At 53,000 square metres (usable floor area), our purpose built assembly hall in Western Australia is the largest undercover modularisation and maintenance facility in Australia, delivering a world-class resource to the Australian maritime landscape.

It is located within the Australian Marine Complex (AMC), the Southern Hemisphere’s premier marine industrial precinct, with protected deep water harbours and extensive multiuser loadout facilities.

Our shipyard in New South Wales is situated on the Hunter River, incorporating 535 metres of river frontage and two ship basins. Together, the facilities enable us to provide a significant Marine & Defence service offering, both nationally and internationally.

History

In 2016, Civmec acquired the Forgacs name and their land and assets in Tomago, New South Wales. At the time, Forgacs was the largest privately owned shipbuilding company in Australia. The company and its predecessor, Carrington Slipways, built more than 100 ships of various sizes, from Sydney Harbour ferries through to ships such as the Aurora Australis (Australia’s Ice Breaker) and even modules for the Collins class submarine.

Since then, Civmec has substantially developed and expanded the Newcastle facility to enable fabrication, modularisation, assembly, surface treatment and other support services. It also complements our major shipbuilding and assembly facilities in Henderson, WA.