Seatrade Unveils the Finalists for the 9th Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia

Mr. Marcus Hand,  Editor of Seatrade Maritime News said, "Amidst tough market conditions, we are extremely pleased to receive a significant number of quality nominations and submissions this year out of which, some new companies have sent in entries vying for a spot amongst the big boys." Over 90 entries from more than 10 countries were received.

In-line with Seatrade's long standing tradition of contributing to and giving back to the maritime community, the awards gala event has chosen two supported charities - Sailors' Society and The Mission to Seafarers, in recognition of and to salute the sterling work that they do for the the maritime industry. As a part of this celebratory occasion, 10 per cent of the table sales proceeds from the event will be donated to the two organisations.

The black tie gala event is expected to be attended by over 400 leading industry executives. The gala awards evening will be guest-hosted by Anita Kapoor, a well-known travel television host and media personality. Anita earned her sea legs young, being born into a maritime family.

Visit www.seatradeasiaawards.com to find out more on how you can join the night of celebration.

Appendix: Shortlist of finalists and judging panel

For more information, please contact:

Daphne Yuen
Email: [email protected] 
DID: +65 6592 0888 Ext 740

About Seatrade

Founded in 1970, Seatrade was acquired in 2014 by UBM, the world's second largest media and event organiser across a wide variety of industries. Seatrade's publications, events, management training, research and award schemes cover every aspect of the cruise and maritime industries. The company's principal strength is its ability to bring key people together, encouraging innovation and facilitating better communication within the industry. Seatrade is headquartered in Colchester, UK, with regional offices in Dubai, Singapore, as well as representatives in all major maritime centres and cruise destinations across the globe.

For more information, visit www.seatrade-maritime.com.

About UBM plc

UBM plc is a leading global events-led marketing services and communications company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. Our 5,000 staff in more than 20 countries are organised into specialist teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. Running over 300 events per year UBM is the second largest exhibitions organiser globally and the biggest commercial organiser in the US, mainland China, India and Malaysia. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com ; follow us on Twitter at @UBM plc to get the latest UBM corporate news; follow@UBM for news and updates from across the businesses and selected members of UBM's Twitter at: http://media.ubm.com/social.

Appendix

Shortlist of Finalists

Judging Panel

Chairman:

Mr Marcus Hand, Editor, Seatrade Maritime News

The Judges:

Mr Gerardo Borromeo - Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc
Mr Arthur Bowring - Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA)
Mr Peter Cremers - Executive Chairman, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group
Mr Koichi Fujiwara - Chairman and President, ClassNK
Ms Caroline Huot
Mr Chris Jones, Director - The Baltic Exchange
Mr Esben Poulsson - Chairman, Enesel Pte. Ltd. and President, Singapore Shipping Association
Mr Tim Wilkins - Regional Manager, Asia Pacific, INTERTANKO Asia

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