By
Michele Witthaus |
The fourth Seatrade Insider Awards took place during the Seatrade Europe Conference in Hamburg on 24 September 2013.
The Destination of the Year award was presented to Cruise Copenhagen Network and was accepted by the organisation’s director, Bo Larsen. Finalists in this category were the Atlantic Alliance and Tourism Western Australia.
Port Everglades was voted port of the year out of a shortlist that included Kirkwall, Orkney and Port of Toulon.
Interschalt was chosen as the best supplier of the year, while Green Tech Marine won the award for best environmental initiative. The award for best innovative shorex went to A & K Akorn for its ‘The Children of the Akansha Land Trust’ programme.
The presentation ceremony concluded with the announcement that MSC CEO Pierfrancesco Vago had been voted Seatrade European Cruise Personality of the Year.