Award Winners
Sustainable Shipping Awards 2009 Nominees
Ocean Environmental Protection Award
An award recognising the company or organisation that has made the most significant contribution to the reduction and prevention of pollution of the ocean by ships. This covers areas such as oil spill prevention, ballast water treatment, and hull coatings.
Torkel Elgh from Wallenius Water accepts the Ocean Environmental Protection Award
Shortlisted Nominations
- Commercial Diving
- CMA CGM/JLMD
- Oceansaver
- Alfa Laval and Wallenius Water
- Wartsila
Winner - Alfa Laval and Wallenius Water
Clean Air Award
An award honouring the company or organisation that has made the most significant contribution to the reduction and prevention of pollution to the air by ships. This award covers both port and at sea activities.
Lutz Ehrhardt, Port of Long Beach, and Bram Van der Velden, Eurolist International Ltd collect their Clean Air award
Shortlisted Nominations
- Foss Maritime
- International Paint
- Port of Long Beach/Port of Los Angeles
- Siemens AG
- Wartsila
Winner - Port of Long Beach/Port of Los Angeles
Environmental Awareness in Shipping Award
The award that pays tribute to an individual, organisation, company or group that has made a major contribution to raising awareness on how shipping can improve its environmental record through initiatives or other means.
Dr Andre Stochniol, winner of Environmental Awareness in Shipping Award
Shortlisted Nominations
- John Aitken
- Don Gregory
- Stas Margaronis
- Dr Andre Stochniol
- Wallenius Water/Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Winner - Dr Andre Stochniol
Environmental Technology of the Year Award
An award for an innovative technology that implements fresh thinking and new design to offer significant environmental benefits.
Fabian Jurs from SkySails collects the awards for Environmental Technology of the Year from Don Gregory from EGCSA
Shortlisted Nominations
- Alcatraz Cruises
- DK Group
- Greenwave
- Rolls Royce
- SkySails
Winner - SkySails

Sustainable Shipping Operator of the Year
An award recognising the efforts that a ship operator has made in reducing the environmental impact of their business operations.
Soren Stig Nielsen from Maersk Line wins the award for Sustainable Shipping Operator
of the Year Award presented by Tom Boardley from Lloyd's Register
Shortlisted Nominations
- CMA CGM
- Foss Maritime
- AP Moller Maersk
- Teekay
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Winner - AP Moller Maersk
Green Shipping Initiative of the Year
This award celebrates and rewards the important work that is going on all over the world to assist the marine industry in improving environmental efficiency. This award covers such initiatives as classification society work, collaboration projects, and academic projects.
Thomas Eefsen from Force Technology & Hans Otto Holmegaard Kristensen
from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) collect the award for the Green Shipping Initiative presented by William J Sember from ABS
Shortlisted Nominations
- BMT Defense
- Funnel Vision
- Green Ship of the Future
- AP Moller Maersk
- World Ocean Council
Winner - Green Ship of the Future