Marina World - Issue 105 - Jan/Feb 2018

WE HARNESS THE FIRE TO CONTROL THE SEA

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE COULD REPLACE STEEL AS REINFORCEMENT WITH SOMETHING NON-CORROSIVE?

A couple of years ago we asked ourselves this question and a long process was started. After a couple of years of development, a patent was applied for covering a new production method using Basalt as reinforcement. Basalt is volcanic rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava. Basalt Rebar reinforcement is an alternative to steel for reinforcing concrete, basalt rebar is tough, stronger than steel and has a higher tensile strength. Basalt rebar is naturally resistant to alkali, rust and acids, therefore perfect for Marine environments.

Charlotte Niemiec looks at highlights around the world in 2017

Marina Planning & Design

Dubai’s ambitious Marasi project includes four distinct marinas. Oscar Siches reports

Abell Point Marina in Australia underwent a swift rebuild after Cyclone Debbie

Windermere Quays Marina, now reconfigured and extended, is better able to welcome

a UK tourist spot

Alamitos Bay Marina in California was the subject of an ambitious rebuild.

Lagoon Marina in Ras Al Khaimah supports the first phase of the Mina al Arab development.

On the cover: In 2005 Alamitos Bay Marina had 1,962 slips in seven different basins. In a project which lasted 13 years, the City of Long Beach, California, refurbished it entirely, reconfiguring to 1,655 slips with optimum slip sizes. Read more p. 39

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Death by plastic

The BBC’s biggest TV hit for 2017 was Blue Planet II, a documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough that explored the increasingly challenged life in our oceans. The series was popular not just in the UK, where it attracted over 14 million viewers, but worldwide. According to The Sunday Times, 80 million watched in China alone; slowing down the internet.

Attenborough – who has at least 15 natural species named after him and a volume of awards and honorary titles – has become increasingly involved with environmental projects and given greater prominence to environmental messages over his many decades as the UK’s best known naturalist. His message in Blue Planet II, reinforced by disturbing (and controversial) images, that plastic is now the biggest threat to the sea and creatures who live in it or rely upon it, will be one of his most important legacies. Destroy our oceans and we destroy our world.

The facts make stark reading. We produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is for single use; over eight million tons is dumped in the sea every year; a plastic bag has a ‘working life’ of 15 minutes; over the last ten years we have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century (plasticocean. org).

Plastic is everywhere: tiny fibres, microbeads, fragments and chemical by-products that infiltrate every aspect of daily life. It’s in the air, it floats like pollen in sunlight. It’s thick in rivers and oceans, it’s in seafood and salt and in millions of wild animals; it has contaminated tap water samples from around the world. It defies wealth and geography and scientists suspect plastic can leach toxins once inside the human body (orbmedia.org).

According to ecowatch.com, we currently recover just over 5% of the plastics we produce; the Great Pacific Garbage Patch off the coast of California is the size of Texas with plastic pieces outnumbering sea life by six to one; there is more microplastic in the ocean than there are stars in the Milky Way.

The Guardian newspaper takes up the theme: “Every minute one rubbish lorry’sworth of plastic is dumped into the sea. If we continue at this rate, some estimate that our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050.”

The task to clean up our oceans is monumental and, although we can make a big difference, we will only ever achieve a modest improvement. Our very best policy is prevention; to make any and every effort not to litter and pollute the sea; to avoid buying ‘throw away’ plastic where we can; and to remember that ‘recyclable’ plastic is only more virtuous if it is actually recycled.

The Marina World team was delighted that the floating rubbish collector, Seabin, won the DAME design award in the Marina Equipment category at Metstrade 2017 (see p. 47). Not only is this product worthy of such a prestigious accolade but its accompanying education programme boosts public awareness of how polluting the sea has become a dire and undisputed global threat.

Carol Fulford Editor

BTI plans Tampa marina

USA: Florida-based property developer BTI Partners has revealed plans for a 150-slip deep water marina facility in Tampa’s Westshore Marina District, a 52 acre (21ha) mixed use waterfront development on the Tampa side of the Gandy Bridge.

The $10 million facility will be the largest new marina to be built in the Tampa Bay area in many years and will have slips ranging from 35-100ft (1130m). Boaters will have unobstructed deep water access to the Bay and the Gulf.

Ideally located within walking distance of Westshore Marina District’s planned retail outlets and restaurants, the marina will have a broad range

Marina proposal at North Harbour

AUSTRALIA: A proposed marina with associated shoreside facilities is currently going through the approvals process with local and state government for the North Harbour development in Brisbane.

North Harbour is a new master planned residential community developed by Port Binnli, the team behind Mackay Marina Village & Shipyard. It will include 1,000 acres (404.6ha) of open space and parkland. Two parks are already open and an AU$3 million Heritage Precinct is under construction with additional parks and recreational areas proposed for future development.

of services and amenities including a ship store, fuel dock and concierge services.

BTI has retained Moffatt & Nichol to design the marina facilities and construction is expected to begin this year and complete by 2020. The developer will also be building luxury condominiums with high end amenities and services to a similar construction timeframe.

SUTL wins China contract

CHINA: According to The Business Times (Singapore), SUTL Enterprise – owner of the One°15 brand – has secured a 10-year management contract for an upcoming integrated marina at Sanshan Island in Taihu Lake, Suzhou.

The contract was awarded by the project’s master developer Suzhou Taihu SanShan Island Marina, which holds land and water rights. The project will comprise a private marina, yacht club, marina facilities and a potential clubhouse.

SUTL Enterprise executive director and CEO Arthur Tay told the newspaper that Sanshan Island attracts more than a million visitors every year, with visitor numbers increasing “more than 10% year-on-year”.

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Further boost to marina portfolio

USA: Suntex Marina Investors LLC has acquired two properties on the Trinity Lake reservoir in California.

Cedar Stock Resort Marina is a fullservice facility that is operated under permit from the Forest Service. It caters

for a broad range of vessel types with rentable slips, and offers fishing boat, cruiser, powerboat, PWC and ski boat

Metstrade 2017: a record breaking 30th

NETHERLANDS: The 30th Metstrade event (14th-16th November 2017) broke new ground in terms of exhibitor and visitor numbers. Unique visitor figures were the highest ever recorded at 16,307 (5% up on 2016) and the overall total, at 24,856 visits, rose by the same percentage. Organisers RAI Amsterdam were particularly pleased to see a boost to geographical reach as visitors arrived from 116 different countries (107 in 2016), and 68% of overall visitors came from outside the Netherlands.

Exhibitors in the Marina & Yard Pavilion (MYP) were impressed with the quality of visitors, reinforcing the benefit of a dedicated product pavilion in a niche market area.

“This anniversary edition was a success because it was conducted in a vibrant atmosphere where exhibitors and visitors alike enjoyed excellent business,” said RAI Amsterdam’s maritime director Irene Dros. “There

was also a great deal of appreciation for the exceptionally high number of new and innovative products on display.”

One of these innovations was Seabin, a floating debris recovery product that won the prestigious DAME design award in the Marina Equipment category! Read more about Seabin and other Metstrade marina product highlights on pages 47-52.

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rentals. Holidaymakers can also book vacations on houseboats or mountain cabins.

The second property, Trinity Center Marina, is an all-new marina that will be operated under the same permit arrangement. Planned to open in June this year, it will tentatively have around 20 boat slips and fuel facilities.

Trinity Lake Resort has a water area of 16,000 acres (6,475ha) and a 154mi (248km) shoreline, which is best known for its irregular shape that features three separate arms and dozens of secret tree-lined coves.

