The Green Award Foundation is pleased to welcome Skaramangas Shipyards, the largest shipyard in Greece and one of the most significant shipbuilding and repair facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the newest Incentive Provider in the Green Award programme. With over seventy years of experience and a facility exceeding 1,000,000 m², the shipyard remains a cornerstone of the region’s maritime industry.
As part of this partnership, Green Award certified vessels will receive a 5% discount on selected services, including dry docking and berthing, hull and steel repairs, machinery and propulsion works, electrical services, surface preparation and coating, and a wide range of additional services. These incentives support ship operators committed to high standards of quality, safety, and environmental responsibility. This collaboration further promotes safer, cleaner, and more energy-efficient vessel operations across the region.
“Skaramangas Shipyards applied to become a Green Award Incentive Provider in recognition of the crucial role shipyards must play in accelerating the transition to cleaner and more responsible maritime operations,” said Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Vice President and CEO. “By supporting certified vessels and encouraging elevated sustainability standards, we aim to contribute to a greener and more resilient future for the industry.”
“We are delighted to welcome Skaramangas Shipyards to the Green Award network,” said Jan Fransen, Executive Director of the Green Award Foundation. “Their technical expertise and longstanding role in the region make them a strong partner in our mission to promote cleaner and safer shipping.”
About Skaramangas Shipyards
Skaramangas Shipyards is the largest shipyard in Greece and one of the biggest in the Eastern Mediterranean. With over seventy years of history, the shipyard specializes in naval and commercial shipbuilding, repair, and advanced marine engineering. Its extensive facilities include one of the region’s largest dry docks, alongside specialized workshops supporting hull, machinery, electrical, coating, and submarine-related works. Learn more at
About Green Award Foundation
The Green Award Foundation is a non-profit certification programme that has promoted safe and sustainable shipping for over 30 years. It collaborates with ship operators, ports, governments, and maritime service providers worldwide to set standards, conduct audits, and reward best practices. More than 200 organizations offer incentives to Green Award certified vessels. The programme supports ESG policies and aligns with 13 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more at
Green Award Foundation
For over 30 years, Green Award Foundation has been dedicated to promoting sustainable and safe shipping. It works with seagoing ship operators, inland navigation operators, ports, governments, suppliers and service providers on a non-profit basis. Green Award’s programme includes standard setting, /inspections, certification and rewards. Over 195 parties provide financial incentives / discounts to ships with a Green Award certificate. The Foundation started in 1994 for seagoing vessels and in 2011 opened to inland shipping. The organisation is governed by an independent board of respected industry professionals.
Its operations align with 13 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and support Environmental, Societal and Governance policies on around 60 shipping related topics globally.
In addition to its global certification program covering environmental, safety, and quality management facets of ship operations, Green Award has extensive expertise specifically in sustainable ship waste handling having integrated these concerns from the outset of its founding. The organisation worked closely with the EU Commission over 2020-2021 providing extensive input during development of the new EU regulatory framework mandating waste fee discounts for sustainable ships under Directive /883 and its 2022 implementing act defining required criteria.
Given alignment of Green Award’s existing certification criteria with stipulations in EU Regulation /91, as well as decades of experience incentivising and verifying responsible ship waste management practices, Green Award was approved as an authorised independent auditor for ports needing to identify and report qualifying ships under the new EU waste discount schemes entering into force for 2024.
