Richardson Devine Marine

Richardson Devine Marine is an Australian company, situated in Tasmania on Hobart's Derwent River.

Richardson Devine Marine
Company typeProprietary limited company
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1989[1]
HeadquartersHobart, Tasmania
ProductsFerry catamarans, Work Boats
Websitewww.rdm.com.au

The company specialises in the manufacture of aluminium passenger ferry and cruise/charter vessels as well as commercial work boats.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Awards

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2009 Tasmanian Export Awards[5]

Records

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[relevant?]

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

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ImageHull NoLengthLatest nameOperatorCountryClassNotes
17.5mMatthew FlindersBass & Flinders Cruises  AustraliaPF
15mGeorge BassInter Island Ferries (Aust)  AustraliaPF
23mSeaMelbourne  AustraliaPF
N/AAustralian Spirit  AustraliaPF
N/AHalicat  AustraliaPF[8]
24mWanderer IIWorld Heritage Cruises  AustraliaPF
26mWanderer IIIWorld Heritage Cruises  AustraliaPF
25mPeppermint Bay I (Lady Jane Franklin)Peppermint Bay Cruises  AustraliaPF
24mMaranaPort Arthur Historic Site  AustraliaPF[9]
29mAdventurer  New ZealandPF
32mLady Jane Franklin IIGordon River Cruises  AustraliaPF[10]
31mPatea ExplorerReal Journeys  New ZealandPF
22mPeppermint Bay IIPeppermint Bay Cruises  AustraliaPF[11]
23mLuminosaReal Journeys  New ZealandPF
32mDiscoveryWorld Heritage Cruises  AustraliaPF
16mCuttlefishCuttlefish Cruises  AustraliaPF
04535mEagleWorld Heritage Cruises  AustraliaPF[12]
04632mPremium Dream石垣島ドリーム観光 Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光  JapanPF
04745mIpipiriHauraki Blue Cruises  New ZealandPF[13]
04824mUnlimited  AustraliaWB[14]
04935mKilimanjaroAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[15]
05028.6mLimitless  AustraliaWB
05135mKilimanjaro IIAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[15]
05228mStrait Shooter  AustraliaWB
05345mCat Cocos Isle of La DigueInter Island Boats  SeychellesPF
05438mKilimanjaro IIIAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[15]
05535mOuter Limit  AustraliaWB[16]
05626mCahaya BaruCocos (Keeling) Islands  Cocos IslandsPF[17]
05745mKilimanjaro IVAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[15]
05832mSuper DreamIshigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光  JapanPF
05924mElizabeth CookCaptain Cook Cruises  AustraliaPF
06024mMary ReibeyCaptain Cook Cruises  AustraliaPF[18]
06124mAnnabelle RankinCaptain Cook Cruises  AustraliaPF[19]
06239mKilimanjaro VAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[15]
06324mViolet McKenzieCaptain Cook Cruises  AustraliaPF[20]
06439mKilimanjaro VIAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[21]
06535mHarbour MasterWorld Heritage Cruises  AustraliaPF[22]
06621mSealinkTommy Lyons  AustraliaPF[23]
06712mCockle BayCaptain Cook Cruises  AustraliaPF[24]
06812mBlackwattle BayCaptain Cook Cruises  AustraliaPF[24]
069,07021mPassenger Transfer BargesHarbour of Dar es Salaam  TanzaniaWB[25]
07126mCat Cocos – Isle of La DigueInter Island Boats  SeychellesPF[26]
07233mSpirit of the WildGordon River Cruises  AustraliaPF[27]
07345mKilimanjaro VIIAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[28]
07429mFreya (MR2)Mona  AustraliaPF[29]
07544.9mBruny Island Ferry #1SeaLink Travel Group  AustraliaVF
07644.9mBruny Island Ferry #2SeaLink Travel Group  AustraliaVF
07735mHarbour Master IIWorld Heritage Cruises  AustraliaPF
07853mKilimanjaro VIIIAzam Marine  TanzaniaPF[30]
07924mOdalisque IIITasmanian Expedition Cruises  AustraliaPF[31]
08012mDaphneWork Barge  AustraliaPF[32]
08124mFrances BodkinSydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]
08224mTBASydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]
08324mTBASydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]
08424mTBASydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]
08524mTBASydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]
08624mTBASydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]
08724mTBASydney Ferries  AustraliaParramatta[33]

