ICHCA International and long-standing sponsor TT Club have announced that submissions are now open for the Innovation in Safety Awards 2025, which recognise pioneering initiatives across the cargo handling and logistics sector.
The awards, now in their 10th year, celebrate the industry’s efforts to improve operational safety through technologies, solutions, and management practices.
Entries are invited from individuals, teams, companies, or suppliers whose innovations have demonstrated measurable improvements in safety.
Participants must complete submissions by 14 November 2025, with winners revealed across four categories at a ceremony in London in late February 2026.
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Richard Steele, CEO of ICHCA, said: “We have always believed that all our innovators who put forward their initiatives deserve recognition and praise; not just those that eventually achieve highly commended or winner status.
“As such, we will use our Membership support and widespread industry coverage to help share all our entrants ideas throughout the coming year in line with our avowed policy of shared knowledge and cooperation among cargo handlers worldwide.”
Previous recipients have included both large organisations and small-scale innovators, ranging from the International Transport Workers’ Federation and ITF Seafarers’ Trust, to APM Terminals and Cargotec, as well as specialist solutions such as Viking Hydro-Pen, Cargo Patrol by Hapag-Lloyd, and Ram Spreaders.
Mike Yarwood, TT Club’s Managing Director of Loss Prevention, emphasised the real-world value of the awards: “At TT Club, we’ve seen first hand the real impact innovation can have on safety in cargo handling.
“Many past award entrants have gone on to make tangible improvements to on-site safety. I’m once again excited to see the new entries we’ll receive this year—knowing that any one of them could represent the next big leap in protecting workers.”
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According to ICHCA and TT Club, the awards not only highlight high-profile technological developments but also shine a light on simple, effective day-to-day innovations.
By addressing both large-scale safety challenges and routine operational risks, the initiative aims to support a culture of continuous improvement across the global cargo handling community.
Steele concluded: “We are pleased to have the opportunity to spotlight the passion and creativity of our safety innovators no matter their size or available resource. Every year we speak to people who have genuinely innovated, but just see it as part of their job.
“We urge all those who have made positive changes to the way they do safety to enter this year’s Award to help spread the good news.”
