The release of finalists in the 2017 Maritime Standard Awards in Dubai has shown that no African nation made the list, upon the fact that out 54 African nation, about 34 are maritime nations.
Details released in Dubai on Sunday and made available to Business Hilights showed that the fourth annual Maritime Standard Awards, will be held on Monday, 23rd October 2017, at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai.
Around 800 people are expected to attend, including many high-level executives and senior governmental figures.
Over the past few weeks an elite panel of judges has been evaluating nominations for a total of 20 different categories for The Maritime Standard Awards 2017.
According to the Editor of The Maritime Standard, Clive Woodbridge, “The standard of entries across all categories has been extremely high this year, and we have had a record number of nominations. So it has been a very hard job for the judges to come up with a short list, but they have done so and those who are in contention for an Award are all really top quality.”
The categories already judged by the panel include Safety and Security; Environmental Protection; Green Shipping; Technology & Innovation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Maritime Education and Training; Maritime Crewing and Manning; and Maritime Security. In addition there are awards for Passenger Ship, Leisure Craft and Yacht Builder; Shipyard/Ship Repair Facility; Marine Broker; Marine Insurance Company; Ship Manager; Ship Agency; Tanker Operator; Shipowner and Operator; Classification Society; Terminal Operator, Shipping Company and Port of the Year.
It would be recalled that the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside was earlier in the elected chairman of the continental association of maritime administration agencies during a conference in Abuja.
