Shipbuilding company in Australia
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.[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
2009 Tasmanian Export Awards[5]
Records
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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
As international deliveries of ferries is challenging, Richardson Devine Marine uses heavy lift ships like the Thorco Clairvaux.[38]
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