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Port Authority of New South Wales has announced that Captain Myron Fernandes has been appointed as the new Harbour Master for Sydney and Botany Bay. He began his role on 30 October 2020.
Captain Fernandes has over twenty years’ experience in the maritime industry which includes more than ten years in port management within Port of Dampier and Port Headland.
He has been the Harbour Master for the Port of Port Hedland for the past three years, managing over 6,200 vessel movements and 530 million tonnes of throughput within the 2019-20 financial year.
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Hedland facilitates the trade of various commodities through a tidally constrained, uni-directional shipping channel and multi-user harbour facility, creating a complex operating environment.
Captain Fernandes was responsible for safety, security, and efficiency of all marine operations within the port with the assistance and oversight / contract management of a team of over 70 personnel including deputy harbour masters, pilots, pilot transfer (pilot boats & helicopters) and fully accredited vessel traffic service operators.
He has also had an international sea going career in the merchant marine industry.
