This Award will recognise a new technology or system, or a new infrastructure development introduced within the assessment period, which has made a significant contribution to the advancement of efficiency in the door-to-door movement of cargo outside of the port and terminal environment.

Entries must evidence quantifiable efficiency gains and demonstrate the significance of the solution to the advancement of the industry. Solutions and new technologies/initiatives must have been implemented and developed by the entering company themselves within the evaluation period.

Entries will be marked down if the technology implemented is from a third party or deployed prior to the evaluation period.

This Award must recognise a new technology or system, or a new infrastructure development introduced within the assessment period, which has made a significant contribution to the advancement of efficient port & terminal operations.

Entries must evidence quantifiable efficiency gains and demonstrate the significance of the solution to the advancement of the industry. Solutions and new technologies/initiatives must have been implemented and developed by the entering company themselves within the evaluation period.

Entries will be marked down if the technology implemented is from a third party or deployed prior to the evaluation period.

This award recognizes outstanding innovation in digital technology (software and/or hardware) within the maritime industry. Judges will evaluate entries based on:

Significant contribution to maritime digitalization.
Demonstrated industry impact and value creation.
Innovation that raises the benchmark for excellence.
Clear benefits to the wider maritime ecosystem.
Measurable outcomes achieved through implementation.

Entries should focus exclusively on digital technology solutions, highlighting how they've advanced industry standards and delivered tangible results.

This award will recognise the development and / or application of innovative marine technology that has resulted in improved efficiencies and lower operating costs.

Judges are looking for an outstanding innovation separating the project, product or process from its competitors. They will also be looking for a detailed description of the technology in question, Information Classification: General how it has been used to meet goals, the return on investment and the customer benefit.

This Award will recognise a financing solution for a transaction concluded during the evaluation period.

Entries will be assessed according to the size and scope of the deal as well as the innovative characteristics of the financing.

Open to shipping companies in all market sectors, entries will be assessed according to their performance during the evaluation period, based upon their response to the prevailing market conditions and to the particular challenges of disruptions to trading patterns.

Presented to a maritime organisation in any sector which has, during the evaluation period, shown exceptional responsibility in the way it conducts its business and in its commitment to good corporate governance.

The Judges will be looking for evidence of good practice in environmental policy and social responsibility.

This Award will recognise the introduction of a new product, procedure or measures which will significantly improve the shipping industry’s progress toward the industry’s long-term goals for decarbonisation.

Entrants will need to demonstrate actual or forecast reductions to emissions such as greenhouse gases or Sulphur oxides, or other measured improvements which enable sustainable maritime transport and show ambition beyond simple regulatory compliance.

Recognising an individual who has excelled during the assessment period in a way that is of benefit to the industry as a whole.

This award is to honour an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to shipping and the maritime industry.

Awarded to a company or organisation which has contributed exceptionally to the development of global shipping and logistics.