Zodiac Maritime
.jpeg)
.jpg)
Zodiac Maritime Ltd is an international ship management company that owns and charters out large vessels.[1] It is part of Ofer Global based in Monaco and chaired by Eyal Ofer.[2]
Zodiac was involved in the MSC Napoli, the container ship that ran into difficulty in the English Channel.[3][4] In late 2009 and early 2010, two of its ships (St James Park and MV Asian Glory) were captured by Somali pirates.[5][6]
According to a 2014 analysis conducted by Globes, the companies of the Zodiac group generated together an operating profit of just over $1.5 billion in 2003–12, with an operating profit margin of 39%, and a 0.49% tax rate on profits.[7]
In July 2014, Eyal Ofer, the principal of Zodiac Group, received an honorary life membership of the Baltic Exchange for his contribution to shipping in the UK and global maritime trade.[8] Later that year, he was named in the top 10 most influential people in the shipping industry according to Lloyds List 2014.[9]
In November 2023, amid the Israel–Hamas war, the crew of the USS Mason (DDG-87) thwarted a suspected Somali pirate attack[10] on the Central Park, a Liberian-flagged tanker ship owned by Zodiac Maritime, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer[11].
See also
References
- ^ "PORT2PORT - Israel's Trade Portal". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ "Eyal Ofer". Forbes.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Stricken Ship in the English Channel Is Being Towed (Update1) - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 2012-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Oil leak from beached British ship threatens sea birds". Archived from the original on January 26, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
- ^ CNN Somali pirates hijack fourth vessel in a week Downloaded 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Oil leak from beached British ship threatens sea birds". channelnewsasia.com. Channel NewsAsia. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Globes online, The Ofer family's British shipping companies made annual profits of $100-150 million over the past decade Archived March 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ London (undefined), Julian Bray (July 11, 2014). "Eyal Ofer joins father Sammy as life member of the Baltic Exchange | TradeWinds". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news.
- ^ "7. Eyal Ofer, Zodiac Group". lloydslist.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Seligman, Lara (27 November 2023). "Pentagon: Suspected Somali pirates behind cargo ship attack in the Middle East". Politico. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Gambrell, Jon (26 November 2023). "US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow". Washington Post]]. Retrieved 28 November 2023.