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When did Aristotle Onassis become a shipping tycoon?

From 1946 to 1975, Aristotle Onassis consolidated his position as a charismatic shipping tycoon and international businessman. During this period, he pioneered what would become the basic structure of the global shipping group.

Who was Onassis and what did he do?

But Onassis entered shipping already as a sharp young man of the world, in contrast to other Greeks of the period who began as seamen working on their father’s or uncle’s ship.

How many ships did Onassis build?

Onassis built up a fleet of freighters and tankers that eventually exceeded seventy vessels. Most of the fleet operated under flags of convenience where laws and regulations are looser than those of the owners' country.

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