Trade-A-Boat – August 2019

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MORETON BAY REVIEW

Queensland’sMoretonBayMarinePark

zoningplanis settobereviewed,withthe

currentplanduetoexpireonSeptember1,

2019.

Aremakeoftheplanwillintroduceonly

minoradministrativechangesoncethe

currentplanlapses,afterwhicha fullreview

willcommencelaterthisyear.

QueenslandBIAmembershaveannounced

theirintentionstorequestthata sectionof

theplanpreventingindividualboatsentering

themarineparkonmorethan 120 daysper

yearshouldberevoked.

Thoughthisprohibitionexistsinthe

currentplan,it hasbeenunder-publicisedand

hasnotbeenstronglyenforced,historically.

Recentpublicity,however,hasbroughtthe

requirementbacktothefore.

Oncetheremadeplanhascommenced,

theQueenslandgovernmentwillseekinput

fromthepublicaspartofthereview,which

willinforma newmanagementplanthatwill

covertheparkfora further 10 years.

REFURB FOR

SYDNEY FIRST

FLEET FERRY

The NSW State Government has announced

plans to upgrade its fleet of nine First Fleet

ferries, in spite of earlier reports that it was

planning to retire the vessels.

The First Fleet ferries, which went into

service in the 1980s, were said to be part of

a four-stage ‘ferry fleet replacement plan’,

which was to also include a number of other

vessels.

The proposed upgrades will cost $1.3 million

per ferry and will include improvements to

passenger accessibility.

This suggests a marked saving on the

estimated $120 million price tag that was

attached to replacing these, along with seven

RiverCat and two HarbourCat vessels (plans for

these other vessels are still up in the air).

A statement from Transport for NSW

explains: “This is expected to add another 10

years to the life of these vessels, extending

their service well into the 2030s.

“The upgrade will include improvements to

their accessibility through the installation of

technology such as hearing loops.”

Graeme Taylor of Action for Public

Transport shares enthusiasm for the plan:

“They were built to last 60 years. If there is 15

years of economic life in them, the case for

using that in the vessels is compelling.”

Sydney City Marine have made two senior
appointments: John Hickey as general
manager and Warren Levin as director,
commercial and defence.
With these new appointments, the
company hopes to reinforce its focus on
defence and commercial business.
Director Brenton Fischer explains:
“Sydney City Marine has the advantages
of location, expertise and experience in
servicing Defence and Commercial vessels.
“To bolster our direction in these
divisions, we have sourced industry experts
with the contacts and knowledge of the
unique protocols in each sector.”

SCM New

Appointments

NAVICO APPOINTS NEW CEO

Navico have appointed Knut Frostad as president and

CEO, as outgoing chief Leif Ottosson steps down from

the role.

Frostad has previously been on the board of the

company for 14 years and has a comprehensive

understanding of the industry and how Navico’s brands

are positioned.

The company’s revenues have doubled within

the 10 years Ottosson has been at the helm and the

board are positive that Frostad is the right person to

continue this success by facilitating innovation and

unlocking future growth opportunities.