In a whirlwind 48 hours in early November Italian shipowner Paolo d’Amico stepped into the chief executive’s role at Milan-listed shipowner d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) and took the chairmanship of Intertanko.
Third-generation owner d’Amico succeeded long-serving Marco Fiori at DIS and Nikolas Tsakos at the tanker owners' association.
I am the son of a shipowner, so shipping has always been my reference of life
“I will engage myself as much as I can in both situations and one thing is not going to be overshadowed by the other,” d’Amico told TradeWinds in his first interview since the announcements.