Three weeks after unveiling the shortlist for the ninth annual Mersey Maritime Industry Awards the cluster organisation is now welcoming votes from members of the sector. Tony McDonough reports

 

Mersey Maritime is inviting members of the industry locally, nationally, and internationally to cast their votes and help pick the winners of the Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIAs) 2023.

Now recognised as one of the biggest events in the calendar of the UK’s £116bn maritime sector, the MMIAs celebrate the achievements of the industry’s most outstanding companies and individuals.

Taking place at Liverpool Cathedral on Thursday, November 2, from 6.30pm to 11pm, the MMIAs are open to any business, company, individual, non-profit organisation or charity, operating in or supporting the maritime, logistics and energy sectors.

This year, a record number of companies and individuals have made it to the finalist stage. They were selected after a “rigorous” evaluation process, involving 13 judges representing various sectors of the maritime industry.

Voting will be open until Sunday, October 15. Mersey Maritime said: “We would like to wish all finalists the very best of luck and to remind them not to forget to promote themselves vigorously in the next couple of weeks.”

In September Mersey Maritime revealed the shortlist for this year’s MMIAs. To vote for the winners click here. The finalists are:

 

Business of the Year sponsored by Maersk

• Mersey Ferries
• Seaking Electrical
• Stone Marine Shipcare

Diversity Champion Award sponsored by Peel Ports Group

• Maersk
• National Oceanography Centre
• Royal HaskoningDHV

Employer of the Year sponsored by Kays Medical

• Associated British Ports
• CMA CGM
• National Oceanography Centre

Future Skills Award sponsored by Nautilus International

• Bibby Marine
• Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders
• Port of Tyne

International Trade Award sponsored by Brookes Bell

• Maersk
• Royal HaskoningDHV
• The SSO Group

Maritime Professional Services Award

• Brabners
• Hill Dickinson
• Nautilus International

Net Zero Award sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University

• Maersk
• Royal HaskoningDHV
• Svitzer

Positive Impact Award Sponsored by Cammell Laird

• Battle of the Atlantic
• MAST
• Merseyside Water Rescue

Rising Star Award sponsored by the Royal Navy

• Enora Pichon – Bibby Marine
• Victor Brunslev – Maersk
• Leah Rogers – Thetius

SME of the Year sponsored by Denholm Logistics

• Roxtec
• Stone Marine Shipcare
• The SeaKing Group

Technology & Innovation Award sponsored by MTC

• Armada Technologies
• Brookes Bell
• Grafmarine

To find out more about the awards and finalists click here. Diamond Sponsors for the MMIAs are Kays Medical, Liverpool John Moores University and Peel Ports Group.