9th SAFETY4SEA Virtual Awards
2024 SAFETY4SEA Virtual Awards Ceremony due on October the 30th!
SAFETY4SEA is delighted to announce the SAFETY4SEA Virtual Awards for the ninth consecutive year within the scope of fostering Safety Excellence & Sustainable Shipping. The process to be employed is a combination of open nomination and vote from audience and the industry panel of experts, while the presentation shall take place at a dedicated special event to be held on Wednesday, 30th of October 2024.
The Award categories are:
SAFETY4SEA Dry Bulk Operator Award
To be awarded to a ship operator of bulk carriers, or general dry cargo vessels that demonstrated safety excellence and performance above average in any aspect of maritime activity
The shortlisted nominees are:
- Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), for its Smart Academy initiative
- Niovis Shipping Co S.A., for demonstrating excellent PSC performance
- OLDENDORFF CARRIERS, for investing in crew training
- Star Bulk, for demonstrating operational excellence
- V.Group, for showcasing excellence with low LTIF & TRCF
- Wallem Group, for providing education- and welfare-focused initiatives
SAFETY4SEA Tanker Operator Award
To be awarded to a ship operator of oil or chemical tankers, or gas carriers that demonstrated safety excellence and performance above average in any aspect of maritime activity
The shortlisted nominees are:
- Columbia Group, for embracing digitalization in self-assessment
- OSM Thome, for fostering a strong corporate culture
- Synergy Marine Group, for supporting mental health through the ‘WeTeam 2.0’ app
- Teekay Tankers Ltd., for its cloud-based digital hazard reporting platform
- TORM, for its ‘One TORM Safety Culture – Driving Resilience Program’
- Wilhelmsen, for continuously improving its processes and systems
SAFETY4SEA Sustainability Award
To be awarded to an organization that contributed towards sustainable shipping
The shortlisted nominees are:
- AET, for building a Sustainability Strategy supporting 11 UNSDGs
- Diversity Study Group, for its benchmarking initiative that promotes collaboration
- ReCAAP ISC, for providing updates and guidance on the security situation in Asia
- The American Club, for providing information and comprehensive guidance on SASH prevention
- The International Group of P&I Clubs, for establishing the ‘Personal Injury Committee’
- World Shipping Council, for launching the ‘Cargo Safety Program’ in collaboration with NCB
SAFETY4SEA Training Award
To be awarded to an organization that provided a significant achievement or breakthrough or significant contribution in any aspect of maritime training
The shortlisted nominees are:
- International Marine Contractors Association, for its ’Key DP Personnel continuing professional development (CPD) learning programme’
- Iridium Communications, for launching the ‘GMDSS Academy’
- Mintra and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), for their collaboration through the ‘Trainingportal’ platform
- OneCare Group, for offering a health wellbeing and eLearning platform
- Philippine Center for Advanced Maritime Simulation and Training, Inc. (PHILCAMSAT), for offering Maritime Just Transition (MJT) training programs
- VIKAND, for its OneHealth training programme on Mental Health First Aid
SAFETY4SEA Technology Award
To be awarded to an organization that provided a significant technological achievement or breakthrough or significant contribution in any aspect of maritime safety activity
The shortlisted nominees are:
- Cydome, for providing holistic cyber protection
- MariApps Marine Solutions, for its ‘cruisePAL’ tool
- Marlink, for its ‘Security Operations Centre’
- MSC GROUP HOLDING and GSBN, for enhancing safety in transporting lithium battery shipments
- NorthStandard, for its ‘ECDIS Training Assessment (ETA) platform
- OneLink, for its ‘Ariva 360’ gamified VR application
SAFETY4SEA Initiative Award
To be awarded to an organization or association that sparked, realized, or significantly contributed in any initiative fostering safer and sustainable shipping
The shortlisted nominees are:
- Britannia P&I Club, for its ‘loss prevention insight’ reports
- I.M.E.Q. Center, for its ‘Psychosocial Risk Assessment Inventory’
- International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), for its ‘Family Outreach Programme (FOP)’
- Safetytech Accelerator, for the ‘Cargo Fire and Loss Innovation Initiative (CFLII)‘
- Windward Ltd., for launching initiative to help minimize the risks due to attacks in the Red Sea
SAFETY4SEA Personality Award
To be awarded to an individual that provided industry influence and contributed towards safer shipping
SAFETY4SEA Leadership Award
To be awarded to an individual that has provided industry leadership and contributed towards safer shipping throughout his/her career
Awards are subject to the following procedure, terms and conditions.
Nomination and Voting Procedure:
- Notification procedure is initiated few months ahead of the event with an open invitation to the industry stakeholders to propose nominations on the web. Nominations are valid only with an online submission completing the form below and can be made by any individual involved in shipping, limited to one nomination per category per person. All nominations MUST be in English language and provide a clear indication of the reasons behind the nomination (as appropriate).
- SAFETY4SEA Editorial staff will review all nominations for validity in line with rules, terms and conditions announced and place all valid nominations to the website for the online Open Vote in line with the deadlines announced.
- For each category, winner will be the nominee that has achieved the bast ranking based on both open online voting (50%) and Industry Panel of Experts (50%) at the end of the open voting period. For the open voting, one vote per person per category will be allowed.
- Awards shall be presented to winners at a dedicated special event on Wednesday, 30th of October 2024.
Terms and Conditions:
- Nominations: 2024 SAFETY4SEA Virtual Awards are open for nominations till Friday, 7th of June 2024. Valid nominations will be reviewed by the editorial staff and put to online open vote on events.safety4sea.com, supported by social media and e-mail campaigns.
- Eligibility: Only work or achievements taking place within the last 18 months will be eligible. Each nomination to meet the award description and specified entry criteria.
- Online Open Vote Procedure: Only one vote is accepted per award category. Vote will be open till 13th of September 2024.
- Awards Announcement: Awards shall be presented to winners at a dedicated special event on Wednesday, 30th of October 2024.