Asco confirmed for Darwin base

Go ahead: Asco's Australian arm ShoreAsco will operate the base for 20 years.

Aberdeen-based Asco and its partners have been formally awarded the A$104 million (US$111.9 million) contract for the construction and operation of a Marine Supply base by the government of Australia’s Northern Territory.

The consortium, which includes Australia-based Macmahon Contractors, Shorelands and Capella Capital, was named preferred bidder in September 2011.

Construction partner Macmahon said it would build a special purpose wharf and dockside infrastructure to service the provisioning of Offshore Supply Vessels under the deal.

The company would also establish undercover warehouse and open hardstand storage areas with built-in fuel, water and drilling bulks provisioning capacity, as well as waste management and dangerous goods transit services across the secure facility.

The base will be built next to Darwin’s major port, the East Arm Wharf, and is…

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