Seafarers Awards 2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the contributions to welfare made by seafarers worldwide in 2025, Join us again in 2026!

The Seafarers Awards ceremony and gala dinner have traditionally been hosted in Singapore, where guests are given the opportunity to network with some of Maritime’s key industry players. Singapore, a main hub of the shipping industry, is a magnet for major companies, and there could be no better place at which to celebrate the contribution that has been made by seafarers worldwide as they perform their vital work, which is fundamental to our global economy.

We are proud to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Awards: 

Seafarer Award: 

Majella Angelie Parreño-Albances, Wallem Shipmanagement & JBLFMU (Arevalo) 

Salvador Jr Divina, Spliethoff Group Manila, Inc. (SGMI) 

Capt. Lulian Ene, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management (Hellas) 

Justin Lim, Pacific International Lines 

Zanele Mthembu, Hafnia Tankers 

Capt. Albert Petkov, Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Capt. Emerson M. Reyes MSc, AFNI, FAIR Shipping Corporation 

Dr. Desai Shan, Memorial University of Newfoundland 

Capt. Samarth Sinha, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement 

Juan Carlos G. Soriano, Maersk 

Shore-Based Award: 

Vitalii Chaika, ASP Crew Management 

Ashley Curnow, Associated British Ports 

Marville Cullen Espago, ISWAN Philippines 

Fleet team of Swire Shipping (Stuart Jones and Jesmark Ramos) 

Mohamad Hajjouz, Syrian Seafarers Syndicate 

Aditya Kumar, Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Purnima Lama, Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Aldin L. Turija, John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime 

University (Arevalo) 

Cadet Award: 

Wayne Jacel P. Bugtong, IMMAJ/ Maranaw Luzon Shipping Company 

Nino Candol, Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Princilla Dorgbe, Hafnia 

Mark Adrian R. Rances, OSM Thome 

Innovation Award: 

Agwa 

Circle Digital Ventures 

Eastern Pacific Shipping, Sous Chef Programme 

Fleet Management, Fleet Care 

Fleet Management, Pulse Programme 

Seaker 

Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, The Innovations Project Office 

Marlow Navigation 

V., V’s Voyage Loyalty Programme 

Rescue Award: 

Capt. Vishal Naik and the crew of the Golden Beijing, 

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) 

Vitality Maly and the crew of the Saavedra Tide, Tidewater Inc. 

The captains and crew of Pacific Vixen and Pacific Defiance, Tidewater Inc. 

Capt. Anatolii Panchenko and crew, Pacific International Lines 

Capt. Keegan Denis Patrao and the crew of the Pacific Crystal, Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Master Feraru Ulise and the crew of the MT Champion Pomer, ASP Ship Management 

The captain and crew of Zim Scorpio, Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Secretary General Award: 

Fleet team of Swire Shipping (Stuart Jones and Jesmark Ramos) 

Bahri Ship Management 

Capt. Abhishek Chawla, Pacific International Lines 

Pilbara Ports 

Eastern Pacific Shipping 

Anglo American 

Fleet Management 

For other enquiries contact the events team: [email protected]

Watch the highlights of the Seafarers Awards 2025, filmed live in the heart of Singapore, below: