Richardson Devine Marine
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| Company type | Proprietary limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1989[1] |
| Headquarters | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Products | Ferry catamarans, Work Boats |
| Website | www.rdm.com.au |
Richardson Devine Marine is an Australian company, situated in Tasmania on Hobart's Derwent River.
The company specialises in the manufacture of aluminium passenger ferry and cruise/charter vessels as well as commercial work boats.
A number of vessels are based on designs from Incat Crowther.[2] The company has also paired with Off Shore Unlimited[3] to produce a line of offshore working boats.
Multiple passenger vessels operate on Sydney Harbour, Sydney Australia, in the South West Tasmania World Heritage Wilderness Area, New Zealand, Japan and Zanzibar, Tanzania.[4]
The company has received some support from Austrade through Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme.
Awards
2009 Tasmanian Export Awards[5]
Records
A world waterskiing record of 114 Skiers by the Horsehead Water Ski Club on 28 March 2010 was set utilizing the vessel Eagle.[6]
This record was again broken utilizing the Eagle on 27 January 2012[7] with 145 skiers making the nautical mile journey.
Deliveries
| Image | Hull No | Length | Latest name | Operator | Country | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.5m | Matthew Flinders | Manly Fast Ferry | PF | ||||
| 15m | George Bass | Inter Island Ferries (Aust) | PF | ||||
| 23m | SeaMelbourne | PF | |||||
| Australian Spirit | PF | ||||||
| Halicat | PF | [8] | |||||
| 24m | Wanderer II | World Heritage Cruises | PF | ||||
| 26m | Wanderer III | World Heritage Cruises | PF | ||||
| 25m | Peppermint Bay I (Lady Jane Franklin) | Peppermint Bay Cruises | PF | ||||
| 24m | Marana | Port Arthur Historic Site | PF | [9] | |||
| 29m | Adventurer | PF | |||||
| 32m | Lady Jane Franklin II | Gordon River Cruises | PF | [10] | |||
| 31m | Patea Explorer | Real Journeys | PF | ||||
| 22m | Peppermint Bay II | Peppermint Bay Cruises | PF | [11] | |||
| 23m | Luminosa | Real Journeys | PF | ||||
| 32m | Discovery | World Heritage Cruises | PF | ||||
| 16m | Cuttlefish | Cuttlefish Cruises | PF | ||||
| 045 | 35m | Eagle | World Heritage Cruises | PF | [12] | ||
| 046 | 32m | Premium Dream | 石垣島ドリーム観光 Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光 | PF | |||
| 047 | 45m | Ipipiri | Hauraki Blue Cruises | PF | [13] | ||
| 048 | 24m | Unlimited | WB | [14] | |||
| 049 | 35m | Kilimanjaro | Azam Marine | PF | [15] | ||
| 050 | 28.6m | Limitless | WB | ||||
| 051 | 35m | Kilimanjaro II | Azam Marine | PF | [15] | ||
| 052 | 28m | Strait Shooter | Carpentaria Contracting | WB | |||
| 053 | 45m | Cat Cocos Isle of La Digue | Inter Island Boats | PF | |||
| 054 | 38m | Kilimanjaro III | Azam Marine | PF | [15] | ||
| 055 | 35m | Outer Limit | WB | [16] | |||
| 056 | 26m | Cahaya Baru | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | PF | [17] | ||
| 057 | 45m | Kilimanjaro IV | Azam Marine | PF | [15] | ||
| 058 | 32m | Super Dream | Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光 | PF | |||
| 059 | 24m | Elizabeth Cook | Captain Cook Cruises | PF | |||
| 060 | 24m | Mary Reibey | Captain Cook Cruises | PF | [18] | ||
| 061 | 24m | Annabelle Rankin | Captain Cook Cruises | PF | [19] | ||
| 062 | 39m | Kilimanjaro V | Azam Marine | PF | [15] | ||
| 063 | 24m | Violet McKenzie | Captain Cook Cruises | PF | [20] | ||
| 064 | 39m | Kilimanjaro VI | Azam Marine | PF | [21] | ||
| 065 | 35m | Harbour Master | World Heritage Cruises | PF | [22] | ||
| 066 | 21m | Sealink | Tommy Lyons | PF | [23] | ||
| 067 | 12m | Cockle Bay | Captain Cook Cruises | PF | [24] | ||
| 068 | 12m | Blackwattle Bay | Captain Cook Cruises | PF | [24] | ||
| 069,070 | 21m | Passenger Transfer Barges | Harbour of Dar es Salaam | WB | [25] | ||
| 071 | 26m | Cat Cocos – Isle of La Digue | Inter Island Boats | PF | [26] | ||
| 072 | 33m | Spirit of the Wild | Gordon River Cruises | PF | [27] | ||
| 073 | 45m | Kilimanjaro VII | Azam Marine | PF | [28] | ||
| 074 | 29m | Freya (MR2) | Mona | PF | [29] | ||
| 075 | 44.9m | Bruny Island Ferry #1 (Nairana) | SeaLink Travel Group | VF | [30] | ||
| 076 | 44.9m | Bruny Island Ferry #2 (Parrabah) | SeaLink Travel Group | VF | [31] | ||
| 077 | 35m | Harbour Master II | World Heritage Cruises | PF | [32] | ||
| 078 | 53m | Kilimanjaro VIII | Azam Marine | PF | [33] | ||
