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Maritime Standard Awards 2025 Revealed, Finalists Set To Compete Across 25 Categories In Dubai

Maritime Standard Awards 2025 Revealed, Finalists Set To

Compete Across 25 Categories In Dubai

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2025-09-18 01:00:43

(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) This year marked a milestone, with the awards attracting their highest number of
nominations.

The Maritime Standard TMS, the premier awards event for the maritime and shipping industry across the Middle East
region and the Indian Subcontinent, which is held annually in Dubai, officially announced the finalists for the Maritime
Standard Awards 2025 edition to compete across 25 categories. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates
Airline and Group, the event will bring together around 1,000 top executives.

The finalists were shortlisted through a rigorous, multi-level evaluation process led by a judging panel of senior industry
leaders and CEOs from diverse backgrounds, each recognised for their key contributions in their respective fields.
Entries were assessed against strict criteria covering operational excellence, innovation, sustainability, market impact
and leadership.

The panel includes, Clive Woodbridge, Editor, The Maritime Standard; Capt. Abdulkareem Al Masabi, CEO, ADNOC
Logistics and Services; Abdulla Bin Damithan, CEO and Managing Director, DP World GCC; Capt. Ammar Mubarak Al
Shaiba, CEO, Maritime Cluster and Noatum Maritime, AD Ports Group; Dr Ibrahim Al Nadhairi, CEO, ASYAD Shipping;
Ali Shehab, Global Director of Special Projects and Services, DNV; Numair Shaikh, CEO, Timini Shipping; Capt. Binesh
Kumar Tyagi, Chairman and Managing Director, The Shipping Corporation of India and Bard Poulsson, Senior Vice
President, International Maritime Lead, Lockton.
Clive Woodbridge, the Chairman of the Judging Panel and Editor of The Maritime Standard, said:“All companies named
as finalists should take great pride in this achievement. Competition this year was extremely intense, with a record
number of entrants in several categories. Despite the results of the final round, they can reflect on a very positive
achievement.”

The announcement of this year's finalists comes at a pivotal time for the industry, as the maritime sector navigates rapid
global transformations, including decarbonisation, digitalisation and supply chain resilience. Across the region, demand
for freight, logistics and offshore operations continues to accelerate. The GCC's freight and logistics sector is expected
to surge from USD 81.34 billion in 2025 to approximately USD 110 billion by 2030, while the Middle East region's
offshore support vessel market is projected to grow from USD 27.25 billion in 2025 to USD 37.34 billion by 2030. At the
same time, the Indian maritime freight market is on track to attain USD 50.70 billion by 2033. This highlights a period of

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