With bald eagles dipping into the lake and the monumental backdrop of the Trinity Alps, it is one of the most scenic reservoirs in the state.

Superyacht Summit

DUBAI: P&O Marinas and Fabmar will run the Dubai International Superyacht Summit from 28th February - 1st March 2018.

The theme for the year is ‘The Emirati Riviera: A New World Hub for Yachting’. With many marina developments currently under construction, the UAE is becoming an increasingly popular part of the superyacht cruising circuit and offers an alternative wintering homeport for traditional destinations.

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Swift action saves football party

USA: At the end of October last year over 150,000 college football fans converged on Jacksonville for the annual Florida vs. Georgia game, affectionately known as The World’s Largest Cocktail Party. Fans usually start docking their boats at Metropolitan Park Marina (Metro Park) on Friday so as to spend the weekend celebrating with in-water tailgating. But last year the Metro Park fixed docks were completely wiped out by Hurricane Irma’s storm surge.

With roughly 600 people needing the docks for game day, City officials contacted Bellingham Marine and fortunately, Bellingham had an inventory of temporary timber docks waiting in a nearby plant.

“The docks were built for the National Marine Manufacturers’ Association (NMMA) as part of an expansion project for the Miami International Boat Show,” explained Steve Ryder, Bellingham manager of project

development. “NMMA officials graciously agreed to allow the City of Jacksonville to rent the docks as part of their rental inventory programme.”

On 24th October, Bellingham began a two-day installation of 640ft (195m) of floating timber docks and thus provided the much-needed temporary moorage for the big game. With a bit of luck and some quick action on everyone’s part, fans were able to enjoy all the festivities to the full.

Harvey and Irma –counting the costs

USA: Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS), the nation’s largest advocacy, services and safety group for recreational boaters, estimates that more than 63,000 recreational boats were damaged or destroyed as a result of both Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma last year.

A combined dollar damage has been estimated at $655 million (boats only). The numbers are strikingly close to 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, which remains the single largest industry loss with more than 65,000 boats damaged and more than $650 million in estimated losses.

Breaking down the 2017 season storms, Hurricane Irma damaged or destroyed 50,000 vessels with approximately $500 million in recreational boat damage. About 13,500 boats were damaged or lost costing $155 million in boat damage as the result of Hurricane Harvey.

“These two storms were as different as night and day,” said BoatUS marine insurance program vice president of claims Rick Wilson. “The boats that were hit the hardest by Harvey were located on a relatively small slice of Texas coast, while we saw damage to recreational vessels from Irma in every corner of Florida.”

“While Hurricane Irma’s losses are

significant, it could have been much worse,” added Wilson. “Irma ultimately travelled up Florida’s west coast and not the east, which was initially forecast. And while locations in the right front quadrant of the storm such as Big Pine Key and Marathon were hit hard with a Category 4 storm, Irma lost strength as it approached the mainland and swept up Florida. As the storm passed east of Tampa Bay, waters receded and came back gradually, also lessening surge damage.”

CLARIFICATION

In the November/December issue, we reported on a handful of marinas affected by the devastating US hurricanes. We would like to clarify that the six marinas in the IGY Marinas portfolio that sustained damage remained fully open and were taking reservations whilst repairs were made.

Hurricane Recovery Forum

IMBC – 31st January – 2nd February New Orleans, USA

The International Marina & Boatyard Conference (IMBC) has added a Hurricane Recovery Forum to its 2018 conference agenda. The twohour session, scheduled for Friday 2nd February will finalise the two-day conference.

The forum will focus on hurricane recovery efforts and risk management with topics covering employee and electrical safety, insurance claims, design and engineering and (US) federal disaster loans. The session will also include lessons learned and a first-hand account of the recovery of a local marina devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

“Although our agenda was complete, we knew this was a topic that had to be addressed, given the historical storms we have experienced this year,” said Association of Marina Industries (AMI) chair, Brad Gross CMM last November. “Our goal is to provide our industry with information from industry-leaders to help them successfully and safely deal with their recovery efforts.”

IMBC, organised by the AMI, will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Further information at www.marinaassociation.org/imbc

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A year of firsts

Over the course of 2017, Europe took centre-stage in terms of new marinas, expansions and refurbishment, North America continued both to build and to consolidate, and countries in Southeast Asia launched world-class marinas and superyacht docks. Charlotte Niemiec selects some highlights.

Developments were busy across Europe and, in the UK, seemingly at an all-time high. In London, the refurbishment of all three basins at St Katharine Docks completed at the beginning of the year, giving them a “new lease of life”. The Poralu docks can now accommodate a wider range of boat sizes up to 40m (131ft). Meanwhile, a new 146-berth marina opened within the Harleyford Estate on the River Thames - a site regarded as one of the most beautiful private country estates in the south of England - and Tingdene Marinas completed a £1 million investment in new pontoons and shoreside facilities at Racecourse Marina in Windsor, expanding capacity by 50% to 262 berths. Walcon Marine and Rolec Services worked on the projects.

Outside of London, Marina Projects began reconfiguration and extension of Windermere Quays Marina on Lake Windermere in Cumbria. Phase one saw the marina reconfigured from 180 to 260 berths (see p. 35 for more). Premier Marinas announced it had earmarked £7.5 million for the start of a £75 million project to redevelop Noss on Dart Marina. The project

will commence with the rebuild and expansion of the marina to include 232 berths, a new boatyard, hard standing for up to 100 boats and a drystack. The company will also reconfigure a third of the mooring system at Port Solent, Portsmouth, for boats up to 33m 108(ft).

Much further north, in Scotland, a £2.5 million transit berthing facility opened in Oban. It comprises 15 finger berth pontoons, three hammer heads and 12 fully-serviced floating concrete breakwaters. The project was managed and delivered by Gael Force Marinas and Pontoons, which also installed 40 berths at James Watt Dock Marina in Greenock as part of an expansion and

To become the largest marina in the Middle East and North Africa region, Dubai Harbour will have a 1,400 berth marina.

refurbishment programme currently in progress by the marina’s newly appointed long-term operator Marina Projects.

A new “marina of true excellence” was announced for Monaco. This will have over 170 berths for vessels of 6.5 to 60m (21 to 197ft), 400 car parking spaces, a maintenance yard and around 3,800m² (40,903ft²) of commercial space. Landside work includes traditional nautical and tourist services, shops, restaurants, green spaces and a beach. As Monaco marinas currently turn away between 20 and 30 superyachts every day, the new development is set to offer additional and much needed mooring opportunities.

In Italy, work completed on the new Capo d’Orlando marina in Sicily, offering 552 berths for boats up to 40m (131ft) in length. The marina is formed of two large Ingemar piers connected to the wharf and a series of mooring fingers and has Plus Marine dockside equipment. Another iconic marinaMarina d’Arechi - also completed; and ranks as one of the most impressive tourist facilities ever built in the Campania region. It has an impressive sweeping 1.2km (0.7mi) breakwater, arched restaurant buildings and 1,000 berths, 80 of which are for superyachts of 25 to 100m (82 to 328ft). The marina is complemented by an extensive boatyard, shops, bars and restaurants along a 3,000m (8,842ft) long quayside promenade whose central buildings feature upper storey space for a yacht club and restaurant likely to open in January 2018. A further 1,000 berths

Bear Lake State Park Marina in Garden City, Utah, USA boosted slips to 380 with completion of a second phase.

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for yachts up to 75m (246ft) are expected to be built in the country in 2019, growing the network to over 4,000 berths.

