Civmec accepts the award alongside DBM Vircon, Aurecon, BlueScope and International Protective Coatings.

The ASI commented, “The Australian Steel Excellence Awards promotes excellence in Australian steel and profiles the strength, beauty and versatility of steel as a prime building material. Hay Point Shiploader is listed as one of the largest shiploaders to be built globally. It is truly a complex structure as it is not just static and has moving parts. Constructing this structure in modular designs allowed for streamlining of other work to occur to ensure that time was managed well in delivering and assembling the project.  It was great to hear the client comment to you that they felt ‘this was the best machine they have seen ever produced’. Well done on such a successful project.”

Civmec was awarded the SABR shiploader contract in 2020 by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). The scope included the supply, fabrication, surface treatment, assembly, and no-load commissioning of the 2,000-tonne shiploader, with the majority of the work undertaken at Civmec Henderson, supported by Civmec Newcastle.

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