The Company’s origins trace back to the village of Tourloti in Sitia, in the province of Lasithi on the island of Crete. Its founders were established merchants in the port of Sitia, operating initially under a family trading enterprise engaged in the transport and sale of olive oil, agricultural produce, cement, and other construction materials from eastern Crete to nearby islands and to Piraeus, using small freighters.

Following the Second World War, the rapid growth of seaborne trade in the Mediterranean, together with the need for a more professional and efficient service to customers, led to a strategic shift. In 1945, coinciding with the transition from small freighters to motorships, the Company relocated its principal business activities to Piraeus, Greece’s main port.

By the mid-1950s, the Company gradually withdrew from trading activities and focused exclusively on shipping, through the ownership and operation of small cargo vessels.

Further expansion followed in the 1960s and 1970s with the entry of the second generation. During this period, the fleet grew to include larger tweendeckers, multipurpose vessels, and bulk carriers transporting a wide range of dry bulk cargoes.

In 1977, a dedicated shipbroking firm, Solemare Shipping Co. S.A., was established to handle the Company’s chartering and sale-and-purchase activities, while also servicing selected third-party accounts.

During the 1980s, managing a fleet of fifteen dry bulk vessels, the Company established a London office to support the fleet’s worldwide commercial and operational requirements.

In the decades that followed, the Company continued to expand its business relationships, building a reputation as a quality and reliable manager of dry bulk vessels and as an owner of choice for major charterers.

With the entry of the third generation in 2002, the Company adopted its current name, Anbros Maritime S.A.

Today, equipped with and guided by the experience and values of its predecessors, the Company remains focused on responsible growth, operational discipline and the development of long-term relationships with charterers and other industry partners.