In the Netherlands, Holland Marinas in the Maasplassen lake district in the south east of the country expanded its berth capacity from 520 to 600, increasing the size of fairways and introducing larger berths with finger piers. Single berths were designed to accommodate vessels in specific ranges and were generously sized to comfortably take the maximum boat length in each category. When half of the dredging work had been completed, the existing pontoons were moved aside and 70 steel piles were removed. A month later, 88 new steel piles were positioned and the pontoons transferred to their new location. Nine new gangways were installed and building began on a main pier approximately 330m (1,083ft) long.

Elsewhere in Europe, the Sovren House Group soft opened a megayacht marina on the island of Ibiza in the western Mediterranean. The marina, called Sovren Ibiza, offers 16 berths for superyachts between 60 and 185m (197 and 607ft) at fixed docks. The marina specifically caters for yachts up to 185m (607ft) in length. In Malta, plans for Valletta Marina were set to regenerate the waterfront. When complete, it will offer 270 berths for

vessels of 10 to 28m (33 to 92ft) and have additional space for superyachts up to 50m (164ft). In Montenegro, Marina Portonovi, an essential element of the €650 million upmarket Portonovi Resort, was completed. It is set to become a key nautical destination in the Mediterranean and a seasonal hot spot for superyachts. On completion, the resort will feature nearly 300 luxury villas and apartments. The marina design provides a range of berthing options including a number of smaller berths reserved for the exclusive yearround use of residents. The remainder will be available for visiting boats and

superyachts up to 70m (230ft). The outer fixed breakwater can also be used for seasonal mooring of vessels up to 200m (650ft) in length.

A new high-tech marina designed to set new standards in the Baltic was built in Kakumäe, 10km (6 mi) from the centre of Estonia’s capital city Tallinn. Offering wet berths for 300 vessels and additional superyachts, the marina will have a well-equipped boatyard, heated storage for a further 250 boats and many on-site amenities. A private 4m (13ft) wide VIP pier is also built to accommodate up to 16 megayachts in the 40 to 60m (131 to 197ft) range. All vessels have access to a pump-out dock, fuel dock with four pumps and a selfservice boat washing station. The dry storage building will hold vessels up to 130 tons.

In Cyprus, the ministry of energy, commerce, industry and tourism awarded a 125-year lease to PMV Holdings for the development of a marina in Paralimni in the Famagusta district. The concession includes a marina of around 300 berths, administration buildings, residential, commercial and hotel development.

US redevelops and consolidates

In Florida, Loggerhead Marina sold 11 of its marinas throughout Florida to Suntex Marina Investors LLC. The

Marina d’Arechi on the Amalfi coast has boosted berths in southern Italy and is seen as a symbol of regional success.

Kakumäe Marina, just west of Tallinn, was largely completed in 2017 and will also have impressive shoreside infrastructure.

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transaction included over 2,300 wet and dry slips and multiple restaurants. The sale illustrates the current trend towards consolidation in the US. Dana Point Harbor Partners (DPHP) was announced as the master developer for the Dana Point Harbor revitalisation plan. The Florida marina was built in the early 1970s and is in need of significant modernisation. The programme proposes 2,296 wet slips, 388 drystack spaces and valet boater slips; commercial and retail space; two hotels; offices; and a surfing museum. Further details will be available later this year.

Bellingham Marine added 15 slips to the five-star Tarpon Point Marina in Florida and, in California, was also contracted to engineer, design and manufacture a new concrete floating dock system for the Blu Harbour community development in Redwood City. It includes a 64-slip marina, 402 apartments, a human powered watercraft launch dock and a saltwater pool.

In Utah, Oklahoma-based marina company Meeco Sullivan completed a second phase of redevelopment at Bear Lake State Park Marina. The project encompassed 218 boat slips and 440ft (134m) of dock walkways with 12in (30cm) galvanised steel frames and composite decking. The arrangement has end ties and three gangway

landings. Slips are all single loaded and range in size from 20-48ft (6-15m).

The marina now has approximately 380 slips with longer side ties for 48ft+ (15m+) boats.

The new Hyatt Marina opened at the Hyatt Hotel, Newport, in Rhode Island. The marina has been designed to accommodate vessels of over 200ft (61m) in length at a 30in (76cm) freeboard mega berth and moor up smaller vessels of up to 60ft (18m) at additional slips.

In Massachusetts, Provincetown Marina at the tip of Cape Cod completed phase two of redevelopment, which comprised an 8ft (2.4m) deep, 900ft (274m) long, 20ft (6m) wide

Marina di Valletta, Malta, soft opened in June 2017 and attracted immediate interest from potential berth holders.

floating breakwater – one of the widest and deepest on the East Coast. It includes in-slip pump-out and 480 3-phase power.

Plans for an impressive waterfront project, The Wharf, were shored up. The US$2.2 billion project encompasses 50 acres (20ha) of water and 24 acres (9.7ha) of upland improvements. It will feature 3,000,000ft² (287,709m²) of new residential, office, hotel, retail, cultural and public space. The waterside will include waterfront parks, promenades, piers, docks and three new marina facilities. The first marina component is the Market Pier Day Docks with 30 slips and 1,000ft (305m) of side tie. Moving southeast, or downstream, the next structure is the fixed Transit Pier with attached Transit Taxi Dock, also a concrete floating dock. The longest pier in the project is called District Pier where large vessels will moor. New floating dock marinas are replacing two existing facilities. Bellingham Marine has completed a 100-slip facility at the members-only Capital Yacht Club. Next to the yacht club will be a new 200-slip marina with 2,520ft (768m) of side tie. The Wharf Marina will be completed in Phase 2 and is planned to have heavy-duty floating docks and power to accommodate megayachts, including

Marina Portonovi in Montenegro has a sheltered marina basin for a variety of vessel sizes.

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high-end services and crew facilities.

In New York, one of the first major inter-coastal waterfront revitalisation projects for the city of Buffalo, New York, was completed in just over a year. Lake Erie Marina is now the largest full-service marina in the New York State Parks system, with 1,063 slips. The refurbished marina also features a new fuel pier and courtesy docks with ADA access; modern fuelling stations and a new ship store; a new PWC dock; a renovated fullservice restaurant; renovated on-site operations, management and boater services office; and a 400ft (122m) long attenuator at the mouth of the harbour.

In Central America, IGY Marinas took over ownership and management of Red Frog Beach Marina in Panama, which currently offers 12 megayacht berths and can accommodate vessels in excess of 300ft (90m) lengths. Guests can enjoy the amenities of the associated resort and spa; shuttle bus access to a beachfront restaurant; and an impressive line-up of recreational activities. IGY is exploring plans to

add on-site food and beverage outlets.

Finally, in the Caribbean’s British Virgin Islands, a new outer marina opened at Nanny Cay in Tortola. When fully complete, it will almost double the dock facilities to 300 slips, split between the inner and outer marina. The 6.5acre (2.6ha) outer marina peninsula will also have eight new condo blocks, each with three four-bedroom and four three-bedroom condo units; enhanced walkways and recreation areas; a new restaurant; gym and wellness centre; a new commercial retail and service space.

Many marinas in the Caribbean, Florida and the Gulf Coast were

Motuoapa Marina on Lake Taupo in New Zealand was radically redesigned to create a great public resource.

affected by hurricanes Irma, Jose, Harvey and Maria. Damage varied widely but impressive efforts were made to affected marinas to restore business swiftly.

