About Us
LEARN MORE ABOUT APOLLO VICTORY
APOLLO VICTORY
NAUTICAL SERVICES
Founded in 1992, Apollo Victory Nautical Services started with the goal of providing marine services with measurable results and give a direct and human approach to an industry saturated by big naval offices and faceless business relationships.
OUR CULTURE
Be Real
Trust is Earned
Play the Long Game
Priority on Quality
The foundation of our collaboration with our clients is built around honesty and trust. The reality between the owner’s wishes and the project is a very thin line, which we are determined to make clear.
Trust is Earned
We earn trust through our words and actions. We listen carefully, treat others respectfully and always act in balance.
Play the Long Game
We avoid easy, short-term thinking in favor of maximizing long-term value, even when that choice is demanding.
Priority on Quality
Our approach to quality is to elevate it to the highest standards based on the budget and time set by the owner. Our culture allows us to offer to each project our 100% undivided attention with personalized service.
Letter form the C.E.O.
Hello everyone,
Any kind of vessel, always called “she”, is one of the most daring and intelligent creations of humans.
A boat of any size, fights in open seas thousands of forces way bigger than her size.
So, when you build or fix one, you must take care of her needs and you must do it humbly and with love.
You must know what you need from her and do your best to do it well. Otherwise, she will come back and ask for it… then the time and cost will be irrelevant.
Here in Apollo, we try to understand the owner’s needs first and then apply them on the vessel in a way that makes sure that everyone will be safe and satisfied in the end.
When it is all clear, then we all know how to treat ‘’her’’.
Capt. Costas Mantzavinos
C.E.O.
ROOTS & ORIGINS
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
Oinousses, the island of seafarers
Situated on the far right of Greece, part of the North Aegean region, there is a cluster of islands consisting of 1 larger and 8 smaller islands with Oinousses being the largest island of the complex.
The complex has been inducted to the “Natura 2000” environmental protection network, as an area of exquisite beauty.
The islands are noted as the origin of several successful ship-owning families: the Lemos, Pateras, Hadjipateras, Lignos, Samonas, Kollakis and Lyras families.
The first Greek commercial steamships were from Oinousses and were the ones that wrote the first chapter in modern Greek shipping.
Oinoussians abroad are famous for their successful entrepreneurial skills in the industrial transportation industry and the island is often referred to as “the island of seafarers”.
That small red pin on the far right of Greece, is the island of Oinousses, home to many great shipowners.
Photo of Capt. Stefanos-Michail Mantzavinos, father to the 3 sons that founded Apollo Victory
A FAMILY TRADITION
Captains, Captains, Captains
The story of “Captain as a Profession” for the Mantzavinos’ family spans 4 generations. The first Captain was the great-great-great grandfather so to those who know the name “Mantzavinos”, it is a synonym to “Captain”.
Capt. Stefanos-Michail Mantzavinos, father to the three sons that founded Apollo Victory, completed his studies in the nautical school of Hydra in 1930, and he immediately embarked and served for over 40 years.
Soon, his sons, Michalis, Yiannis and Kostas, followed his and their ancestors’ path and they completed their naval studies.
After many voyages and working experience in the naval sector, the three brothers decided to create their own family-owned naval company and Apollo Victory came to life.
”It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies
Matshona Dhliwayo
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