Now in its fifth year, the Lloyd’s List Americas Awards recognise shipping and logistics companies, ports, environmental initiatives, training and innovation across the Americas. The prestigious awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts & thought-leaders who include: Niels Aalund, Senior Vice-President of the West Gulf Maritime Association; Kaity Arsoniadis-Stein, Executive Director of the Vancouver International Maritime Centre; Kathy Metcalf, President and CEO of The Chamber of Shipping of America; and Jorge Duran, Senior Advisor in Technology for the Development, Organization of American States (OAS) amongst others.

Reed Smith has been serving the maritime industry since 1925 and today has offices in London, Dubai, Paris, Athens, Hong Kong, Singapore, Washington, Houston and New York. Reed Smith prides itself on its deep maritime knowledge and the group consists of more than 120 lawyers, including eight seafarers, of whom five are master mariners.