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Rivergate Marina and Shipyard has marked 20 years since the project was launched on Brisbane’s former industrial riverfront at Murarrie. The yard said the site began as a $150 million greenfield development and has since grown into a superyacht refit base that has handled more than 150 superyachts in its first decade and hundreds more since.
Rivergate Marina and Shipyard marked its 20th anniversary with a VIP industry dinner on 20 May at Mamasan restaurant in Broadbeach. Co-owners Judy Brinsmead AM, Bob Hill and Tom Hill hosted guests including tenants, captains, suppliers and supporters. Brinsmead said the yard opened in 2006 after six years of planning and construction.
Reef Ranger has returned to the water in Cairns after a $2.9 million refit delivered by Rivergate Marina and Shipyard in Brisbane. The 24-metre catamaran was upgraded for the Australian and Queensland governments with new propulsion, energy and emissions systems. The six-month works included a complete redesign of the engine room to fit the new technology within the vessel’s existing footprint. Reef Ranger operates for around 240 days a year and travels more than 12,000 nautical miles supporting rangers and researchers across the Great Barrier Reef.
Rivergate Marina & Shipyard has completed a six-month refit of the 24-metre aluminium catamaran Reef Ranger, a marine environment protection vessel based in Cairns. The yard said the work included a custom hybrid system, new MAN engines and an exhaust aftertreatment system that it described as an Australian first.