Shipping Australia Magazine

Shipping Australia magazine out now!

Photo credit: Albrecht Fietz

Our magazine can now be downloaded from our website! Packed full of interviews, opinion and analysis, the Shipping Australia Winter 2021 magazine provides the perfect mix of shipping-related information, entertainment and insight.

In the magazine:

  • Our CEO, Captain Melwyn Noronha, gives a ‘State of the Union’ style overview of the sector
  • You can find out how Africa’s most sacred mountain was covered in glitter… and who the guilty party was!
  • Being bugged by the bug…...

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Oceania brand rationalisation programme and leadership changes

Pacific ocean and countries – supplied – credit Google Maps

Xavier Eiglier, immediate past-CEO of ANL discusses developments at the CMA CGM Group. Mr Eiglier writes:

“Some 18 months ago, the CMA CGM Group started a programme to simplify the various shipping line brands operating across various parts of the world. This was done in a staged approach which saw some brands retired from particular markets and some brands having their scope expanded.

“This has been very positive for ANL, now being...

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Anil Bhatia: he grew up, grew out and grew a beard

Pictured: Anil Bhatia; credit: supplied

Originally hailing from the Indian town of Pune, about 100 kilometres from the ocean, it was not exactly pre-ordained that Anil would have a maritime career.

Bucketful

“I’d never seen more than a bucketful of water!” he laughs. Nonetheless, Anil went to sea at the remarkably young age of 16.

Outrage!

“As a young man, working long hours and hard work, you were constantly hungry. But there were only three designated meals!” he exclaims with mock outrage.

Nonethele...

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Shipping Australia’s week in review

It’s been another busy week. The Shipping Australia Secretariat has carried out research, consulted with members, and has made submissions to politicians and government officials on a wide variety of matters.

Coronavirus consultations

Coronavirus related matters were, of course, very much on everyone’s agenda this last week. We have written to politicians urging the facilitation of seafarer crew changes and the Secretariat also took part in a national conference on the effects of coronavirus on...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australias-week-in-review/

Dinosaurs, cavemen, trucks, ships and spacecraft – the broad life of Len Phillips

Pictured: Len Phillips; Photo by Jim Wilson and the former Lloyd’s List Australia / Lloyd’s List DCN

Len Phillips is the general manager at Hyundai Merchant Marine (Australia), which is one of Shipping Australia’s newer members.

Shipping Australia chats with Len about… well, just about everything! Len started off his career being fascinated, no, not with ships, but with dinosaurs and cavemen.

He explains that he was always interested in pre-history, which he studied along with anthropology before...

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