Our permanent workforce is enhanced by utilising businesses from Launceston and around the State for subcontract labour, as well as a substantial file of competent tradesmen and labourers regularly used for casual positions.
The SMS precinct in-corporates Electrical Contractors, Boilermakers, Marine Fitters and fabrication workshops who are on hand to assist in the repair and maintenance of marine vessels.
Specialised teams for the maintenance of Cummins, Detroit, Caterpillar, Daihatsu and a wide range of large slow speed marine diesel engines, gearboxes and CPP control gear, bowthrusters and all type of stern drive units are available.
The foundries, shipbuilding yards and engineering workshops along the Tamar River's banks are among the most comprehensively equipped and modern in Australia.
As well as ship repair and building services, Southern Marine Shiplift also provides hydro and abrasive blasting, high quality engineering and machining facilities that specialise in propeller and shaft work, mechanical and electrical services and the operation of a mobile water blasting unit (up to 15,000 psi) and extensive marine protective coating systems.
Centered around one of the larger Shiplifts in Australia, the SMS workforce is experienced in vessel building, repairs and conversions on the following:
- offshore oil pipe laying and jacket transport barges
- oil rig anchor handling and supply vessels
- ferries
- barges
- fishing and pleasure vessels
- tugs
- dredging equipment
