One of the year’s top events is coming up again: the festive gala during which the Maritime Awards will be bestowed. This year, the celebration takes place on November 4th at Studio 21 in Hilversum. As one of the event’s proud main sponsors, NNPC is of course greatly looking forward to this.
These awards put a spotlight on the most innovative projects, organizations and individuals from the Dutch maritime world. The goal is to support the impressive accomplishments and developments that were achieved last year. It is because of these efforts that our sector continues to flourish and advance—which is well worth celebrating!
Dinner and applause
The evening promises to be an exciting one for everyone attending, not just the nominees. The Maritime Awards Gala serves as the networking event of the year. Where else can you meet with captains of industry and other relations from the sector during a black tie gala and dinner? The ceremony awarding the five prestigious Maritime Awards is the cherry on top.
A look back at the MAG 2023
For readers curious to see what the event is like, we will briefly look back at the 2023 edition, held last year in Ahoy Rotterdam. First up are the winners.
The Maritime Ship of the Year Award went to the ship “Canopée”, which is specially designed to transport the huge Ariane rockets used by the European Space Agency. Through ingenious systems, the ship is able to use up to 35% less fuel.
The Maritime Talent Award went to Kalea Holkema, who researches wave attenuation possibilities.
Of special note to NNPC was the Maritime Achievement Award that went to the Databank Koopvaardij. This database creates awareness of the Dutch WWII history and the role captains and crew in our seafaring merchant fleet played in it. We created a series of highly readable blog articles about this topic, named Our Fleet During World War II.
The Maritime Innovation Award went to GustoMSC for the world’s largest telescopic off-shore heavy lift crane.
And finally there was the Maritime Security Award, which was won by Pim van de Koppel with his research in the PHAROS-DART weapon system.
Needless to say, we are excited to learn who will win the awards this year and which extraordinary stories hide behind those innovations and projects. If this year turns out as memorable as the previous one, it’ll be another night to remember in Hilversum.
