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Congratulations to our 2025 Finalists!

Awards

Congratulations to our 2026 Finalists!

We are delighted to reveal the finalists for the Crew Connect Global Awards 2026.

The finalists from the six categories have been announced following a rigorous selection process by an independent panel of international judges

Innovation and Technology Award

  • FrontM Ltd - The Maritime Industry's First AI-Native Operating Platform and Open App Ecosystem
  • IEC Telecom Group - IEC Voucher Management System
  • Maersk Training - From Knowledge to Competence: VR Training for Safer Engine Operations
  • Mintra - Innovation
  • Orca AI
  • ScanReach - ScanReach ConnectPOB
  • LEDGID
  • bigyellowfish

Industry Partner Award

  • IFS - International Food Services  
  • Magsaysay Maritime Corporation - MATTERS: Magsaysay Total Enrichment & Resilience System
  • PTC - PTC Group Sustainable Maritime Talent Pipeline
  • TURTLE - TURTLE & IHRB, Responsible Maritime Recruitment Toolkit

Training and Safety at Sea Award

  • Bahri Ship Management - OASIS and the STO Program - A Complementary Safety Ecosystem
  • Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement - Alternative Fuels Training  Programme (BSM)
  • Circle Digital Ventures - Circle DV - SOL-X
  • International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) - ISWAN's Family Outreach Programme
  • NorthStandard - ETA Learning from the Data Report
  • Pacific Basin Shipping Limited

Health and Wellbeing at Sea Award

  • Costa Crociere SpA - Crew Ocean’s Health by Costa Crociere
  • IMEC - Women at Sea, Period. - IMEC’s Period Dignity Scheme for Female Seafarers
  • Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) - MACN Next Generation of Seafarers: Integrity Training for Safer, Fairer Maritime Careers
  • MISC - MISC HeartBeat 360
  • OSM Thome - OSM Thome Seafarers Family Club (SFC): Happy, Healthy, Wealthy, Together

Environmental & Green Transition Award

  • Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement - Enabling a Low-Carbon Maritime Future: BSM’s Integrated Approach to Environmental Leadership
  • Fleet Management Limited - Sailing to a Sustainable and Green Future
  • Pacific Basin Shipping Limited

Seafarer of the Year Award

  • Emerson Madlangbayan Reyes - Captain, Fair Shipping Corporation
  • Gordon Foot - Offshore Client Representative, Kraken Subsea for RTE
  • Sarthaki Bhadra - 3rd Assistant Engineer, V.Ships


Industry Champion Awards will be voted on by the audience ahead of the Awards ceremony.

Lifetime Achievement Award winner will be selected by the Seatrade Maritime editorial team and announced at the Awards ceremony.