Faith Dempsey Managing Director

Faith has 30 years experience in the Queensland coal industry. Previously Manager, Marketing & Marketing Services for Jellinbah Resources Pty Ltd., she was responsible for all coal sale contracts, railing, shipping, commercial documentation, foreign exchange & trade finance. Faith also spent 9 years with Utah Development Company/BHP-Utah Coal in their marketing department as Commercial Officer.

Faith served as Chairperson of the Blackwater Users Group (a group of 10 mines, 2 power stations, Queensland Rail and the Gladstone Port Authority) from 1996 to 1998 and is currently the Secretary of the Export Coal Producer Executive Group.

As a central player in the evolution of the Gladstone rail/port system, Faith’s unparalleled knowledge and expertise enables TransCoal to provide an expert service in coordinating the transport of coal from minesite to export market.

In April 2007, Faith was the recipient of the 2007 Queensland Business Review, Women in Business Award for Transport.

fdempsey@transcoal.com.au

John Edge General Manager

John has 40 years experience in the Queensland coal industry in railing, shipping and contract administration.

During an 18 year period with Utah Development Company/BHP-Utah Coal Pty Ltd, he progressed from Shipping Officer in the initial stages of the Hay Point Coal Terminal development to Manager, Marketing Contracts Administration in the Brisbane Office. In this latter position, John was responsible for the preparation and execution of all coal sales contracts, Marketing commercial support and the scheduling of all BHP-Utah coal exported through the Ports of Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay and Gladstone from the eight mines operating at that time.

From 1990 to 1999, John was employed as Administration Manager, Queensland Bulk Handling Pty Ltd., overseeing the inloading/stockpiling/export operations of the Brisbane Coal Terminal as well as the Brisbane Woodchip Terminal.

Joanne Bartholomew Despatch/Demurrage Officer

Joanne has 15 years experience in the Australian coal industry. Joanne held various positions within Mitsui & Co, a multi national trading company, in Brisbane.  Her 11 year contribution covered all areas of international importing and exporting though principally in bulk materials.

Joanne maintained the day to day communications between importers and exporters to ensure the efficient implementation of logistics and all levels of commercial documentation from contracts to commerical invoices. She was responsible for maintaining excellent customer relations within a multicultural business environment.

Since 2002, Joanne has concentrated solely on Despatch / Demurrage Management for TransCoal. Joanne maintains regular communication with coal terminals, exporters, importers, traders and port agents to prioritise timely delivery of laytime calculations. Her expertise is in Statement of Fact interpretation in order to attribute correct laytime sharing between shippers on common/shared vessels and in the complex settlement of such Despatch/Demurrage.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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