Who owns C3is?
C3is is owned by C3is Inc. (Greece, Nasdaq: CISS).[1]
Evidence: C3is Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-22, SEC EDGAR, 22 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- C3is Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇷 Greece, Athens
- Origin
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Founded
- 2022
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq: CISS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About C3is
C3is owns three drybulk carriers and one Aframax crude oil tanker per its 2025 Form 20-F, with agreements to buy two MR product tankers from 2008 and 2011. One was delivered at the start of the second quarter of 2026 and the second is due in the third quarter.
Ownership timeline of C3is
Where C3is sits in C3is
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Cadeler | Cadeler | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
About the owner: C3is
C3is is a publicly listed company headquartered in Athens, Greece, founded in 2022. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq: CISS.
C3is Inc. is a Marshall Islands company incorporated on 25 July 2022 as the holding company for two drybulk carriers that Imperial Petroleum contributed to it. Imperial Petroleum distributed all its shares to its own holders on 21 June 2023, which the 2025 Form 20-F calls the Spin-Off, and keeps Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a $15 million liquidation preference. Its vessels are operated through the affiliate Brave Maritime.
🇬🇷 C3is and other Greek brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 48 brands that began in Greece. 6 of them (13%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; C3is is not one of them.
- Aegean Airlines — Aegean 🇬🇷
- Blue Star Ferries — Attica Group 🇬🇷
- Celestyal Cruises — Celestyal 🇬🇷
- Danaos — Danaos 🇬🇷
- Diana Shipping — Diana Shipping 🇬🇷
- EuroDry — EuroDry 🇬🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of C3is?
The parent company of C3is is C3is Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in Greece.
Is C3is Greek?
Yes. C3is originated in Greece in 2022 and its owner, C3is Inc., is also headquartered in Greece.
Is C3is still owned by C3is Inc.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, C3is is still owned by C3is Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] C3is Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-22 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 22 April 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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