Birdon Names Albertson Maritime Executive GM
, effective from July 1, 2024.Albertson brings to the role experience and expertise from the defense and heavy industries sectors, having most recently served as Executive Manager Operations, at the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) in Henderson, Perth. With a career that began in the Royal Australian Navy in Aviation Maintenance Engineering, Albertson has since made significant contributions to the mining and utilities sector. His roles have included Director Asset Management at Newmont Mining in the U.S., as well as executive and general management positions at CS Energy and MMG
Fueltrax Announces Expansion in Asia
of 2021 has been appointed to Regional Representative of Asia Pacific. He brings 25 years of global sales management experience with Austal Ships, including in the offshore oil and gas sector. Pemberton has worked in Turkey, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Pacific and has had worked projects with the Royal Australian Navy and other Defense forces in these regions. Pemberton helped pioneer Austal's High-Speed Large Crew Transfer vessels from 2014 to 2019 when he left to set up his own company CP Maritime.FUELTRAX is a universal electronic fuel management system that operates on any vessel and in any location
BMT Names Godwin APAC Business Development Director
, business development, programs, operations, and general management. His international experience includes Europe, South East Asia, and the Middle East. He joined BMT in September 2019 as Business Development and Commercial Director for the Australian defense and security business.During his Royal Australian Navy career, Godwin served as a weapons electrical engineer. Prior to BMT, he worked in operational risk and security consulting in South East Asia and Australia and he spent ten years with Nova Systems as a consultant, manager, and general manager. He is a member of ‘The Road Home&rsquo
Ship Jobs to Fuel South Australian Recovery
were handed over to the Commonwealth in a ceremony at Osborne last month where construction of Offshore Patrol Vessels is well underway.Osborne has been the home of the Air Warfare Destroyer project for more than a decade and was also where six Collins Class submarines were built for the Royal Australian Navy and have undergone ongoing sustainment.It is also expected to be the construction site for 12 Attack Class Submarines from 2024, creating thousands more jobs.ASC Shipbuilding has become a subsidiary of BAE Systems throughout the Hunter Frigate build process before ownership is returned to
Austal Opens Cairns Office
its vessel sustainment office in Cairns, the latest effort in the expansion of Austal’s national footprint. The shipbuilder said its new Cairns sustainment facilities will employ nearly 30 people to support the Austal-built Cape Class fleet for the Australian Border Force and the Royal Australian Navy and the future Pacific Patrol Boats (PPB) that Austal is currently building for the Australian Government. Austal’s Vice President Defence, Davyd Thomas AO CSC, who was in Cairns to meet with staff and to host supplier engagement forums for the company’s bid for the $3
Huntington Ingalls Industries to Open Australian Office
;Establishing a permanent presence in Australia demonstrates HII’s commitment to supporting Australia and the U.S. military forces in the Pacific,” said HII President and CEO Mike Petters. “It also facilitates our ability to conduct real-time, frequent engagement with the Royal Australian Navy and the U.S. Navy located in this critical region of the globe.” The U.S. based shipbuilder has hired Jeff McCray as vice president, business development, HII Australia, responsible for developing new business opportunities for HII to support the Royal Australian Navy and the
Custom Engine Room Simulator for RAN
The Commonwealth of Australia (CoA), Department of Defence has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to develop and deliver a new K-Sim Engine simulator model to the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Cerberus training facility located south of Melbourne, Australia. The new model will run on the existing KONGSBERG K-Sim Engine desktop simulator delivered to HMAS Cerberus in 2013, which is maintained under a Long Term System Support Program (LTSSP) agreement signed in 2015. The customized simulator model is a high-fidelity representation of the engine room configuration on the LSD(A) (Landing Ship Dock
Strathpine Sailor Helps Render Safe
The lifestyle that comes with a career in the Royal Australian Navy appealed the most to Annaleise Easlea when she enlisted at age 20. Although she did not know anyone in the Navy before she joined, Seaman Easlea has discovered the camaraderie that exists on board one of the Navy’s largest ships, HMAS Choules. Choules has recently deployed on Operation RENDER SAFE, part of Australia’s enduring commitment to removing and the disposing explosive remnants of war in the South Pacific. Seaman Easlea went to school at Pine Rivers State High school,
