International Maritime Prize

The International Maritime Prize is awarded annually by the IMO Council to the individual or organisation judged to have made the most significant contribution to the work and objectives of IMO. The prize was first awarded in 1980 and the winners have been:

• 1980 ­ Mr. Modolv Hareide (Norway)
• 1981 ­ Rear­Admiral R.Y. Edwards (USA)
• 1982 ­ Mr. George A. Maslov (USSR)
• 1983 ­ Mr. H.R. Bárdarson (Iceland)
• 1984 ­ Mr. Shen Zhaoqi (China)
• 1985 ­ Mr. Per Eriksson (Sweden)
• 1986 ­ Mr. Moustafa Fawzi (Egypt)
• 1987 ­ Dr. James Cowley (United Kingdom)
• 1988 ­ Mr. Emil Jansen (Norway)
• 1989 ­ Prof. J.W. Doerffer (Poland)
• 1990 ­ Mr. Z. Sdougos (Greece)
• 1991 - Dr. Chandrika.Prasad. Srivastava (India)
• 1992 - Mr. Y. Sasamura (Japan)
• 1993 - Admiral J. W. Kime (USA)
• 1994 - Mr. J. Perrakis (Greece)
• 1995 - Mr. G. Ivanov (Russia)
• 1996 - Mr. T. Funder (Denmark)
• 1997 - Dr. Gamal El-Din Ahmed Mokhtar (Egypt)
• 1998 - International Lifeboat Federation