DCN May Edition 2019

OUT & ABOUT
MSC hosted its own
spectacular fireworks
on Sydney Harbour to
celebrate 30 years of
operation in Australia
Many causes for celebration
From fireworks to sports,
it was a busy month for
the shipping community.
PERHAPS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE
social calendar was the celebration MSC’s
30 years of operation in Australia. The
company brought together staff, clients
and partners for a gala cruise on Sydney
Harbour on 5 April which included no
less than a tugboat salute and spectacular
fireworks display. Industry stalwart and
chairman of MSC in Australia and New
Zealand, Captain Michele Bordiga, was on
hand to help recap some of the company’s
remarkable achievements.
Meanwhile, in Victoria the shipping
community gathered at Waterford Valley
Golf Course in early April for the Phil
Kelly OAM Perpetual Trophy. Victory came
to Leigh Taylor’s Westlink Container Park
entry while the two longest drives were won
respectively by Ben Moke from DPWA and
Tom Hill from Port of Melbourne.
Meanwhile the Customs Brokers and
Forwarders Council attracted a large
group to its Sydney event at Stamford
Plaza Sydney Airport. Speakers included
trade lawyers, senior bureaucrats, industry
experts and more.
Competing for the Phil Kelly OAM Perpetual Trophy was the Svitzer team
made up of Dylan Sheehan, David Ayres, Simon Cass and Peter Cream
Winners of the Phil Kelly OAM Perpetual Trophy were the Westlink Container Park team
including Leigh Taylor, Sebastian Moreau, Tony Nelson and Simon Douglas-Denton,
receiving their trophy from SAL Victoria chair Rod Begley (second from right)
CBFCA; SAL; MSC
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