Maritime Opportunities in Northern Australia

Northern Australia Defence Summit

Mark PURCELLBoard Member, Northern Territory Government Strategic Defence Advisory Board

20 October 2016

Agenda - Upcoming Maritime Opportunities

● Strategic Defence Advisory Board

● Darwin Ship Lift and Marine Industry Project● Multi User Barge Ramp Facility● Armidale Class Patrol Boat● Cape Class Patrol Boat● Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement● Offshore Patrol Vessels● HMAS COONAWARRA development

Australia’s Maritime Security Threats

● Illegal maritime arrivals● Illegal exploitation of natural

resources● Illegal activity in protected areas● Marine pollution● Prohibited imports and exports● Compromise to biosecurity● Piracy, robbery or violence at sea● Maritime terrorism

Strategic Defence Advisory Board

Strategic Defence Advisory Board to help ensure the Northern Territory is making the most of future Defence opportunities.

Members

● Major General (Ret) Tim McOwan AO, DSC, CSM (Aust)● Air Marshal (Ret) Eris Herryanto (Indon)● Carmel McGregor PSM (Aust)● Prof Alan Dupont● Rear Admiral Mark Purcell AM, RANR (Aust)

Darwin Ship Lift and Marine

Industry ProjectNorthern Territory Government

Darwin Ship Lift and Marine Industry Project

On 15 August 2016, the Northern Territory (NT) Government announced that Pearl Marine Engineering had been selected as the preferred proponent to enter a negotiation phase for the Darwin Ship Lift and Marine Industries (SLAMI) Project.

The SLAMI Project aims to provide a ship lift and common user facility which will cater for both wet and dry dock ship maintenance and support Darwin’s position as a growing logistics and marine services hub.

The SLAMI Project will be underpinned by a statutory access and pricing access regime which will ensure that a truly open access, common user facility model is achieved. The statutory regime will be regulated by the Utilities Commissioner.

Multi User Barge Ramp

FacilityJoint Initiative

Department of Defence and the Northern Territory Government’s Land Development Corporation

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and Northern Territory Chief Minister – Defence to contribute to facilities project for Darwin

23 June 2015

An $18 million project to construct a Multi User Barge Ramp Facility in Darwin has been approved by Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence Darren Chester announced today.

Armidale Class Patrol BoatsDepartment of Defence

Armidale Class Patrol Boat In Service Support Contract (CASG/MSD/RFT0057/16)

● In Service Support Contract for The Royal Australian Navy fleet of 13 Armidale Class Patrol boats for a minimum period of five years, with possibilities for annual extensions. The boats will be home ported in Darwin and Cairns.

● Expected contract delivery from 1 July 2017 for a five year period with possible twelve month extensions.

● Austal contracted to deliver a mid-life remediation program to the Armidale Class Patrol Boat fleet.

EXPANSION OF CAPE CLASS PROGRAM

Austal entered into a shipbuilding contract with the National Australia Bank to construct two further Cape Class Patrol Boats, that will be subsequently chartered to the Department of Defence for a minimum term of three years.

The vessels will be sustained by Austal in accordance with the in-service support offering provided to the 8 existing Cape Class Patrol Boats.

Cape Class Patrol BoatsAustralian Border Force

Department of Defence

AUSTAL AWARDED PACIFIC PATROL BOAT CONTRACT

● Vessels will be constructed at Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. ($353m)

● Support work will be performed at Austal’s existing contracted facility in Cairns, Queensland. ($30m)

Pacific Patrol Boat

Replacement

Offshore Patrol Vessels

Department of Defence

Continuous Naval Shipbuilding

First pass approval for the Offshore Patrol Vessels, with construction to begin in Adelaide from 2018, estimated to be worth more than $3 billion.

Risk Reduction Design Study work commenced ($2.8m for each)

● DAMEN of Netherlands● LUERSSEN of Germany● FASSMER of Germany

HMAS COONAWARRA developments

Departement of Defence

Defence Integrated Investment Programme

Laing O’Rourke Australia appointed managing contractor, planning phase only.

Conclusion