GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Awards

After the successful partnership in 2019, SAFETY4SEA & EUROPORT are delighted to announce the GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Awards for the second time. The process to be employed is a combination of open nomination and vote while the presentation shall take place at a special ceremony to be held on November the 8th, during the Europort 2023 Exhibition.

The Award categories are:

GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Clean Shipping Award
To be awarded to an organization that promoted the enviromental agenda and contributed towards cleaner shipping

The shortlisted nominees are:

  • Aquametro Oil & Marine AG, for specializing in Fuel Management
  • Chugoku Paints BV, for offering innovative coating technologies
  • ERMA FIRST, for its BLUE CONNECT
  • Jotun, for its HullKeeper
  • Marichem Marigases Worldwide Services, for providing quality marine chemicals and coatings
  • PPG Coatings Europe BV, for providing a wide range of antifouling products


GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Energy Transition Award
To be awarded to an organization that provided a significant achievement, breakthrough or contribution in any aspect of energy transition in shipping

The shortlisted nominees are:

  • Auramarine, for its Auramarine Methanol Supply Unit
  • Goltens Green Technologies b.v., for specializing in Ballast Water Treatment Retrofits
  • Panasia, for its PANASIA’s De-SOx system “PaSOx”
  • SKF, for its SKF Marine Condition Monitoring Solutions
  • VAF Instruments B.V., for its ViscoSense®3D sensor


GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Technology Award
To be awarded to an organization that provided a significant technological achievement or contribution in any environmental aspect in shipping

The shortlisted nominees are:

  • Artemis Technologies, for its Artemis eFoiler® electric propulsion system
  • Dredge Yard, for its Electric Close Blades Cutter Head
  • PortXchange, for its EmissionInsider platform
  • RWO, for its CleanSewage Membrane Reactor
  • Wärtsilä , for its Fit4Fuels platform


GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Initiative Award
To be awarded to an organization that sparked, realised or significantly contributed with a specific initiative towards greener shipping

The shortlisted nominees are:

  • Accelleron Industries, for advancing turbocharging with X300-L low-speed
  • MAN Energy Solutions, for developing a two-stroke ammonia engine
  • OSM Thome, for studying how container vessels can operate on green methanol
  • Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH, for investing in methanol engines and hybrid systems
  • Shell LNG, for investing in LNG bunkering


GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Ship Design Award
To be awarded to an organization that provided a significant achievement, breakthrough or contribution in any aspect of Environmental Friendly Ship Design in shipping

The shortlisted nominees are:

  • ABB, for its ABB Dynafin™
  • C-Job Naval Architects, for its software that optimizes hull design process
  • Damen Shipyards, for the pioneering Damen Multi Buster 8020
  • Foreship Ltd, for a 15kTEU ammonia-powered container vessel
  • Nordic Innovation, for the NoGAPS vessel design concept


Awards are subject to the following procedure, terms and conditions.

Nomination and Voting Procedure:

  1. Notification procedure is initiated few months ahead of the event with an open invitation to the industry stakeholders to propose nominations on the web. Nominations are valid only with an online submission completing the form below and can be made by any individual involved in shipping, limited to one nomination per category per person. All nominations MUST be in English language and provide a clear indication of the reasons behind the nomination (as appropriate).
  2. SAFETY4SEA Editorial staff will review all nominations for validity in line with rules, terms and conditions announced and place all valid nominations to the website for the online Open Vote in line with the deadlines announced.
  3. For each category winner will be the nominee that has attracted the most votes by the end of the voting period. Only one vote per person per category will be allowed.
  4. Awards shall be presented to winners at a special ceremony to be held on November the 8th, during the Europort 2023 Exhibition.

Terms and Conditions:

  1. Nominations: 2023 GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Awards are open for nominations till Friday, 30th of June 2023. Valid nominations will be reviewed by the editorial staff and put to online open vote on europort.safety4sea.com, supported by social media and e-mail campaigns.
  2. Eligibility: Only work or achievements taking place within the last 18 months, will be eligible. Each nomination to meet the award description and specified entry criteria. Awards are open to any organization or individual that participate in Europort as Exhibitors or Partners.
  3. Online Open Vote Procedure: Only one vote is accepted per award category. Vote will be open till 15th of September 2023.
  4. Awards Announcement: Awards shall be presented to winners at a special ceremony to be held on November the 8th, during the Europort 2023 Exhibition.