Seawork’s annual awards were given out last night, with Loki Dynamics claiming the overall ‘Spirit of Innovation’ prize for its Revolutionary VR headsets, a seasickness solution that could truly change everything across the maritime industry as a whole.

The judges, who included Parkol Marine Engineering commercial director Sally Atkinson; Windcat Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster; Former Maritime Journal editor Jake Frith; Chartwell Marine managing director Andy Page; Windcat Workboats managing director Robber van Rijk; and Mercator Media CEO Andrew Webster, said it had been awarded in the true sense of the word ‘Spirit’.

Loki Dynamics Spirit of Innovation winner

Spirit of Innovation winner Loki Dynamics - accepting the award from Chief Executive of the Society of Maritime Industries Tom Chant (right) is managing director Andy Hughes

The other innovations that scooped awards this year were:

  • Vessel Design & Build: Vessev, for its electric foiling VS-9 vessel
  • Marine Equipment & Electronics: Powerboat Training UK and Maritime for its Harbour/VTS & RYA Radar cloud-based simulation
  • Marine Power & Propulsion: Teignbridge Propellers, for its Carbon Fibre Clamp-on Blade Propeller
  • Security & Safety: Viking Life-Saving Equipment, for its Cyclone YouSafe immersion suit for women
  • Environmental & Renewables: Delta Xero, for its nano-filtration of oils and fuels with built-in water coalescer.

Innovations winners

Innovations Showcase winners

 

In the People and Projects section, the award winners were:

  • Maritime Sustainability: Cetasol, for its Intelligent Speed & Fuel Gauge
  • Marine Civils Best Project: Teignmouth Maritime Services (TMS) for solving a damaged outfall pipe
  • Subsea & Underwater Intervention: Atlantis Marine Power for its Wireless Underwater Lights
  • Young Person’s Development Award: Sara Kapdi, from Carnival UK
  • Maritime Professional of the Year: Mehmet Belibagli, of Volvo Penta
  • Outstanding Contribution to Vessel Design & Contruction: Giles Barkley, of Southampton Solent University
  • · Lifetime Achievement: Two winners, Frank Dixie, PSP Worldwide Logistics, and Robin George, from McMurdo.

Future Seawork

Presented to university students with projects that have strong potential, Future Seawork was judged by Alan Murphy, professor of Maritime Engineering at the University of Southampton; Yanchang Liu, associate professor Mechanical Engineering at University College London; and Jake Rigby, chair of the MarRI-UK Technical Group.

The winner was Robin Stein from the University of Southampton with his project, The Assessment of a Reconfigurable Mould Tool for the Production of Foils.

Second was Yongchang Xie, from University College London, with their project, Reliable Situation Awareness of Autonomous Surface Vehicles in Busy Maritime Environments

Third was Paul Simavari, from the University of Newcastle, with his project, Decarbonising the Inland Waterways: Modelling Energy Demand and Supply for European Inland Waterways.