Marine & General Engineering
MG Engineering Pty Ltd (Marine \u0026 General Engineering) is a South Australian shipyard and steel fabrication business established in 1995 and located on a 12,000 sq m waterfront site on the Port River at Port Adelaide. It builds steel-hulled commercial vessels such as prawn and scampi trawlers and vehicle/pedestrian ferries, fabricates and delivers modular ship blocks for naval shipbuilding programs, and carries out ship repair and dry docking on its 400MT slipway. The company also undertakes structural steel, plate forming, pressure pipe and mechanical work for the defence, oil and gas, mining, water and construction sectors, and designs, builds and hires modular barges.
Marine \u0026 General Engineering
MG Engineering Pty Ltd was established in 1995 by Nik and Anthony Brdar and operates a shipyard and fabrication facility on the Port River at Port Adelaide, South Australia. The business spans commercial shipbuilding, ship repair, naval block modules and general steel fabrication for the defence, maritime, oil and gas, mining, water and construction industries. It holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015 certification under an Integrated Management System, is a certified Steelwork Compliance Australia member at CC2 (working towards CC3), and joined the Defence Industry Security Program in 2021.
Services
- Shipbuilding: design input, hull construction, fit-out, commissioning and testing
- Ship repair and dry docking, from minor afloat repairs to major scheduled dockings
- Rudder, tail shaft and propeller removal; shipside valve and sea chest repairs; thruster overhaul; anchor and chain removal and calibration; tank cleaning; HVAC and diesel/mechanical repairs
- Hull blasting and painting; anode removal and refit
- Modular block construction for naval shipbuilding, including 3D modelling, 3D theodolite survey, quality assurance documentation, traceability and ITAR compliance
- Structural steel fabrication to AS1554, AS4100 and AS5131; coded steel and aluminium welding
- Pressure pipe welding and testing in carbon steel, stainless steel and copper/copper nickel
- Pressure vessels and tanks, pipe spooling, pipe racks and supports, accommodation modules
- Modular barge design, build, hire and purchase; tug/barge delivery of modules by sea
Facilities
- 12,000 sq m waterfront site with four workshop bays and 3,200 sq m total undercover workshop area
- 400MT slipway; slipway page states vessels up to 40m LOA, 12m beam and 4.5m draft, while the ship repair page cites a maximum of 50m LOA, 20m beam and 5m draft
- Modular blocks up to 40m long, 20m wide and 400MT
- Hardstand with mobile crane access to 150 tonnes; indoor gantry crane to 20 tonnes with 11m under hook
- 600T press brake (6,000mm), 3.1m plate roller (up to 50mm thickness), guillotine, winch
- On-site blasting and painting; fire line, ventilation, gas free permits, shore power, fresh and cooling water connections
Vessel Types
- Prawn trawlers and a 24m scampi trawler for export to New Zealand
- Vehicle and pedestrian river ferries
- Passenger ferries and steel-hulled commercial vessels
- Self-propelled and modular barges, including Wharfside One for Flinders Port Holdings
- Tugs and workboats received for slipping and repair, such as the 190 tonne Carawa
Location
- Lot 5 Moorhouse Rd, Port Adelaide, South Australia 5015