Posted on: 1 July 2017
Maritime London member Seatrade hosted esteemed figures and noteworthy individuals from across the shipping industry who gathered to honour the outstanding achievements and distinguished careers of winners at the 29th Seatrade Awards last week.
The ceremony took place at the historic Grosvenor House on Park Lane with a new format for the presentation ceremony which drew attendance from over 300 of the maritime industry’s leading personalities. The afternoon was hosted by Editor of Seatrade Maritime Review, Robert Jaques, in the presence of the guest of honour, Kitack Lim, IMO Secretary-General.
Chris Hayman, chairman of Seatrade welcomed guests and made mention of the three new Intelligent Shipping Awards that have been introduced for 2017 whilst commenting that the three major Awards, for safety, clean shipping and investment in people, ‘of course remain in place, and I believe they always will’.
Mr Hayman also told the crowded room that “we are, as always, indebted to the Chairmen and Directors of the seven major international associations, and their assessors, for the work they do as judges and the unique industry experience they bring to the judging process.”
Other key industry names receiving awards included:
• A.P. Moller-Maersk, collected by Angus Frew, Secretary-General and CEO, BIMCO, received the Global Performer Award
• Christian Oldendorff and Nikolaus Oldendorff, Owners, Reederei Nord, were joint recipients of the Young Person of the Year Award
• Paddy Rodgers, CEO, Euronav, received the Personality of the Year Award
The awards, in time old tradition, remain a secret until the presentation ceremony and the winners are unveiled to great fanfare and celebration.
Maritime London foundation member, Lloyd’s Register, sponsored the Safety at Sea award, whilst Maritime London member the UK Ship Register sponsored the Clean Shipping award.
Meanwhile Nikolay Kolesnikov, executive vice president and chief financial officer and Alexander Verbo, director, finance department and group treasury of Maritime London member Sovcomflot, received the award for Deal of the Year.
A full list of the deserving Seatrade Award winners can be found here.
