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Southern Ports achieves “sizeable milestone”

Southern Ports has become just the fifth port authority in the world to gain a prestigious certification of its integrated asset management system

Regional Western Australia’s port authority Southern Ports has become just the fifth port authority in the world to achieve certification (ISO 55001:2014) of its integrated asset system.

Southern Ports designed, developed and deployed the now-accredited system across its Albany, Bunbury and Esperance sites over the past four years, and it now covers an extensive asset base worth over $1.6 billion across 14 classes, including sheds, berths and cranes, plant and equipment, navigation aids and ICT infrastructure.

The three ‘gateway’ ports are crucial sites for Australia’s mineral export economy. In the 2023/2024 operating year is exported over 32 million tonnes of goods, with alumina making up almost a third of total exports according to Southern Ports’ annual report.

Southern Ports CEO Keith Wilks says the investment in the integrated asset system is already paying dividends.

“Previously when our assets required maintenance, we would undertake it, but the introduction of our internationally recognised asset management system now provides us a full digital picture of the health and lifecycle of our entire asset base so we can get ahead,” Wilks says.

“The benefits have been significant as it provides us the ability to make data-backed decisions on when to invest in preventative maintenance, when to invest in upgrades, and how to make our current assets more effective. It ultimately delivers cost savings because we’re making better investment decisions.”

“This accreditation marks a sizable milestone for our organisation and demonstrates that a regional Western Australian port authority can be a global leader.”

Port of Melbourne was the first Australian port to achieve certification (ISO 55001:2014) back in 2019.

Bureau Veritas Asset Management System Auditor Dave Daines congratulated Southern Ports for achieving accreditation.

“Southern Ports has a very unique operating environment across four sites spread over large distances and different regions, so developing an integrated system that would accommodate its needs is no easy feat,” said Mr Daines.

“It’s evident that Southern Ports has put in a tremendous amount of work into asset management over the past four years to bring proactive asset management to the forefront of its business in order to achieve operational excellence and efficiency.”

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