Seatrade Awards Runners Up 1989-2007

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1989 Runners up -Click here for the 1989 Winners
Safety at Sea	Exotech A/S, Norway – Low cost integrated rescue system Sperry Marine Ltd, UK – RASCAR radar system Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, UK – Voyage Data Recorder
Countering Marine Pollution	Devonport Management Ltd, UK – A controflow system for controlling marine pollution Research Institute of the Ministry of Merchant Marine – Oil/debris skimmer
Operating Cost/Efficiency	Notac Ltd, UK – The Notac Supply Vessel Mud Tank Cleaning System Transatlantic Ship Management AB, Sweden – MS “Companion Express” (an advanced ship management project) Oy Wärtsilä AB, Diesel Technology, Finland – VASA 46 engine Chevron Shipping Company, USA – Chevron’s two new crude/product lightering tankers
1990 Runners up -Click here for the 1990 Winners
Safety at Sea	Life Ball International GmbH, Germany – Life Ball Oy M G Honkanen Ltd, Finland – Heelmaster Marine Technology Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK – The Strathclyde procedure for assessing practical ship stability
Countering Marine Pollution	Hydra Fluids International Ltd, UK – HF-100 (a non-toxic, non-polluting, biodegradeable polyglycerol based drilling fluid system) Star Engineering Applications Ltd, UK – Seafox (a marine fuel conditioning system) TCA & TCR Environmental Techniques, Holland – Port reception facilities for liquid waste containing oil or chemicals
Operating Cost/Efficiency	Port of Gothenburg AB, Sweden – Container positioning system Star Engineering Applications Ltd, UK – Seatrend (provides an index of a ship’s performance) Vecom BV, Holland – Automatic Water Treatment System (AWT)
1991 Runners up -Click here for the 1991 Winners
Safety at Sea	Aran Fire & Safety Ltd, UK – SOLO (total head and respiratory protection) Autronica AS, Norway – BS-100 DYFI (3 generation analog addressable fire detection and alarm system) Thorn Security Ltd, UK – Application of the latest analogue communication and micro-processing techniques to marine fire detection systems
Countering Marine Pollution	Briggs Marine Environmental Services, UK – Pollution Control CallOut Club Unitor Ships Services AS, Enviro Team Division, Norway – Unitor Oil Bag MH System, Inc, USA – Spillstop Frank Mohn A/S, USA – Framo Cargo Rescue System
Operating Cost/Efficiency	Tates NV, Belgium – Damage protection component for sea containers Advance Ship Design PTY Ltd, Australia – The hatchcoverless containership Positive Infinitely Variable (Transmissions) Ltd, UK – PIV shaft driven generator gearing “POSIMAR” Rochem Separation Systems Ltd, UK – DISC-TUBE RO™ system
1992 Runners up -Click here for the 1992 Winners
Safety at Sea	Cosalt International Limited, UK – Tyco Lifejacket/Cormorant Safety Work Suit Seaform Deisgn, UK – “C-FORMAT” internal configuration for RO-RO passenger ferries Capt. C. Rabe, Germany – Fire extinguishing lance WM Healthcare Limited, UK – SNO-PAC Thermal Protective Aid
Countering Marine Pollution	Caspian Salvage Company, Azerbaijan – Oil boom deployment by helicopter International Paint – Marine Division, Courtaulds Coatings (Holdings) Ltd, UK – Intersmooth tin free SPC Edge Marine Marketing Limited, UK – The BioSolve system of tank cleaning
Innovation	Atlas Elektronik GmbH, Germany – NCIS 1800: Nautical Consulting & Information System Berg Propulsion AB/Stromberg Engineering AB, Sweden – Flexprop Robertson Tritech A/S, Norway – ECDIS: Electronic Chart Display and Information System University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Faculty of Engineering, UK – Concept design and development of a closed cycle diesel engine programme Yankee Environmental Services, Inc, USA – Linductor bulk transfer system
1993 Runners up -Click here for the 1993 Winners
Safety at Sea	Consilium CMH Babcock AB, Sweden – Watertight bulkhead door Lidbury Limited, UK – Portalevel Marine Sea-Marshall Rescue Systems, UK – Man Overboard Alarm Location System
Countering Marine Pollution	Mobil Oil Company Ltd, UK – Mobil EAL224H biodegradeable, non-toxic, anti-wear hydraulic fluid Norcontrol Systems AS, Norway – Oil Spill Management Trainer
