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Australia’s tanker manufacturing market has been shaken up significantly since the 2016 Melbourne Truck Show and the subsequent double dissolution election, with a range of agile new players challenging incumbent businesses in a segment long considered too complex to be disrupted.

When Justin Keast, General Manager, Bulk Chemicals, at McColl’s Transport, approached the team at Omni Tanker at the beginning of the year, he had a very clear picture in mind of what he wanted – a tanker to open up new opportunities.

The traditionally accepted idea of evolution is one of gradual change and adaption, but every so often, a disruptive leap forward will occur and challenge the status quo in its very foundation.

Proudly embodying the Turnbull Goverments idea’s boom agenda, Sydney business Omni Tanker is a prime example of the strength of Australia innovation. Its locally produced, hightech carbon composite pressure tankers will soon be exported to Europe. The traditionally accepted idea of evolution is one of gradual change and adaption, but every so often, a disruptive

Bringing new technology to market is risky business. History has proven that for a new product to be successful, it has to meet a genuine need, at the right time and at the right price to truly leave an impact.