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Best of Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and African shipping honoured at Seatrade AwardsBest of Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and African shipping honoured at Seatrade Awards

The best of shipping and maritime across the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent were honoured yesterday evening at the annual Seatrade Awards in Dubai.

Marcus Hand, Editor

October 20, 2015

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The awards held under the patronage of Sultan bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and chairman of Dubai Maritime City Authority were attended by over 700 guests at the Joharah Ballroom at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

Hosted by international broadcaster, Stephen Marney, with a guest personality appearance from Formula 1 world champion, Damon Hill, the Seatrade awards programme is widely recognised as the region’s premier maritime awards.

Chris Hayman, chairman of Seatrade, started the evening’s proceedings by saying: “When we introduced this Awards programme back in 2003, this region had aspiration to become a major global centre for the maritime industries. That aspiration is now a substantial reality and many of the individuals and organisations who have contributed to this transformation are present here this evening.  

“In the past year this region has continued to progress as a centre for  world class shipping companies, with a network of ports and terminals that is state of the art, and the world’s biggest concentration of ship repair expertise.  Its maritime service sector is heading in new and exciting  directions. Its offshore marine industry is coping well with a challenging market environment.

“In the wider Middle East, this year has seen the completion, exactly on schedule and in just one year, of the New Suez Canal, an achievement on a tight timetable which has been described by the International Chamber of Shipping as ‘simply astonishing’.”

A total of the 25 awards honouring individuals, organisations and companies were announced at the celebration of shipping and maritime in the region. The winners were:

  1. Contribution to the Development of the Regional Maritime Cluster Award: DP World UAE Region

  2. The Safety and Quality Award: Topaz Energy & Marine

  3. The Environmental Responsibility Award: United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G)

  4. The Education and Training Award: DP World UAE Region

  5. The Technical Innovation Award: Lukoil Marine Lubricants DMCC

  6. The Corporate Social Responsibility Award: DP World

  7. The Offshore Marine Development - Africa Award: Seacor Offshore Dubai LLC - Africa

  8. The Port & Container Terminal Development Award: ENL Consortium Ltd

  9. Regional Cruise Development Award: Abu Dhabi Ports

  10. The Offshore Marine Award for Owners & Operators: Halul Offshore Services W.L.L

  11. The Container Terminal Operator Award: DP World UAE Region

  12. The Marine Insurance Award: The New India Assurance Co. Ltd

  13. The Ship Repair Innovation Award: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM)

  14. The Port Authority Award: DP World UAE Region

  15. The Ship Agent Award: GAC Group

  16. The Maritime Law Award: Fichte & Co Legal Consultancy

  17. Seatrade Deal of the Year Award: Standard Chartered Bank for the Topaz Facility Deal

  18. Shipping Company of the Year Award: United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G)

  19. Seatrade Young Person of the Year Award: Ms Suha Abdulla Obaid, Folk Shipping

  20. Business Innovation Award: Col. Rasheed Al Hebsi, CEO, Emirates Classification Society (TASNEEF)

  21. Regional Development Award: Captain Mohammed Juma Al Shamisi, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Ports

  22. The Maritime Thought Leader of the Year Award: H.E Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

  23. Seatrade Outstanding Achievement Award: Arab Republic of Egypt

  24. Seatrade Personality of the Year Award: H.E Dr Nabeel Al-Almudi, Chairman, United Arab Shipping Company and President of Saudi Ports Authority

  25. Seatrade Maritime Industry Award: His Excellency Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman, Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY)

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

Conferences & Webinars

Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

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