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HARDSTAND & TRAVEL LIFT

Hardstand and travel lift services for commercial vessels across Australia. Safe, efficient haul-outs, dry storage, and vessel maintenance.
Polaris Marine Group offers professional hardstand and travel lift services designed to support vessel maintenance, storage, and transport with safety, precision, and care. Whether you’re lifting a vessel out for urgent repairs or scheduling a long-term maintenance program, our team provides efficient, reliable service backed by decades of marine experience. We work with commercial vessel owners, government agencies, private operators, and marine contractors who require dry access to their vessels for inspection, repair, cleaning, or upgrades. With access to heavy-duty lifting infrastructure, secure hardstand areas, and a skilled marine workforce, Polaris Marine Group has the capacity to handle vessels of all sizes and specifications.

Marine Travel Lift Capability

Our marine travel lifts are designed to move vessels safely from water to land and back again. With experienced operators and a focus on precision, we can accommodate a wide variety of hull types, lengths, and tonnages. Each lift is conducted with close attention to weight distribution, hull configuration, and environmental conditions to ensure the safe handling of every vessel. Travel lift services are often used for scheduled maintenance, emergency repairs, or vessel transport between locations. We operate with minimal disruption to adjacent marine activity and coordinate closely with our clients to schedule lifts at times that work with their operational needs. Whether you’re hauling out a tug, barge, yacht, pilot vessel, or workboat, our team ensures the process is smooth, efficient, and safe.

Secure Hardstand Storage and Maintenance

Once lifted, vessels are transported to a designated hardstand area—typically a secure, reinforced surface built to withstand heavy loads and provide stable ground for marine works. Polaris Marine Group offers both short-term and long-term hardstand solutions for vessels undergoing inspection, servicing, or refurbishment. Our hardstand areas are designed to accommodate a wide range of vessel sizes and configurations. These controlled environments give marine trades the space they need to work efficiently and safely, whether the task involves hull cleaning, repainting, welding, mechanical upgrades, or surveys. The hardstand also provides an ideal environment for contractors, surveyors, and clients to inspect vessel components that are otherwise below the waterline.

Supporting All Marine Sectors

Our hardstand and travel lift services are relied upon by clients in a wide range of industries, including ports, construction, transport, tourism, emergency services, and defence. These services are essential for keeping commercial fleets operating safely and efficiently, and ensuring compliance with regulatory maintenance requirements. Vessels such as tugs, barges, ferries, pilot boats, and patrol vessels all benefit from scheduled dry-docking and on-land access. For operators, the ability to access high-quality hardstand and lifting infrastructure means greater control over fleet maintenance, lower downtime, and improved operational planning.

Streamlined Vessel Maintenance Projects

Polaris Marine Group coordinates with shipwrights, engineers, marine electricians, and other trades to ensure that hardstand projects run smoothly from start to finish. Whether you’re conducting a routine hull inspection or undertaking a major refit, our team can provide end-to-end project support and site coordination. We offer flexible timelines, clear communication, and access to a network of trusted marine trades. This integrated approach ensures that vessel maintenance projects remain on time, on budget, and aligned with the operational goals of the owner or contractor. By bringing together lifting, storage, and service support, we streamline the entire maintenance process.

Environmental and Safety Considerations

Working on vessels out of water comes with important environmental and safety responsibilities. At Polaris Marine Group, we follow strict protocols to manage runoff, waste, and emissions associated with hardstand activities. Our sites are designed to capture and filter runoff water, contain debris, and prevent contaminants from entering the marine environment. We also implement safety systems to protect personnel and equipment on site. This includes secure vessel blocking, controlled access zones, and site-specific risk assessments. Our lifting crews are certified, experienced, and trained to respond to unexpected changes in site conditions, vessel stability, or environmental factors.

Transport, Logistics and Relocation Support

In addition to lifting and hardstand services, Polaris Marine Group supports clients who require vessel relocation or logistics support. Our fleet of marine vessels and transport assets enables us to move equipment and vessels across short or long distances—whether by water or via road-based transport arranged with trusted partners. For larger or specialised vessels, we can manage logistics from lift to laydown and through to launch or relocation. This is especially useful for clients involved in new builds, asset purchases, or project-based vessel use who need a trusted partner to manage the operational details of vessel delivery.

