Description

Westhaven Marina in Auckland is a public marina owned by the Auckland Council and features the latest in marina technology. Along with its sister marinas, Viaduct and Silo, they form the largest marina in the southern hemisphere. In 2014 the marina underwent a massive rebuild, installing over 1,710 square metres of new Unifloat concrete pontoons.

The new pontoons use the latest in marina technology, Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) thru-rods with glass filled nylon nuts. The rods offer a much longer life span and reduced maintenance over the lifespan of the pontoons.

Project overview

Westhaven Marina in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, has been rebuilt in stages by Bellingham Marine New Zealand under design/build contracts.

Berth replacement: 106 berths on 1970s metal-tube, timber-decked pontoons were replaced with Unifloat® concrete pontoons, new water and power pedestals and new concrete piles. A steel pile and concrete panel wave screen was added to cut wave action from passing boats.
X and Y Piers (2014): more than 1,710 m² of new concrete pontoons made at Bellingham’s Otahuhu, Auckland plant, with FRP thru-rods and glass-filled nylon nuts for a longer life and less maintenance. The contract covered pile and pontoon design and all installation, from security gates to a new pump-out system.

Read the full story: BELLINGHAM MARINE AWARDED CONTRACT TO REPLACE PIERS AT WESTHAVEN MARINA and Bellingham Marine Awarded Contract for Replacement of Piers at Westhaven Marina in New Zealand.

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Features

Unifloat concrete pontoons

FRP Thru-rods

Pumpout system

New utilities