PRESS RELEASE: In recognition of his years of outstanding service to the international shipping industry, Captain Warwick Norman has been appointed as a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
The announcement was made on Friday 26 January 2018, Australia Day. The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry which recognises Australian citizens or others for exceptional achievement or meritorious service, and the General Division acknowledges service in a particular locality or field of activity or to a particular group.
Established in 2001, and under the stewardship of Warwick Norman, RightShip has grown from start-up to pre-eminent maritime safety organisation with global impact and reach, and is largely credited for improving international maritime safety standards.
Typifying the innovation and leadership that is synonymous with Warwick Norman, under his guidance in 2010 RightShip launched the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rating (GHG Rating) which measures the theoretical carbon dioxide emissions of a ship. The GHG Rating has proven to be a game-changer for the industry, and is now used as a selection tool for 20% of vessels by organisations that take environmental sustainability into account in their chartering decisions.
Likewise under Warwick Norman’s stewardship, in 2016 RightShip launched a new vetting platform, RightShip Qi. This tool utilises a predictive analytics platform and enhanced reporting capabilities to identify high risk vessels and help avoid preventable incidents – another first for the international maritime industry.
