International Maritime Prize
The International Maritime Prize is awarded annually by the IMO Council to the individual or organization judged to have made the most significant contribution to the work and objectives of IMO.
The International Maritime Prize consists of a sculpture in the form of a dolphin and includes a financial award. The winner of the annual prize is also invited to write a paper on a theme relating to the work of IMO.
Previous Winners
| 2022 Ms. Anneliese Jost (Germany) | 2021 Professor David Joseph Attard (Malta) |
| 2020 Mr. Paul Sadler (United Kingdom and International Association of Classification Societies) | 2019 Mr. Peter Hinchliffe, OBE (International Chamber of Shipping) |
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2018 |
2017 Mrs. Birgit Sølling Olsen (Denmark) |
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2016 Mr. Koji Sekimizu (Japan) |
2015 Dr. Frank Lawrence Wiswall Junior (Comité Maritime International) |
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2014 Mr. Yohei Sasakawa (Japan) |
2013 Dr. José Eusebio Salgado y Salgado (Mexico) |
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2012 Dr. Thomas A. Mensah (Ghana) |
2011 Mr. E.E. Mitropoulos (Greece) |
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2010 Ms. Linda Johnson (United States of America) (posthumously) |
2009 Mr. Johan Franson (Sweden) |
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2008 Mr. Alberto Alemán Zubieta (Panama) |
2007 Mr. Jørgen Rasmussen (Denmark) |
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2006 Mr. Igor Ponomarev (Russian Federation) (posthumously) and Mr. Alfred Popp (Canada) |
2005 Dr. Tom Allan (United Kingdom) |
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2004 Mr. Luis Martínez (Mexico) |
2003 Mr. William O'Neil (Canada) |
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2002 Mr. Frank Wall (United Kingdom) |
2001 Mr. Giuliano Pattofatto (Italy) (posthumously) |
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2000 Mr. Heikki Juhani Valkonen (Finland) |
1999 Mr. Ian Mills Williams (Australia) |
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1998 nternational Lifeboat Federation |
1997 Dr. Gamal El-Din Ahmed Mokhtar (Egypt) |
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1996 Mr. T. Funder (Denmark) |
1995 Mr. G. Ivanov (Russia) |
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1994 Mr. J. Perrakis (Greece) |
1993 Admiral J. W. Kime (USA) |
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1992 Mr. Y. Sasamura (Japan) |
1991 Dr. C.P. Srivastava (India) |
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1990 Mr. Z. Sdougos (Greece) |
1989 Prof. J.W. Doerffer (Poland) |
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1988 Mr. Emil Jansen (Norway) |
1987 Dr. James Cowley (United Kingdom) |
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1986 Mr. Moustafa Fawzi (Egypt) |
1985 Mr. Per Eriksson (Sweden) |
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1984 Mr. Shen Zhaoqi (China) |
1983 Mr. H.R. Bárdarson (Iceland) |
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1982 Mr. George A. Maslov (USSR) |
1981 RearAdmiral R.Y. Edwards (USA) |
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1980 Mr. Modolv Hareide (Norway) |