million views on YouTube within the first six days. In 2022 he was elected president of Super League Greece. Awards and distinctions Having "grown his shipping empire from the small company he took over from his father, which controlled seven bulk carriers", he is regarded as one of the most important and influential shipping personalities worldwide. He was included in the Lloyd's List "One Hundred Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry" list, ranking 41st in 2022, 47th in 2021, 59th in 2020, 2019 and 2018, 66th in 2017, 61st in 2016, 65th in 2015, 67th in 2014, 73rd in 2013, 84th in 2012, 84th in 2011, and 88th in 2010. He was also included in the TradeWinds "Power 100" list of the ‘top shipowners and operators", ranking 31st in 2012 and 75th in 2010. In 2014 and 2010 he was awarded the "Newsmaker of the Year" award at the annual Lloyd's List "Greek Shipping Awards", while in 2009 his company, Capital Ship Management Corp. was awarded the "Tanker Company of the Year" award. In 2016, he was awarded the first ever "Xenakoudis Excellence in Shipping Award" by the International Registries, Inc./The Marshall Islands Registry. In November 2017, Marinakis received the Lloyd's List "Greek Shipping Personality of the Year" Award at a special ceremony in Athens. Nigel Lowry of Lloyd's List said Marinakis was the "outstanding candidate" for the award and noted his $1 billion investment in fleet capacity in 2017, his "dynamic dealmaking" in the shipping sector, as well as a range of other activities across philanthropy, sports and media. In 2022 he received the Tanker Shipping & Trade Industry Leader award. In its justification was mentioned “Capital Group’s strategy is focusing on cleaner maritime transportation and it has effectively shifted towards the transition to ‘green’ shipping by further diversifying into the LNG segment and through investments and research in digitalisation, cyber security, new greener fuels technologies, and sustainable shipping-oriented projects. In this respect, 2021-2022 was an important year for the group, as Capital’s investments in newer, greener vessels amounted to US$5.3Bn over 73 transactions, placing Capital group among the most active in the S&P front, while also presenting one of the largest and most advanced shipbuilding programmes in Greece and internationally”. Personal life On 10 March 2020, Marinakis announced on social media that he is recovering from COVID-19 and taking all the necessary measures according to the doctor's