos dies at 83
Feb 06 2019
FerryShipping entrepreneur Pericles Panagopoulos, who died in Athens after a long illness, had few equals as an innovator in the cruise and ferry sectors as well as being a successful operator of dry bulk ships. He also emerged with dignity from an eight-day kidnapping drama in 2009.
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