SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd has received the 2018 SAFETY4SEA Tanker Operator Award at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on October the 2nd at Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the SAFETY4SEA Conference.
Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd received the SAFETY4SEA Tanker Operator Award, sponsored by ABS, for providing safe and reliable transportation of oil by sea, through a modern fleet, with top priorities set on achieving excellence over safety, quality and environmental protection. Company’s dedicated human capital efforts have resulted to the achievement of top industry quality indicators. Other short-listed nominees for this category were: Executive Ship Management Pte Ltd, Fleet Management Ltd., Stealth Maritime Corporation SA and Stolt Tankers.
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Presenting the award Mr. Vassilios Kroustallis, Vice President Europe, ABS, said: “As the leading class society in Greece, ABS is proud of our extensive links with Greek ship owners and none more so than Arcadia Shipmanagement. Their philosophy and operational approach is in perfect harmony with ABS’ 150 year safety mission and we are delighted to be able to recognize their commitment to excellence with this award.”
Accepting the award on behalf of Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd, Capt. Dimitris Mattheou, CEO / Managing Director, stated: “I have been privileged to serve Arcadia for more than 15 years, and as a CEO/ Managing Director I feel we have achieved a great deal together as a team by carrying out our vision; a dynamic efficient and competitive Company that is able to provide the highest quality ship management service, committed to the protection of the environment, the prevention of injury and ill health, the security and safety of all employees both ashore and onboard ships.”
Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd was established in Athens in 1998. At present, Arcadia’s fleet consists of 8 Aframax and 7 Suezmax tankers. Arcadia today successfully manages one of the lowest average age fleets worldwide. The company believes that safe and modern tankers will play a vital role in the coming years in sea oil transportation. Arcadia is a member of INTERTANKO and HELMEPA and has obtained many certifications for meeting the requirements of quality shipping. Arcadia has certified all fleet vessels with Green Award. Also, all of its vessels meet USCG’s QUALSHIP 21 criteria. Arcadia’s dedicated efforts to increase the safety onboard have resulted in top rated Vetting and PSC results. By encouraging consistency and sustainability, for the last 20 years Arcadia continually develops and protects its workplace and ethic culture. Arcadia offers continuous training and education for strengthening its management and ships’ staff. In this regard, an in-house training centre has been established, in close co-operation with accredited training centers and service providers, applying the latest trends in reflective and resilient training. ‘’We invest in our employees’ talents and skills and in return we have gained their utmost respect and engagement in achieving excellence; it is a win-win relationship’’ stated Capt. Mattheou.
Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd attracted the most votes by the end of the voting period which held online during a two-month period. SAFETY4SEA Awards are held annually within the scope of awarding industry’s outstanding practices for Excellence, Sustainability, Training, Technology, Initiative and Leadership. Other winners of the 2018 SAFETY4SEA Awards are: Norbulk Shipping UK Ltd for the Dry Bulk Operator Award, Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) for the Sustainability Award, CSMART Training Center for the Training Award, Inmarsat for the Technology Award, UK P&I Club for the Initiative Award and Capt. Panagiotis Tsakos for the Leadership Award.
Find photos from the awards ceremony at Flickr and explore more about the nomination & voting procedure and the winners of 2018 SAFETY4SEA Awards at https://events.safety4sea.com/2018-safety4sea-awards/
