Ionian Shipping Agency

The Ionian Shipping Agency has mapped a continuously developing course since its establishment as an independent shipping agency in 1972 by Mr Dimitrios Patouchas and a group of professionals with varied expertise in the shipping industry. The company has been managed by Mr Andreas Patouchas since 1996. Our headquarters are based in a privately owned 1877 heritage building at Patras North port in Greece. The company is also involved in ship management. We operate the main shipping agencies at the ports of Patras, Drepano, Elefsis, Piraeus, Aigio, Katakolo, Mesolonghi, Heraklio, Thessaloniki and all Greek ports. We organize and supervise: supervision of loading and discharging operations for shipowners, vessel operators and charterers; permanent contact with the vessels, vessel owners/operators and charterers before, during and after vessel calls, on a 24-hour basis; crew changes and air tickets; project cargoes; oil & gas shorebase and support; dry bulk cargoes; general cargoes; oil & chemical tankers; protective agency; cruise & passenger vessels; husbandry agency; logistic services; security services; tugs & supply vessels; stevedores; cranes, grabs and special transports; and on-hire bunker & condition surveys.