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Follow on Google News | Seatrade announces finalists for Seatrade Asia Awards 2011Over 40 key players in the Asian maritime industry have been shortlisted as finalists for the Seatrade Asia Awards 2011. The winners will be announced on June 17 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong where over 400 shipping executives will gather.
By: Seatrade Companies and individuals were invited to submit nominations for their achievements and meritorious measures in the previous 12 months in 15 categories spanning education and training, environment protection, safety and technical innovation to name a few. This year’s criteria and judging procedures have received more fine tuning and restructuring to ensure they are the most transparent and fairest in the region. The independent panel of judges comprise Arthur Bowring of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, David Chin of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, Oh Kong-gyun of Korean Register, Yuichi Sonoda of the Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF), Noboru Ueda of ClassNK and Tim Wilkins of INTERTANKO. The winners will be announced at the 4th Seatrade Asia Awards gala dinner on Friday June 17 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. The evening will see over 400 shipowners, charterers, managers, lawyers, bankers and other stakeholders in the Asian and international shipping community, come together to honour the winners and celebrate what the finalists have accomplished in the past year. There will also be the presentations of the Entrepreneur of the Year, Personality of the Year, Young Person of the Year and the Seatrade Lifetime Achievement awards. It will indeed be a night of celebrations, not just of individual or corporate achievements but also a celebration of the resilience and strength of the Asian maritime industry and the players that make up this important sector. Seatrade is delighted to announce the finalists in the award categories and congratulates each company for making it to this prestigious shortlist, a distinct representation of commendable contributions to the industry. The following companies listed in alphabetical order in each category are in the running for the 2011 Awards honors. THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AWARD • Magsaysay Maritime Corporation • Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc. (PTC) • Singapore Maritime Academy, Singapore Polytechnic • Transas Marine THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AWARD • APL Co. Pte Ltd • Maersk Line • Pacific Basin Shipping • The Busan Port Authority THE SAFETY AWARD • BW Fleet Management • Keppel Shipyard Ltd • Pacific Basin Shipping • UMOE Schat-Harding (Far East) Pte Ltd THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD • GAC • Hebei Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd • Magsaysay Maritime Corporation • Sembcorp Marine Ltd THE TECHNICAL INNOVATION AWARD • AP Moller-Maersk • APL Co. Pte Ltd • Germanischer Lloyd • Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. THE SHIP MANAGER AWARD • BW Fleet Management • Pacific Basin Shipping • Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd • V.Ships THE LINER OWNER/OPERATOR AWARD • APL Co. Pte Ltd • Emirates Shipping Line • Maersk Line • Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. THE CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATOR AWARD • PSA • Red Sea Gateway Terminal • Taicang International Container Terminal Company Limited (TICT) THE BULK OPERATOR AWARD • China National Chartering Co., Ltd • Noble Chartering Inc BVI • North China Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. • Pacific Basin Shipping THE SHIP FINANCE AWARD • DnB NOR Bank ASA • DVB Bank • Standard Chartered Bank • The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited THE CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY AWARD • ABS • ClassNK • DNV (Det Norske Veritas) • Lloyd's Register THE MARITIME LAW AWARD • Allen & Gledhill LLP • Holman Fenwick Willan • Ince & Co • Mayer Brown JSM – Asia Shipping Team THE SHIPBUILDING AWARD • China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited • Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd • Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd THE REPAIR YARD AWARD • Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd • Keppel Shipyard Ltd • Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARD • Allen & Gledhill LLP • DnB NOR Bank ASA, Singapore Branch • Standard Chartered Bank • Watson, Farley & Williams LLP “The standard of this year’s nominees for the Seatrade Asia Awards is extremely high representing a broad spectrum of the industry and clearly demonstrates the leadership Asian companies and organisations are taking in the development of the shipping and maritime globally. Our judging panel faced some very long and tough deliberations this year,” noted Chris Hayman, Chairman of Seatrade. The sponsors for the Seatrade Asia Awards 2011 include: ABS, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), DVB Bank, Emirates Shipping Line, Inmarsat Global Ltd, Lloyd’s Register Asia., Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), North China Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd., Noble Group Ltd., Orient Overseas Container Line, PSA International, Tai Chong Cheang Steamship (H.K.) Ltd, Tiger Oil Marine Ltd. and Wah Kwong Marine Transport Holdings Limited. The awards dinner is an excellent opportunity for companies to extend corporate hospitality. Tables are available for booking and are allocated on a first come first served basis. For further details on the Awards and table booking form, visit www.seatradeasiaawards.com. Ends. About Seatrade Covering the globe - www.seatrade- Established 40 years ago, Seatrade is a leader in maritime and cruise publications, conferences and exhibitions, training, awards and other special projects. Regular events include international trade exhibitions and conferences across all maritime sectors, management training courses for shipping professionals, training seminars for travel agents and maritime award schemes, including the prestigious Seatrade Awards held at the Guildhall in London. Seatrade publications include magazines, supplements and yearbooks, whilst daily maritime news is provided online by Seatrade Asia Online (www.seatrade- Seatrade Asia Week, launched in April 2010, is the first pan-Asian weekly news vehicle recognising Asia’s emerging role as centre of the maritime world. Distributed in electronic format, it includes breaking stories on shipping, offshore and energy-related markets covering all of the region’s major shipping nations. Visit our website for more details: www.seatradeasiaweek.com. For more information, please contact: Ms Wang Xiaojia Tel: +65 6294 2280 Email: xwang@seatrade- # # # Founded in 1970, Seatrade is a well-established brand in the international maritime and cruise community. Its publications, events, management training, award schemes cover every aspect of maritime and cruise activity and are respected around the globe. End
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