Australia: Tasmanian Air Adventures recently hired Bellingham Marine to provide a mooring for the company's seaplane operations located on Hobart's waterfront.
The project originally called for a steel pontoon system, but after looking at its feasibility the owners decided to go with Bellingham's concrete option on the grounds that it was more cost effective and required less maintenance. The new pontoon is a first for Bellingham. It is configured in an L-shape and features Bellingham's innovative telescoping pile system, which has all the benefits of a pile-anchored pontoon system with the added benefit of safer mooring. Without the pile protruding above the surface of the pontoon, the pilot does not have to worry about the possibility of clipping his wing and damaging the plane.
The new pontoon is situated in Constitution Dock along Kings Pier and accessed via a new aluminium gangway and gate, also from Bellingham. Additional features include 500mm freeboard to accommodate easy loading on and off the plane and provision for power and water. Tasmanian Air offers sightseeing tours of Port Arthur and the surrounding Hobart area.
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