Τhe Amver Awards have been established as one of the most important events of Greek shipping at the protection of human life at sea at the United States of America waters. This year's event, organized by the Propeller Club of Piraeus in collaboration with the USCG taking place in a festive atmosphere where 216 shipping companies and 1830 ships were awarded. As the president of the Propeller Club, Costis Frangoulis, said in his speech, the US Coast Guard's Amver rescue system is performing a titanic task by honoring the crews and executives of Greek shipping. In a challenging shipping environment due to war conflicts and catastrophic climate events, the Amver system is of great importance for safeguarding the human life in distress at sea.
This year, 9 companies were also honored with the special award, which carried out 297 rescues of people at sea. The following companies received the award: Navarone S.A., Alma Shipmanagement, StarBulk, Sea Pioneer Shipping, Capital Shipmanagement, Athemar Maritime, Enterprises Shipping & Trading, Bright Navigation, Seagate Navigation.
Present at the event were the Minister of Shipping, Mr. Stylianides, the Deputy Minister of Shipping of Cyprus, Ms. Hatzimanoli, the US Ambassador, Mr. Tsounis, the President of the NEE, Mr. G. Father, President of the Propeller Club of Limassol, Mr. Polys Hadjiioannou, and shipowner Capt. Panagiotis Tsakos, a long-time supporter of the Amver Awards.
It should be noted that Ambassador George Tsounis, who will complete his term shortly after the new year, was honored with the special Alfonse R. Sasseville President’s Award for his fruitful and very positive contribution to Greece-US relations achieving their further strengthening and upgrading.
Mr. Tsounis said that he would always care about his homeland and exclaimed, “Long live Greece, long live Cyprus, long live America.”
The Fidelity Award was presented to the companies that have the greatest contribution in the Amver program, which were Angelicoussis group, TMS Group, Thenamaris Shipmanagement, Capital Shipmanagement, Technomar, Vships, Laskaridis Shipping, Tsakos group, Danaos Shipping, Star Bulk.
The International Propeller Club Maritime Person of the Year Award was presented to the Deputy Minister of Shipping of the Republic of Cyprus, Mrs. Marina Hatzimanoli.
An honorary plaque was presented to the USCG representative, Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor.
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