The recent launching and delivery of a purpose built 1200 gross tonne spoil dump barge has certainly turned some heads.
“This is the first of the new generation alloy dump barges we have been fortunate to review and it is hugely engineered, the internal framing and structure is immense. For a dumb clamshell split hopper barge she has appealing lines and a functionality about her that sets her up for the job at hand.”
Groundbreaking barge from New Zealand’s Q-West.
A 40.2-metre split-hopper barge launched this January by Q-West Boat Builders has become the New Zealand-based firm’s single largest build and its first barge constructed in aluminum.
The launching this week of the biggest vessel Q-West Boat Builders has constructed has signalled the beginning of a boom year for the Wanganui company.
In the face of tough offshore competition, the Castlecliff boatyard continues to gather contracts and this year will be taking on more staff to fill the orders.
Managing Director Myles Fothergill said the launch of the split hopper barge – now on its way to Auckland – kick-started a busy year.
New Zealand’s Q-West Boat Builders has a long and established history of producing commercial craft such as pilot and port vessels, many of which are still in use after two decades of continued operation.
Teknicraft Design is currently completing the design of a split-hopper barge under construction at Q-West Boat Builders in Wanganui, New Zealand. More commonly associated with designing high speed passenger vessels, offshore support vessels and patrol craft, the Teknicraft Design Team is proving their versatility by designing a barge which may be the first of its kind in the world.
Q-West Boat Builders: New boat for lobster fisher.
What better way to celebrate the success of your fishing business than by giving it a new-build boat? Derek Johnson of Seafood NZ talks to Paul Reinke about working with Q-West Boat Builders to bring his business into the 21st century.
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