Bardex, a global leader in products and engineering services that make ports and shipyards safer, more efficient, and more profitable, announced the opening of its office in Melbourne, Australia. Despite its extensive coastline, Australia historically has not prioritised developing its maritime infrastructure. However, the demand for ports and shipyards that support maritime sustainment, developing offshore wind, and decommissioning end-of-life oil and gas assets is growing and will only intensify over the next three decades and beyond as the country seeks to develop sovereign capability.
Richard McAllister, who joined Bardex in late 2023, heads the new Melbourne office as Director of Bardex Australia. McAllister and the full array of Bardex resources and know-how are prepared to help Australia meet these challenges by designing marine infrastructure, such as multi-purpose ports and shipyards, that support activity across a range of sectors, including:
- Maritime defence
- Offshore energy
- Shipbuilding and maintenance
- O&G decommissioning
- Shipping
As Bardex’s senior engineer for shipyard solutions, Robert Taylor, discusses in his paper, “OmniLift Littoral Heavy Lift System Design,” the Bardex OmniLift system is designed to support the life cycle operation of all of these vital marine industries. Taylor presented the paper last August at the PIANC Asia Pacific Conference in Sydney.
The OmniLift is but one example of the Bardex systems that can serve Australia in meeting its infrastructure goals. And McAllister is highly qualified to advise the government and other stakeholders in marine infrastructure. He has extensive experience working with the government, private sector, and NGOs, including in numerous senior executive and strategic policy roles.
Since McAllister’s engagement in Australia, Bardex has been in active discussions with the highest levels of state and federal government and has been working closely with a number of key ports in the region on multi-use infrastructure that will support Australia’s burgeoning maritime needs as well as regional workforces and manufacturing.
McAllister stated, ‘’It’s a privilege to be able to bring Bardex’s world-class capabilities to Australia. The recognition of Bardex as a key player in supporting maritime commercial and defense activities for both Australia and allied nations is a testament to Bardex’s peerless engineering and technology, including its outstanding track records in safety and environmental impacts and support for local economies.”
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