Chris Shirling-Rooke
The finalists of the 2016 Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIAs) have been announced.
The winners will be announced at a prestigious black tie dinner that will have a Ministerial presence and promises to bring together the best of the maritime industry right across the maritime, logistics and energy spectrum in the region.
The MMIAs are organised by sector representative body Mersey Maritime and the awards recognise the excellence and diversity that exists across all sectors of the maritime industry in the North West.
Chris Shirling-Rooke, CEO of Mersey Maritime, said: “The response to our awards in this, our second year, has been phenomenal. It bears out our belief that there is room in the market for an awards event that recognises excellence in the maritime and related industries across the North West. We’ve had almost 60% more entries than in 2015 and when we opened up table sales in December for the awards dinner we sold out overnight.”
The finalists are:
Business of the Year
Cammell Laird
Seatruck Ferries
Warrant Group
SME of the Year
Beech Group
Brookes Bell Group
Complete Site Safety
Engineering Company of the Year
Beech Group
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC)
Royal HaskoningDHV
Innovation
Bibby Hydromap
DWF LLP Marine, Trade and Energy & Regulatory team
Peel Ports Group
Freight & Logistics Award
Lombard Shipping & Forwarding
Quality Freight (UK)
Warrant Group
Best Newcomer
Geo Data Systems
Potentia Academy
Sherrington Associates
Global Reach Award
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC)
Flynn Refrigeration
Isle of Man Ship Registry
Maritime Professional Services Award
Brabners LLP
Knowles
Merchant Navy Resources Ltd
The Jim Teasdale Award for Maritime Ambassador is a judges’ choice award and will be announced on the night.
The Rising Star finalists are due to be announced later this month.
There will be a ‘Meet The Finalists’ reception for the judges and the nominees on Thursday 11th February, 2016.
The winners will be announced at a black tie Awards Dinner on 10th March at Wallasey Town Hall, Wirral. Sponsors of the events are Brabners LLP, Liverpool John Moores University and Peel Ports Group.
Mersey Maritime Limited
Mersey Maritime is the private-public sector partnership that represents the interests of the shipping, ports and logistics sector on Merseyside, including improvements to the movement of freight across the region. It represents the interests of a cluster of 1700 businesses employing 28, 000 people, with a combined turnover of £2.6bn. The organisation has recently entered into a partnership agreement with Liverpool John Moores University to develop a Global Maritime Knowledge Hub on Merseyside.
