Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE) is an international maritime shipping corporation that is controlled and primarily owned by the prominent Greek shipping dynasty, the Konstantakopoulos family. The company was originally founded in 1975 by Captain Vassilis Konstantakopoulos and has since grown into one of the world's leading owners and charter providers of modern containerships and dry-bulk vessels. Today, the enterprise is led by Captain Vassilis's son, Konstantinos (Kostis) V. Konstantakopoulos, who serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and holds the single largest controlling equity stake in the business alongside family holdings and affiliated management entities. The remaining common equity and preferred shares of Costamare Inc. are held by public institutional asset managers, mutual funds, and individual retail investors who trade the stock openly on the New York Stock Exchange.