ACW journalists Anastasia Simsek and Edward Hardy honored at the 2025 Seahorse Awards
- The Air Cargo Week editorial team was honored at the 2025 Seahorse Journalism Awards.
- ACW Editor-in-Chief Edward Hardy was named runner-up for Air Cargo Journalist of the Year.
- ACW News Reporter Anastasia Simsek was named Journalist of the Year and second place in the Rising Star category.
- The event was held in London to honor outstanding reporting in the field of shipping and logistics across the global supply chain. The awards highlight ACW’s continuing role as a trusted voice in the air cargo media.
Air Cargo Week’s editorial team has been recognized at this year’s prestigious Seahorse Journalism Awards, celebrating excellence in freight and logistics media.
ACW Editor Edward Hardy was honored as runner-up in the Air Cargo Journalist of the Year category, in recognition of his consistent editorial leadership and in-depth reporting on the industry’s most pressing developments, while ACW News Reporter Anastasia Simsic took home the Journalist of the Year award, the highest honor of the evening, as well as runner-up in the Rising Star of the Year category.
Founded in 1962, the Seahorse Freight Association brings together journalists, supply chain professionals and public relations experts in the logistics and transportation industry. The association champions diversity, champions new writing talent, and hosts the Seahorse Journalist Awards, which is open to media professionals reporting globally across the supply chain.
This year’s awards ceremony and Christmas celebration was held at the lively Mr Fogg’s City Tavern in London’s Broadgate Circle, bringing together the media and industry community to honor the voices shaping shipping journalism – from air and sea freight to sustainability and technology.
“It is a great honor to be recognized at the Seahorse Freight Association Journalists’ Awards last night. My thanks go to the Seahorse Board for providing this excellent event, and to the judging panel for this award. Air Freight Week has continued to go from strength to strength in recent years, and this recognition is testament to that progress,” said Edward Hardie.
“I am extremely honored to have been chosen as a winner – Journalist of the Year – at the Seahorse Journalist Awards last night. Anastasia Simsek said: “A huge thank you to everyone who shared their time, ideas and stories with me this year – I learned so much from this amazing industry. Really proud to be part of Air Cargo Week and such a passionate, hard-working community.”
Air Cargo Week continues to strengthen its reputation as a leading voice in air cargo media, thanks to a dedicated editorial team providing authoritative industry reporting, exclusive interviews, and on-the-ground analysis from the world’s cargo hubs.
The full list of winners and runners-up can be found below:
Journalist of the year (Sponsored by DNV)
winner: Anastasia Simsek, Air Cargo Week
runner up: Greg Miller, Lloyd’s List
Rising star of the year (Sponsored by TT Club)
winner: Silvia Andreoletti, Global Trade Finance Corporation
runner up: Anastasia Simsek, Air Cargo Week
Distinguished journalist of the year (Sponsored by Global Marine Travel)
winner: Ariane Morrissey, Ship.Energy/Bunkerspot
runner up: Lacy Jones, Container Management
Air Cargo Journalist of the Year (Sponsored by U Shipping)
winner: Sasha Ranevska, Carbon Herald
runner up: Edward Hardy, Air Cargo Week
Marine Journalist of the Year (Sponsored by the American Bureau of Shipping)
winner: Michelle Facey-Bockman, Lloyd’s List
runner up: Greg Noller, Commerce Journal
News journalist of the year (Sponsored by PSA)
winner: Greg Miller, Lloyd’s List
runner up: Holly Birkett, TradeWinds
Multimedia Journalist of the Year
winner: Christopher Aversano, The Last Dinosaur Podcast
runner up: Charlotte Goldstone, Loadstar
Wild Journalist of the Year (Sponsored by Rail Freight Group)
winner: Greg Noller, Commerce Journal
runner up: Alex Whiteman, Loadstar
Technology journalist of the year
winner: Charlotte Goldstone, Loadstar
runner up: Tim Wallace, The Telegraph
ESG Journalist of the Year
winner: Greg Noller, Commerce Journal
runner up: Charlotte Goldstone, Loadstar
Supply Chain Journalist of the Year
winner: Mike King, Freight Buyers Club
runner up: Silvia Andreoletti, Global Trade Finance Corporation
Seahorse Lifetime Achievement Award
Ambassador Nancy Karigithu
Seahorse Personality of the Year Award
Lloyd’s Register SHE SEES Exhibition
