Shipyard · Refit
Orams Marine
Central-Auckland refit yard in the Wynyard Quarter. It has worked on superyachts since bringing the first one to New Zealand in 1987 and is the main large-yacht haul-out in the country. An 820 t travel lift commissioned in 2021 takes yachts up to 75 m. The 2024 expansion added paint sheds and in-water work berths for 90 m yachts.
Key facts
- Parent
- not published
- Country
- New Zealand
- Founded
- Orams' Boatyard founded by Alan Orams after 1949 (Boating NZ, 2022); yard site says marine services on the location since 1908; first superyacht refit in NZ 1987; Orams Marine Village completed 2004 (NZ Marine directory, undated)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- haul-out up to 75 m; in-water berths to 90 m
- Largest delivered
- not published
- Yachts delivered
- not published
Notable yachts
- Artefact
- Dragonfly
- Samaya
- Sea Eagle (named in SuperyachtNews, Mar 2024
- LOA and year of work not stated)
Services
- superyacht refit and maintenance
- full repaint (in-house painters and applicators)
- deckwork
- interior alterations
- in-house boatbuilders
- engineering, electrical and specialist trades via on-site subcontractor network
- superyacht agency
- commercial vessel maintenance
- boat park and dry stack
- fuel
- chandlery
- crew housing (Superyachts.com, Jan 2021)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | 820 t Marine Travelift 820C, up to 75 m LOA, 8 winches and 4 sling sets (yard site; commissioned Jan 2021), max beam not published; 85 t Marine Travelift 85 BFMII (2021); TM40 self-propelled transporter |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | 600 t slipway (Superyachts.com, SuperyachtNews Jan 2021); no shiplift published |
| Dry / floating dock | none published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 75 (travel lift); 90 (in-water berths) |
| Max tonnage handled | 820 t (travel lift) |
| Sheds / berths | Two 60 x 24 m paint sheds; haul-out capacity raised from 4 to 11 yachts; 10 in-water work berths to 90 m (SuperyachtNews, Mar 2024); three 90 m marina fingers (2021); hardstand 12,000 sq m; 310-berth boat park; crew housing referenced (Superyachts.com, Jan 2021), capacity not published |
Sources
- oramsmarine.co.nz — https://oramsmarine.co.nz/superyacht/superyacht-services/facilities/820-tonne-travel-lift
- superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/operations/orams-expands
- superyachts.com — https://www.superyachts.com/news/story/orams-marine-debut-new-820-tonne-travel-lift-14728/
- marinetravelift.com — https://www.marinetravelift.com/orams-marine-increases-lift-capacity-with-marine-travelift-820c-mobile-boat-hoist/
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.