World in a Box - 50 years of containerisation in Australia

This is for those who have an interest in the development of container shipping and in the law touching it.

The presenters; 

Mr Martin Orchard

Author with 39 years' experience in the shipping industry

The Hon Justice Angus Stewart

Judge, Federal Court of Australia

Download Justice Stewart's Speech here

The Hon Justice S C Derrington

Judge, Federal Court of Australia and

President of the Australian Law reform Commission

Dowload Justice Derrington's Speech here

and the chair

The Hon Chief Justice James Allsop AO

Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 

Please view the recording of the Chief Justice's speech

View the documentary film - World in a Box-50 years of containerisation in Australia, based loosely on the booklet  The Homeward Trade, written by Martin Orchard in 2006 on a commission from Shipping Australia, gives an account of the transport of cargo between Australia and UK/Europe from the days of sailing ships to container shipping at the beginning of the 21st Century.  

You can download the video here  

(When you open the link you will see an option to open either the 22 minute full length version of the film, or the 10 minute abbreviated version.  the 10 minute version was shown at the event.)

You can view the event here