Next month the 2023 Maritime UK Awards are to be held in Hull, East Yorkshire in the north east of England on Thursday 9th March.

Held for the first time since September 2019, will see the Maritime UK Awards be run by the industry and for the benefit of the industry. 

Each year the Maritime UK Awards rotate around the UK, having visited Plymouth, Southampton and Glasgow and the 2023 event is to take place at the DoubleTree Hilton, Hull. 

With over 800 years of seafaring history, Hull (see Afloat's story on tug ‘Irishman’/ now based in Wales) was chosen as the host for the 2023 awards to shine a light on a city that can be considered a global powerhouse for trade and one with a great maritime story to tell.

The 2022 awards were held in Glasgow, and saw 500 industry colleagues come together to launch the National Shipbuilding Strategy, UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions and Maritime Capability Campaign Office.

This year, Maritime UK's Patron HRH The Princess Royal will join 600 industry colleagues and partners in government for an evening to celebrate the wonderful world of maritime and the fantastic progress being made by organisations across the sector in support of Maritime 2050.

The awards follow the first Maritime 2050 Innovation Forum, being held locally ahead of the awards on 9 March.

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Finalists

Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award (Sponsored by Port of Aberdeen and Stena Line)

The Seafarers' Charity
Shoreham Port
The Diversity Study Group (the DSG)

Innovation Award (Sponsored by Port of London)

Ultimate Boats
Artemis Technologies
Ocean Signal

Clean Maritime Innovator (Sponsored by Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult)

Artemis Technologies
Silverstream Technologies
Anemoi Marine Technologies

Clean Maritime Enabler (Sponsored by Lloyd's Register)

Signol Limited
Datum Electronics Ltd
Port of Cromarty Firth

Clean Maritime Operator (Sponsored by Associated British Ports)

PD Ports
Port of Dover
Peel Ports

Coastal Powerhouse Award (Sponsored by Bibby Marine)

Cornwall Marine Network
RNLI Lifeboat Crews - Dover, Ramsgate, Walmer, Littlestone & Dungeness Lifeboat Crews
PD Ports

International Trade Award (Supported by Department for Business and Trade)

Knights Media & Public Relations
Actisense
Hill Dickinson LLP

Employer of The Year Award (Sponsored by Forth Ports)

Associated British Ports (ABP)
Port of Tyne
PD Ports

Start-up of The Year Award (Sponsored by Safetytech Accelerator)

Seer BI
GT Green Technologies
Elite Consult Group Ltd

Future Skills Award (Sponsored by Trinity House)

City College Plymouth
South Devon College
Harland and Wolff

Business of the Year Award (Sponsored by the UK Shipping Concierge)

Xpedite Group of Companies Ltd
Babcock LGE
Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Maritime 2050 Award (Sponsored by the Department for Transport)

Peel Ports
Associated British Ports (ABP)
PD Ports

Rising Star Award (Sponsored by the Royal Navy)

Eleni Bougioukou – Port of Tyne
Neve Parker – QinetiQ
Rachel Burton - Wightlink Ferries
Serhii - City of Glasgow College & Clyde Marine Training

Bevis Minter Award (Sponsored by Nautilus International)

Shaun Foley - City of Glasgow College
Molvipa Takhiansok - Warsash Maritime School
Courtney Stanton - Fleetwood Nautical Campus – Blackpool and the Fylde College

We would like to say thank you to all of our event partners and sponsors, particularly Diamond Sponsor ABP, without whom this event would not be possible. There are still sponsorship opportunities available.

If you are interested, please get in touch with Janet's email: [email protected]