Luigi Cafiero

Chief Commercial Officer, Wah Kwong Maritime Services (UK) Co. Ltd

Italian born, Luigi studied at London Guildhall University before joining Rudolf A Oetker's subsidiary, Furness Houlder London, as a dry cargo broker in 1998. In 2001, he moved to RAO's Hamburg head office as a dry freight trader. From 2002 to 2004, he worked for Coeclerici Armatori in Genova before the company was sold to Drylog in Montecarlo as CTM where he managed Panamax portfolio and worked closely with the logistics department till 2011. From 2011 to 2015, Luigi took the role of Managing Director of Global Maritime Investments in Monaco looking after the asset and long-term deal expansion for the group. In 2015 with the backing of Rimorchiatori Riuniti he founded Crystal Maritime Services and Trading, a dry bulk owner / operator active in the minor bulker sector, serving as Managing Director and member of the board. In April 2023, he joined Wah Kwong after facilitating Crystal Maritime's sale to Wah Kwong.