Middle East typically ambitious

A 310-berth marina was completed in Al Fintas, Kuwait, while Bahrain Marina Development Company unveiled the master plan of Bahrain Marina, scheduled to complete by 2020. It includes a 5-star hotel, serviced hotel apartments, seafront hotel villas and a residential tower with freehold apartments. It will boast berths for vessels of various sizes.

The jewel of the year was undoubtedly the plans for Dubai Harbour. Styled as an iconic waterfront destination that extends over 460 acres (186ha), it will include a 1,400-berth marina as well as a cruise ship port and terminal, a shopping mall, events arena, luxurious residential buildings, hotels, offices, retail stores, restaurants, cafés and the Dubai Lighthouse. Expected to be completed in four years, the destination will expand Dubai’s mooring capacity by nearly 50% from its current 3,000 berths and will offer moorings for vessels up to 85m (279ft) in length. Also in Dubai, APCC Piling won a US$45 million contract to build six marinas in ‘Deira Islands’. The marinas will have a total of 614 berths for yachts up to 60m (197ft) in length

Marina Projects took over management of James Watt Dock early in 2017 and has already improved infrastructure.

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and construction is set to finish in two years. Deira Islands is a new coastal city that will add 40km (25mi) to Dubai’s coastline and house a population of around 250,000.

Elsewhere in the region, Marinas Performance installed a 152-berth pontoon system on Dalma Island, 42km (27mi) off the coast of Abu Dhabi, and ART Marine was appointed marina operator of the first of four new marinas in the Al Zorah development in Ajman. The company will manage berthing facilities for vessels of 8-40m (26-131ft).

Asia ramping up

Developments in Southeast Asia didn’t lag behind. Nongsa Point Marina & Resort in Batam became the first marina in Indonesia to earn Global Gold Anchor accreditation and the prestigious 5 Gold Anchor status. The international marina has 65 berths, including two for vessels up to 130ft (40m). Marina Industries Association president Andrew Chapman said the marina provided the benchmark for marina development in the country.

In Cambodia, the first phase of Princes Private Club Marina on the Mekong River in Phnom Penh completed with the installation of three superyacht berths. The project is seen as a significant milestone for tourism in the country and may be the first of several likely superyacht berthing projects.

Installation of a 650ft (198m) long breakwater was a major element in a second phase redevelopment project at Provincetown Marina in Massachusetts, USA.

On Vietnam’s south-east coast, construction began on Ana Marina in Nha Trang. When complete, it will be the country’s first world-class marina, initially offering 60 berths for vessels of 20-40m (66-131ft) and extra wide berths for catamarans. Future phases will include a superyacht dock for six yachts up to 70m (230ft) in length and an additional 100m (328ft) berth is under construction. Landside developments include a swimming pool, restaurant, yacht club bar and ballroom, gym, spa, and a boatyard with hardstand, drystack, slipway and workshops. Ana Marina was designed by Camper & Nicholson Marinas and features Marinetek pontoons.

Across the water in India, plans were floated for two landmark waterway projects. They include a marina at

Belpaur, providing a waterfront of 1.8km (1mi) hosting floating restaurants, yacht clubs, aquariums and activities on land. The project plans are for a berthing facility of 30 berths minimum and comprehensive services.

Quieter in Australia and New Zealand

It was a comparatively quiet year for Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, Ardent Leisure Group made headlines by selling the d’Albora Marinas portfolio to a special purpose vehicle jointly owned by Sydney-based Balmain Corporation and Goldman Sachs for AU$126 million and, in New Zealand, renovations completed at Motuoapa Marina. Work included excavation and removal of an island and reclamation of part of a lake. The marina’s new Bellingham Unifloat pontoons are arranged in a 158-slip configuration, with power pedestals and potable water available.

Also in New Zealand, Kennedy Point Boatharbour was given the go-ahead to build a 186-berth floating marina at Kennedy Point in Putiki Bay, Waiheke Island. In addition to the floating berths, the marina will have up to 19 pile moorings, 30 public day berths and storage for kayaks and standup paddleboards. Finally, Lyttleton Port of Christchurch began building a new marina at the inner harbour pile mooring site in Lyttleton Harbour in the first stage of a wider regeneration plan to improve public access and amenities in the area. The marina, to be called Te Ana to reflect Kiwi cultural values, will be Canterbury’s only floating marina and will feature up to 200 berths.

The marina at Blu Harbor, a community development in Redwood City, California, was redesigned and rebuilt.

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Marasi Business Bay: from mirage to reality

Building one of the most innovative marina designs in a hot desert climate and working with a multitude of different cultures, materials and time-scales is proving challenging but rewarding. Oscar Siches gives an update on Dubai’s ambitious Marasi project, set to complete in 2023.

While the marina and nautical industries have grown in parallel, development and innovation in marinas has always trailed behind yacht design as the industry is conservative and reluctant to implement change. For example, marinas only began offering electricity in the 1970s, when yachts fitted fridges and air conditioning. They offered Wi-Fi in the early 2000s when laptops became ubiquitous. Marina designers and operators tend to drag on proven facts and only improve when clients make a specific request. They do not, in general, innovate.

But the Marasi project in Dubai is breaking with that safe but negative tendency. The project began in 2015 when Dubai Properties, the state land development company in Dubai, approached Homeport FZA, a European marina design and management company established in the Emirates, to create the design concept for the Marasi project. As the project engineering firm, Homeport engaged International Waterfront Consultants (IWC), which has good

experience in the region. When complete, Marasi Bay will have a group of four marinas within the Dubai Canal, a 7.4km (4.6mi) artificial waterway dug from the tip of Dubai Creek back to the Persian Gulf, 4m (13ft) deep at low tide and with an average width of 120m (394ft). The canal runs through the highly-developed Business Bay and downtown Dubai areas, among towers of unusual design, four hotels and under six bridges (three for vehicles, three for pedestrians), providing an 8.5m (27ft) air draft for vessels to sail through at high tide.

The Marasi promenade features 450 restaurants, seating areas, cafés and parking. With completion expected in 2023, Dubai looks set to achieve another architectural and engineering feat.

Dubai Properties had three firm principles for the design: it must not be standard, it must not

CGI of Marasi Bay at night highlights the range of berth sizes and public spaces.

be boring, and it must be sustainable. All four marinas were to be designed in a canal section of 2.8km (1.7mi). Homeport was chosen to design and manage the project because of its experience and involvement in Anchor Marina at Palm Jumeirah and Festival Marina.

As concept designer, I was quick to recognise the similarity between the canal section and parts of the Intercoastal Waterway in Florida, US. In the South Florida section, it becomes a lively waterway full of marinas, condominiums, restaurants, boatyards and bars. It is possible to set a few days’ sailing programme without having to sail to the open sea.

The Dubai Canal may become a smaller version, but with plentiful traffic proving an attraction for passers-by. Ferry stops are being added and new ferry schedules drawn up, for fast and slow vessels. The four marinas are grouped around a 60m (197ft) wide channel that runs through the centre.

Four distinct marinas

The marinas have been designed for all types of visitor, with consideration of the potential use of nearby upland. The first, called Park 3, was ready in December 2017 at the Business Bay circle. With 176 berths from 8 to 35m (26 to 115ft) and located 700m (765yd) away from the Burj Khalifa building and near Dubai Mall, this marina will feature two floating restaurants. Nine floating houses are located nearby, connected by gangways to a 250m (820ft) long, 5m (16ft) wide pontoon. Another, almost

Stainless steel pedestals, custom-made by Plus Marine, and Septech floating pontoons were installed within a tricky timeframe.

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symmetrical marina, will be positioned on the other half of the Business Bay circle and feature approximately the same number of berths.

The restaurants of Park 3 will be located at one edge of the traffic canal approximately 150m (492ft) off the sea wall and at the base of the crescent. Both will be accessible via a 9m (29ft) wide floating promenade and lined with two rows of 4m (13ft) high palm trees. These trees are one of the unusual innovative features of these marinas, creating a floating forest effect, providing natural shadow and breaking the barren look of concrete pontoon surfaces. The planters are fitted every 15m (49ft) throughout the marina, with the edge of the plant pots designed to be used as a seat.

The second marina could be described as a floating amusement area. Four very large barges anchored 50 to 60m (164 to 197ft) offshore will house a bar with a swimming pool (beach club type), which will be surrounded by a visual barrier for full discretion, a shisha palace, a standard restaurant and a second restaurant consisting of electric-powered boats fitted with a pantry, table and lavatory facilities. While sailing through the canal, an onboard chef will cook and serve to hosts and guests, making it a genuine sail-and-dine experience.

The third marina is being constructed in an inlet in a densely-inhabited area. It is intended for the use of residents who enjoy boating activities and who own

yachts. The fourth marina will be the largest, with around 400 berths, located in a wide-open bay of the canal. It will feature a ramp across from the top to a circular restaurant built on the water.

Challenges and opportunities

Such an ambitious project – in such a short time scale – is not without its challenges. The process of building is far removed from the image of finished high rises, top accessory brands and glitzy shopping malls that Dubai evokes. Working with different cultures and with many different people is hugely exciting, but requires true understanding and patience.

Left & below: palm trees provide natural shade and break the barren look of concrete pontoon surfaces.

In this project the mid- and upperranks of companies and consultants involve people from the UAE, Egypt, Palestine, UK, USA, Lebanon, Argentina, Germany, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic and Australia. Blue-collar workers include those from India, Pakistan, the Philippines and Bangladesh. Major religions must be respected: Islam, Buddhism and Christianity.

In any project, delays are inevitable. In this case, shortly after construction permits were granted in April 2017, the holy month of Ramadan began and the working schedule changed. During this time, work begins at 5.00am and stops at 12 noon. While contracts had been agreed with suppliers ahead of time to maintain speed of production, suppliers had suppliers themselves who adhered to the slower pace of all the Muslim population and the whole chain was disrupted.

Septech, the appointed builders, mixed engineering and management with magic and kept up an unusually fast pace given the situation. The marina had to be floating and assembled by September. Pontoon modules needed to be transported from a factory over 150km (93mi) away in Abu Dhabi to the construction site, but heavy trucks were only allowed to use the roads from midnight to 5.00am, giving a short half-hour’s leeway to

unload or deal with any emerging problems. Trucks usually arrived at 4.305.00am, the cranes start working at 6.00am and, just as work was ramping up, workers were often asked to leave the site they were working on to begin excavation on another building.

Moods fluctuate throughout Ramadan. Workers work on empty stomachs until sunset; Muslim women cannot touch any men during the month; any exchange with a female banker, office worker or lawyer must be limited to a nod of the head and those of different cultures must fight the automatic urge to extend an arm for a handshake.

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– actions that will only prove wise or otherwise a couple of weeks later.

At 9.00am every Tuesday there is a project meeting and all workers are reminded of the importance of reaching deadlines on time. This is followed by a rush out to the factory, to the site, to the administration offices, a re-arrangement of tasks and trimming of processes

The hard work never ceases. The pontoon quality is inspected two or three times a week – top finishing, monolithic casing, manholes, rod ducts. As concrete cannot be cast or left to dry in the average 46°C (115°F) outside, units must be covered with rags and made permanently wet. The expanded polystyrene voids are reinforced and brought to the waiting empty moulds

Integrating into the ‘cityscape’.

while everyone hopes the truck delivering the concrete will arrive on time as concrete has to be poured from the truck within two hours of delivery.

Launching and assembling marina sections is big news and attracts quite a crowd. When the first pontoon was launched, a high directive of Dubai Properties, press reporters and distinguished guests attended. The crowd watched as a crane swung a pontoon module and placed it delicately into the water. A set of five pontoons, including one with the palm tree in place, was towed towards the event area. The mirage turned into reality before everyone’s eyes.

That night, workers celebrated at an Indian restaurant and, at 5.15am the next day, arrived back at the site to monitor the unloading and launching of the 14,000kg (14t) block anchors arriving from the Sharjah (desert) factory. The marina was completed with less than a month’s delay.

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Superior delivers speedy rebuild after Debbie hits Abell

Point

When Cyclone Debbie hit the Australian Whitsunday islands on Tuesday 28th March 2017 it was a Category 4 with 275km (171mi) winds and was unusually slow moving. But, although it was slow to build, when the eye passed over, winds swung from the north and made the storm significantly more destructive. Given the severity of the cyclone, there were relatively few vessels in the area that actually sank but many sustained damage. Pontoon infrastructure at award-winning Abell Point Marina (APM) took a battering.

Berths on H, J, K, F, G and A arms at APM were deemed non-salvageable, resulting in a direct and dire impact on many of the 80-plus independent commercial businesses which operate from the hardest hit North Marina. With tourism demand at its highest in the tropical northern Queensland winter, time was of the essence in order to minimise negative impact on these businesses and the local Airlie Beach community.

APM owner, Paul Darrouzet, had Superior Jetties on site within 48 hours of the cyclone and, in conjunction with the APM management group, an immediate ‘make safe’ campaign was instigated and undertaken. This was swiftly followed by commencement of a marina rebuild.

Maria Dwyer from Oceanic Marine Risk Insurance, as the CGU

representative, was instrumental in facilitating expeditious insurance responses which enabled quick action. A destroyed 30m (98ft) gangway was lifted from L arm fuel dock on Monday 3rd April and a loan unit installed to allow fuel business to be restarted in under a week.

The Superior team on the Gold Coast worked to establish the logistics, scheduling, material and personnel requirements to ensure that the

Craning in pontoons to replace G arm berths at Abell Point Marina.

rectification project would happen in record time. Superior’s Ryan Hogan was appointed project manager and he arrived in Airlie Beach to help the BIA volunteer group with emergency work in the community in the first week after the cyclone.

Hogan then set up a project office at the marina and pontoon manufacture commenced at Superior Jetties’ facilities on the Gold Coast in less than four weeks. Pontoon deliveries were made every Monday throughout the project without fail.

The demolition and re-piling programme was undertaken quickly and efficiently by Pacific Marine Group, which has worked with Superior on a number of occasions in the past.

The on-site team completed the project in sections to enable the marina team to accommodate ever increasing numbers of winter visitors prior to full arms being completed. This was achieved through a complex project services plan and the dedication of sub-contractors such as Orca Marine, Proserpine Electrical and Whitsunday Drainage Contractors. The entire project was completed in August 2017 with only some minor ongoing repairs outstanding for local contractors to handle.

The ‘Abell Point Marina Cyclone Rectification Project’ was a wonderful example of focused efforts by many parties to rebuild a resilient community, and Superior Jetties is extremely proud to have been a part of the process.

