Swanson Dock West

Marine
Written By Laura Coutts
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Marine

Client

Port of Melbourne

Location

Melbourne, Victoria

Works Completed

Design & Construct, Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) Upgrade, Water Anode Installation, Concrete Repairs

Through innovative practices such as live-streamed virtual quality inspections, remote telemetry data analysis, and continuous technical support, works were delivered on schedule despite numerous challenges presented by the
Covid19 pandemic.

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MCM was awarded a Design & Construct by Port of Melbourne to upgrade their existing ICCP system at Swanson Dock West. Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest maritime hub for containerised cargo and automotive plant, handling over 7000 containers every day.

Client Brief

Manage and coordinate multiple port stakeholders to carry out upgrade works to an existing ICCP system, ensuring no disruption to port operations during course of works.


What We Delivered:

  • The repair and electrical upgrade to the existing embedded concrete and submerged water anode cathodic protection systems under a design and construct approach. 

  • Installation of cabling and new Omniflex TR units with remote monitoring capability

  • Concrete repairs

  • A low impact worksite through MCM Greentech initiatives including; portable off-grid solar powered site offices and lunchrooms, reuse of redundant CP power units for temporary energising tests, and recycling of junction boxes and copper cables at a certified recycle centre

Laura Coutts

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