Maritime Transport, Freightliner, Maersk Line, and Air Menzies International among other industry winners at the record-breaking Multimodal Awards event
Aart Hille Ris Lambers UK Commercial Director, DP World,was named the Multimodal 2021 Personality of the Year, at a record-breaking awards event last night. Eight hundred guests came together at the VOX in Birmingham on the evening of the first day of Multimodal 2021 to celebrate achievement and innovation by companies from across the supply chain during the last 19 months.
Freightliner, Maersk Line, Air Menzies International, CMA CGM Group, Kuehne + Nagel, and The Pallet Network were also winners, with Maritime Transport named Multimodal Exhibitor of the Year 2021.
“It was fantastic to be able to bring so many people together to celebrate the resilience and hard work our industry has demonstrated through so many challenging months,” said Robert Jervis, Multimodal Director.
“We congratulate everyone who was nominated last night, they should be rightly proud of their achievements.
“The way that the industry stepped up during Brexit and COVID has been nothing short of astounding, and we thank all of our supporters for showing up in force to join us at the show and last night.”
Aart Hille Ris Lambers was awarded his prize by a judging panel including a Multimodal selection group and previous winners, and was described last night as having ‘integrity and a willingness to listen to new ideas’, as well as being a ‘thorough professional.’
Exhibitor of the Year Maritime Transport, celebrating 20 years of operations in 2021, was described as ‘truly multi-faceted, flexible, and agile’. Speedy Freight, DP World UK, and Fargo Systems also took prizes, with Pure Electric and Maersk awarded the Shipper/Partner accolade for a collaborative project, which helped Pure Electric grow business.
Sophie Berry from Howard Tenens won the Logistics Young Professional of the Year Award that recognises emerging talent in the industry.
She was described by judges as an ‘all-rounder and one to watch’.
CMA CGM Group won the Sustainability Award for setting ambitious CO2 reduction targets and delivering tangible results. Thousands of readers of the Multimodal Newsletter, as well as visitors to the show and their customers voted for the Modal, Port, 3PL, Pallet Network, and Technology Awards.
A panel of nine judges from across the industry selected the Young Personality, Sustainability, and Shipper/Partner Awards. The awards took place on the first of the three-day Multimodal show, which brings together supply chain decision makers with leading companies to find new ways of building resilient supply chains and learning from each other.
The free-to-attend show takes place at the Birmingham NEC.
Full List of Winners
Air Cargo Operator of the Year Award sponsored by ASM
Air Menzies International
Road Freight Operator of the Year Award sponsored by Maritime Transport
Speedy Freight
Rail Freight Operator of the Year Award sponsored by Howard Tenens
Freightliner
Sea Freight Operator of the Year Award sponsored by Freightliner
Maersk Line
Port Operator of the Year Award sponsored by British Ports Association
DP World UK
3PL of the Year Award sponsored by Descartes
Kuehne + Nagel
Pallet Network of the Year Award sponsored by Xclusive Recruitment
The Pallet Network (TPN)
The Technology Company of the Year, sponsored by Maersk
Fargo Systems
The Sustainability Award, sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel
CMA CGM Group
Young Logistics Professional of the Year Award sponsored by Forth Ports
Sophie Berry, Howard Tenens
Shipper/Partner of the Year Award sponsored by Dachser
Pure Electric and Maersk
The Multimodal 2021 Personality of the Year Award sponsored by Dennison Trailers
Aart Hille Ris Lambers, DP World UK
The Multimodal 2021 Exhibitor of the Year Award sponsored by Logistics UK
Maritime Transport
