Shipping recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2008

Media release
31 December 2008  

The Chamber of Shipping welcomes the announcement that the immediate past-president, David Dingle, Chief Executive of Carnival UK, and other key players in the industry have been recognised in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

CBE 

David Dingle CBE, CEO Carnival UK, Services to the shipping industry
 
David Moorhouse CBE.  Chairman, Lloyd’s Register, Services to the maritime industry
 
Commodore Robert Thornton CBE.  Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Professor Costas Grammenos. Services to teaching and academic reasearch following his OBE in 1994

Knights Batchelor 

Sir David Lewis, for services to legal profession and the City of London

KCVO 

Rear Admiral Sir Jeremy de Halpert KCVO, CB.  Deputy Master, Trinity House

KCB 

Vice-Admiral Sir Trevor Soar KCB, OBE, Chief of Material Fleet, Defence Equipment and Support

OBE 

Martyn Baker OBE, formerly Director of Economic Development, City of London Corp, for service to local government
 
Kelvyn Derrick OBE.  Services to engineering in the South West and to international trade. Former Chairman, Society of Maritime Industries

MBE 

Andrew Forbes MBE, Health, Safety and Security Manager, Babcock Marine, services to industry
 
Captain John Roberts MBE, Chief executive, White Ensign Association, for services to RN personnel
 
Captain Michael Sutherland MBE.  Harbourmaster, port of Fowey, services to the ports industry in the South West.

For further information please contact:
John Stevenson, Chamber of Shipping
020 7417 2833

To see the latest list, please click here: Queen's Birthday Honours

To see David Dingle’s biography, please click here