Greek Shipping Awards 2011
Also available in presentation mode…
POLEMIS, ECONOMOU AND OTHERS HONOURED
AT 2011 GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS
- Laskaridis, Minerva and Blue Star Ferries scoop company awards -
ABOUT 900 guests saw some of Greece's leading shipping personalities, companies and service organizations honoured in a glittering gala dinner at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel to announce the winners of the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards for 2011.
The packed audience for the 8th annual Greek Shipping Awards, held under the auspices of Lloyd's List, the international maritime newspaper established in 1734, included deputy minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping, Adonis Georgiadis, and the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki.
The awards are held annually to recognize and reward achievement and meritorious activity in the Greek shipping industry as well as to promote Greece's status as a maritime centre. Winners are chosen by an independent panel of judges representing a broad cross-section of the Greek shipping industry.
The 2011 awards were sponsored by ClassNK as overall event sponsor, heading a line-up of prestigious companies sponsoring the event.
WINNERS AT-A-GLANCE
Dry Cargo Company of the Year – Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd.
Tanker Company of the Year – Minerva Marine Inc.
Passenger Line of the Year – Blue Star Ferries
Shipbroker of the Year– Hellaschart Ltd.
Shipping Financier of the Year – Aegean Baltic Bank
Technical Achievement Award – Stavros Hatzigrigoris
Piraeus International Centre Award – Capital Link Inc.
International Personality of the Year – Emanuele Grimaldi
Award for Achievement in Environmental Protection – Helmepa
Ship of the Year – “Desert Calm”
Seafarer of the Year – Capt. Stylianos Peristerakis
Award for Achievement in Education or Training – Prof. Andreas Merikas
Lloyd’s List/Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award – Kyriakos Mamidakis
Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year – George Economou
Greek Shipping Personality of the Year – Spyros M. Polemis
For all Award Presentation photographs please click here
