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SOURCE: USDOC, International Trade Administration
SOURCE KEY: IT
PROGRAM KEY: IT MARKET
PROGRAM: Market Research Reports
UPDATE: Monthly
ID NUMBER: IT MARKET 111102708
TITLE: AUSTRALIA - SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY PROFILE - IMI930121
DATA TYPE: TEXT
END YEAR: 1993
UPDATED: 02/16/93
KEYWORDS 1:
| 9301
| AUSTRALIA
| CC602
| COMMERCIAL VESSELS & EQ. (EXCL. FISHING)
| CVR
| IMI
| IMI9301
| PORT & SHIPBUILDING EQ.
| PRT
COUNTRY:
| AUSTRALIA
| EAP
| EAST ASIA
| EAST ASIA & PACIFIC
| OCEANIA
| OCEANIA COUNTRIES
| OCEANIA GROUP
| OECD
| ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION & DEVELOPMENT
| ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMET
| PACIFIC
| PACIFIC RIM
| PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES
| PACIFIC RIM GROUP
TEXT
AUSTRALIA - SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY PROFILE - IMI930121
SUMMARY
This article is derived from a telegraphic report dated 21 January 1993,
prepared at the American Consulate - Perth. It discusses the shipbuilding
industry in western Australia. The article consists of 2 pages.
21 JAN 93
AMCONSUL PERTH
SUBJECT: IMI: SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY INCREASES IN WESTERN
AUSTRALIA.
1. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN (WA) SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IS
SET TO CONTINUE ITS STEADY GROWTH OF THE PAST FEW YEARS.
FIGURES RELEASED BY THE GOVERNMENT LATE LAST YEAR
INDICATE THAT THE INDUSTRY NOW HAS AN ANNUAL TURNOVER OF
USDOLS 175 MILLION AND EXPECTATIONS ARE IT WILL MORE
DOUBLE THAT FIGURE BY THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. MAJOR
MARKETS FOR THE WA SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY ARE SOUTH EAST
ASIA, GULF COUNTRIES AND BRITAIN.
2. GROWTH HAS BEEN AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE AREAS OF ALUMINIUM PLEASURE CRAFT; MARINE POLICE
PATROL BOATS; HIGH-SPEED BOATS FOR OFFSHORE OIL SPILL
RECOVERY; AIR CUSHION CATAMARANS; AND FERRIES CAPABLE OF
CARRYING PASSENGERS/CARS/BUSES AND/OR TRUCKS. REFITTING
OF A GUIDED-MISSILE GAS-TURBINE POWERED FRIGATE IS ALSO
UNDERWAY. IF THIS MAJOR REFIT IS CARRIED OUT TO THE
SATISFACTION OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (RAN) THE
CONTRACTORS ARE HOPEFUL IT WILL LEAD TO ON-GOING
MAINTENANCE AND MAJOR REFIT CONTRACTS BEING AWARDED TO
LOCAL COMPANIES, PARTICULARLY IF ADDITIONAL FRIGATES ARE
BASED IN WA.
3. AUSTRALIAN CONTENT OF LOCALLY DESIGNED BOATS IS ABOUT
60-70 PERCENT, HOWEVER, MOST ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ARE
IMPORTED AS ARE THE ENGINES. THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ARE
UNDERSTOOD TO BE NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A NUMBER OF VESSELS:
A) AUSTAL SHIPS PTY LTD TEL: 61-9-410-1111
126 EGMONT ROAD FAX: 61-9-410-2564
HENDERSON WA 6166 CONTACT: CHRIS NORMAN
AUSTRALIA DIRECTOR
CONSTRUCTS CATAMARAN HULL FERRIES TO CARRY 400
PASSENGERS, 72 CARS AND 10 BUSES OR TRUCKS AT 40 KNOTS.
IT IS CURRENTLY DESIGNING AN AIR CUSHIONED CATAMARAN TO
CARRY 334 PASSENGERS AT 50 KNOTS.
B) WAVEMASTER INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD TEL: 61-9-410-1422
115 EGMONT ROAD FAX: 61-9-410-2089
HENDERSON WA 6166 CONTACT: JOHN MASON
AUSTRALIA MANAGING DIRECTOR
COMPANY IS BUILDING TWIN-HULL, TWIN-ENGINE ALUMINIUM,
34-KNOT HIGH-SPEED FERRIES WITH CAPACITY TO CARRY FROM
300 TO 600 PASSENGERS PLUS CARGO.
C) SEASPRAY BOATS TEL: 61-9-249-5114
19 STANFORD WAY FAX: 61-9-249-5212
MALAGA WA 6062 CONTACT: TONY MITCHELL
AUSTRALIA MANAGING DIRECTOR
CATAMARAN ALUMINUM PLEASURE BOATS, MARINE POLICE PATROL
BOATS, HIGH-SPEED OIL SPILL RECOVERY BOATS AND COUNTER
TERRORIST BOATS.
D) TRANSFIELD A.S.I. TEL: 61-9-437-0437
781 COCKBURN ROAD FAX: 61-9-410-2065
SOUTH COOGEE WA 6166 CONTACT: JOHN GALLACHER
AUSTRALIA GENERAL MANAGER
IN CONJUCNTION WITH SUB-CONTRACTORS COMPANY IS CARRYING
OUT THE REFIT OF THE RAN'S GAS-TURBINE POWERED FRIGATE
THE "HMAS ADELAIDE" AT ITS COCKBURN SOUND SHIPYARD. IT
ALSO HAS CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF MONO-HULL PATROL
BOATS AND COAST GUARD STYLE VESSELS. (FCSN/JSHINGLER)
SKODON
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