Crew transfers, barge transport and dive support
About the business
This is a marine logistics operator in Gladstone, Queensland, established in 2012 by a Coxswain/Master, running its own fleet across Gladstone Harbour and offshore. Its work covers crew transfers, stores and spares to ships, tugs and LNG facilities, dive support, barge transport and biosecurity waste removal. Ticketed skippers and crew run the day to day, and the operation runs 24/7 with on call response and EFTPOS onboard. The sale includes the vessels, a barge, and plant and equipment, with 8 vessels in survey, and the vessels Chaco and Colando are OVID approved. It is a preferred supplier to Toll Marine Logistics, Smit Lamnalco and Santos, and is Bechtel audited with MEP, MSP and SMS frameworks in place. The owner is retiring, leaving vessels, approvals and client relationships in place, and the approval chain of surveys, OVID approvals, Bechtel audits and preferred supplier listings built over fourteen years transfers with the business. The broker reports that the business is mature, professionally run and not owner dependent, with documented systems. The broker reports that Gladstone is Queensland's largest multi-commodity port and one of Australia's largest export ports, and that vessel volumes move with the cycle while the requirement does not.
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Asking price$2,950,000
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Your cash$885,000
Secured loan, 7 years at 6.98%$2,065,000
Each month
Loan repayment$31,150
Repayments each month
$31,150
Over 7 years you repay $2,616,281, of which $551,281 is interest.
Secured on property: the RBA's average for small business new loans secured on residential property, August 2026. Lenders set their own rates and terms, and this leaves out stamp duty and fees. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2026.
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