Orams Marine adds two superyacht buildings, delivering covered refit work in the Pacific

New Zealand’s Orams Marine’s refit season using its two superyacht buildings is in full-swing.

The first yacht to use one of the 60 metre refit buildings was a 40 metre Hoek Design vessel which underwent an extensive refit and emerged ready for launch and rig stepping.

Showing the sheer scale of the two superyacht buildings, the buildings have been continuously occupied by yachts visiting Orams Marine’s central Auckland yard for refit since they became operational last year.

The two superyacht buildings are in addition to Orams Marine’s existing refit sheds and workspaces and offer a fully covered and controlled environment, with both featuring 60 by 20 metre doors. Each superyacht building is accessed by the yard’s 820 tonne travel lift and both are fitted with internal gantry cranes.
The two additions are part of a wide-ranging expansion over the past three years, which has included creating extra hardstand, doubled capacity for marine service companies, and  additional 820 tonne and 85 tonne travel lifts, in addition to the existing travel lift, and 600 tonne slipway already on site. They also join three new 90 metre marina fingers, which join Orams Marine’s existing marinas.

Orams Marine has served the marine industry from its Auckland location for 36 years and CEO, Neven Barbour says the new additions create a world-class facility in a world-class location.
Many of the on-site marine trades and services will expand their capacity and capabilities as new premises are built to accommodate their growth.

As superyachts leave the covered buildings, they’re able to continue their refit on the extensive hard stand, or within marinas build specifically for work alongside. The yard has more than 880 metres of work berths serviced by cranes, with deep water access and no air draft restriction.

Inbuilt to the project is a water treatment plant which ensures the facility is a world-leader in the refit market in protecting the environment. The result is a full-service refit destination able to cater to a broad range of vessels; from the 310 berth boat park to berths for the largest vessels in the cruising fleet.
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The site is set in the heart of Auckland’s marine precinct in a prime waterfront location, and is a short walk from Auckland’s CBD. This world-class yard has become a favourite with refitting crew due to its high-quality work, excellent amenities nearby, attractive and secure crew housing, and easy access to Auckland’s Harbour and Hauraki Gulf islands.

As a gateway to some of the most-adventurous cruising grounds in the world, the Orams Marine team is adept at refitting yachts which need to be prepared for any cruising conditions.