What Sydney City Marine does

Sydney City Marine is a privately held full-service shipyard located on a 25,000m² waterfront site under the Anzac Bridge in Rozelle, Sydney Harbour, providing boat repair, maintenance, refitting, antifouling, painting, and lifting services to defence, commercial, superyacht, and recreational clients. The facility operates 24/7 with purpose-built infrastructure including a Lloyds-certified 800-tonne shiplift (handling vessels up to 60 metres with a 14-metre beam), a 100-tonne travel lift, a 47-tonne submersible trailer, two climate-controlled paint sheds with 90% paint transfer efficiency, a 40,000 psi water blaster, 150-tonne cranes, and an on-site water recycling plant enabling self-sufficient supply. The business is held by the Fischer family (Brenton Fischer has led it since 2013), employs 45 full-time staff plus hundreds of contractors on site, and holds ISO 9001:2008 certification from Lloyds Register as well as ADF Maritime Material Requirements qualification — making it one of only eight facilities in Australia authorised to dock Australian Defence Force vessels.

Revenue is generated on a project-quoted, pay-as-you-go basis across three primary verticals: (1) Government and Defence (Royal Australian Navy work including LHD Landing Craft sustainment under a long-term Naval Ship Management agreement, plus HMAS Diamantina docking with Thales Australia), (2) Superyachts and Commercial Vessels over 100 feet requiring heavy-lift capability and quick turnaround, and (3) Recreational vessels under 100 feet including race yachts, classics, and powerboats. Go-to-market is a hybrid of enterprise field sales (formal defence tendering, prime contractor relationships with NSM and Thales) and direct-to-consumer (online quote forms, phone enquiries, boat show presence at Sanctuary Cove, Sydney International Boat Show, and ASMEX). Strategic partnerships include a 2018 joint venture with Halliday Engineering for fabrication and machining, and a 2019 Australian Industry & Defence Network pavilion presence at Pacific International Maritime Exposition. The company has no public listing, no disclosed institutional investment, and no revenue disclosure; management is concentrated under the Fischer family with Brenton Fischer as Director, John Hickey as General Manager, and Warren Levin (former Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver) as Director, Commercial & Defence.

Name

Sydney City Marine

Legal name

Sydney City Marine Pty Ltd

Website

https://sydneycitymarine.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sydney City Marine is a privately held full-service shipyard in Rozelle, Sydney Harbour, providing repair, maintenance, refit, antifouling, and lifting services (via an 800-tonne shiplift) to defence, commercial, superyacht, and recreational vessel owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Repair and Maintenance Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Docking & Dockyard Operations (Graving/Floating Docks, Docking Services) (TLAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Naval & Government Vessel Maintenance & Modernization (TLAKAKAB), Underwater Hull Inspection, Cleaning & Propeller Services (TLAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Marine repair services
• Shipyard maintenance
• Vessel lifting
• Antifouling painting
• Boat refit

Headquarters

HQ city

Rozelle

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Marine Repair and Maintenance Services: Sydney City Marine generates revenue through fees charged for boat repair, maintenance, lifting, antifouling, painting, rigging, engineering, electrical, and shipwright services. Services are priced per job/project, with quotes provided based on vessel size, scope of work, and vessel type. Work spans recreational, commercial, and government/defence vessels. The facility operates 24/7 with all-weather undercover working capacity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sydney City Marine is a full-service shipyard providing boat maintenance, refitting, rebuilding, lifting, antifouling, and painting services from a 25,000 sqm purpose-built facility on Sydney Harbour in Rozelle. The company serves vessels from 20-foot recreational boats through to 60-metre superyachts and Royal Australian Navy defence vessels, with 24/7 all-weather operating capability. Its service mix spans recreational boat owners, superyacht and commercial vessel operators, and government/defence clients.

