Marine and logistics

Our Marine team uses its expertise, scale, and global communication network to charter and operate a fleet of more than 230 ships to transport over 300 million tonnes of product every year, making us the largest dry bulk shipper in the world. Our fleet connects our products with the global economy and moves a range of commodities – including iron ore, bauxite and minerals – across multiple continents.

We also own a fleet of 17 vessels, which are managed and crewed by Anglo Eastern Limited and ASP Ship Management Limited.

We are committed to high maritime operational and safety standards, and adhere to all applicable maritime laws and regulations across our owned and chartered ships, including the Maritime Labour Convention.

Safety and seafarer welfare

Nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of our employees, contractors and communities. Given the scale of our operations, we are uniquely placed to lead the maritime shipping industry in safety and crew welfare.

In 2001, we established RightShip, a joint-venture with BHP and Cargill, which increases transparency and improve maritime safety and environmental standards by helping customers identify, manage and eliminate risks in the marine supply chain.

This year, we are bringing together other like-minded partners to implement the Designated Owners and Operators Standard initiative. It’s the first initiative of its kind for the dry bulk industry, uplifting safety and crew welfare standards by drawing on industry-recognised best practice, including the Dry Bulk Management Standard (DryBMS) and Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI)’s crew welfare self-assessment framework.

We are also using technology to improve the safety outcomes of our operations. A digital tool called SAIL (Safety Assessment by Intelligent Learning) is helping us centralise and analyse data to vet robustness, supplement existing RightShip vetting processes, and minimise sub-standard vessels in our fleet.

We were also a founding signatory to the Global Maritime Forum’s (GMF) Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change.

Diversity and inclusion at sea

Women represent 1.2 per cent of the global seafarer workforce, and this number is growing. Through our commitment to Everyday Respect, we’re rolling out initiatives across our organisation to make our marine fleets more inclusive and safe for all genders. We’ve begun making changes to our vessels to improve physical and psychological safety on board. We provide staple hygiene products supplies, allocate individual laundry bags for shared facilities, provide separate male and female locker rooms, and use CCTV to monitor gym and laundry room hallways.

We’re also members of the All Aboard Alliance, a Global Maritime Forum initiative that brings together industry leaders to promote gender equality at sea.