Westward Shipping News has been awarded Maritime Media Company of the Year 2024/2025, by the South West England Prestige Awards.
This latest award comes on the back of Westward celebrating 2 years since our launch in November 2022 and an exceptional achievement from an idea during Covid lockdown in 2020, said Kevin Kelway.
Media Blogger, and Director Kevin said: We evolved from social media with shipping images that documented much of all the shipping in the Sound from commercial to naval movements that people loved and shared across the globe,” he said.
“We created Westward with a diverse menu of maritime news, images, blogs, film content, and our very popular live webcam allowing our followers to see shipping movements in real time,” said Kevin.
Ian Fleming, sales coordinator, said: “We are so proud that the judges were impressed by our insightful website, which features blogs, innovative content, and is aimed at people interested in our maritime sectors, from casual followers to seasoned professionals,” he said.
Kevin added: “We wish to thank all our followers, shipping enthusiasts, and business partners for supporting our news platform,” he said.
Front Cover picture: Kevin Kelway and Ian Fleming
