Daily Cargo News is delighted to announce the winners of the DCN 2024 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards.
The winners were announced on Thursday (21 November) at a special event at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne.
The winners, highly commended recipients and finalists are as follows.
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-SOUTH EAST ASIA
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Winner: Maersk
Highly Commended: ANL, Hapag-Lloyd
Finalists: Cosco Shipping, PIL
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NORTH EAST ASIA
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Winner: OOCL
Highly Commended: Cosco Shipping, PIL
Finalists: ANL, Evergreen, Maersk
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA
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Winner: Maersk
Highly Commended: CMA CGM
Finalists: ANL, Hapag Lloyd
LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
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Winner: ANL
Highly Commended: Cosco Shipping, Maersk
Finalists: MSC, NPDL
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
SPONSORED BY DP WORLD AUSTRALIA
Winner: OOCL
Highly Commended: HMM, Yang Ming
Finalists: NPDL, ONE, PIL Australia, Sinotrans, Swire Shipping
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
SPONSORED BY CSL AUSTRALIA
Winner: Port of Brisbane and SeaPort OPX
Highly Commended: ANL / CMA CGM
Finalists: Engage Marine, Maersk, Port of Brisbane, Port Phillip Sea Pilots, Svitzer Australia, Zilch Forwarding
FREIGHT FORWARDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPONSORED BY FREIGHT & TRADE ALLIANCE
Winner: Australian Coastal Shipping
Highly Commended: Dyson Logistics, Globelink International
Finalists: Evans International Freight Consolidators, Shipping Solutions Australia, Transolve Global, EES Shipping, Transitainer WA
BULK & SPECIALISED SHIPPING AWARD
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Winner: MinRes Marine
Highly Commended: BBC Chartering, CSL Australia
Finalists: AAL Shipping, Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS) and Port Hedland Pilots, TMC Marine
WOMEN IN SHIPPING & MARITIME LOGISTICS AWARD
SPONSORED BY ONESTOP
Winner: My Therese Blank (A.P. Moller – Maersk)
Highly Commended: Amanda Bradfield (EES Shipping), Jessie Mahon (Aurecon), Josephine Clark (Port Authority of NSW / AMPI)
Finalists: Alex Gillroy (CMA CGM), Alison Cusack (Cusack & Co), Bernadette Habkouk (NavLab), Clara Chung (ANL), Deanne Withers (All Ports International Logistics), Jenna Light (Patrick Terminals), Jodie Murray (IFCBAA), Kelly Crossley (Transitainer WA), Megan Levy (Transolve Global), Rose Imhof (Svitzer), Susan McLeod (TasPorts), Zoe Brooking (Westug)
CUSTOMS BROKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPONSORED BY IFCBAA
Winner: IFC Global Logistics
Highly Commended: I. H. Hunter, Colin Brame
Finalists: All Ports International Logistics, Axima Logistics, C.H. Robinson, Joelle Trinh, Transitainer WA
SAFETY AWARD
SPONSORED BY AUSTRAL ASIAN MARITIME GROUP
Winner: Captain Adam Roberts (AMPI)
Highly Commended: Port Authority of NSW, Southern Ports
Finalists: CSL Australia, Maritime Safety Queensland (Review of risk management protocols), Maritime Safety Queensland (Torres Strait safety program), Patrick Terminals and NSW Ports, Svitzer Australia, TasPorts
SEAFARERS WELFARE AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY
Winner: Captain Philip Holliday (Port Authority of NSW)
Highly Commended: The Flying Angel Club Fremantle, Southern Ports
Finalists: 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)
MARITIME SERVICES AWARD
SPONSORED BY NSW PORTS
Winner: AMC Search Administration Team
Highly Commended: Samuel McSkimming
Finalists: AIS Marine, Peter Murday, Poseidon Sea Pilots, TMC Marine
SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY AWARD
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Winner: NavLab
Highly Commended: ImpexDocs, OneStop
Finalists: Maersk: (Panama Land Bridge), Maersk (Spot), Svitzer Australia, Whale Logistics
YOUNG ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE MERCHANT NAVY WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Winner: Erin Mealor (Auriga Aviation)
Highly Commended: Doreen Vrankar (Globelink International), Taylor Payne (BHP)
Finalists: Anthony Needham (Svitzer), Claire Gilmour (IFCBAA), Cori York-Dumbleton (Port Authority of NSW), Hugo Cook (Maersk), Jordan Chapman (Patrick Terminals), Kaylee Salzke (OneStop), Victor Phongthai (Gladstone Ports Corporation), Will O’Dea (Svitzer)
PORT OR TERMINAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPONSORED BY SVITZER AUSTRALIA
Winner: Port of Townsville
Highly Commended: Barry Beach Marine Terminal, Port of Brisbane
Finalists: Patrick Terminals, Port Kembla
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
SPONSORED BY PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Winner: Svitzer Australia
Highly Commended: Maersk Oceania, Sea Heritage Foundation
Finalists: Australasian Marine Pilots Institute, BHP (BMA Hay Point Coal Terminal), Maritime Safety Queensland, Sea Swift, Thomas Mayo, WISTA Australia
NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR
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Winner: TT-Lines
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
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Inductee: Dale Crisp
