Austal has opened its
vessel sustainment office
in Cairns, which will
employ almost 30 people.
Austal VP Defence,
Davyd Thomas AO CSC,
was in Cairns to meet
staff and host supplier
engagement forums for
the company’s bid for the
$3billion Offshore Patrol
Vessel (OPV ) program.
“Cairns and Darwin
provide essential
sustainment support forAustralia’s naval maritime
requirements.
“Given our sustainment
program on the Cape Class
fleet and upcoming work
on the PPB support, it
makes sense to establish a
prominent and permanent
base in Cairns,” he said.
Cairns will support
19 Pacific Patrol Boat
Replacements, and 10
Cape Class patrol boats
operated by the Australian
Border Force and RAN.Stuart Proctor has taken
over as managing director of
Fremantle Pilots, replacing
Greg Tonnison, after a
maximum five-year tenure.
Tonnison oversaw many
developments, including
the acquisition of its own
building and the purchase
of the Fremantle pilot boat
Berkeley (pictured).
Tonnison thanked the
company’s stakeholders,
clients and all those who
assisted and supported
Fremantle Pilots during thesignificant growth period. He
is back full-time piloting and
is on the executive.
Proctor joined Fremantle
Pilots in 2010 as a pilot and
spent the past two years as
its operations director.
He has more than 20
years’ pilot experience,
handling over 5000 vessels.
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