Maintenance Scheduling and Planning

Dry-docking and hardstand access often form part of broader fleet maintenance planning. Polaris Marine Group works with clients to develop schedules that allow for routine maintenance without impacting critical operations. We understand the commercial realities of vessel downtime and aim to keep maintenance windows short, efficient, and predictable. Planning services can include condition assessments, regulatory checks, pre-lift inspections, and post-maintenance certification. We also assist with forward scheduling to help clients lock in hardstand access at times that align with low demand periods or off-season maintenance cycles.

PROJECTS

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Manton Dam

Polaris Marine Constructions were engaged by Exact Contracting to provide a modular crane barge service at the Dam wall at Manton Dam to deliver the replacement of internal valving and upgrades to the infrastructure of the Intake tower.

Nelligen Bridge Marine Support and Demolition Contract

Polaris Marine Group played a key role in the Nelligen Bridge project, providing overwater support for construction before demolishing the 7-span, 5,000-tonne bridge. The in-house demolition was incident-free, using a suspended work deck with geotextile and drainage to capture debris. Materials were processed on-site and recycled. This project highlighted Polaris Marine’s expertise in complex marine demolition within sensitive waterways.

Seabed Services Pipe Line Deployment

Deploy 3 service pipe lines on the sea floor between Garden Island and Fort Dennison and cover with precast grout mattresses.

Fort Denison – Ferry Wharf

This project included wharf demolition, sea wall remediation, pile installation, concrete works, and the installation of a new pontoon with electrical connections.

Circular Quay – Western Promenade – Soffit Concrete Repairs

This project involved concrete remediation works, including hydro-blasting, shotcrete application, bar reinforcement, protective coatings, and concrete cutting, with site set-up, exclusion zones, and sound curtain installation to ensure safety and minimal disruption.

Manly Boat Shed – Pontoon & Jetty Replacement

This project involved constructing a pontoon, gangway, and timber jetty, including piling, demolition, and electrical connections, to deliver a durable marine access solution.
SEE MORE POLARIS PROJECTS

TESTIMONIALS

HEAR FROM SOME
OF OUR CLIENTS

★★★★★ 5/5
“Polaris are awesome to work with, they make landscaping jobs with tricky access a breeze.”

Johnny L - Distinct Landscapes

★★★★★ 5/5
“The attention to detail provided by PMC during the project could not be faulted. Execution, safety, onsite management and the finished product were at a very high standard. Communication throughout the project from PMC Supervisors and Project Manager were regular and accurate. This enabled Thales to understand daily activities, problems and overall progression at every stage. Ultimately, the professionalism shown by PMC through all aspects of the project, enabled for a successful end product to the Commonwealth. I can’t thank Dane and the PMC team enough for the way the project was ran, start to finish.”

Jake Duncombe, Project Manager

★★★★★ 5/5
“Polaris were an exceptional contractor to work with throughout this project. They were fluent in communication, timely, reliable, nailed the quality of work and went out of their way to be flexible with Thales needs. They have a positive and healthy working relationship with Thales.”

Owen Gardner, Project Manager

★★★★★ 5/5
“I have had the pleasure of working with Polaris for the last couple of years, particularly with transporting vehicles for events, deliveries, and contractors. Their Team is professional and reliable, from their Operational Team, Cookie & Jay, to their Skippers and deckhands are incredibly efficient, even under tight event schedules. What really stands out is their attention to detail and commitment to customer satisfaction. Such as accommodating last-minute changes, they always go the extra mile to make sure everything runs smoothly, giving us peace of mind. Over the years we have built a great relationship/partnership with Polaris and we look forward to continuing to work with them for years to come.”

Keighley O, Sydney Harbour Trust

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If you need to tow it, show it, build it, push it, deliver it, lift it or salvage it over water; please complete this form and one of our team will be in touch.

Gate 2, James Craig Rd, Rozelle NSW 2039

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Phone: +61 2 9563 8333
Emergency Phone: +61 (0) 418 231 916

[email protected]

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