Dear 2022: Dr. John Kokarakis, Bureau Veritas
Dr. John Kokarakis, Technical Director, HBSA Zone, Bureau Veritas makes an assessment of 2021 and shares his message for the new year across the global maritime community.
Read moreDetailsDr Kokarakis a 1979 graduate of National Technical University of Athens, holds PhD (1986) and Masters degrees in Naval Architecture (1983) and Mechanical Engineering (1984) from the Uni-versity of Michigan. He worked for over ten years as a consultant undertaking technical prob-lems worldwide. His specialization was in the area of technical investigation of marine acci-dents. In his capacity as a forensic engineer he participated in the technical investigation of the Exxon Valdez grounding, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the drillship Sea-Crest capsize, the Piper Alpha fire and explosion, the Aleutian Enterprise foundering in Alaska as well as many other accidents of less notoriety. In addition, he was a technical consultant for SEALAND, APL, MATSON Navigation, Chevron and other companies. The last twenty years he works in Greece, in the area of classification. Having served in the plan approval office of American Bu-reau of Shipping in Piraeus, he then joined Germanischer Lloyd heading their tanker and bulk carrier team in Greece. He is currently the Technical Director of Bureau Veritas in the Hellenic and Black Sea & Adriatic Zone. In his duties Dr. Kokarakis is responsible for the smooth tech-nical operation in the Zone as well as in the harmonic cooperation with the BV offices world-wide to the benefit of the BV clients. He is a member of SNAME since 1976 and a Fellow of the Society. He is currently the Chairman of the Greek Section since 2014. He has also served as International Vice President of the Society and a Member of the Fellows Committee.
Dr. John Kokarakis, Technical Director, HBSA Zone, Bureau Veritas makes an assessment of 2021 and shares his message for the new year across the global maritime community.
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