Annual Maritime Solent Awards 2025

Maritime Solent is the go-to organisation for advice you can trust, international access, and all-important connections to the Solent maritime cluster.

The regional maritime awards celebrating the success of our outstanding local maritime cluster. The ceremony will be held at the Hilton Southampton – Utilita Bowl on 23 October 2025. Maritime Solent coordinates these Awards in order to celebrate the region’s outstanding maritime sector and the people who drive it to be a world-leading regional industry.

Award categories:

• Apprentice or Cadet of the Year sponsored by Chartwell Marine
• Clean Maritime Innovator sponsored by Associated British Ports
• Diversity sponsored by Royal Navy
• Future Skills – Large Business sponsored by South Hampshire College Group
• Future Skills – Small Business
• Large Business of the Year
• Maritime Defence Supply Chain Enterprise sponsored by Solent Stevedores
• Maritime Legacy
• Maritime Logistics Operator
• Small Business of the Year sponsored by Southampton Solent University
• Start-up of the Year sponsored by University of Southampton
• Sustainability Leadership sponsored by Portsmouth International Port
• Technology Game Changer sponsored by Red Funnel

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