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Costamare Inc.

A global owner and manager of containerships that leases its fleet to major shipping lines like Maersk, MSC, and Evergreen rather than moving cargo itself. Greek sea captain Vasileios Konstantakopoulos founded the company in 1975, starting with dry bulk vessels before betting early on containerization. That foresight earned him the nickname "The Containers' King," a title the firm still lives up to today.