Innovation	Dive Time Systems Limited, UK – Malin 3000 Ocean Systems Inc, USA – Integrated Marine Decision Support System Port of Gothenburg, Sweden – Automatic spreader adjuster Tayco Industrial & Marine Services Ltd, UK – T-bug
1994 Runners up -Click here for the 1994 Winners
Safety at Sea	SAS Flight Academy AB, Sweden and 7 maritime organisations – Bridge Resource Management Training Southampton Institute, Maritime Operations Center, Warsash – Simulator and training package Wylam Hill Ltd, UK - Portascanner
Countering Marine Pollution	National Response Corporation, USA – Organisation/creation of NRC Tankontrol, Norway – Scupperwell
Innovation	Atlas Electronik, Germany – Atlas Multiport Dive Time Systems Ltd, UK – Malin CDM Waterline Paints Limited, UK- Seashield
1995 Runners up -Click here for the 1995 Winners
Safety at Sea	Dynamic Light Co As, Norway – Intelligent and dynamic low level lighting Oceaneering Technologies Inc, USA – Underwater technology to determine cause of sinking (Magellan 725 ROV and Ocean Explorer 6000) Seascape Systems Ltd, Canada – Seascape System of Evacuation West of England Ship Owners Insurance Services Ltd, GB – Safety Management Appraisal and the Ship Safety Appraisal
Countering Marine Pollution	Flexi Systems Int’l, Sweden – Capt Blomberg’s Hydrodynamic Circus Marine Spill Response Corp, USA – The Baseline Remote Sensing System
Innovation	CNIIMF, Russia, FNI, Norway & SOF, Japan – INSROP Port of Helsingborg AB, Sweden – New Ferry Terminal Operations System
Special Commendation	Safmarine, South Africa - Project using sea freight containers to assist the disadvantaged communities in the "new" South Africa
1996 Runners up -Click here for the 1996 Winners
Safety at Sea	Willem Pot BV/Hellwig Van der Laan Marine Consultants, Holland – Emergency towing arrangement for disabled vessels (tankers) Det Norske Veritas AS, Norway – DNV Total Safety Class Ingvar Bennmo AB, Sweden – Safety Bitt
Countering Marine Pollution	BP Shipping Technical Group, GB – BP’s enhanced environmental protection system Barbados Port Authority, West Indies – Disposal of ships’ waste by smokeless incinerator Glass Recycling, Inc, USA – Models 3100/4500 Glass disintegration units
Innovation	Fireplug Sweden AB, Sweden – Fireplug Stolt Parcel Tankers Inc, USA – M/T Stolt Innovation Shipmanagement Expert Systems SA, Greece – Shipmanager Integrated Software
1997 Runners up -Click here for the 1997 Winners
Safety at Sea	Princess Cruises, USA – Computer based emergency response training/assessment programme for captains – Capter Quality Monitoring Systems, UK – Multiplex atmospheric oil mist detection system UK Hydrographic Office, UK – Admiralty Raster Chart Service North of England P&I Association, UK – North of England Loss Prevention Guides
Countering Marine Pollution	ASDMAR Pty Ltd, Australia – “Aburri” self discharging bulk feeder ship Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc, Japan – Stratified fuel-water injection system for reducing NOx
Innovation	MarineSoft, Germany – Automatic system for early risk diagnosis The Coastal Corporation, USA – Automated vessel alert system Ameron International Corp, USA – Glass reinforced plastic – Bondstrand PSX
1998 Runners up -Click here for the 1998 Winners
Safety at Sea	ABS, USA – ABS Guidance notes on the application of ergonomics to marine systems SwETech AB, Sweden – Clipper Inmarsat, UK – Inmarsat E (EPIRB) system Middle East Navigation Aids Service, GB – Unencrypted, foc, differential global positioning system to cover Arabian Gulf and its approaches
Countering Marine Pollution	Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) & The Queensland Department of Transport, Australia – The mandatory ship reporting system for Torres Strait and the Inner Route of the Great Barrier Reef Winel BV, Holland – Air/Fuel Ratio Controller for Marine Diesel Engines
Innovation	ABB Azipod Oy, Finland – Electric azimuthing rudder propellors for main propulsion systems for ships and marine applications MacGregor (Fin) Oy, Finland – Flexipad – non-sliding hatch cover pad PSA Corporation, Singapore – Development of a telescopic spreader with total shock absorption capability
