Daily Cargo News and our Major Host Sponsor NSW Ports are pleased to announce the winners of the DCN 2023 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards.

The winners were announced yesterday, 15 November, at a special event at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

Award winners

The finalists in each award category are as follows:

LINER TRADE AWARD:

AUSTRALIA-SOUTH EAST ASIA

Sponsored by Victoria International Container Terminal

Winner: ANL

Highly Commended: Maersk, OOCL

Finalists: COSCO Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE

LINER TRADE AWARD:

AUSTRALIA-NORTH EAST ASIA

Sponsored by Port of Brisbane

Winner: OOCL

Highly Commended: COSCO Shipping, Maersk

Finalists: ANL, Evergreen, ONE

LINER TRADE AWARD:

AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA

Sponsored by Daily Cargo News

Winner: Maersk

Highly Commended: ANL

Finalists: CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd

LINER TRADE AWARD:

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

Sponsored by Daily Cargo News

Winner: ANL

Highly Commended: Maersk, Neptune Pacific Direct Line

Finalists: COSCO Shipping, Swire Shipping, ZIM

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Sponsored by DP World

Winner: COSCO Shipping

Highly Commended: ANL, OOCL

Finalists: ONE, PIL Australia, TS Lines

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

Sponsored by CSL Australia

Winner: Zilch Forwarding

Highly Commended: ANL, Port Authority of New South Wales

Finalists: Maersk, QUBE Bulk, Southern Ports

FREIGHT FORWARDER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by Daily Cargo News

Winner: EES Shipping

Highly Commended: Globelink, Transolve Global

Finalists: All Ports International Logistics, DEAN World Cargo, Magellan Logistics, Map International, Mondiale VGL, NMT Shipping, Rhenus Logistics Air and Ocean, Shipping Solutions Australia

BULK & SPECIALISED SHIPPING AWARD

Sponsored by GeelongPort

Winner: BBC Chartering

Highly Commended: AAL Shipping, United Salvage

Finalists: TMC Marine

WOMEN IN SHIPPING & MARITIME LOGISTICS AWARD

Sponsored by OneStop

Winners: Caitlin Garrett, Monika Lemajic

Highly Commended: Jenny Ruffell Smith (Swire Shipping), Monica Birkner (Southern Ports)

Finalists: Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co), Brodie Collins (Mondiale VGL), Caroline Kelly (Rhenus Logistics Air and Ocean), Caroline Zalai (FTA), Commander Alisha Withers, Corey York (Port Authority of New South Wales), Emily Pointon (CSL Group), Joanna Tyson (Nautical Shipping), Jodie Murray (IFCBAA), Karlene Bylund (Pilbara Ports Authority), Kelly Crossley (Transitainer WA), Manisha Taneja (Incitec Pivot), Rachael Budd (Transolve Global)

CUSTOMS BROKER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by IFCBAA

Winner: I. H. Hunter

Highly Commended: 3DL Customs & Consulting, Peter McRae (Platinum Freight)

Finalists: Compliant Customs, Kathy Skapetis (Powerhouse Logistics)

 

SAFETY AWARD

Sponsored by Maritime Safety Queensland

Winner: Svitzer

Highly Commended: Captain Adam Roberts (AMPI), Patrick Terminals – Automated Truck Handling (ATH)

Finalists: CCIS ANL Australia, Mondiale VGL, OMC International, Port Hedland Pilots & SIMS, Port of Brisbane, Port Phillip Sea Pilots, Ravi Nijjer AM FNI

SEAFARERS WELFARE AWARD

Sponsored by Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Winner: Port Community of Port Kembla

Highly Commended: Mission to Seafarers – Newcastle, Mission to Seafarers – Portland

Finalists: Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co), Hunterlink, Mission to Seafarers – Sydney, Roslyn Rajasingam & Stella Maris Australia

MARITIME SERVICES AWARD

Sponsored by Port of Melbourne

Winner: Matthew Hollamby (Patrick Terminals)

Highly Commended: Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co), Captain Carmen Blanco (NSW TAFE Newcastle)

Finalists: Maritime Safety Queensland, Ravi Nijjer AM FNI, Ray Lee (Portside Solutions), Shield Assets, Svitzer, TMC Marine

SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Sponsored by MIRRAT

Winner: Inbound Connect

Highly Commended: NavLab, Victoria International Container Terminal

Finalists: Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co), Ligentia & Myer, Maersk, Patrick Terminals – Automated Truck Handling (ATH), Port Authority of New South Wales – IT Division (OnePort Team), QUBE Bulk

YOUNG ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sponsored by The Merchant Navy War Memorial Fund

Winner: Mark Jones (AMS Group)

Highly Commended: Abby Williams (Daily Cargo News), Callum MacAdie (Southern Ports)

Finalists: Bernadette Habkouk (NavLab), Caine Ittensohn (Mondiale VGL), Caitlin Garrett, Chloe Townson (BMA Hay Point Coal Terminal), Claire Gilmour (IFCBAA), Doreen Vrankar (Globelink), Georgia Terlick (Svitzer), Kaylee Salzke (OneStop), Kendall Messer (WISTA), Lauren Daniels (VICT)

PORT OR TERMINAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by Svitzer

Winner: Southern Ports

Highly Commended: GeelongPort’s Spirit of Tasmania Terminal, Port of Melbourne

Finalists: DP World Port Botany, MIRRAT, Patrick Terminals – Brisbane AutoStrad, Port of Eden (Port Authority of New South Wales), Victoria International Container Terminal

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD

Sponsored by the Port Authority of New South Wales

Winner: BMA Hay Point Coal Terminal

Highly Commended: Maersk, Victoria International Container Terminal

Finalists: Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co), Ports Victoria, Townsville Marine Logistics, WISTA Australia

NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Daily Cargo News

Winner: Nicolaj Noes

AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HALL OF FAME

Sponsored by Major Host Sponsor NSW Ports

Inductee: David Parmeter