Our Sponsors

Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard

Bahrain-based Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) is one of the world's leading shiprepairers and is now in its fourth decade of operation. Since starting life as a super tanker repairer, the yard has now developed into a truly versatile shiprepair and maintenance provider for all types of ships, both commercial and naval, as well as rigs specialist vessels from the offshore oil and gas markets.

ASRY offers customers some of the most modern drydocking and repair facilities in the world, including a 500,000dwt capacity graving dock, two totally modernised floating docks with lifting capacities of 30,000 tonnes and 33,000 tonnes respectively, and two of largest slipways in the Arabian Gulf region, each with a dry berth length of 255m.

General Organisation of Sea Ports

The General Organisation of Sea Ports - Bahrain (GOP) was established in 2006 with the aim of developing the Kingdom of Bahrain's maritime industry and infrastructure and regulate its operation in-line with the Kingdom's Economic Vision 2030 development strategy.

The semi-government agency's overarching responsibility lies in guiding the development of strategies to position Bahrain as a global leader in the maritime industry, in terms of ports, logistics and Ships' Registry. In order to meet this goal, the GOP works to ensure proper legislation is in place to regulate the industry whilst adhering to international maritime standards and conventions.

APM Terminals

Sponsoring: Corporate Social Responsibility Award

APM Terminals, with over USD 3 billion in revenues and over 60 customers in the containership industry, is one of the world's leading providers of container port operations in 34 countries. Leveraging years of shipping experience and the strength of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, APM Terminals provides the port capacity and high productivity operations necessary to serve the constantly changing needs of the international trade sector. With world headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands and a Global Terminal Network of 50 ports, including 26 port projects, APM Terminals' goal is to become the port industry's leading operator. The company invested USD 723 million in new ports and port projects in 2008, complementing 2007's investments of USD 850 million.

DP World

Sponsoring: The Innovation Award

DP World is one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world, with 49 terminals and 12 new developments across 31 countries(1). Its dedicated, experienced and professional team of nearly 30,000 people serves customers in some of the most dynamic economies in the world. DP World aims to enhance customers’ supply chain efficiency by effectively managing container, bulk and other terminal cargo.

The company constantly invests in terminal infrastructure, facilities and people, working closely with customers and business partners to provide quality services today and tomorrow, when and where customers need them. In taking this customer-centric approach, DP World is building on the established relationships and superior level of service demonstrated at its flagship Jebel Ali facility in Dubai, which has been voted “Best Seaport in the Middle East” for 15 consecutive years.

In 2009, DP World handled more than 43.4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent container units) across its portfolio from the Americas to Asia. With a pipeline of expansion and development projects in key growth markets, including India, China and the Middle East, capacity is expected to rise to around 95 million TEU over the next ten years.

Drydocks World

Sponsoring: Ship of the Year Award

Drydocks World, a Dubai World company, is one of the most prominent names in the maritime industry. Over the past 25 years, Drydocks World has established itself as a leading, and fast growing international player in ship repair, shipbuilding, rig building, FPSO conversion, offshore fabrication and fleet operations with facilities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Our flagship yard, Drydocks World - Dubai is the largest and most modern facility between Europe and the Far East. This has recently been supplemented with the acquisition of four fully operational facilities; one in Singapore and three on Batam Island, Indonesia. Drydocks World - Singapore is a repair, conversion, and shipbuilding yard, while the yards on Batam Island consist of Drydocks World - Graha, a dedicated rig building and offshore yard, Drydocks World - Nanindah a shipbuilding yard and Drydocks World - Pertama, also a repair, conversion and shipbuilding yard. Each yard uses advanced technologies in well-equipped workshops with a strong, consistent focus on safety and quality.

With over 30,000 employees across the yards, Drydocks World has the resources and facilities to support the maritime industry with a broad range of services. From a simple repair to constructing the largest semi- submersible hulls ever built, Drydocks World always aims to meets the customer's expectations.

