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

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

Winner: Maersk

Highly Commended: ANL, Hapag-Lloyd

Finalists: Cosco Shipping, PIL

 

LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NORTH EAST ASIA

SPONSORED BY PORT OF BRISBANE

Winner: OOCL

Highly Commended: Cosco Shipping, PIL

Finalists: ANL, Evergreen, Maersk

 

LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

Winner: Maersk

Highly Commended: CMA CGM

Finalists: ANL, Hapag Lloyd

 

LINER TRADE AWARD | AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

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 & DHI Seaport Pty Ltd

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

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

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

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

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

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

Winner: TT-Lines

 

AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

SPONSORED BY DAILY CARGO NEWS

Inductee: Dale Crisp