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

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.