In 2026, Silverstream was named Most Innovative Company of the Year by the China-Britain Business Council, recognising its continued commitment to innovation.

Silverstream was named a winner in BloombergNEF’s 2026 Pioneers awards, recognising the company’s technology and its contribution to decarbonising shipping.

Silverstream was honoured for a second time with the King’s award for Enterprise, this time for Innovation. The award recognises Silverstream’s technology and its contribution to the UK’s innovative economy.

A Silverstream team won the IMarEST Young Members Design Challenge, with its submission for technical solution to prevent and alleviate the accumulation of fouling on the upper parts of air lubrication vents.

Silverstream ranked in the top 10 of Lloyd’s List’s technology leaders of 2025, in recognition of being one of the most prominent and informative voices on energy efficiency and decarbonisation.

Silverstream won the Supplier Excellence Award from China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI), recognising Silverstream as the top-performing supplier.

For a second consecutive year, Silverstream was featured in the Financial Times’ ‘FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies’ list, claiming an impressive 23rd spot among Europe’s fastest-growing companies and securing the 3rd position among the UK’s powerhouse companies, with a compound annual growth rate of 243.50%.

A significant company milestone was reached when Silverstream secured a spot in the top 35 of The Times’ annual ranking of Britain’s 100 fastest-growing private companies.

In 2024, Silverstream secured a RINA Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate which is an independent assessment validating that new technologies are feasible and meets required safety standards.

In recognition of its continued drive to advance innovation in maritime and successful growth in China, Silverstream won ‘British Company of the Year’ at the British Business Awards in Shanghai.

Silverstream was listed among the top 10 technology leaders and trend-setters by Lloyd’s List for 2024.

Silverstream achieved a landmark entry into the Financial Times’ FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2023 listing. Over this period, Silverstream grew its revenue at a compound annual rate of 426%.

In 2023, The Silverstream^® System won ‘Product of the Year’ at the Seatrade Cruise Awards for enabling cruise owners and operators to meet customer, regulator, and wider societal demands for improved environmental performance.

In 2023, Silverstream was named Clean Maritime Innovator of the Year at the Maritime UK Awards, recognising the importance of digital capabilities and data management systems to support maritime decarbonisation.

In 2023, Silverstream was honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade, the UK’s highest accolade in recognising success in business.

Silverstream won the ESG Innovation Award at the ESG China Awards 2023, which recognise highly regarded and celebrated organisations and individuals for making significant contributions to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices.

Lloyds List named Silverstream Founder and CEO in their top 10 technology leaders list. This was a year when Silverstream saw demand for its fuel-agnostic air-lubrication technology double, from about 50 ships to more than 110.

At The Engineer magazine’s Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) 2021 Awards, Silverstream won the Wildcard Award.

Together with Shell Shipping & Maritime, Silverstream won the prestigious RINA-QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award for their pioneering retrofit installation of the Silverstream^® System on the Shell-chartered LNG carrier Methane Patricia Camila.

Silverstream won ‘Transport Technology of the Year’ at the BusinessGreen Technology Awards 2028. It was also designated as a highly commended runner-up in the ‘Supply Chain/Logistics’ category.

A Special Recognition Award for Innovation was awarded to Silverstream at the Department for International Trade (DIT) Investment Awards 2017. The award was presented by the British Ambassador to the Netherlands and recognised the success of our innovative air lubrication technology.

Silverstream won the 2016 Plimsoll Award for Innovation for its work in developing an air-lubrication system for ship hulls. The Awards were presented on 22nd March at the Connecticut Maritime Association’s Shipping 2016 Conference in Stamford.

Noah Silberschmidt, Silverstream CEO & Founder won the HANSA Maritime Innovator Award in 2016, recognising the positive impact that Silverstream’s air lubrication system is having worldwide.