| 079 | 24m | Odalisque III | Tasmanian Expedition Cruises | PF | [34] | ||
| 080 | 12m | Daphne | Work Barge | PF | [35] | ||
| 081 | 24m | Frances Bodkin | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 082 | 24m | John Nutt | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 083 | 24m | Isobel Bennett | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 084 | 24m | Martin Green | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 085 | 24m | Ruby Payne-Scott | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 086 | 24m | Norman Selfe | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 087 | 24m | Jack Mundey | Sydney Ferries | Parramatta | [36] | ||
| 088 | 35m | Strait Shooter II | Carpentaria Contracting | WB | [37] |
As international deliveries of ferries is challenging, Richardson Devine Marine uses heavy lift ships like the Thorco Clairvaux.[38]
References
- ^ "RICHARDSON DEVINE MARINE CONSTRUCTIONS PTY. LTD. ACN 009 578 394". ASIC. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Incat Crowther Products". Incat Crowther. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "welcome to offshore unlimited". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Marine Manufacturing". Brand Tasmania. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "SUCCESS STORY: RICHARDSON DEVINE MARINE". Austrade. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Our Boat". www.skirecord.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "World Water Ski Record". World Heritage Cruises. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Tasmanian Boat Builders and Ship Builders from the Register of Australian and New Zealand Vessels". Mori Flapan. 10 February 2005.
- ^ "Port Arthur Memories Revisited". Port Arthur Historic Site. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Experience the Tasmanian Wilderness". Gordon River Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Peppermint Bay Cruise". Peppermint Bay Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "World Heritage Cruises". World Heritage Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "About Ipipiri". Hauraki Blue Cruises. 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Unlimited". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Catamarans". Azam Marine. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Outer Limit". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "'Cahaya Baru' Ferry". Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ MARY REIBEY DELIVERED FOR SERVICE ON SYDNEY HARBOUR Richardson Devine Marine 1 May 2014
- ^ 24M ANNABELLE RANKIN DELIVERED INTO IMMEDIATE SYDNEY SERVICE Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2014
- ^ "Fourth Generation Vessel Joins Captain Cook Cruises Fleet". Sealink Travel Group. 1 December 2014.
- ^ CONTRACT SIGNED FOR KILIMANJARO VI – A NEAR SISTER TO KV Richardson Devine Marine 8 January 2015
- ^ "New cat ready for wilderness debut". The Mercury. 29 March 2016.
- ^ SEALINK PLACES ORDER FOR TWO FERRIES FOR SYDNEY HARBOUR Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2016
- ^ a b CAPTAIN COOK CRUISES’ NEW BOATS ARRIVE SYDNEY HARBOUR Richardson Devine Marine 15 January 2017
- ^ RDM069 AND RDM070 – PASSENGER TRANSFER BARGES Richardson Devine Marine 10 February 2017
- ^ RDM071 CAT COCOS – ISLE OF LA DIGUE * OPERATING AT SEYCHELLES Richardson Devine Marine 14 March 2018
- ^ RDM072 “SPIRIT OF THE WILD” LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 26 March 2018
- ^ RDM073 – ‘KILIMANJARO VII’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 19 June 2019
- ^ RDM074 – ‘FREYA’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 20 December 2018
- ^ RDM075 – Bruny Island Ferry #1 Richardson Devine Marine
- ^ RDM076 – Bruny Island Ferry #2 Richardson Devine Marine
- ^ RDM077- Harbour Master II for Tasmania’s west coast Richardson Devine Marine
- ^ RDM078 – ‘KILIMANJARO VIII’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 07 December 2022
- ^ RDM079 – ‘ODALISQUE III’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 10 January 2023
- ^ RDM080 – ‘DAPHNE’ 12M WORK BARGE FOR HOBART Richardson Devine Marine 05 April 2023
- ^ a b c d e f g RDM Awarded Contract to build 7 x 24M Passenger Ferries Richardson Devine Marine 26 June 2023
- ^ RDM088 – Strait Shooter II – 35m Utility Service Vessel Contract Signed Richardson Devine Marine 11 October 2024
- ^ "heavy lift ship from Thorco be loaded with catamaran ferry". www.soefart.dk/. 26 March 2015.
