Port Operator (click here for your category entry form)

While the ports sector felt the impact from the downturn in global trade, many ports have continued to strive excellence despite the demanding conditions. This award goes to the company or port authority that has maintained the highest standards of business development and customer satisfaction in this most demanding of years.

Category Sponsor: TT Club
Website: www.ttclub.com

Classification Society (click here for your category entry form)

This recognises the society that has set and performed under the highest standards in quality, responsibility and the protection of life, property and the environment.

Amver-Assisted Rescue at Sea Award (click here for your category entry form)

Supported by Lloyd's List since 1999, this award has become one of the most prestigious international awards for the crew of a vessel participating in the Amver global ship reporting system that has shown extraordinary courage and seamanship.

Category Sponsor: Inmarsat
Website: www.inmarsat.com

Safety at Sea Award (click here for your category entry form)

This award recognises a company's efforts in ensuring the highest standards onboard ship.

Category Sponsor: General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC)
Website: www.gnmtc.com

Corporate Social Responsibility (click here for your category entry form)

This award goes to the company that has shown the greatest concern and action for the well-being of its employees and the communities in which it operates ashore or at sea.

Category Sponsor: APM Terminals
Website: www.apmterminals.com

Environmental Protection Award (click here for your category entry form)

This award honours the institution, company or individual that has done the most to fight towards reducing the pollution of our oceans from maritime sources. The contribution could include, but is not restricted to, ship design, company-wide environmental policy, or successful policy effort on the part of a public official with maritime responsibility.

Category Sponsor: Rightship
Website: rightship.com

The Innovation Award (click here for your category entry form)

In an industry driven by technological innovation, this award goes to a firm or individual that has developed a new technology - either in hardware or software - that leads to a meaningful advance for the shipping industry.

Category Sponsor: DP World
Website: www.dpworld.com

The Training Award (click here for your category entry form)

This goes to a company for outstanding commitment in training its employees ashore or at sea to the benefit of the firm's performance, the employees' well-being, and the maritime industry as a whole.

Shipmaster of the Year Award (click here for your category entry form)

In association with The Nautical Institute, we pay tribute to a master who has shown leadership, courage and vision while in command of his or her vessel.

Ship of the Year Award (click here for your category entry form)

This recognises a vessel delivered in the past year that has set a benchmark in terms of design, innovation and efficiency.

Category Sponsor: Drydocks World
Website: www.drydocks-sea.com

Company of the Year (click here for your category entry form)

The calendar year 2009 contained some dreadful news for shipping, and yet many companies became adept at facing the challenges of the dramatic falloff in trade, collapsing rates and managing its order book deliveries given the changing financial conditions. This award goes to the company best at adapting to the new conditions quickly by trimming costs, proving nimbler in negotiations with partners, and generally finding creative solutions to prepare the business for more robust market.

Newsmaker of the Year Award (click here for your category entry form)

The senior staff of Lloyd's List editorial team will select a person from shipping or one of its service industries that has influenced a major aspect of the news agenda in 2009. This individual could stand at the centre of a controversy, be an outstanding industry spokesperson, or remarkable due to a specific event - or all three.

Lifetime Achievement Award (click here for your category entry form)

This award recognises an individual that has, over the course of his or her career, contributed to the well-being of the industry in a profound way. In past contests, Lloyd's List exclusively named the winner. This year, we welcome submissions on behalf of the candidate.