Both the Coral Methane, designed by Anthony Veder, and Spliethoff's Training Vessel Project won the KVNR Shipping Award. The jury felt it was impossible to choose between the two, since both focussed on important issues in maritime industry: the environment and the shortage of oceangoing staff.
Anthony Veder's Coral Methane (on the right in the picture) is the first LNG/Ethylene/LPG Combination gas tanker. The vessel has a super clean ship notation because it can use the LNG it transports as fuel. The vessel can be used for different gas markets and makes it possible to bring cleaner fuels to countries such as Norway that do not possess an underground gas pipe system. Anthony Veder expects the ship contributes to the Netherlands becoming the gas rotary of Europe.
Spliethoff's Training Vessels
Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor, together with ROC NOVA College and the Maritime Academy, has equipped eight new ships with an extra training deck. A second bridge is placed on top of the existing working bridge. This allows young sailors to experience the profession early on and makes education much less theoretical.
The Maritime Awards Gala 2008
The 2008 edition was the third Maritime Awards Gala. The night was presented by Roelof Hemmen and Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven, presented the awards. The gala took place in the World Forum Convention Centre in The Hague. Representatives from all over maritime industry were present. The evening started with a reception, followed by the award ceremony which had several musical performances. Afterwards, the guests sat down for dinner. The evening was concluded with drinks and merriment where a band provided musical accompaniment. Curious about the Maritime Awards Gala? Take a look at the photoalbum!
