The maiden edition of the Ghana Maritime & Shipping Awards has been scheduled for March 2017 at the La Beach Hotel in Accra.
The awards, the first of its kind, will identify and recognize outstanding performers in and contributors to the country’s maritime industry, at the institutional, enterprise and individual levels.
The Chief Executive Officer and Events Director at Ninetyeightz Events, Bergis Kojo Frimpong explained that the awards “seek to create a much needed platform for all stakeholders in the maritime industry to network and share ideas as to how they can improve as individual entities and also an industry.”
“The awards will recognize institutions, companies and individuals who have excelled in both the shipping and wider maritime industries, awarding deserving organizations that are achieving world-class service within the industry,” he added.
A special Awards Panel will be assembled to certify all awards winners for all categories after a selection process with invitation for nominations.
Nominations will opened online and in the dailies after which a validation by event partners will be done to ensure that all nominees have provided accurate information.
A Technical Committee, appointed by the organizers, comprising people thoroughly knowledgeable in the activities in the Shipping and Maritime industry, will then prepare and present their assessment of the candidacies of the various nominees to an Awarding Board made up of experienced players in the industry.
The independent body will use a pre-determined criteria to authenticate the Technical Committee’s report to determine the final award winners.
Altogether, there will be about 30 award categories that capture areas such as Environmental Protection, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marine Crewing & Manning, Maritime Logistics, Marine Research, as well as Safety & Security.
Awards will also be conferred for outstanding performance in Sustainable Development, Maritime Education and Training, Customer Service, Ship Finance, and Technology/Innovations.
Other categories include, Port & Terminal of the Year, Ship Owner/Operator of the Year, Marine Industry Supplier of the Year, Shipping Company of the Year, Terminal Operator of the Year, Marine Broker of the Year, Ship Manager of the Year, Shipyard/Ship Repair Facility of the Year, Ship Agency of the Tear, Freight Forwarder of the Year, Classification Society of the Year, Marine Tourism & Leisure Operator of the Year, Marine Bank of the Year, Marine Insurer of the Year and Maritime Law Firm of the Year.
There will be honourary awards given to selected pioneers and operators in the industry.
These will include awardees for Maritime Lifetime Achievement, Maritime Hall of Fame, Maritime Key Man and Woman in Shipping, Maritime Excellence Award, Maritime Legion of Honour, Maritime Personality of the Year and Maritime Editor’s Choice, which will conferred in appreciation of the value of the media to the industry.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana