1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Well, joining me on the line right now. It's well, 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: I believe he's actually now the chief executive, the chief 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: executive of the darl Import. It is Peter Dummitt. Good 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: morning to you, Peter. Good morning Peter. 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 2: Okay, how are you? 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, very well, hopefully I've got you on the line 7 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: there now. Peter, you're the You have just been announced 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: basically as the as the chief executive. Is that correct 9 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: of the daren Port. 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: Yes, that was announced on Monday. I've been acting in 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: the roles just over three months. The board went through 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 2: recruitment process and my name came out on top. So, 13 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: as I said to my team on Monday, I've got 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: to stop acting, I've got to start doing. 15 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: Okay, well, that's right. I'm sure you've been doing for 16 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,319 Speaker 1: a while now. But what what your priority is going 17 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: to be now that you are indeed the chief executive. 18 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: Really it's about growing the business. It's about having the 19 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: distability in the business. We're back filling some roles that 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: have been vacant as a result of COVID, so that 21 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: our wharf services area and our maintenance centers. We've been 22 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: working very hard to fill those positions so that we 23 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: can be fully operational and fully efficient and provide safe services. 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: And has that been quite a bit happening particularly, you know, 25 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: when you talk about shipping movements and various things going 26 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: on at the porch. 27 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: Look lots happening at the moment. Obviously, we had the 28 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: harbor phase for Exercise Kakadar twenty two, a number of 29 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 2: vessels in the harbor at forty A Wharf, eastne Wharf 30 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: and at anchorages as well. So the harbor phase finished, 31 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: they're now out exercising doing their war games as they do. 32 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: We'll start to see some of those vessels come back 33 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 2: into the port as those things wrap up over the 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: next couple of days. But our look ahead next week 35 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: from a commercial shipping perspective is very very busy. We've 36 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: got a couple of car carriers, gray bulk ships, unloading 37 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: container ships, oil and gas vessels, a whole bunch of 38 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:06,919 Speaker 2: things happening next week. 39 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: And Peter, we know, or we certainly learned a little 40 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: bit earlier this morning a bit more detail about it, 41 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: but we found out late yesterday that there is that 42 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: unexploited ordinate as well. Are there any impact on board 43 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: operations from your perspective when it comes to that unexploited ordinate. 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 2: Fortunately, Katie, No, it's out on the main shipping channel, 45 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: so that's all good. And look, these things pop up 46 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: from time to time. I was talking to in Niblock 47 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: before he headed off on leave yesterday. There was a 48 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: number of years back another piece that was found that 49 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: was exploded in Situe. We've got a war history up here, 50 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: so there's a lot of things potentially got to pop 51 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 2: up from time to time. 52 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: And Ab Yeah, it is one of those things, isn't it, 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: Because we do have such a rich war history. It 54 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: is one of those things that we all sort of 55 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: understand that, you know that devices like this are going 56 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: to pop from time to time. But you said, then, Peter, 57 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: that a couple of years back what they had to 58 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: actually then exploded in the water, did they. 59 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the nature of that. Particularly piece of it 60 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: was quite large, it was very old, and Zee was 61 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: telling me they I think it was the Navy disposal 62 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 2: team fixed and explosives to it and exploded it in Situe. 63 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: That was off these point. 64 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, interesting stuff. Well, we'll be keeping it close on it. 65 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: I know that when we spoke to the department a 66 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: bit earlier this morning, they said that they would have 67 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: those the Navy crew, I believe, going down and taking 68 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: a closer look at it and sort of trying to 69 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: determine exactly what it was. But yeah, Peter, it sounds 70 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: like it's always busy times for you guys. Any anything 71 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: else much going on that we should be aware of. 72 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,119 Speaker 1: Has there been much sort of has have operations had 73 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: to change very much over the last week or so 74 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: with Exercise Kakado underway? Not really. 75 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: We we went very closely with Defense and we actually 76 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: in bed a couple of uniform people within our harbor 77 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: control area so that they can coordinate their movements around 78 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: the commercial vessel movements. And we work very closely with 79 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: Defense for exercises such as this, and we've been able 80 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 2: to keep our customers happy and Defense happy at the 81 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: same time, which is great. 82 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: Well, it is always good to catch up with you, 83 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: Peter Dummitt indeed now the chief executive of the Darwin Port. 84 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time this morning. 85 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, always a pleasure to talk to you. 86 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: Thank you.