New berths on A arm after the originals were deemed non-salvageable.

on the water and everywhere

La Paz, Mexico, 5 October,

A hurricane state of emergency is declared by the Mexican authorities

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"In Lower California, marinas are exposed regularly to tropical storms"

Tropical storm «Norbert», which started life last week in the Eastern Pacific, has gathered force in the last few hours. On the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, it should reach the Mexican area of Lower California (the La Paz area) on Friday evening, by which time it will certainly have grown in strength to category 3 (out of 5 categories), with gusts of wind reaching over 210 km/h, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Each component of the pontoons, as well as the Marina anchoring, must be absolutely perfect to resist extreme climatic conditions. Our Marina has already weathered several hurricanes, without any damage to the equipment supplied by Poralu. We are absolutely satisfied with their reliability.

Andres Barrera Peralta Manager, Marina Escale Nautique

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Redesign completes at Windermere Quays

Lake Windermere in Cumbria, the largest natural lake in England, is one of the country’s prime tourist spots. Surrounded by mountain peaks and picturesque villages, over time the lake has become a magnet for watersports enthusiasts. Windermere Quays Marina, originally built in the Lake District National Park’s key town of Bowness-on-Windermere from 2004 to 2006 by Walcon, has now been reconfigured and extended in a development designed and managed by Marina Projects.

“The increasing size of boats on Windermere as well as greater overall demand required us to update our marina,” said Grahame Armer, managing director of Windermere Aquatics, the parent company of Windermere Quays Marina. “We have increased the number of berths from 184 to 260, with an emphasis on having more capacity for boats in the 9 to 15m (30 to 50ft) range. The overall footprint, including the moorings, has doubled to allow more space for the larger boats to manoeuvre.”

Construction work followed an extensive design and approvals process undertaken by Marina Projects to secure the necessary consent, including the negotiation of a new lease for the extended marina. The planning approval required the implementation of a detailed consultation strategy with key stakeholders and regulators, as well as the undertaking of specialist studies into navigation, marina design and viability.

The scope of work handled by Marina Projects included the marina design and specification of the marina equipment that was installed as part of the reconfiguration. In addition, Marina Projects managed the procurement

With its new pier and reconfigured original mooring system, Windermere Quays Marina now meets the needs of existing and future customers.

and contract negotiations with the selected contractors, and the project management and contract administration of the works from award through to completion.

The marina’s existing Walcon System 21 finger pontoons and piers were refurbished before being redeployed. Walcon Waliflote wave attenuating pontoons were also added at each end of the marina to improve the wave climate within the confines of the marina basin. Other aspects of the project included extraction of the existing piles and driving of new ones to conform with the new layout. Notable design improvements were made to pile restraints to accommodate extreme water levels. The swing moorings were also relocated.

Rolec – the selected supplier of pedestals for the 2006 marina - was contracted to manufacture, supply and install over 100 silver anodised aluminium Quantum marina service pedestals and other accessories. The pedestals feature electricity metering, water taps and LED lighting. Anti-frost protection was also included via Rolec’s heat trace tape system.

Windermere Quays also installed over 50 Rolec energy efficient LED deck combi lights in blue and white, shore electrical system isolation panels,

Rolec Quantum pedestals and Walcon pontoons provide ample full service berths.

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a number of distribution units and Quantum SOS pedestals. All of the under deck pipework was lagged to provide extra frost protection.

All work involved relocating berth holders as the project progressed over eight piers.

Armer was full of praise for the contractors and the end result.

“This project has created a worldclass marina and visitor attraction at Bowness-on-Windermere,” he said. “The development has introduced a new marina that provides our customers with an unrivalled level of facilities and services [on the lake].

Marina Projects has tailored the design to our specific requirements, ensuring the business meets the needs of present and future boating markets.”

Marina Projects managing director, Mike Ward, commented: “Having been involved in this project since its inception, it is pleasing to see the marina extension complete. We have worked closely with our client to overcome all of the challenges that have been faced, including delivering the works throughout the busy 2017

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Aquatic team.”

The £1 million marina project at Windermere Quays is part of a wider regeneration strategy for the Bowness-

on-Windermere area and is the first phase of comprehensive development proposals for the site. Further phases will primarily focus on the adjacent landside area and include provision of a new visitor centre, restaurants, retail outlets and a hotel.

boating season. The finished project is a credit to all involved, including both Walcon and Rolec but also the Windermere

As completed in 2006, Windermere Quays before the 2017 extension.

Gold Anchor scheme has provided an excellent template to inform our planning and investment priorities during the development of our newly completed marina.”

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Darren Finkelstein, Marina Manager, Wyndham Harbour Marina, Melbourne, Australia. Gold Anchor rating: 4 Gold Anchors

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An epic rebuild at Alamitos Bay Marina

Embattled by rising maintenance costs, Alamitos Bay Marina initiated a programme in 2005 to rebuild all 1,962 slips in seven different basins. The timber docks dated from the 1960s and were 20 years past their projected life span. No one at the City of Long Beach, California, imagined it would take the next 13 years to complete the project. Robert Wilkes reports

The marina is south of Los Angeles and enjoys a uniquely loyal customer base. There are tenants who have been there for decades whose children and grandchildren are also renting slips. Over time, neighbouring tenants have formed tight communities.

The City’s marinas are operated by the Marine Bureau, part of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. Three City-owned marinas total 3,337 slips: Alamitos Bay Marina, Long Beach Shoreline Marina and Rainbow Marina. Alamitos Bay is the largest marina in the US. The rebuild project started in 2005 and has been undertaken in phases. The final phase will be completed in mid-2018.

Reasons for the length of the project are size, environmental compliance and the timing of funding. Elvira Hallinan is the Marine Bureau manager. “Most operators have a marina the size of one of our basins,” said Hallinan. “We had seven basins to rebuild. It wasn’t a project, it was a journey.” Delays caused by the Environmental Impact Review (EIR) were unanticipated. Contractors were ready to begin when

the requirement for a full EIR delayed the start of construction.

Start-stop-start scheduling

Incremental funding created a number of starts and stops. Unable to fund the work, the City applied for and was awarded loans from the Division of Boating and Waterways of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The loans were parcelled out corresponding to project phases. Construction would halt until the next loan was awarded. In 2015 the Marine Bureau leapfrogged the financing problem and construction has been continuous since.

Reconfiguring for the market

In the original marina slips started at 20ft (6m) in length. Boating evolved and smaller slips went unrented, but California

The operators of Alamitos Bay Marina, just south of Los Angeles in California, have undertaken a ‘journey’ to rebuild slips in seven different basins.

Coastal Commission regulations protect the rights of small boat owners. The problem was resolved by trading small slips for two dry storage facilities, one with 164 racks and a soon to open facility with 100 more.

After many design/build conferences to determine the optimum configuration, wet moorage slips now total 1,655, from 15 to 115ft (4.5 to 35m). The most common slip size went from 30ft (9m) [429 slips] to 40ft (12m) [359 slips]. The number of slips over 80ft (24m) has gone from one to ten.

The Bellingham Marine concrete docks include rounded finger ends and wood trim at the triangle frames. All-new Eaton electrical utilities and power pedestals provide 30A to 50A power. The marina offers pump-out receptacles within reach of every boat and individual receptacles for slips 40ft (12m) and above.

A design-build team

“Most public marinas are designed by an engineer, put out for bid, and the low bidder is selected,” said Eric Noegel, manager of project development for Bellingham Marine. “We call that the design/bid/build methodology. We used a design/build approach for this project - a much better option.”

The design/build method is based on the concept of a single entity who accepts full responsibility for designing and constructing a project from conception to completion. The more experience the firm has in the required disciplines (design, manufacture and

Installing final elements in the design/build process.

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construction), the more value it is able to create for clients. From the outset of the project, design, manufacture and construction expertise is brought to bear upon all components. Constructability and operating expense are evaluated against initial cost to optimise lifecycle costs.

