On Monday evening, 3 November, the national awards for maritime innovations were presented. During the annual Maritime Awards Gala at Rotterdam Ahoy, the winners were honoured for their innovative, unmissable contributions to this wonderful sector.
From fifteen nominees, a professional jury selected five winners over the past few weeks, who received their awards in the presence of companies, politicians and the press. The five awards are the Maritime Innovation Award, Ship of the Year Award, Maritime Talent Award, Maritime Security Award and Maritime Achievement Award.
The Maritime Awards Gala welcomed over 900 maritime professionals and stakeholders in Rotterdam to meet and to celebrate the innovative capacity of the Dutch maritime sector together with politicians, the press and the nominees.
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Maritime Awards Gala Foundation
The gala is organised by the Maritime Awards Gala Foundation. The following organisations are represented in this foundation:
- Brancheorganisatie Zeehavens (BOZ)
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- the Royal Dutch Society of Marine Engineers (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Technici op Scheepvaartgebied, KNVTS)
- Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (Koninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Reders, KVNR)
- Maritime Knowledge Centre (Maritiem Kenniscentrum)
- Dutch Maritime Network (Nederland Maritiem Land, NML)
- Nederlands Loodswezen (Dutch pilots association)
- NMT-IRO
Picture (top): The five Maritime Awards winners of 2025, from left to right: Silvan Floor – Maritime Achievement Award; Edwin de Hoog – Maritime Talent Award; Teun van Schriek – Maritime Security Award; Feadship/Royal van Lent – Ship of the Year Award; and Breman Innovation – Maritime Innovation Award (photo Maritime Awards Gala).
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The pictures below give an impression of the event. Photos by Maritime Awards Gala (MAG) or SWZ|Maritime (SWZM) as indicated.
