Paul Sadler awarded IMO Maritime Prize 2020
Paul Sadler, former representative of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), and prior to that representative of the UK government to the IMO, has been awarded the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2020.
The award, a sculpture of a dolphin, was presented at the annual IMO Awards Ceremony held on 6 December in London, and was in recognition of Mr Sadler’s contribution to the work and objectives of the IMO and exceptional bravery at sea. Mr Sadler was nominated by IACS and the UK government.
“The International Maritime Prize was first presented in 1981 and, since then, we have seen a succession of highly distinguished people receive the award, from across the world,” said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.
“The recipient of the 2020 International Maritime Prize is someone who has spent many days here in the IMO corridors and has dedicated his entire career to shipping safety and the maritime industry.”
Illustrious career
Mr Sadler has had an illustrious maritime career, serving as a surveyor for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, representing the UK, then later IACS at IMO meetings and acting as a governor of the World Maritime University.
He has delivered lectures to students and maritime industry organisations in the UK and overseas on the IMO and the roles of classification societies and recognised organisations. In 2017 he was awarded with a Distinguished Public Service Award by the US Coast Guard.
On receiving the award, Mr Sadler said, “I firmly believe I am only receiving this award because of all the talented, inspiring and dedicated people I had the good fortune of working with, not just in the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency and IACS, but also here at the IMO.”
