Vale Father William Pearson
REVEREND William R Pearson, known to Brisbane’s maritime community as Father Bill, has passed away this week following a stroke. He died on Tuesday evening with family and friends...
Vale Jack Oostrum
ONE of Australia’s regular maritime visitors, Jack Oostrum, far east director of Spliethoff Transport, died of cancer on 26 December in the Netherlands. Spliethoff’s success in...
2021 MSC Maritime Art Prize Award winners announced
THE MARITIME Art Prize and Exhibition is a highly regarded competition that has been hosted at the heritage-listed building in Melbourne’s Docklands for 19 years. Due to COVID-19...
Vale John Coombs
JOHN Coombs, former national secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia and an instrumental figure in the broader union movement, has died at the age of 81 after a long illness....
Vale Brian Stockwell
BRIAN Stockwell died last week. He was 78 years old. Mr Stockwell was the original founder of Australian freight forwarding outfit Stockwell International; he was in his 50th year...
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge winners announced
ANOTHER stellar day on Sydney’s beautiful northern beaches Mona Vale Golf Club greeted 116 players in the 29th annual Shipping Industry Golf Challenge on 25 May. Having been...
Vale Frank Needs
INDUSTRY figure and former ANL employee and manager Frank Needs died last week from natural causes. Mr Needs was a generally well-loved and much-liked industry figure. Described...
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge 2021 a success
EVERY year, shipping industry figures gather at the Mona Vale Golf Club to take up clubs and battle it out on the links for the Shipping Industry Golf Challenge. The fearsome...
Get ready for the 2021 Shipping Industry Golf Day
MORE than 115 players will hit off in the 2021 Shipping Industry Golf Day at Mona Vale Golf Club next Tuesday, May 25. The six major sponsors (Adaptalift Hyster, DCN, DP World,...
Port authority backs North Pilbara Football League
THE North Pilbara Football League season has kicked off, with Pilbara Ports Authority supporting the competition by providing the game day balls. Pilbara Ports contributed $11,000...
Cruise wharf welcome centre opens
PORT Authority of New South Wales has officially opened the Eden Welcome Centre. It is a new maritime, cruise and tourist facility that aims to boost tourism in Eden and its...
Vale Richard Stevens
THE shipping community has been saddened by the loss of well-known and respected industry figure Richard Stevens. He passed away peacefully on 25 March 2021 surrounded by his...
Vale John Eleftheriou
By SCLAA JOHN Eleftheriou was an outstanding contributor to the development of Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA). John passed away on Sunday afternoon in...
Vale Malcolm Longstaff OAM
IT IS with great regret that we report on the passing of Malcolm Longstaff on 18 December. Malcolm was born in England and came to Australia in 1940 at the age of seven. He was...
GPC’S Jon Kane leads blood drive
“COMMUNITY champion” Jon Kane has won Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Volunteer of the Year award after driving one of Australia’s biggest blood donation groups, in memory of a good...
