Submit your project for a 2008 Seatrade Award

The Seatrade Awards scheme 2008 is now seeking innovative solutions from around the world with the potential for major commercial success, as well as nominees for the Seatrade Personality 2008

Categories For Entry

• Safety at Sea
  Award sponsored by Lloyd’s Register
  Significant technical or procedural improvements leading to reduction of risk to human life at sea.

• Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment
  Award sponsored by ABS
  The introduction of new, or significant improvements of existing technology which can reduce or prevent marine and atmospheric pollution or assist in clean up.

• Innovation in Ship Operations
  Award sponsored by TJ Shipping and Logistics
  An innovative project which has the potential to significantly improve efficiency of any aspect of ship operations and/or cargo handling. Entries will be judged on originality and imagination combined with the perceived practicality of the idea. All submissions must be in sufficient detail for the judges to see the practical possibilities of the concept, supported by research or trial results if available.

• New for 2008 Investment in People
  Award sponsored by NAMEPA
  An award to recognise a significant contribution to the recruitment, training, retention and advancement of the industry's most valuable asset, its people.

• Seatrade Personality 2008
  Awarded to an individual who has made a major contribution to the shipping industry in any field.

• New for 2008 Seatrade Young Person In Shipping 2008
  Award sponsored by Drydocks World
  Presented to an individual under 40 who has made an outstanding contribution to the industry.

• New for 2008 Seatrade Global Performer 2008
  Awarded to a company or organisation that has made a major contribution to the shipping industry in any field.

Procedure

i. ALL entries/nominations must be submitted using the official forms provided. These can either be obtained from the secretariat by mail as hard copy, or downloaded as electronic forms (MS Word) from this website (see below).

ii. There is no charge to enter the scheme nor any restriction on the number of entries submitted per company/organisation.

iii. All entries will be acknowledged. If no acknowledgement is received within fourteen days from the date of submission, please contact the Seatrade Awards Secretariat at the address below.

iv. The deadline for entries is 31 December 2007. No entries will be accepted after this date.

Handy Hints For Entering Seatrade Awards

(Excluding Seatrade Personality Award, Seatrade Young Person in Shipping Award and Seatrade Global Performer Award. Nominations for these are invited from the international business community, and the winners chosen by Seatrade).

To be read in addition to Rules and Conditions of entry:

Submitting an entry is an excellent opportunity to get your product/concept before this uniquely independent judging panel.

Make sure you maximise this potential by following the feedback from our judges:

Completing your entry to the highest standard.  It is no good your product being fantastic if the quality of your entry is poor!

Impress upon the judging panel why you think your entry is a worthy winner of a Seatrade Award.

Include a portfolio of marketing material (See Rules and Conditions, Procedure points 4 & 6).

The ‘human’ element in all categories is important, so submit your entry even if it isn’t overly technical.

Important changes:

New category for 2008 – 'Investment in People'.

Entries in the ‘Safety At Sea’ and ‘Countering Marine And Atmospheric Pollution’ categories are no longer restricted to having been introduced or approved during the previous year, i.e. 2007.  (See Conditions of Entry point 4).

If in doubt, give us a call to discuss any aspect of your entry.

What to do next

For official entry/nomination forms, plus the scheme's rules and regulations, please complete and return the entry form below, indicating whether you wish to receive hard copy forms by mail or download the electronic version as MS Word documents.

All enquiries relating to the Seatrade Awards should be directed to:

The Seatrade Awards Secretariat, Seatrade House, 42 North Station Road, Colchester CO1 1RB, UK. Tel: +44 1206 545121 Fax: +44 1206 545190
E-mail: awards@seatrade-global.com

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES - 31 DECEMBER 2007
NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCCEPTED BEYOND THIS DATE

TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORMS AS MS WORD DOCUMENTS ALL APPLICANTS MUST FIRST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM

Application for entry forms

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