From the feedback received to date, this our 92nd Annual Dinner proved to be very successful. In total, some 18 companies supported either with sponsorship or their attendance at the evening.

The President, David Pegg, opens the evening with his welcoming address to the Members and Guest on the Promenade Deck, prior to Dinner.

Steve’s Career in the Bristol Shipping Fraternity

Steve left school aged 16 and joined Mark Whitwill & Son Ltd in the Queens Square Office in the centre of Bristol as a Junior Shipping Clerk in the Liner Department.

He progressed into ships agency attending to vessels in the Bristol City Docks with imports mostly of Wood pulp and Timber cargoes and at times assisted the agency staff at the Avonmouth Docks.

The ever-popular Association event opening of the Festive Season was held on the 7th December. The morning opened with a Clay Pigeon Shoot at the Weston Lodge Shooting Ground followed by a Christmas Feast at the Windmill Inn both in Portishead.

The “Top Gun” prize this year went to Riley Drew of The Bristol Port Company, with the team from Osprey Shipping walking away with the 2023 Team Prize for the event. Runners-up with the individual scores were Tom Mounter in 2nd place also from Bristol Port, with Bristol Pilot John Barr taking 3rd place.

Members of the GP Logistics female participants wait in turn to shoot at the Stand.