Classification Society, Lloyd’s Register (LR) will once again return as the official ‘Awards host’ for the Ship Efficiency Awards 2016. This is the third consecutive year that LR will host the awards alongside the organisers Fathom Maritime Intelligence.
In an official press release distributed last week, the Environmental Manager at Lloyd’s Register, Katharine Palmer said: “It is important that we properly celebrate and promote those furthering the knowledge and possibilities for the wider industry so that all can benefit. Despite a number of awards schemes within the shipping industry, none are specifically and wholly dedicated to ship efficiency.”
Palmer also stated that: “These awards have been developed in order to address this and ensure that the industry leaders are prominently identified and we are very proud to be supporting them once again this year.”
The Ship Efficiency Awards were launched by Fathom Maritime Intelligence in 2014 to give recognition to excellence in technological innovation, progressive initiatives and energy efficiency enablers in the shipping industry. These awards celebrate the companies, initiatives and individuals that continue to make a real difference in advancing energy efficient, sustainable shipping operations.
The Ship Efficiency Awards honour and celebrate progression in ship efficiency across six award categories: the Energy Efficiency Solution award, the Environmental Technology award, the Initiative of the Year award, the Sustainable Ship Operator of the Year award, The One to Watch award and the Outstanding Contribution to Ship Efficiency award (as voted by the public).
Shortlisted finalists and the overall winner of each award will be selected by a highly esteemed judging panel of:
- Mark Cameron, Chief Operating Officer, Ardmore Shipping;
- Iver Iversen, Director New Technology and Regulatory Affairs Wilh. Wilhelmsen;
- Arthur Bowring, Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners Association;
- Craig Eason, Deputy Editor, Lloyd’s List;
- Tristan Smith, Lecturer in Energy and Transport, University College London; and
- Jesper Loldrup, Head EOSG and of Policy and Planning, International Maritime Organization.
The judging proceedings will be overseen by the awards chairman Katharine Palmer who will ensure nominations are fairly scored and deliberations are without biased or pre-assumptions regarding nominees
Fathom Maritime Intelligence last week announced that the nominations period for The Ship Efficiency Awards 2016 was officially open. The deadline for nomination entries is September 23, 2016. Shortlisted finalists for each award category will be announced on October 1, 2016.
The 2016 awards will be presented during a gala dinner at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre in London on November 2, 2016.
For more information on The Ship Efficiency Awards 2016 click here
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