Shipyard · Refit
Bradford Marine
Family-owned yard on Fort Lauderdale's New River, running since 1966, that combines lifts up to 320 tons with one of the larger stretches of covered in-water dockage in the US. A sister shipyard in Freeport, Grand Bahama, adds a 1,200-ton floating dock for bigger yachts and commercial vessels, and both sites are listed as operating in 2026.
Key facts
- Parent
- Kelly family — Fort Lauderdale Yacht Harbor (since 2019)
- Country
- United States; Bahamas
- Founded
- 1966 (Fort Lauderdale); Grand Bahama site 1997 (Megayacht News 2019)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- haul-out 9–46 (30–150 ft, Fort Lauderdale); covered slips to 55 (180 ft)
- Largest delivered
- not published
- Yachts delivered
- not published
Notable yachts
not published
Services
- haul, block and launch
- hydro blasting
- antifouling
- complete maintenance, repair and custom refit with in-house trades
- covered in-water dockage
- diver on site
- 24h manned security
- hurricane haul-out programme (Grand Bahama)
- machine shop, props to 104 in, ABS/AWS certified welding (Grand Bahama)
- commercial vessel repair (Grand Bahama)
- FTZ
- crew lounge and gym (no crew housing published)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | Fort Lauderdale: 70 t, 150 t and 320 t Travelifts (yard site 2026); max beam not published. Grand Bahama: 150 t Marine Travelift, vessels to 125 ft / 38 m (All At Sea 2026); max beam not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | Fort Lauderdale: 200 t Syncrolift (yard site); platform size not published |
| Dry / floating dock | Grand Bahama: 1,200 t floating drydock, internal clearance 33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) (yard site); vessels to 500 ft / 152 m and 25 ft draft quoted for the site (Megayacht News 2019) |
| Max LOA handled (m) | Fort Lauderdale haul-out 46 (150 ft); Grand Bahama 152 (500 ft, 2019) |
| Max tonnage handled | Fort Lauderdale 320 t haul-out (yard site; 250 t per Megayacht News 2019); Grand Bahama 1,200 t floating dock |
| Sheds / berths | Fort Lauderdale: 5,500+ linear ft (~1,680 m) covered dockage with 180 ft (55 m) covered slips (yard site) vs 11,000+ ft covered dockage for yachts to 180 ft (Megayacht News 2019). Grand Bahama: 2,000 ft (~610 m) deep-water dockage, 20 ft control draft (yard site); 47 acres (2019). Crew accommodation: not published (crew lounge, gym, wifi only) |
Sources
- bradford-marine.com — https://bradford-marine.com/full-array-of-services/
- bradford-marine.com — https://bradford-marine.com/full-array-of-services-marine-grand-bahama/
- megayachtnews.com — https://megayachtnews.com/2019/01/bradford-marine-under-new-ownership-set-for-enhancements/
- allatsea.net — https://www.allatsea.net/2026-caribbean-bahamas-boatyard-update/
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.