DAILY Cargo News is delighted to announce the finalists of the 2024 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards.
The list below is the outcome of the countless hours our judges collectively spent reading and digesting each individual nomination. Our panel of trusted industry leaders and representatives carefully worked through well over 200 submissions before gathering in person to discuss them in detail. The points awarded by each judge were calculated to determine the winners of each category.
The finalists are as follows.
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-SOUTH EAST ASIA
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
ANL
COSCO Shipping
Hapag-Lloyd
Maersk
PIL Australia
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NORTH EAST ASIA
SPONSORED BY PORT OF BRISBANE
ANL
COSCO Shipping
Evergreen
Maersk
OOCL
PIL Australia
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
ANL
CMA CGM
Hapag-Lloyd
Maersk
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
ANL
COSCO Shipping
Maersk
MSC
NPDL
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
SPONSORED BY DP WORLD AUSTRALIA
HMM
NPDL
ONE
OOCL
PIL Australia
Sinotrans
Swire Shipping
Yang Ming
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
SPONSORED BY CSL AUSTRALIA
Maersk
ANL / CMA CGM
Engage Marine
Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane and SeaPort OPX
Port Phillip Sea Pilots
Svitzer Australia
Zilch Forwarding
FREIGHT FORWARDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPONSORED BY FREIGHT & TRADE ALLIANCE
Australian Coastal Shipping
Dyson Logistics
EES Shipping
Evans International Freight Consolidators
Globelink International
Shipping Solutions Australia
Transitainer WA
Transolve Global
BULK & SPECIALISED SHIPPING AWARD
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
AAL Shipping
BBC Chartering
CSL Australia
MinRes Marine
Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS) and Port Hedland Pilots
TMC Marine
WOMEN IN SHIPPING & MARITIME LOGISTICS AWARD
SPONSORED BY ONESTOP
Alex Gillroy (CMA CGM)
Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co)
Amanda Bradfield (EES Shipping)
Bernadette Habkouk (NavLab)
Clara Chung (ANL)
Deanne Withers (All Ports International Logistics)
Jenna Light (Patrick Terminals)
Jessie Mahon (Aurecon)
Jodie Murray (IFCBAA)
Josephine Clark (Port Authority of NSW / AMPI)
Kelly Crossley (Transitainer WA)
Megan Levy (Transolve Global)
My Therese Blank (A.P. Moller – Maersk)
Rose Imhof (Svitzer)
Susan McLeod (TasPorts)
Zoe Brooking (Westug)
CUSTOMS BROKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPONSORED BY IFCBAA
All Ports International Logistics
Axima Logistics
C.H. Robinson
Colin Brame
IFC Global Logistics
I. H. Hunter
Joelle Trinh
Transitainer WA
SAFETY AWARD
SPONSORED BY AUSTRAL ASIAN MARITIME GROUP
Captain Adam Roberts (AMPI)
CSL Australia
Maritime Safety Queensland (Review of risk management protocols)
Maritime Safety Queensland (Torres Strait safety program)
Patrick Terminals and NSW Ports
Port Authority of NSW
Southern Ports
Svitzer Australia
SEAFARERS WELFARE AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY
Captain Philip Holliday (Port Authority of NSW)
Captain Savio Fernandes (Fremantle Ports)
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Philip Holliday, Marika Calfas and Craig Carmody (Seafarer Welfare Fund)
Rev Un Tay (Mission to Seafarers Sydney)
Southern Ports
The Flying Angel Club, Fremantle
MARITIME SERVICES AWARD
SPONSORED BY NSW PORTS
AIS Marine
AMC Search administration team
Peter Murday
Poseidon Sea Pilots
Samuel McSkimming
TMC Marine
SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY AWARD
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
Maersk (Panama Land Bridge)
Maersk (Spot)
ImpexDocs
NavLab
OneStop
Svitzer Australia
Whale Logistics
YOUNG ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE MERCHANT NAVY WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Anthony Needham (Svitzer)
Claire Gilmour (IFCBAA)
Cori York-Dumbleton (Port Authority of NSW)
Doreen Vrankar (Globelink International)
Erin Mealor (Auriga Aviation)
Henry Masel (Svitzer)
Hugo Cook (Maersk)
Jordan Chapman (Patrick Terminals)
Kaylee Salzke (OneStop)
Taylor Payne (BHP)
Victor Phongthai (Gladstone Ports Corporation)
Will O’Dea (Svitzer)
PORT OR TERMINAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPONSORED BY SVITZER AUSTRALIA
Barry Beach Marine Terminal
Patrick Terminals
Port Kembla
Port of Brisbane
Port of Townsville
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
SPONSORED BY PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Maersk Oceania
Australasian Marine Pilots Institute
BHP (BMA Hay Point Coal Terminal)
Maritime Safety Queensland
Sea Heritage Foundation
Sea Swift
Svitzer Australia
Thomas Mayo
WISTA Australia
NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
To be announced on the night
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS
To be announced on the night
The 2024 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards will be held on Thursday 21 November at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne. Book your tickets now at dcnawards.com.au before they run out.
For any ticket queries please contact James at james.hayman@thedcn.com.au
Daily Cargo News would like to thank all those who took the time and effort to nominate, as well as those who took part in our Customer Service Award survey.
We wish all finalists the best of luck.
