SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE SEATRADE AWARDS 2013

An independent judging panel has selected the 13 finalists from this year's entries for the 2013 Seatrade Awards.

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu and our guest of honour will present the Seatrade Awards at the Ceremony Dinner on Friday 10 May 2013 at the City of London's Guildhall.
The panel of judges, chaired by Mr Sekimizu, will select the winners just hours before the Awards Ceremony Dinner, where the results will be revealed.
The recipients of the Seatrade Lifetime Achievement Award (sponsored by Oman Drydock Company), the Seatrade Special 25th Year Personality Award (sponsored by ClassNK), Seatrade Global Performer Award, Seatrade Young Person in Shipping Award, Seatrade Award for Countering Piracy (sponsored by DP World) and the IMO Award for Word Maritime Day – "Sustainable Development: IMO's contribution beyond Rio+20" will also be announced during the Ceremony Dinner.
The 2013 Seatrade Awards shortlist in each of the categories is as follows:
Category I - Safety at Sea
Sponsored by Lloyd's Register

• ClassNK, Japan - Guidelines for the Safe Carriage of Nickel Ore (Second Edition)
• Safety At Sea Ltd, UK - ISYS software: ship system redundancy assessment and design
• Saint-Gobain Marine Applications, Germany - STADIP MARINE Lightweight Safety Glass
  

Category II - Clean Shipping
Sponsored by ABS

• Blue Ocean Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore - Emulsified Fuel Systems (EFS) for Fuel Savings
• Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan - Air-lubrication system on two module carriers, Yamatai and Yamato
• WR Systems Ltd, USA - Emsys, Emissions Monitoring System
  

Category III - Innovation in Ship Operations
Sponsored by Ministry of Transportation Ports and Maritime Affairs

• FluxDrive Inc, USA - Mechanical Adjustable Speed Drives (ASD) and Soft-Start Couplings
• Lankhorst Ropes, The Netherlands - Anti Snapback feature
• TOTAL Lubrifiants – Lubmarine, France - Talusia Universal
  

Category IV - Investment in People
Sponsored by ASRY Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard

• Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, Singapore - Back to Basics Campaign (BBC)
• Maritime Skills Alliance (MSA) a not for profit company limited by guarantee, UK - Maritime Occupations Apprenticeship Framework
• Thome Group Companies, Singapore - Thome's Human Element – A Cultural-Building Model
• V.Ships Ship Management Division, UK - V.Ships MSQ Superintendent (E-Learning) Training Programme.
  

Seatrade are currently taking bookings for the Seatrade Awards Ceremony Dinner, with over 250 people already confirmed to attend. For further information, visit seatrade-awards.com.