On April 1st,  Captain (Navy) Pedro Amaral Frazão  took office as Secretary-General of the Portuguese Shipowners´ Association, relieving Captain Joaquim Fernandes Coelho.

Before joining the Portuguese Shipowners´ Association Captain Pedro Amaral Frazão  was Director & CSO ( Chief Sustainability Officer ) of Grupo Sousa, a Portuguese Corporate Group, being responsible for Energy, Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Strategic Communication, Safety and Security. From 2013 until 2022, he led the project implementation and conducted the “LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Virtual Pipeline” operation between Portugal mainland and Madeira Island.

Captain Pedro Amaral Frazão  joined the Portuguese Navy in 1982. He embarked on board “Comandante João Belo” Class frigates participating in Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and Naval On-Call Force Mediterranean (NAVOCFORMED) operations,

and took Command of patrol vessel “Zaire”. Among other posts ashore, he served in NATO (CINCIBERLANT, Oeiras), in the Portuguese Military Mission to NATO and EU (Brussels), as

planning officer in the Portuguese Navy Staff and Advisor to the Minister of National Defense. In 2012 he left active service at his request, after his final tour of duty as Madeira Maritime Zone

Commander, Funchal and Porto Santo Port Captain, and Madeira Maritime Police Regional Commander.

Currently, Captain Pedro Amaral Frazão is a Board Member of GRACE – Responsible Business Association, Adviser to Grupo Sousa Chairman and ODS Portugal Ambassador for SDG 17, also

participating in Energy, Decarbonization and Economy of the Sea Advisory Bodies, and a regular speaker at conferences on Shipping, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.