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 and the Australia team at DP World
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HALL OF FAME
Sponsored by Major Host Sponsor NSW Ports
Inductee: David Parmeter
