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Commercial arm of the Australian Mari me College JULY 2017 3 WELCOME from the Chairman Welcome to another edition of MAX. It is hard to believe we are already The MIAL 2017 maritime community dinner in Perth was a diverse half way through 2017 but thankfully the MIAL secretariat has been as assembly of senior executives which provided an informal and busy as ever and working hard on behalf of our valued members. collegiate opportunity to update and share ideas. A similar event will be held again next year and we look forward to that opportunity to MIAL is committed to educating and raising awareness of the once again come together as a group. maritime nation that is Australia. All too often our considerable on-water activity is overlooked or forgotten, but of course as an The theme of this edition of MAX revolves around Northern Australia’s island nation our commerce and our Government are dependent on maritime activity which is incredibly active and diverse, but which vessel operations to keep the nation ticking. We look forward to faces unique hurdles due to geography, demographic and climate. broad engagement with those individuals and organisations that However, its potential is enormous and needs encouragement, share our vision of Australia as a significant maritime nation. when taking into account its proximity to Australia’s near north neighbouring countries. Our SEA 17 conference on the Gold Coast in March was a powerful gathering of the Australian maritime industry and we thank our keynote Thank you for your ongoing support of MIAL, and stay safe out there. speaker, the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barret, AO CSC RAN, for Noel G Hart his insightful, visionary and unifying comments regarding future closer Chairman ties between the navy and the merchant marine. We also thank the CEO of AMSA Mr Mick Kinley and his team for their generous contribution to the discussions at the conference and building ever closer ties between the industry and the primary regulator. from the Chief Executive Officer We have been very interested in the “Our North, Our Future: White strong people-to-people links with Paper on Developing Northern Australia” and the subsequent formation neighbouring countries. of the business stakeholder group to develop a plan for improving Therefore, supporting a stronger maritime aviation and surface transport connections in northern Australia. sector in Northern Australia has benefits Many MIAL members are active in Northern Australia and expertly that flow far beyond the ‘transport’ task placed to provide advice on how to improve maritime connectivity in in Northern Australia and would in fact Northern Australia. To date requests for these companies to contribute benefit a very broad cross section of the to the development of the Northern Australia Transport Study, an area Northern Australia economy and by extension the Australian economy where there is huge potential and strategic value in maximising the use in general as well as strengthening ties with our near neighbours. of sea transport, have met strong resistance. MIAL has made a submission on the White Paper highlighting the And the question must be asked…why? barriers or impediments to maritime operations and providing solutions and ideas for growth and development. These broadly fall under the Why would the government not engage with the maritime transport areas of: fiscal policy; customs treatment; workforce; infrastructure; operators active in the area? economic constraints and coastal trading policy. These companies have gone out of their way to express their interest in In short, a viable, sustainable, innovative maritime sector operating in being involved. They have demonstrated their commitment to ensuring Northern Australia allows, (amongst other things): full and proper consideration of the issues they face by preparing a briefing paper and travelling to Canberra to present to the Joint • products (export and imports) to reach their markets; Standing Committee on Northern Australia. • remote coastal and island communities to be serviced regularly without incurring the expense of air links; And yet renewed offers to engage actively and provide expert insight • offshore assets to be installed and maintained to support resource to make the Study the best possible blueprint for the North have development; gone unanswered. • safe navigation aids; offshore mooring points and port construction While ‘transport connections’ are critical to the region, the work and maintenance; of maritime operators in Northern Australia goes well beyond • tourism opportunities and contribution to be maximised via cruise providing transport. Indeed, maritime operations are essential for the ship experiences. construction, maintenance and ongoing operation of critical Northern Let’s hope maritime activity in our north is given the focus, credit and Australia assets such as offshore oil and gas installations, subsea support it needs to be part of the next stage of developing our north pipelines and cables, wharves,