Konstantinos Delaportas, the eldest son of the late Dionysios Delaportas, is a qualified shipbroker with over 20 years of experience in the shipping market.

He has been serving as the commercial and chartering manager of DRYDEL SHIPPING INC. (former Meadway Shipping and Trading Inc.) since 2000 and obtained full control of the company in 2021, acting as its Managing Director since then.

In 2010, Konstantinos established Meadway Shipping Singapore Pte. Ltd., currently renamed to DRYDEL SHIPPING SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., the operating/chartering arm of Meadway in Singapore, and has been the company’s Managing Director since then.

In July 2018, Konstantinos set up Meadway Shipping DMCC in Dubai, recently renamed to DRYDEL SHIPPING DMCC, focusing on gaining a strong presence in the Middle East region.

Konstantinos holds a Degree of Higher Education from the London Guildhall University in Commercial Operation of Shipping. He also holds professional qualification and full membership at the Institute of Certified Shipbrokers.