Marine Insights
Judges Announced
For 2016’s International
Seafarers’ Welfare Awards
T
he International
Seafarers’ Welfare and
Assistance Network is
delighted to announce
the judging panels
for The International
Seafarers’ Welfare Awards 2016.
For the first time, there will be
separate judging panels for each
category.
The judges for each category are
as follows:
Port of the Year– awarded to
the port that has achieved the most
in the provision of and access to
high quality welfare services and
facilities for seafarers.
Karin Orsel – CEO of MF Shipping, President
of WISTA, Vice Chair of ICS – Kuba Szymanski
– Secretary General of InterManager – and Andy
Winbow – former Assistant Secretary-General and
Director of Maritime Safety Division at the IMO.
Shipping Company of the Year– bestowed upon
the shipping company or ship management company
that has strived to provide the highest quality welfare
services for seafarers.
Masamichi Morooka, Chairman of the ICS,
Helen Sampson – Director of Seafarers’ International
Research Centre,and Jacqueline Smith, Maritime Coordinator at the ITF.
Seafarers’ Centre of the Year– awarded to the
seafarers’ centre that has offered the highest quality
welfare services for visiting seafarers. This award is
sponsored by Wrist Ship Supply.
Father Bruno Ciceri, Chairman of ICMA,
Kimberly Karlshoej, Head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust,
andRobert Kledal, CEO of Wrist Ship Supply.
The Dr. Dierk Lindemann Welfare Personality
20
of the Year– awarded to the individual who has,
in the opinion of the judges, made an outstanding
contribution to seafarers’ welfare. This award is
sponsored by the International Chamber of Shipping.
Masamichi Morooka, Rose George– author of the
award winning Deep Sea and Foreign Going: Inside
Shipping, the Invisible Industry that Brings You 90% of
Everything, and Per Gullestrup, Chairman of ISWAN.
Executive Director of ISWAN, Roger Harris,
said: “We are honoured that eleven experts from the
maritime industry could join our four panels this year.
Each judge contributes specialist knowledge to their
panel, as well as a firm commitment to improving the
welfare of seafarers.”
The awards are an annual event organised by
ISWAN and generously funded by the ITF Seafarers’
Trust. The event raises the profile of seafarers’ welfa re
internationally, and the awards aim to ensure that more
companies and organisations engage in the process of
improving seafarers’ welfare.
The awards are also supported by the ILO, IMO, ICS,
ICMA, Crewtoo and Wrist Ship Supply.