Colmslie Wharves

Use this listing for the commercial-vessel marina development on Colmslie Road. Current project material says the facility is under construction/planned for mid-2026, with 50 dedicated commercial-vessel berths, berth sizes from 12 m to 50 m, on-water fuelling, wastewater/pump-out, waste management, car parking and crew amenities.

The marina is planned around 51 berths dedicated to commercial vessels, with berth sizes running from 12m up to 35m; later project reporting describes the layout accommodating vessels to 50m, so prospective operators should confirm final berth dimensions with Raptis. Every berth is intended as a permanent home base rather than casual visitor mooring, and leasing is handled directly by the developer, with early commitments taken from local cruise and charter businesses displaced from the inner city.

On-water services are part of the design: fuel connection points allow refuelling at berth, sewage pump-out and general waste facilities are built in, and the project makes much of its environmental management, arguing that proper fuelling and wastewater infrastructure plus an end to unauthorised mooring will reduce pollution and riverbed damage on this reach.

Crew and operational needs are covered by staff amenities including toilets and showers, on-site car parking for vessel crews and provisioning vehicles, and easy road access for restocking, with most provisioning expected on weekends and outside business hours to suit the industrial setting. There is no shipyard, travel lift or chandlery on site; for haul-out and refit work operators will use Brisbane River facilities such as Rivergate at Murarrie.

The site is freehold industrial land with industry zoning that already supports marine uses, and its co-location with the Raptis seafood complex gives it a working-waterfront character rather than a resort-marina one. The developers also argue the facility will modernise the local commercial fleet, since operators have deferred vessel investment for years while berthing tenure was uncertain.

Colmslie sits on the south bank of the Brisbane River in the city's inner east, in a reach shared with tugs, barges and the steady commercial traffic of the Port of Brisbane downstream. Vessels berth in deep water alongside and enjoy straightforward navigation: the Gateway Bridges and the river mouth lie roughly a dozen kilometres downriver, putting Moreton Bay, the bay islands and their anchorages within easy day-trip range, while the city reaches, South Bank and the inner-city pick-up and drop-off pontoons are a short run upstream.

The brown snake, as locals call the river, runs murky and tidal here, with a range of around two metres and a noticeable ebb after rain, and shipping movements rather than weather are the main traffic consideration. Shore-side, this is an industrial precinct, which operators regard as an advantage after years of friction with residents at Dockside: there are no apartments overlooking the berths, and the nearest recreation space is Colmslie Recreation Reserve just along the river.

Crew change and provisioning logistics are simple, with the Port of Brisbane, airport and motorway network close by, and the Bulimba and Morningside dining strips a short drive for crew meals. For interstate operators eyeing Brisbane before the 2032 Games, Colmslie's selling point is certainty of tenure on a river that has not offered it to commercial vessels for years.

Commercial operators already based in Brisbane, from river cruise boats to charter catamarans, are expected to be the first tenants, with interstate entrants forecast to follow once the berths commission.