Very few public agencies are able to utilise a design/build approach. The charter of the City of Long Beach, however, allows the City to use a best-value selection process when the project involves a revenue-producing asset. The City has used this process with parking garages, so it recognised the value of a design/build contractor. Price was part of the scoring, but so were experience, product longevity, schedule, financial strength and warranty. “It turned out that we were the low-price bidder as well,” said Noegel, “but the City’s ability to evaluate the entire proposal, not just price, sets this project apart.”

Design/build provides two advantages: a streamlined organisation and the flexibility to respond to changes and unanticipated events. These attributes enabled the team to solve

Rounded finger ends, smart dock boxes, Eaton power pedestals and an attractive combination of concrete and timber give Alamitos Bay a radical new look.

problems, make timely decisions and keep the project on track.

Hallinan was the team leader. The team praised her management and communications skills and plain hard work. Everyone credited good teamwork for the project’s success. Ed Heaton was Bellingham Marine’s project manager early in the project. “What stands out,” said Heaton, “is the close interaction that came out of the design development process. If we thought it would help, Bellingham would suggest, ‘this might work out better,’ or, ‘here’s where your costs are.’ The others would listen and work with us to get the end product the City wanted.”

Encouraging teamwork

The City hired TranSystems Corporation as project manager and to manage the RFP process. TranSystems and the City of Long Beach saw the benefits of the best-value bid process and wrote the RFP accordingly. Long product life and low maintenance were important because the City wanted to avoid rebuilding again for as long as possible. The subs included the engineer of record, Moffatt & Nichol, the dock system engineer, Redpoint Systems, and the key construction sub, Manson Corporation for dredging and pile driving.

Bellingham Marine was selected as prime, in part for their design/build capabilities. “Not many contractors can perform that function on a project that

includes both landside and waterside improvements,” said Steve Schmucker, senior project manager at TranSystems. “Bellingham Marine could definitely handle it. It was a timely choice and made good sense financially.”

Work scheduling was critical. During the transition from smaller to larger slips Bellingham Marine’s engineering staff maintained control of the design and determined feasibility, provided layout options, checked clearances in fairways and came up with workarounds for environmental matters. Decision-making flexibility extended to the colour of shoreside toilet facilities. When local homeowners saw the planned exterior colour they rebelled. The team let them submit ideas and a colour proposed by the homeowners was adopted.

Dredging and disposal

The challenging aspect of dredging was where to dispose of sediment. Clean material can be barged out to sea and deposited in a controlled, unconfined area on the sea floor. If the material is contaminated or hazardous, options narrow. Drying the material and hauling it to a hazardous waste facility is costly.

Mercury found in some sediment was in all likelihood from nearby industrial run-off. Luckily for Alamitos Bay, the Port of Long Beach owned a Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) and agreed to take the material within a limited time window. The stops and starts put the City in danger of losing access to the CDF. Josh Burnham of Anchor QEA, the project’s environmental consultant, helped negotiate additional access to the CDF.

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Imaginative financing

By 2015 the City realised it was in a position to sell revenue bonds to pay for the project. “Because the bonds were collateralised by revenues from the marina,” said Hallinan, “I had to sell my marina to investors through road shows with Morgan Stanley. Preparation took six months. A couple of investors actually came out to the marina and we took them on a tour to see the old and new docks. The quality of the new marina and the loyalty of the customer base were factors in our successful financing.”

The City originally thought it might be able to sell $30-40 million, but the entire offering ($114,015,000) sold out in half an hour. The City paid off previous loans leaving a budget of $49 million to complete inwater construction and $3 million for landside improvements. Careful environmental mitigation

A marine biologist and an ornithologist guided the City’s environmental compliance. A mitigation site was created in marine stadium to plant eel grass beds to compensate for dredging and construction losses. Migratory sea birds and nesting sites were monitored and protected. Starfish clinging to old docks were returned to the water.

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No boat owner was without a temporary slip as new docks were being built. The closely bonded marina tenants came into the office to see if their temporary moorage could be near each other. They wanted to return to the new docks the same way. While

there were complaints about the long wait, the feeling in the marina is sheer happiness. The tenants love the new docks and the neighbourhood is better than ever.

Robert Wilkes writes about the marina industry from his home in Bellevue, WA, USA.

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Lagoon Marina meets growing berth demand in RAK

With hundreds of small boats and a long tradition of sailing and fishing as its foundation, Ras Al Khaimah is now evolving into one of the yachting hubs in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf. Often overshadowed in the news by Dubai or Abu Dhabi, RAK – as it is called locally – is only now starting to develop its nautical potential. RAK is located halfway between Dubai and the Musandam Peninsula in Oman, bridging also the highest-energy cosmopolitan urban centres and the purest natural coastal landscapes in the region. David Canfield reports

One of the recent marinas in this northern emirate, which is providing new berths for the growth of its recreational navigation and nautical tourism, is The Lagoon Marina at the Mina al Arab project. This marina is part of the first phase of a large-scale US$2.7bn master planned project, which is the largest of its kind in RAK. Mina al Arab is presently under development by RAK Properties, the preeminent real estate developer in the area. The roles of marina consultant and engineer were performed by ATM, a company that specialises in marina projects and has over 12 years of uninterrupted presence in the UAE.

Plans and development

The final master plan for Mina al Arab was conceived in 2006 and construction started immediately. The project is a 250ha (618acre) development with

about 80ha (197.6acre) of ecological reserve. By the time the global financial crisis impacted the project schedule, all major earthworks and bulkheading of canals had been completed.

Within the framework of the available infrastructure, the master plan was updated for re-launching of works after the crisis. The master plan now includes eight resorts, an Arabian souk and thousands of residences including villas, townhouses and apartments. Upcoming hospitality components are supported by tourism data that shows that more accommodation is needed in the emirate, which is particularly well known for its natural landscapes. The new approach also adds emphasis to environmental features and incorporates the value of the wetland reserve through two eco-hotels.

The completed initial phase of the

The simple symmetrical layout of Lagoon Marina mirrors the central plaza of the high-density residential development.

master plan development includes villas, residential towers and the marina. The developer is enthusiastic about the current surge in activity at the site, including two hotels under construction that are scheduled for completion in 2018, and the outlook for completion of the master plan build-out in the near future.

Design and development team

ATM was founded in 1984 in Florida and started major involvement in Dubai in 2005. In the early nineties, the company set up a dedicated marina team. Originally focused on environmental and coastal engineering services, it quickly evolved into a comprehensive and integrated practice. For over 20 years, ATM’s marina services have encompassed market studies, marina planning, economic feasibility and business plans, coastal engineering modelling, marina engineering design, environmental studies, regulatory permitting, operations consulting, due diligence, tender services and construction support services. The ATM team has worked on over 600 marina projects worldwide.

In the region, ATM has been involved in signature projects such as Dubai Marina Yacht Club, Palm Jumeirah Marina East and West, Jumeirah Beach Hotel Marina and Marasi Marina to name a few - before, during and after the recession - and is one of the few locally licensed companies to process marina No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and permits in Dubai. In the Lagoon Marina project, ATM was involved in the marina planning, design, tender, approvals, construction supervision, support for the selection of the marina operator, and handover.

Marina development process

The Lagoon Marina at Mina al Arab is a 50-berth facility with Majestic Jetties pontoons and Rolec Seawave dockside pedestals. It supports the first phase of the project development and its simple symmetrical layout mirrors the central plaza of the high-density residential development. This location is opposite to The Harbour at Hayat Island, which will be developed in a future stage.

