Everyone's a winner

Freight and logistics professionals from all over the world flew in for a glittering evening of celebration at the 15th IFW Awards yesterday.

Hosted by TV comedian Jon Culshaw, the awards was attended by a host of industry figures from both large multinational corporations and SMEs.

The record-breaking attendance was only topped by the quantity and quality of entries for the hotly contested award categories.

IFW Editor Kizzi Nkwocha said: “Yesterday’s ceremony is irrefutable proof that the freight and logistics industry remains one of the most resourceful, resilient and innovative sectors of the global economy. 

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“The sheer quality of entries for the 2011 Awards surpassed our expectations and made the judges’ task an unenviable one.  In any other year, every runner-up in the 2011 awards would have been a clear-cut winner."

The 15th IFW Awards gala was held at the glamorous Planit Embankment Gardens, in the centre of London.

The winners in the judged categories of the 2011 IFW Awards are:

Customer Care Award - Sponsored by GKN Freight Services
Century Logistics

Environment Award
Eurotunnel

Innovation Award, New product – Sponsored by CargoWise
Carrier Transicold

Innovation Award, New Process – Sponsored by CargoWise
OmPrompt

People Development Award – Sponsored by Damco
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Large Freight Forwarder of the Year – Sponsored by Elite
Uniserve Group

Small/Medium Freight Forwarder of the Year - Sponsored by Vanguard Logistics Services
PSL Group

NVOCC of the Year – Sponsored by Allseas
Cardinal Maritime

Project/Heavylift Forwarder of the Year – Sponsored by Astran
Allseas Global Logistics

Road Freight Award – Sponsored by Eurotunnel
TNT

Supply Chain Partnership Award
Bellville Rodair International

Young Freight Forwarder of the Year – Sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Edward Bownass,  of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Freight Personality of the Year – sponsored by Oceanic Resources International
John Harvey

Winners in reader-voted categories were:

Air Cargo Carrier of the Year - sponsored by Tuscor Lloyds
Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Container Line of the Year - sponsored by Freightliner
MSC

Express Operator of the Year
TNT Express Services

Rail Freight Operator of the Year
Freightliner

Shortsea/Ro-Ro Operator of the Year
P&O Ferries

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics supported the 2011 IFW Awards as the Literature Sponsor and Yusen Logistics was the Networking Drinks Sponsor.

Judging the 2011 awards were Dorothea Carvalho, Director of Professional Development at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), John Harvey, Chairman of Keswick Enterprises, Robert Keen, Executive Director, British International Freight Association (BIFA),  Andrew Traill, Director of Policy for the European Shippers’ Council and founder of The Shippers’ Voice, Larry Woelk, Business Development & Marketing Directory of supply chain recruitment specialist BiS Henderson, Tony Berkley, Chairman of the Rail Freight Group, Rob Riddleston, Head of Transport & Logistics at Barclays Commercial, Professor David Menachof, the Peter Thompson Chair of Port Logistics at the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School, and Susanna Patton, MD of SCP Consultants.

IFW will publish an Awards 2011 Picture Special next week.