The Maritime Standard Awards will take place at the iconic Atlantis Ballroom, The Palm, on November 9th 2015. The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, the event organiser said in a press release.
The Maritime Standard Awards endorsed by the Federal Transport Authority (FTA) aims to recognise the achievements of organisations and individuals in the region’s shipping, ports and other maritime sectors. Supporting organisations include BIMCO, The UAE Shipping Associations (UAESA), The Dubai Council for Marine and Maritime Industries (DCMMI), Dubai Shipping Agents Association (DSAA), and The Organisation of The Islamic Ship-owners Association (OISA). Many of the region’s leading shipping and ports organisations and companies have also agreed to sponsor this event, which features a total of 25 different awards.
The Maritime Standard Awards is organised and run by Flagship Events, a Dubai-based company. Famous football manager and player Ruud Gullit was selected to host the event.
This year the awards have attracted a huge amount of attention with a record number of nominations coming in from an extremely high calibre of entrants. Chairman of the judging panel, and editor of The Maritime Standard, Clive Woodbridge, says, “We have been overwhelmed with entries from across the industry, which shows that these awards are already widely perceived to have real value and to be worth competing for. It will be a hard job for the judges to select the winners from the many high quality entries we have received, and I am looking forward to an exciting night.”