Short List Announced for the 2012 International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards
The International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards, aimed at show-casing best practice in seafarers’ welfare in the maritime industry, will take place on 28th November 2012 at the IMO in London.
Today, the organisers of the Awards, the International Committee on Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW), announced the short list of finalists for the Awards:
Port of the Year: Port of Corpus Christi, USA; Kandla Port, India and Port of Singapore, Singapore.
Seafarer Centre of the Year: The Flying Angel Club Fremantle, Australia; Mission to Seafarers Sydney, Australia; Mission to Seafarers Vancouver & Roberts Bank, Canada; Seafarers’ House Port Everglades, USA; Seamen’s Club Welcome Bremerhaven, Germany.
Drop-in Centre of the Year: The Seafarers’ Welcome Centre, Chennai; and The International Drop-in Centre for Seafarers, Singapore.
Shipping Company of the Year: Bernhard Schulte Ship Management (BSM), Cyprus; Columbus Ship Management, Germany; GasLog LNG Services Ltd, Greece; Holland America, USA; and Shell Shipping, UK.
Welfare Personality of the Year: Ms Apinya Tajit, Thailand; Reverend Dennis Claughton, Australia; Father Giacomo Martino, Italy; Joseph Chacko, India; and Reverend Noah Park, Australia.
DATE:2012.11.15