Captain John G. Goumas began the group’s operations in 1971, continuing a family business traced through his father to his grandfather nearly a century earlier. Fortuna Bulk Carriers was formed in February 1997, employing chartered vessels and ships owned or managed within the group, with Fortuna Chartering of Geneva as general agent. Meridian Bulk Carriers, formed in 2000, brought together interests associated with Lauritzen Bulkers, A.M. Nomikos, Dileship and the Goumas/Fortuna group.
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