| 65 Marine Services NZ MSNZ’s vessels are ideally designed to lift up to six tonnes from seabed to deck or, by using deck winch and airbags, they can float up to 20 tonnes to the surface. MARINE Providing marine and land base fuel in the South Island to commercial and tourism operators and leisure craft owners. 0800 57 92 03 info@bspfuels.nz www.bspfuels.nz Competitive Pricing 7 South Island Locations Proud Suppliers to Marine Services Ltd YOUR FARM GATE SPECIALISTS 221 Foreshore Road, PO Box 107, Bluff Phone: 03 212 8964 www.osborneng.co.nz osborneng@xtra.co.nz GREY RUSSELL Company Director CH-8347830AA HIGH QUALITY DEER, SHEEP & CATTLE GATES WE CAN MAKE ANY SIZE TO ORDER servicing existing ones we installed in 2022. The ease of operating these moorings – and the safety they provide – has been well-appreciated by the vessel operators and marine managers.” For anchoring and mooring work, MSNZ’s vessels Soundz Image and Soul Commitment are ideally designed to lift up to six tonnes from seabed to deck or, by using deck winch and airbags, they can float up to 20 tonnes to the surface. Each is equipped with GPS technology to accurately place, locate or reposition moorings. As Richard notes, many aquaculture farms have recently been reconfigured to meet changes in resource management legislation, with many lines having to be moved. “Some are just block moving but a lot are new anchors; with commercial divers, screw anchors and the strength of our A frames [lifting gear], we are ideally set up for this type of work.” As well, MSNZ is currently maintaining over 1500 moorings in the Marlborough region along with a growing number in Stewart Island and Fiordland.
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