As international deliveries of ferries is challenging, Richardson Devine Marine uses heavy lift ships like the Thorco Clairvaux.[34]

References

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  1. ^ "RICHARDSON DEVINE MARINE CONSTRUCTIONS PTY. LTD. ACN 009 578 394". ASIC. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Incat Crowther Products". Incat Crowther. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ "welcome to offshore unlimited". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Marine Manufacturing". Brand Tasmania. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ^ "SUCCESS STORY: RICHARDSON DEVINE MARINE". Austrade. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Our Boat". www.skirecord.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ^ "World Water Ski Record". World Heritage Cruises. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Tasmanian Boat Builders and Ship Builders from the Register of Australian and New Zealand Vessels". Mori Flapan. 10 February 2005.
  9. ^ "Port Arthur Memories Revisited". Port Arthur Historic Site. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Experience the Tasmanian Wilderness". Gordon River Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Peppermint Bay Cruise". Peppermint Bay Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ^ "World Heritage Cruises". World Heritage Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  13. ^ "About Ipipiri". Hauraki Blue Cruises. 1 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Unlimited". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Catamarans". Azam Marine. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Outer Limit". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  17. ^ "'Cahaya Baru' Ferry". Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  18. ^ MARY REIBEY DELIVERED FOR SERVICE ON SYDNEY HARBOUR Richardson Devine Marine 1 May 2014
  19. ^ 24M ANNABELLE RANKIN DELIVERED INTO IMMEDIATE SYDNEY SERVICE Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2014
  20. ^ "Fourth Generation Vessel Joins Captain Cook Cruises Fleet". Sealink Travel Group. 1 December 2014.
  21. ^ CONTRACT SIGNED FOR KILIMANJARO VI – A NEAR SISTER TO KV Richardson Devine Marine 8 January 2015
  22. ^ "New cat ready for wilderness debut". The Mercury Newspaper Tasmania. 29 March 2016.
  23. ^ SEALINK PLACES ORDER FOR TWO FERRIES FOR SYDNEY HARBOUR Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2016
  24. ^ a b CAPTAIN COOK CRUISES’ NEW BOATS ARRIVE SYDNEY HARBOUR Richardson Devine Marine 15 January 2017
  25. ^ RDM069 AND RDM070 – PASSENGER TRANSFER BARGES Richardson Devine Marine 10 February 2017
  26. ^ RDM071 CAT COCOS – ISLE OF LA DIGUE * OPERATING AT SEYCHELLES Richardson Devine Marine 14 March 2018
  27. ^ RDM072 “SPIRIT OF THE WILD” LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 26 March 2018
  28. ^ RDM073 – ‘KILIMANJARO VII’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 19 June 2019
  29. ^ RDM074 – ‘FREYA’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 20 December 2018
  30. ^ RDM078 – ‘KILIMANJARO VIII’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 07 December 2022
  31. ^ RDM079 – ‘ODALISQUE III’ LAUNCHED Richardson Devine Marine 10 January 2023
  32. ^ RDM080 – ‘DAPHNE’ 12M WORK BARGE FOR HOBART Richardson Devine Marine 05 April 2023
  33. ^ a b c d e f g RDM Awarded Contract to build 7 x 24M Passenger Ferries Richardson Devine Marine 26 June 2023
  34. ^ "heavy lift ship from Thorco be loaded with catamaran ferry". www.soefart.dk/. 26 March 2015.
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