The Ship Technology Excellence Awards winners have been announced! Download our full 70+ page report to find out more
The Ship Technology Excellence Awards Winners have been announced! To see the full list, you can download the full 70+ page report from the following link:
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The Ship Technology Excellence Awards celebrate the greatest achievements and innovations in the shipping industry. The programme provides a platform to recognise the people and companies that are driving change.
Our prestigious programme is designed to highlight the best practices and breakthroughs that drive the industry forward, honouring those who excel in key domains covering a broad spectrum of corporate activities, ranging from strategic deals and transformative business projects to impactful company initiatives.
Featured Winners
Bahri is a global shipping leader and the winner of Innovation award for Immersive Training, recognised for its high-fidelity 3D/VR vessel simulation platform with real-time data integration that delivers safer, scalable, and cost-effective maritime training worldwide.
SecureLoad Systems is a next-generation maritime software venture modernising loading and stability with a unified ship–shore, web-based loading computer and stowage planner. It is the 2025 Innovation award winner for Loading & Stability for reducing planning time and errors through interactive 3D cargo modelling, ballast/trim optimisation, and built-in compliance checks.
Becker Marine Systems is a leading supplier of manoeuvring systems and energy-saving devices with 75+ years of maritime expertise and installations on 9,000+ ships worldwide. It won the Innovation and Environmental awards in 2025 for its anti-leeway fin daggerboard, improving wind-assisted propulsion efficiency by reducing leeway with minimal drag to cut fuel use and emissions.
Veson Nautical is a leading maritime software and data solutions provider serving 38,000+ users across 2,400 companies in 100+ countries. It is the 2025 Innovation award winner for Claims Automation for IMOS X Claims CoCaptain, which uses maritime-specific AI to automate demurrage and claims workflows, improving speed, accuracy, and recoveries while keeping a clear audit trail.
Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) is Malaysia’s premier naval and commercial shipbuilding and ship repair company with four decades of experience supporting defence and commercial fleets. It won the Innovation award in Dredging category for a section-by-section maintenance dredging program with real-time depth monitoring that keeps shiplift operations running, improving safety, efficiency, and sustainability in high-siltation conditions.
Sedna is a London-based AI and communications technology company transforming high-volume maritime workflows with tools that automate message sorting, tagging, and regulatory compliance across hundreds of organisations. It won the 2025 Innovation award for its purpose-built AI platform in maritime communication and Business Expansion award for scaling digitalisation across global trade through strategic acquisitions and ecosystem integrations.
Xeneta is the global freight intelligence platform trusted by leaders like Coca-Cola and Volvo for data-driven insights into shipping rates. It won the Innovation award for its Index-Linked Contract Simulator, which allows shippers and carriers to model contracts tied to real-world indices-cutting negotiation costs, improving transparency, and aligning contracts with market realities.
MariApps Marine Solutions is a leading digital technology company with over 1,500 experts delivering end-to-end solutions for maritime enterprises. It is a triple-category winner in the 2025 Ship Technology Excellence Awards, for Business Expansion, Environmental Compliance, and Innovation, for expanding globally, enhancing sustainability tools, and launching AI platforms that optimise operations, compliance, and decision-making.
Flyability is a global leader in confined-space inspection drones with presence in over 60 countries. It won the Innovation and Safety awards for its Elios 3 UT platform, which combines LiDAR, gas sensors, and ultrasonic thickness measurement to perform fast, class-certified inspections without risking human safety.
BASS Software is a global maritime ERP provider with 27+ years of experience in ship management and operations. It is awarded for Innovation and Product Launches for BASSnet Web 3.0, a cloud-native, AI-enabled platform delivering unified fleet management, business intelligence, and enhanced cybersecurity in a SaaS model.
Ankeri Solutions is a maritime software provider with strong SaaS offerings focused on fleet operations, sustainability, and financial workflows. It won awards for Business Expansion, Environmental, and Financing, for its growth, carbon emissions tracking and compliance modules, and automated invoicing features.
Key Trends and Themes
The 2025 awards reflect a shipping industry transitioning from pilots to practical, industry-scale transformation driven by strong regulation, capital, and partnerships. Leaders are leveraging digitalisation, decarbonisation, and elevated stakeholder expectations to reshape how value is created and delivered.
Sustainability features prominently winners are deploying cleaner fuels, wind-assist systems, energy-saving hull designs, and onboard carbon capture. Becker’s anti-leeway daggerboards and Lumut’s adaptive dredging method are transforming efficiency and emissions outcomes at operational scale.
AI and modern software tools are now central to operations and commercial processes. SecureLoad unifies loading/stability planning ship–shore; Xeneta streamlines freight contracts with index-based simulations; Veson’s CoCaptain automates claims processing—all reducing manual work and accelerating workflows.
Business expansion is through system complexity. MariApps, Sedna, and Ankeri are broadening global reach through acquisitions, partnerships, and end-to-end platforms that combine emissions, invoicing, operations, and compliance.
Regulatory alignment and measurable environmental impact are now prerequisites for investment. Firms like BASS Software are embedding ESG, cybersecurity, and audit-ready reporting, while capital flows toward technologies that can validate emissions savings.
Safety, diversity, and social impact are now core components of corporate strategy. Flyability’s remote inspection drones mitigate risk; companies are setting DEI targets and instituting workforce development programs; environmental safety in new fuel handling and pollution control is in sharper focus.
Modular, retrofit-friendly product design leads new solution launches-whether AI-powered tools, wind-assist kits, or digital twin inspection platforms, interoperability and compliance readiness are central.
This year’s winners demonstrate that competitive edge in shipping comes from integrating decarbonisation, digitalisation, fleet structure, infrastructure strategy, and social value. Their actions show that the question is no longer “if” these transformations will occur, but how swiftly and coherently they’ll be woven into the fabric of leading organisations.
Congratulations to all the distinguished winners for setting new industry benchmarks and driving forward the frontiers of maritime excellence.
Awards Report
Our Awards Report contains:
- Introduction and Themes
- All Excellence and Category Winners
- Featured Winner Profiles
- Country Winner Breakdown
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