Asia Pacific Superyachts New Zealand is proud to announce a new superyacht refit collective in New Zealand. The aim of the initiative is to allow yachts to save time by choosing pre-vetted refit providers, when organising a refit in the Pacific nation.

Refit of charter yacht Big Fish at Titan Marine in New Zealand

APS NZ has pulled together a selection of New Zealand’s best refit service providers to deliver a centralized service. These include Titan Marine Engineering, Oceania Marine and Babcock (NZ) Ltd., as well as specialist large yacht refit project managers, MML. The new refit collective is thus able to provide the best New Zealand’s refit services have to offer.

Led by Jeanette Tobin and Duthie Lidgard, APS NZ is able to offer yachts proven refit services within the Pacific nation. These services include access to a dry dock of 181-metres, a 1500 GRT slipway in the centre of central Auckland, a 100T travel lift, as well as repair berth to 190-metres. Contractors with a proven track record including work on such outstanding vessels as superyacht Arctic P, mega yacht Mayan Queen, as well as luxury yacht A, are ready to provide clients with a complete refit  or five, or ten year survey.

Auckland’s central refit hub

“After 12 years of business we know who are the most reliable and cost-effective contractors in the country. With a strong track record in agency work and the sourcing of parts, moving in the direction of refit was a natural progression for the team,” comments Duthie Lidgard of Asia Pacific Superyachts New Zealand.

The agency doesn’t charge for this service and is happy to introduce the yacht to its vetted yards and project managers and oversee the works, or simply make the introduction. Recent projects by APS NZ’s partners include a seven year, multi-faceted refit of Arctic P yacht, a major refit of a Damen Sea Axe, as well as a full refit of heritage Feadship superyacht Alchemy.