Ports Victoria CEO, Brendan Webb, has announced his resignation and that he will be joining North Queensland Bulk Port as its new boss.
Mr Webb was the inaugural CEO of Ports Victoria and led the body through its formation.
He commented that: “I have appreciated the opportunity and enjoyed leading Ports Victoria through its initial development. “I want to thank the Ports Victoria staff, the Board of Directors...
Warwick Laing has been appointed by Ports Victoria as Harbour Master for the Port of Melbourne as of 2 May 2022. Mr Laing is currently Manager Navigation Services / Deputy Harbour Master.
“Warwick’s role is essential in ensuring safe, efficient and fair access to Australia’s busiest container and general cargo port. He will be an important contributor to Ports Victoria’s management team and the Melbourne port community,”...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ports-victoria-appoints-new-melbourne-harbour-master/
Victoria’s new ports and maritime regulator, Ports Victoria, has announced that it has appointed Nicholas Ellul as its new General Manager Maritime.
Mr Ellul continues as Harbour Master for the port of Geelong and has oversight of the harbour master activities at the port of Hastings.
“Nick’s new position is essential to Ports Victoria ensuring safe, efficient and fair access to Victoria’s commercial ports and its creation of a Victorian centre of maritime...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ports-victoria-appoints-new-general-manager-maritime/
Melissa Horne, the Victorian Minister for Ports & Freight, introduced a major port reform bill into the the Victorian parliament earlier this week.
The Transport Legislation Amendment (Port Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2022 will, if passed, make a sweeping range of reforms in Victoria.
The Bill is based on the recent review of the Victorian port system (see “Further reading,”...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/port-reform-bill-introduced-into-the-victorian-parliament/
By Praveen Reddy, executive director, Freight Victoria
Mr Reddy writes:
The Victorian Government is deeply invested in our freight network and connections and the...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/victorian-ports-under-review-a-year-of-change/
The Victorian Government has appointed a new board for Victoria’s new state-wide ports body, Ports Victoria.
Howard Ronaldson will chair the new body, which brings together the Victorian Regional Channels Authority (VRCA) and Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne) to lead the strategic management and operation of Victorian...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/victoria-announces-board-of-new-ports-victoria/
A major over-haul of the Victorian ports sector is on the way following the completion of the Independent Review of the Victorian Ports System.
Although the review itself does not appear to have been released, an “Initial Government Response” is publicly available.
The top recommendation was that the Victorian Regional Channels Authority and the Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne) be subsumed into a new body, “Ports Victoria” (see the full story here).
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The review also found that...
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