DMS Maritime Pty Limited has been awarded the Commonwealth’s Fleet Marine Services Contract, worth over $500 million, for the Royal Australian Navy.
Under the contract, DMS Maritime will deliver an expanded range of maritime services to Navy.
A joint venture between Serco Australia and P&O Maritime Services, DMS Maritime was incorporated in 1997 to deliver Navy’s Port Services and Support Craft Contract.
Under this contract, DMS Maritime has been providing port and fleet services, support craft operations and maintenance to Navy for over a decade.
The Fleet Marine Services Contract will supersede the Port Services and Support Craft Contract as the mechanism for outsourcing the Navy’s national fleet support needs on 1 Oct 2010.
“The Royal Australian Navy needs strong and reliable support,” Commodore Support CDRE Michael Van Balen said.
“DMS Maritime is a proven partner to Defence and I have every confidence in the company’s ongoing provision of the right support over the coming decade.”
DMS Maritime is Australia’s largest maritime services provider and the ninth largest defence company in the country.