1999 Runners up -Click here for the 1999 Winners
Safety at Sea	Nautical Institute, GB – International Marine Accident Reporting Scheme Tokyo Nisshin Jabara Co Ltd, Japan – FN Tape and sheet – model no. 892 DBC Marine Safety System Ltd, Canada – Marine evacuation chute for large cruise liners
Countering Marine Pollution	Transas Software House Limited, Russia – Pollution Incident Simulation Control and Evaluation System – PISCES
Innovation	IMC Maritime System Development BV, Holland – Remotely controlled lifting hook Mobil International Aviation and Marine Sales Inc, USA – Residual Fuel Detection (RFD) PSA Corporation, Container Terminals Division, Singapore – “Flow Through” container gate system
2000 Runners up -Click here for the 2000Winners
Safety at Sea	Calm Computing Ltd, GB – Cruise Monitoring System Class Instrumentation Ltd, GB – Touchstone 3™ Combined Ultrasonic and Coating Thickness Gauge North of England P&I Association, GB – Personal Injury Preventing Package
Countering Marine Pollution	Marichem Marigases Worldwide Services, Greece – Marichem Oil Spill Emulsifier Rochem UF Systeme GmbH, Germany – UF Systeme Singaport CleanSeas Pte Ltd, Singapore – Treatment of tanker sludge by thermal extraction
Innovation	Det Norske Veritas, Norway – Resonance Thickness Measurements – RTM McNeece, GB – Enclosed Double Entry Lifeboat Launch System Miko Marine AS, Norway – Miko Plaster
2001 Runners up -Click here for the 2001 Winners
Safety at Sea	Caretaker AS, Norway – Evacuation Management System for Hotels, Passenger Vessels, Offshore Platforms Mullion Manufacturing, UK – Thermal Protective Lifejacket Royal Netherlands Lifeboat Organisation (KNRM), The Netherlands – Inmarsat Telex System for Radio Medical Advice
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	Hepburn Bio Ship Care/Deerberg-Systems, Germany – Hepburn Bio Ship Care OptiMarin AS, Norway – OptiMar Ballast System – a ballast water treatment solution created to reduce the spread of aquatic nuisance species Rasmussen Enterprise AS, Norway – OP-SKIMMER – Multi-Functional Oilspill and Garbage Collecting Vessel
Innovation in Ship Operations	Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV, The Netherlands – Rotor® tug concept OK Welding Marine Ltd, UK – Water Back Welding™
Innovation in Maritime E-Commerce	Lloyd’s Register, UK – ClassDirect Live – V3 Optimum Logistics Ltd, USA – TransLink
2002 Runners up -Click here for the 2002 Winners
Safety at Sea	Caltax Marine Diesel BV/IMC Maritime System Development, Holland – Emergency Towing Arrangement for Disabled Vessels (Tankers) Cold Cut System AB, Sweden – The Cobra Cutting Extinguisher MAN B&W Diesel AS, Denmark – The use of watermist to suppress crankcase explosions
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	Concordia Maritime AB, Sweden – The Stena V-MAX Concept Ultrastrip Systems, Inc, USA – Ultra-Strip ultra-high pressure closed loop robotic marine coating removal system
Innovation in Ship Operations	Hydrex NV, Belgium – Mobdock Technology – a dry dock in the middle of the Ocean O’Brien Maritime Consultants Pty Ltd, Australia – The DUKC (Dynamic Under Keel Clearance system) Teekay Shipping (Canada) Limited, Canada – The Natural Ballast Water Exchange System
New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry	Exis Technologies Ltd, UK – TUPSNET & HAZCHECK dangerous goods internet booking system Globe Wireless LLC, USA – Central, private email kiosk for crew personal email The Nautical Institute, UK – The Nautical Campus
2003 Runners up -Click here for the 2003 Winners
Safety at Sea	BMT Marine Information Systems Limited, UK – The Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS) Innovation Technology UK Limited, UK – Stanguard Survival Craft Inspectorate Limited, UK – Safelaunch - lifeboat release hook
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	Marine Environment Partners, Inc, USA – Ballast water disinfection systems The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO), UK – Intertanko Vocon Operational Procedure
