Shipping Australia was pleased to host several speakers at our recent meeting in Victoria, and they addressed our members on a wide range of industry topics. Separately, we also discussed a range of current issues including biosecurity and port expansion.
Political insight
We were pleased and honoured that the Hon. Tony Pasin MP (Liberal), Assistant Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and the Member for Barker (South Australia), addressed our meeting.
Mr Barker provided us with an overview of his life growing up on the family farm, his education in economics and law, and his career as a practising lawyer.
We discussed issues affecting the industry today. These included policy reform, biosecurity, investment, industry accountability and how productivity can be boosted to the benefit of the nation.
Shipping Australia thanks Mr Pasin and his team for joining us and addressing our meeting.
Port industry representation
Craig Faulkner, Executive General Manager of the Port of Melbourne, also addressing the meeting.
We discussed a range of local matters including ship safety, towage, usage of berths, on-dock rail, construction and investment projects at the Port of Melbourne.
Shipping Australia thanks Mr Faulkner and the Port of Melbourne for joining us and addressing our meeting.
Victorian matters
Shipping Australia was also pleased that Andrew Newman, Director Policy and Strategy at Freight Victoria,
Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), addressed the meeting.
Mr Newman discussed the proposed Voluntary Code of Practice in relation to the Port of Melbourne Landside Container Freight Supply Chain, along with the background context of the COVID-induced supply chain disruptions that led to the creation of the draft VCOP.
Shipping Australia thanks Mr Newman and Freight Victoria for joining us and addressing our meeting.
HFW Australia
This meeting took place at the offices of HFW Australia which generously provided the use of one of their meeting rooms.
Shipping Australia would like to acknowledge HFW Australia and thank the law firm for its support.
Opening in 2006 in Melbourne, HFW assists clients in a range of sectors including property, infrastructure, ports and terminals, insurance, industrial relations, downstream oil and gas, and corporate matters. HFW is known for its shipping practice and employs over 200 lawyers and 13 master mariners around the world who specialise in maritime law. The firm represents shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, banks, international agencies, shipyards, marine insurance underwriters, governments and brokers, among others.