Product overview

Sydney City Marine operates as a full-service marine shipyard and maintenance facility offering a comprehensive range of boat repair, maintenance, and refit services. The company provides lifting services (up to 800 tonnes), antifouling, paint/spray painting, and general boat repair/maintenance for vessels across all segments including recreational (boats under 100ft), superyachts and commercial vessels (over 100ft), and government/defence vessels. The facility features purpose-built infrastructure including climate-controlled spray booths, hardstand storage, floating marina berths, and specialized equipment such as the Lloyds-certified 800 Tonne shiplift. Services are delivered through integrated on-site capabilities including marine mechanics, engineering, electricians, riggers, and shipwrights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lifting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Antifoul turnaround in three days with two weeks' advance booking
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Thales AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Sydney City Marine collaborated effectively with Thales Australia to achieve a successful and timely outcome in docking and undocking HMAS Diamantina, demonstrating SCM's ability to respond to urgent RAN requirements whilst working alongside a major defence prime.
• Naval Ship Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (NSM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Sydney City Marine signed a long-term agreement with Naval Ship Management (NSM) to provide facility and vessel maintenance services for the Royal Australian Navy's 12 LHD Landing Crafts. This builds on SCM's ADF docking qualification from the Naval Technical Bureau. NSM is the LHD Asset Class Prime Contractor, and the agreement enables NSM to meet contractual obligations for the LHD Landing Craft sustainment programme.
• Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2019Sydney City Marine exhibits within the AIDN Pavilion at the Pacific 2019 International Maritime Exposition. AIDN provides a platform for Australian SMEs to showcase products and services to foreign and domestic Navies attending the event, which attracts large overseas delegations.
• Halliday EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018Sydney City Marine and Halliday Engineering signed a Joint Venture agreement in late 2018. SCM provides the facility, lifting, blasting, and painting capabilities; Halliday Engineering provides skilled engineering, fabricating, fitting, turning and mechanical works. Halliday's full facility is 500m away with fabrication, milling, boring, turning, and general machining equipment. The combined capability covers propulsion system overhauls, rudder bearings, couplings, shafts, and full design work with Quality Assurance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Austal Limited: ASX-listed global shipbuilder of defence and commercial vessels, including aluminium patrol boats and landing craft for the RAN. Adjacent competitor in defence vessel sustainment and a likely prime alongside SCM on certain naval programs.
• Bellingham Marine: Global marina design, construction and refurbishment company with a strong Asia-Pacific presence. Comparable as a broader marine infrastructure incumbent operating adjacent services to SCM in the marina and waterfront facility space.
• Damen Shipyards: Global Dutch shipbuilding group with ship repair yards worldwide, including in the Asia-Pacific region. An international benchmark for full-service ship repair and refit capabilities comparable to SCM's diversified offering.
• BAE Systems Australia (formerly ASC): Owns and operates the Osborne Naval Shipyard (SA) and Williamstown facility (Vic), supporting Royal Australian Navy surface and submarine programs. A broader incumbent in Australian naval sustainment that competes for higher-value defence scopes than SCM.
• Civmec (formerly Forgacs): Australian engineering and shipbuilding group with Henderson facility in Western Australia serving defence, marine, and oil & gas. Competes in the broader naval sustainment and shipbuilding market in which SCM participates as a sub-contractor.

Others

• Halliday Engineering: Sydney-based 165-year-old marine engineering firm in a JV partnership with SCM. Although allied rather than competitive, it represents the engineering and fabrication scope that any direct competitor would need to match to offer one-stop refit services.

Direct peers

• Rivergate Marina & Shipyard: Large full-service marina and shipyard on the Brisbane River serving superyachts, commercial vessels, and government clients with heavy-lift capabilities. Directly comparable to SCM as an Australian east-coast multi-segment marine maintenance and refit facility.
• Gold Coast City Marina: Coomera-based superyacht shipyard with 80-tonne travel lift, refit sheds and full-service maintenance. Competes with SCM in the Australia east-coast superyacht and large-vessel refit market.
• East Coast Boat Lifters: Specialised vessel lifting and transport operator on Australia's east coast with mobile hydraulic trailers. A narrower peer that overlaps with SCM's travel-lift and submersible trailer capabilities for mid-size vessels.
• The Boat Works: Gold Coast shipyard offering undercover hardstand, refit, antifouling, paint and engineering services for superyachts and recreational vessels. Comparable to SCM's recreational and superyacht service mix with similar capital-intensive waterfront infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sydneyctymarine
• Facebookfacebook.com/SydneyCityMarine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sydney-city-marine

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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