Technical Speakers

Antonios Trakakis graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Dept of National Technical University of Athens in 1989 and carried out graduate studies at von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in the field of Turbomachinery.

He started his professional career as Cadet Engineer in 1989 and continued in 1993 as 3rd Engineer. He worked in shipping companies initially as Superintendent Engineer and since 2000 as Technical Manager, while in October 2020 he joined RINA as Technical Director, Marine Greece.

Antonios has extensive experience with the regular and irregular matters involved with the technical operations of a shipping company, as well as with new building projects, sea trials and factory testing of engines as well as optimization of energy consumption and improving efficiency on board. He has studied extensively the challenges and benefits associated with the application of natural gas as fuel and of other alternative fuels.