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The deadline for entires is the 22 May 2012

Corporate Social Responsibility

Please describe your CSR policy or action plan, incorporating a written policy statement if you have one.

Please provide details of specific plans implemented over the past year to:

• minimise the impact of your business on the environment
• ensure safe and secure activities
• provide equal and fair employment opportunities to everybody
• engage the local community

In the coming year, what are your specific CSR priorities and what measures and checks do you have in place to measure achievements against targets. When it comes to CSR issues are you externally audited. Are you working to a particular accreditation?

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Environmental Campaign of the Year

Companies engaged in the container shipping industry are having to reduce their impact on the environment as pressures from national governments and customers intensifies. This new award will be given to that company that has backed up its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, its strides to recycle more of its waste and/or has put into place long-term and sustainable business practices with a creative and highly innovative advertising poster/internet campaign. The entry needs to be supported by facts and figures showing how effective the measures have been in cutting emissions, reducing waste etc, and the purpose of the campaign.

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Global Ocean Carrier of the Year – sponsored by SCCT

Today’s liner shipping industry demands that ocean carriers keep a firm grip over their costs while improving the service experience for their customers. Please describe what you have done on these two fronts over the past 12 months, giving examples of what has been saved and the benefits that have accrued to your customers.

Please outline your growth strategy for the next two years, outlining any value-added initiatives and systems you intend putting in place to help differentiate the services you offer your customers from those of your competitors.

Increasingly, shippers/consignees are demanding more sustainable and secure supply chains. Please give two examples of what you are doing to ensure that your services will be greener, safer and/or more secure in the future.

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Innovation IT of the Year

Processing information more quickly and accurately, finding better ways of invoicing, producing freight rate quotations faster and handling claims and resolving compliance issues more effectively can make huge differences when it comes to a company’s cost and productivity levels. Containerisation International is looking for that IT product that is transforming/will transform business processes and help shape the container freight transport industry of the future. Entrants need to describe their product in detail giving examples of the likely costs savings and operational/service benefits from its use both to the vendor and its customers. Your entry needs to be fully supported by facts and figures and ideally developed within the past 12 months.

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Innovation Technology of the Year – sponsored by Thermo King

Whether it is a new design of ship, container or crane, an innovative locking device or seal and/or a new type of paint/coating, these can help raise the container industry’s operating standards/productivity, improve a sector’s safety and/or security record and/or contribute to greater levels of sustainability and a lower impact on the environment. Please give details of one project that illustrates what your company has done on the technology front and the benefits this has resulted in to your company and your customers/suppliers. Your entry needs to be supported by facts and figures and ideally launched within the past 12 months.

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International Terminal Operator of the Year – sponsored by Cargotec

The container terminal is a key component in any supply chain and the smooth and seamless flow of cargo is critical. What has your company been doing over the past year to ensure that this takes place, quickly, securely and safely?

Terminals have to become greener. Please explain what action you have taken over the past 12 months and what you intend doing over the next year to:

• Reduce emissions
• Cut noise levels
• Recycle waste
• Minimise the impact of the operation on your immediate environment

Please detail your future growth strategy, describing in particular the plans you have to add more value and enhanced reliability to the services that you offer.

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Investment in People Award of the Year – sponsored by Port de Barcelona

Do you have a detailed staff development policy which sets targets, defines objectives and measures success? Please provide a couple of examples which shows how the plan has been implemented and the results that have been achieved. It would help if through the scheme(s) you describe any external qualifications that have been achieved.

Please provide details of the impact that such programmes have had on staff productivity levels, reduced staff turnover, staff satisfaction, customer/supplier feedback, reduced number of redundancies, etc.

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Lifetime Achievement Award – sponsored by Solverminds

This will be judged by the editorial team and reflect that person’s achievements and pivotal role in developing, shaping and changing the container liner shipping industry. It will also be based on that person’s innovative, pioneering, leadership and motivational skills.

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Logistics Service Provider of the Year

What has your company been doing over the past year to both exploit opportunities in the market and respond to changing trading conditions and customers’ requirements? What impact has this had on your fiscal performance?

Please outline your future growth strategy, describing in detail the plans you have to add more value to the services that you offer.

Please give an example of a customer you have secured over the past 12 months, outlining how you have same the, costs in their supply chain management business while raising service standards.

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Networking Partner – sponsored by Seafast Logistics

Port Authority of the Year

The container terminal is a key component in any supply chain and the smooth and seamless flow of cargo is critical. What has your company been doing over the past year to ensure that this takes place, quickly, securely and safely?

Ports have to become greener. Please explain what action you have taken over the past 12 months and what you intend doing over the next year to:

• Reduce emissions
• Cut noise levels
• Recycle waste
• Minimise the impact of the operation on your immediate environment

Please detail your future growth strategy, describing in particular the plans you have to add more value and enhanced reliability to the services that you offer.

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Regional Carrier of the Year

Smaller niche carriers are facing intense pressure from global operators, with their very survival under threat. Please demonstrate what you have done over the past year to make your operation stronger, your services more differentiated and to build loyalty with your customers.

How do you intend strengthening your position in the market in the future. Please outline all investment and customer service initiatives that are planned to be introduced in the next 12 months giving reasons for their implementation.

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Shippers’ Choice Award

Since January 2012, Containerisation International has been publishing monthly shipper sentiment surveys based on panels of beneficial cargo owners/freight forwarders located in Asia, Europe and North America. The award will be presented to that carrier which has ranked highest in the surveys up and including the one published in the September issue.

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