At the plenary session of the TRANSNAV-2025  Conference, its Chairman Rector of the Gdynia Maritime University Prof. Dr. Adam Weintrit announced the presentation of the Ulysses Award to the Ukrainian representative, Professor Vladimir Torskiy, Fellow of The Nautical Institute & Honorary Fellow of Transnav: For outstanding activity for the promotion of the Nautical Institute and in connection with the 25th Anniversary of the The Nautical Institute Ukraine Branch.

Previously, this award was presented to only three persons – Szczepan Kowalewski (Poland), the NI CEO John Lloyd FNI (UK), and the NI Immediate Past President Captain Andre LeGoubin MNM MA FNI (USA).