Category: Yachts & Superyachts

Oceania Marine has completed an upgrade of the kitchen, lounge, offices, workshop and storeroom areas which are exclusively for crew use. These amenities form part of Refit Shed C and are directly alongside the refit bay accommodating the vessel. They are available at no extra cost to vessels undertaking refits at the shipyards in Port […]

Oceania Marine Shipyards and Hall Spars & Rigging have established a service centre at Port Whangarei in New Zealand specifically to service large sailing rigs. An agreement to this effect was signed by Garry Hassall for Hall Spars and Martin Gleeson for Oceania Marine on 15th July. The service centre is located at Oceania Marine […]

CHE is the second largest sloop-rigged catamaran and the third largest sailing multihull in the world. At just under 35 metres LOA she is the largest yacht built by Sunreef Yachts. Taking advantage of Oceania Marine’s unique ability to handle very large catamarans ‘Che’ has returned to the shipyard as part of a major technical […]

A recent report in Superyacht News confirms that Far North District Holdings (a local government trading entity), the owners of Opua Marina, are proceeding with plans to develop infrastructure for superyachts.  Management are quoted as stating that the overall aim is that the berth and facilities would serve as more of a provisioning or service […]

Slipway Upgrade: A slipway upgrade has been carried out at Oceania Marine’s North Shipyard located in Port Whangarei, New Zealand. North Shipyard has a variety of slipway cradles ranging from 200 to 800 tonnes. This enables the shipyard to move vessels into its refit sheds and handle multiple vessels at the same time. To this […]

It’s early on a March Monday morning with the last of the dawn mist burning off as the sun gains heat. The Northern part of New Zealand is sweltering under a drought but it is perfect conditions for hauling out 34 metre sailing catamaran ‘Che’. By mid morning she is in position on the wash-down […]

Superyacht Maverick, originally built in 2003 by top Dutch yard Kuipers, was relaunched in January 2013 after a full exterior repaint at Oceania Marine. Completed in just over 10 weeks the project covered underwater hull, topsides and superstructure. All work was carried out under cover in Paint Shed C at Oceania Marine shipyard in Port […]

In December 2012 Oceania Marine’s yacht liaison Jim Loynes attended the Antigua Charter Show. Although this was the first time we have been represented there it would appear to have been a great success and we will definitely attend again in the future. Having been to Antigua many times during his yachting career Jim said: […]

Within the Oceania region the majority of Superyacht refit work occurs during the Southern Hemisphere Summer. This coincides with the tropical cyclone season in this part of the world and is the off-season for charter. So, with two months before the official start of the cyclone season it is a great opening to Oceania Marine’s ‘White […]

Alloy/Stainless Steel Fabrication and Repair – Andrew Holton has made the move north to Whangarei to join the Oceania Marine team and oversee this important process for the company. He brings with him 25 years of experience which extends from Pendennis Shipyard in the UK to managing his own business at the Orams Marine complex in New […]