The Hellespont Group has promoted Spyros Vlassopoulos, formerly managing director of Hellespont Hammonia GmbH & Co to be Director responsible for Chartering and Sale & Purchase at 's Piraeus-based chartering division. Captain Matthias Imrecke has been appointed to take over as Managing Director of Hellespont's Hamburg-based fleet management and safety division. Captain Imrecke has long experience in shipping both at sea and ashore with a number of managerial positions held in ,, , and the UAE.