General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) Libya

General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) is a Libyan state owned company founded in 1975 with its current capitalisation of one billion USD. GNMTC trades worldwide through its presence of a high quality modern tanker fleet. The fleet consists of 24 vessels with an average age of just over three years which is considered one of the youngest fleets in the Mediterranean. The fleet range from small LPG and handy size, MR product carriers to aframax and suezmax crude oil carriers with solid plans to expand.

The vessels are trading in both spot market and time charters under strict scrutiny of major international oil companies. GNMTC is committed to the safety of life at sea as well as the protection of the marine environment and the quality of services. GNMTC became the first company in Africa to gain a full ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 safety, quality and environmental certifications from (DNV).

GNMTC, regard safety of life at sea and marine environment protection as paramount and have the pleasure in sponsoring this important award category with the aim of encouraging others to adhere to the same vision.

Inmarsat

Sponsoring: Rescue at Sea Award

Inmarsat is the world's leading provider of global mobile satellite communications. With an unrivalled heritage in the maritime industry, Inmarsat delivers a range of voice and high-speed data solutions for vessels of all types and sizes. FleetBroadband, Inmarsat's newest maritime communications service, offers standard IP data up to 432kbps, guaranteed or 'streaming' IP connectivity up to 256kbps, and voice telephony at landline quality. No other service can provide this level of performance, in a single satellite communications solution, through compact terminals, on a global basis. FleetBroadband is faster, smaller, lighter, cheaper - a quantum leap forward in the capabilities of maritime communications.

Lloyd’s Register

Sponsoring: Seafarer of the Year

Lloyd’s Register works around the world to assess and certify ships, systems and facilities to help improve quality and increase safety.

We have long recognised that properly motivated people and the right systems are crucial building blocks in improving safety and operational performance. Our human element gap analysis work, cultural audits and leadership training are helping ship operators make the most of the people in our industry.

The future development of seafaring as a career needs to be supported. We recognise the vital work of men and women working at sea the world over, and we are delighted to sponsor the award for Seafarer of the Year.

Rightship

Sponsoring: Environmental Protection Award

RightShip is the world's leading ship vetting agency, currently supporting some 2000 users in over 175 different organisations worldwide.

RightShip's unique online vetting system (SVIS©) is the most comprehensive available, analysing over 50 marine risk factors and holding data about some 70,000 ships and thousands of companies. SVIS© can be accessed anywhere 24/7 through www.rightship.com and is easy to use, fast and reliable. Each year users complete over 28,000 online vets to facilitate their commercial decisions.

RightShip also gives expert vetting support and arranges over 1800 vessel inspections annually.

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Sponsoring: The Training Award

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is leading the transition from paper to digital chart navigation. Through its Admiralty products and services, mariners now have access to more than 10,600 Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs), including coverage of over 2,200 of the major shipping ports.

As Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) grow in popularity, and in advance of the IMO's introduction of mandatory ECDIS carriage, starting in 2012, we anticipate that more than 500,000 mariners will need training over the next 8 years and will continue to work closely with shipping companies, training colleges and crewing agencies to support the challenges of navigation in the modern world and ensure the safety of life at sea.

www.thefutureofnavigation.com

TT Club

Sponsoring: Port Operator of the Year

The TT Club is the international transport and logistics industry's leading provider of insurance and related risk management services. Established in 1968, as a mutual association, it specialises in the insurance of liabilities, property and equipment for intermodal operators. Customers are drawn from a wide range of the world's shipping lines, port operators, cargo handling terminals, freight forwarders, and logistics companies.

Having developed in step with the multimodal industry, the TT Club is recognised as an independent industry forum, liaising closely with national and international trade associations, including FIATA, IAPH, WSC, ESPO, EIA, ILO, ICHCA and the IMO. With so many different categories of customer around the world, the TT Club works closely with brokers to tailor insurance packages which meet individual needs.

Since its inception, customer loyalty has been an essential factor in the TT Club's growth 93% of members stay with the Club at renewal each year. Twenty office locations service 800- plus members who span every continent.