Zodiac Maritime

Zodiac Maritime Ltd is an international ship management company. Zodiac is also a large ship owner and charters out these vessels.[1] It is part of Ofer Global, based in Monaco, and the chairman is Eyal Ofer.[2]

LPG ship
Zodiac operated LPG tanker Northumberland

Zodiac was involved in the MSC Napoli, the container ship that ran into difficulty in the English Channel.[3][4] In late 2009 and early 2010, two of its ships (St James Park and MV Asian Glory) were captured by Somali pirates.[5][6]

According to a 2014 analysis conducted by Globes, the companies of the Zodiac group generated together an operating profit of just over $1.5 billion in 2003–12, with an operating profit margin of 39%, and a 0.49% tax rate on profits.[7]

In July 2014, Eyal Ofer, the principal of Zodiac Group, received an honorary life membership of the Baltic Exchange for his contribution to shipping in the UK and global maritime trade.[8] Later that year, he was named in the top 10 most influential people in the shipping industry according to Lloyds List 2014.[9]

See also

References
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