Bellingham Marine Australia recently completed the Olympic Berths stage of the Rozelle Bay Superyacht Marina for the Waterways Authority in Sydney, Australia. Bellingham was chosen to supply and install its Unifloat concrete floating dock system, providing 17 superyacht berths and 20 berths for support tenders, in two stages.
The first stage—the Millennium Berths—was completed in time for the spectacular New Year celebration. The second stage—the Olympic Berths—was completed before the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Steel piles were used to moor the heavy-duty Unifloat concrete floating marina system and to accommodate the loads applied by the superyachts. UHMW pile slides are used in each of the pile guides.
To handle the extreme loadings exerted by superyachts on their moorings, a unique stake pile and chain system was driven into the seabed for the vessels’ bow lines. The mooring system was specially designed to handle the large lines of the world-class yachts expected to use the services of this purpose-built marina. The marina features sewage pump-out, electric and potable water services for each berth. The service pedestals were manufactured by Marine Technologies of Nerang, Queensland, and installed by Marina Electrical and Plumbing Pty. Ltd. Project managers were Tom Sims and Gary Charlwood of Bellingham Marine and Peter Whiteoak of the Waterways Authority.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat is a registered trademark of Bellingham Marine.
Bellingham Marine has moved its Connecticut office to a 12-acre property at 225 Hanover Road in York, Pennsylvania. The move gives the company’s northeast operation ample office space, increased manufacturing capacity and a spacious garage. Total area is 24,235 square feet. The facilitiy’s new batch plant allows increased high-quality manufacturing volumes, and the location offers significant space for storage and expansion. The area’s milder weather conditions will permit year-round production and facilitation of curing processes. Everett Babbitt, executive vice president, said, “We are very excited about this new, state-of-the-art facility. It will allow us to better serve the needs of our customers in the northeast region.” Bellingham will benefit from York County’s proximity to six of the nation’s top 25 markets, an excellent transportation system and York County’s productive, skilled labor force. The move also means York area communities will share in the prosperity and long term growth that come with the introduction of Bellingham’s marine business. Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat® floating dock systems, Unideck® fresh water systems and Unistack® dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide. From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat®, Unideck® and Unistack® are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.
With the continuing growth of boating in northern Florida, local marinas have seen the demand for dry storage grow as well. Ron Foster, Sr., of the Stella Group, recognized this need and has contracted with Bellingham Marine to construct a large drystack facility at the group’s Palm Harbor Marina.
Located at 14503 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida, the building consists of two main aisles with racks on both sides of either. Its 486 racks handle boats up to 35′, and exterior additions are available for mixed-use retail office space and marine-related repair shops. As with all Bellingham projects, the structure will incorporate features determined by the area’s prevailing climate and weather conditions.
Before Foster purchased the marina, it was known as Jacksonville Yacht Basin. The grand opening of the new Palm Harbor Marina drystack storage facility is scheduled for spring of 2000.
Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat® floating dock systems, Unideck® fresh water systems and Unistack® dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat®, Unideck® and Unistack® are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.
With the traditional O’o and saltwater blessing by Kahu Kamaki Kanahele, Ko Olina Ocean Marina, LLC broke ground for a 43-acre, 270-slip marina development that is just the first phase in a new wave of activity coming ashore at Oahu’s largest and most luxurious resort development.
The 43-acre private marina, which will open in January, 2000, will cater to both sportfishing and recreational boaters with spacious, floating concrete docks able to accommodate vessels up to 150 feet in length and all the services mariners expect from a world-class facility. Next on the drawing board for the 642-acre Ko Olina (“Place of Joy”) Resort & Marina development is a 750-unit time-share project and a community of 1,500 condominium homes – both still in the planning stages – for a total investment of more than $1 billion. The master-planned, gated development on the western shore of Hawaii’s principal island already boasts the award-winning Ihilani Resort and Spa; the 18-hole Ted Robinson-designed Ko Olina Golf Club; the Paradise Cove cultural park; a string of jewel-like lagoons connected by 1.5 miles of seaside pathways; the new and popular, full-service Ko Olina Wedding Chapel; and the three-year-old Fairways at Ko Olina golf course residential community.
The new marina is a welcome addition to Hawaii’s capitol island, where boat slips are notoriously scarce. It’s a boater’s dream, with a launch ramp, 33 trailer parking stalls and a fuel dock to provide gasoline, diesel and pump-out services. Limited commercial moorage will also be available. Jeff Stone, co-manager of Ko Olina Resort & Marina, said, “This private marina, the first one built in Hawaii in 30 years, is the heart of the resort; and the resort will be an anchor for the ‘second city’ of Kapolei.” Stone anticipates that the Leeward community will become a leading force in the revitalizing of Hawaii’s economy with the upcoming flush of activity at Ko Olina.
The marina is expected to provide 60 jobs. General contractor North Pacific Construction is completing the dredging of the marina and will begin installation of floating concrete docks built by Bellingham Marine in late October, 1999. Bellingham Marine, based in Bellingham, Washington, specializes in precision-engineered flotation systems. Services provided to boaters will include electricity, water, telephone and cable television hookups, gas and diesel fuel dock, marina store, laundry and restroom facilities, barbecue and picnic areas and a controlled entry to the docks.
General contractors, Armstrong Builders for the harbormaster and Koga Engineering for the marina parking and utilities, are working under the direction of architect Fabrizio Medosi of Pacific Atelier, civil engineer Harvey Hida of Hida Okamoto & Associates and landscape architect Mike Miyabara of Miyabara & Associates. This portion of the development is expected to be completed in February, 2000. After a period of quiet following Ko Olina’s initial development in the mid-1990s, today’s groundbreaking ceremony is the symbolic beginning of a new era, a move to realizing the vision of a multifaceted “Place of Joy” beckoning to residents and visitors alike.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com.
Bellingham Marine Australia recently completed the expansion of its manufacturing facilities located at 17 Mile Rocks near Brisbane, Australia. The expansion doubled the enclosed manufacturing area to over 11,000 square feet. The addition to the existing steel building included the extension of the electric, 3-ton overhead crane system.
This increase in building space allows Bellingham to continue casting its concrete Unifloat and Pacific pontoon systems in a protected environment, out of the sun, wind and rain that is common to this area of Queensland. Phillip Greenman, Bellingham Marine Australia CEO, said, “This major expansion demonstrates our commitment to the Australasia market, not only in terms of production capacity, but also quality. The Australian factory is now on a par with any of the five other factories in the world-wide Bellingham Group.”
Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat floating dock systems, Unideck fresh water dock systems and Unistack dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide. From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat, Unideck, Unistack and Pacific are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.