DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 472/10
Friday, 8 October 2010
HMAS Success conversion to double hull configuration
Defence has selected ST Marine as the preferred tenderer to convert the Royal
Australian Navy tanker HMAS Success to be double hulled.
ST Marine represented the best value for money and the shortest time out of service.
The work will be carried out in Singapore, where the ship has a scheduled visit while
on deployment in Asia and involves the double hulling of the HMAS Success to meet
International Maritime Organisation standards for environmental protection against
oil spills.
ST Marine's tender came in under budget. As a result, funds saved on this project
will be re-directed towards the priority repair and maintenance work required on
HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Manoora, for which a precautionary Operational Pause
was recently initiated by the Chief of Navy. This work will occur concurrently at
Garden Island, Sydney.
Overseas companies were allowed to bid for the work on HMAS Success as:
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this is a one-off project – work of this type will never again be carried out in
Australia; and
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no Australian company had ever undertaken work of this type.
The on-going repair and maintenance of Navy ships happens in Australia and will
stay in Australia. This includes the regular and on-going repair and maintenance of
HMAS Success.
This year Defence will spend approximately $79M on ship repair and maintenance in
the Sydney region.
Next year Defence has budgeted to spend $81M on ship repair and maintenance in the
Sydney region.
Next year Defence will also issue tenders for five year contracts for the repair and
maintenance of Navy ships at Garden Island. This work will all occur in Australia and
is worth about half a billion dollars over the five years.
These long term contracts will provide more security for Australian businesses and
more job security for their workforce.
Media contact:
Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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