Innovation in Ship Operations	Oy Langh Ship AB, Finland – Transporting steel coils on cradle tween decks Saab Marine Electronics AB, Sweden – The 3-in-1 solution, or the “triple radar tank entry” Sigma Coatings BV, The Netherlands – SigmaPrime (multipurpose epoxy primer contributing to efficiency at the NB coating stage)
New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry	Manpower Software Plc, UK – Maps Crew Manning Sectoria Systems AS, Norway – SCTW Wizard
2004 Runners up -Click here for the 2004 Winners
Safety at Sea	MAN B&W Diesel, Germany – Crankcase Supervision by Splash Oil Monitoring System Martek Marine Limited, UK – Bulksafe Water Ingress Detection System United Kingdom Hydrographic Office – Admiralty Digital List of Lights
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	Marine Environmental Partners, USA & I.S.I.R., Italy – Marisan (Advanced Waste Water Treatment) Subsea Industries, Belgium – EcoSpeed a durable surface treated composite, non-toxic, hull protection system
Innovation in Ship Operations	ABB, Marine and Turbocharging, Finland – CRP Azipod Propulsion Marine IT Company, Norway – FleetMaster Electronic log Book
New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry	Globe Wireless, USA – GlobeAlert Indian Register of Shipping, India – Ship_Mate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore – MARINET
2005 Runners up -Click here for the 2005 Winners
Safety at Sea	BMT SeaTech Ltd, UK – Advanced Ship Position Simulator (ASPS) Vistascape Security Systems, USA – SitelQ – Automated wide-area surveillance for ports
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	International Paint limited, UK – Interplate Zero – Water based weldable shop primer NEI Treatment Systems, LLC, USA – Venturi Oxygen Stripping™ Vokes Limited, UK – Oil mist elimination from crankcase breathers
Special Commendation	Wallenius Wilhelmsen for their 2004 environmental objectives
Innovation in Ship Operations	Becker Marine Systems GmbH & Co KG, Germany – TLKSR® - Twisted leading edge rudder GE SeaCo SRL, UK – SEACELL
New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry	Korean Register of Shipping, Republic of Korea – KR-CON: Database Programme of IMO Conventions Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Singapore – Faster clearance of crew manning documents through electronic data interchange links with ship management companies
2006 Runners up -Click here for the 2006 Winners
Safety at Sea	Det Norske Veritas As, Norway – PULS: Panel Ultimate Limit State: Computerized buckling and ultimate strength code for the assessment of ship hull strength Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S, Denmark – Introduction of a cutting edge combined transportation and immersion suit
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	JLMD Ecologic Group, France – Fast Oil Recovery System Tamrotor Marine Compressors AS, Norway – TMC Smart Air
Innovation in Ship Operations	DNV, Norway – SeaSkill Ulstein Design AS, Norway – Ulstein X-BOW™ Van der Velden™ Marine Systems, The Netherlands – EPS Thruster
New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry	Holland America Line, USA – Electronic Waste Management System Seamanship International Ltd, UK – Navigational Skills Assessment Programme
2007 Runners up -Click here for the 2007 Winners
Safety at Sea	The Nautical Institute, UK – Improving the awareness of the Human Element in the maritime industry Virtual Marine Technology Inc, Canada – Life Boat Launching Simulator
Countering Marine & Atmospheric Pollution	Knutsen OAS Shipping AS, Norway – Knutsen Volatile Organic Compound (KVOC) system Peter Brotherhood Limited, UK – Waste Heat Recovery System for two stroke diesel engine (as the main propulsion unit) for large ships
Innovation in Ship Operations	Germanischer Lloyd AG, Germany – GL Pegasus Kelvin Hughes Limited, UK – SharpEye
New IT Applications for the Shipping Industry	Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry, USA – Seafarer’s Electronic Application (SEA) System Seamanship International Limited, UK – ‘Sheldon’ starring in Safety Essentials Training module
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