The Lagoon Marina is one of the

Features and Bene ts

Routes easily along or underneath docks. The Nylon 12 outer jacket is UV stabilized and salt water resistant; no chase pipe required. Can be supplied in extra long continuous lengths: eliminating transition sumps on the dock. Additionally, a double containment exible oating dock connector is available.

For custom lengths of up to 1000 feet please contact factory.

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master plan elements intended to activate the first phase of development, especially The Lagoon Walk, a 1km (0.6mi) long promenade which is a signature feature of the development.

This is the second marina in Ras Al Khaimah dedicated to recreational navigation, as all other small craft facilities are primarily for fishing boats. Due to limited track record, permitting risk was a concern at the beginning of the marina project. However, the process went smoothly and all approvals were obtained in time.

The marina construction contract was awarded to Majestic Jetties & Marinas as a design/build after a private tender process. Providing full performance specifications and detailed plans, along with the tender documents, is a proven practice to obtain fair competitive pricing while clearly establishing the expected quality of the end product. This results in a ‘closely managed design/build’ process. In some parts of the world, establishing the right roles for the marine contractors, dock supplier and utility suppliers can make a major difference in the process and may affect the outcome.

Experience shows that achieving the expected quality in all project details is a challenging goal, one that needs to be pursued every day until the construction is completed. The dock suppliers know best about the detailed design and opportunities of their products, while the engineer and owner’s technical representative play a key role in protecting the owner’s interests and facilitating the contractor’s work flow. Throughout the world, across cultures and legal jurisdictions, this practice is proven to deliver projects efficiently and to a high standard.

One area of focus for Lagoon Marina was the owner’s interest in the aesthetic quality of elastic anchoring in order to avoid the piles that are a typical sight in most marinas. Elastic mooring solutions are increasingly popular but can present specific technical and operational challenges which are important for the engineer to review and assess prior to implementation. Key challenges may relate to inadvertent restrictions to draft of vessels and higher range of movement in docks compared to

Custom design

Built around your needs

traditional piling. The review of design calculations and shop drawings by the owner’s engineer is a valuable stage in a well-managed design/build marina contract. Contractors and dock suppliers often identify efficient solutions, but sometimes they can also inadvertently reduce the performance of the end product. The designs or product alternatives are evaluated in terms of compliance with specifications, but also in the context of the physical conditions and expected performance.

A Hazelett elastic mooring system was deemed to be an effective way to meet the owner’s requirements for aesthetics and to be suitable for use in the given environmental site conditions.

The Lagoon Marina, which opened in early 2016 and is under ART Marine management, is the first within the Mina al Arab master plan. Future facilities within the project and elsewhere in the Northern Emirates will allow the growth of recreational navigation and nautical tourism in the region.

David Canfield ME, PE is a director of ATM and is based in Dubai. He can be reached on dcanfield@appliedtm.com

slipways, Wise Boat Hoists can travel throughout the boat yard or marina. They can even load trailers and trucks. At Wise we utilise only the best materials in the construction of all hoist components. Particular emphasis is made on increasing durability and reducing maintenance costs.

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Seabin wins a 2017 DAME design award

The first commercial version of the V5 Seabin – an innovative marina-based collector of floating rubbish – was displayed by Poralu Marine in the Marina & Yard Pavilion at Metstrade 2017. The product not only attracted a continuous stream of visitors but secured a much coveted DAME design award in the Marina Equipment category.

Seemingly simple but nonetheless innovative and forward thinking, Seabin was developed by two Australian surfers Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton. Their awareness of the importance of clean oceans and increasing concerns about marine pollution set them into inventor mode; although not just to create a product but also to launch a philosophy.

Seabin, not surprisingly, is a bin that sits in the sea. It is fixed to a floating pontoon, submerged, and connected to a low power electric pump which creates a continuous current to attract floating waste to the collector. The waste is recovered in a bag, which is emptied and replaced by maintenance personnel as required. Each bag has a maximum sensible lifting load of 20kg (44lb).

A fine catch

As can be seen in any Seabin video – and the launch video in 2015 that attracted crowd funds for the first year of development has been viewed more than 200 million times – the product is a magnet for all kinds of floating debris. What is less obvious is that, in the midst of the daily rubbish, Seabin captures micro plastics; tiny 2mm

fragments of pollutants that are likely to escape most other systems.

Designed for sheltered waters in marinas, clubs and ports, the product should be strategically positioned in specific debris problem areas where wind and currents will push the flow of rubbish towards the bin. It should be checked twice a day. A percentage of oil can also be captured with simple oil absorption technology if the catch bag is customised for this purpose. As the technology develops, the amount of oil each Seabin can capture will increase.

Around the world

Recognising that a global problem needs global players, Ceglinski and Turton reached out around the world for pilot partners. As a result, Seabin has been on trials at Port Adriano (Mallorca); Porto Montenegro (Montenegro); La Grande Motte (France); California marinas under the Safe Harbor Marinas umbrella (with a roll-out planned to all 64 Safe Harbor facilities across the USA); with Butterfield support (Bermuda); and in association with Wärtsilä (Finland). It has also been installed in the

Seabin installed at a marina (far left) and in the hands of codeveloper Pete Ceglinski.

Netherlands, Canada, the UK and Cayman islands and, since the launch of the pre-sales campaign in January 2017, enquiries have been received from over 80 marinas in 34 countries.

Seabin Pty Ltd is an Australian company; its research and development subsidiary The Seabin Project is based in Mallorca, Spain; and, further to initial meetings at Metstrade three years ago, French company Poralu Marine has been awarded the worldwide exclusivity agreement to manufacture, sell and distribute the product.

Think and act

Now, let’s consider the philosophy. As the inventors and co-founders freely admit, Seabins are not the solution. Only education can work long term to eliminate marine pollution. On this basis, the company has developed an open source education programme based on interaction with or without Seabin technology and has established a solid marine litter research programme in collaboration with top scientific institutions and leading experts worldwide. Seabin itself also plays a part in education by helping researchers gauge the amount and type of rubbish in specific areas.

Plastic from plastics

A product that improves the environment must, in turn, be environmentally friendly. Water pump consumption costs around US$1 per day and, as technology develops, this should reduce. It can also be run by solar, wind, wave or turbine depending on the location. The material used to construct the bin is also ecologically sound. “In our company, we use plastic articles to trap plastic,” says Ceglinski. “The Seabins are 100% recyclable and we are currently studying the quantity of recycled materials that can be incorporated into Seabin production.” The aim, he says, is to try to use the plastics Seabin recovers as material for Seabin production.

According to www.seabinproject.com, a single bin costs €3,300 plus VAT and bulk order discounts are offered. A fixed dock version of the product should be released this year.

Marex launches new custom-built pedestals

Croatian company Marex Elektrostroj has added two new power pedestals, called Zulu and Sierra, to its existing range.

The result of collaboration between professional engineers and designers, the Zulu pedestal has increased sheet thickness and improved construction. The company describes it as the most robust pedestal on the Croatian market, representing a blend of the company’s tradition and modernity.

Measuring 100cm x 40cm x 25cm (39in x 26in x 10in) and built of stainless steel with a custom-colour plastic coating, Zulu features a front panel customisable

illuminated logo and has up to four power connections.

The slightly larger Sierra model is designed as a modern, durable pedestal offering a wide range of power supply options, making it ideal for megayachts with a power limit of up to 250A. It offers the same range of customisable features.

Both models offer remote control and an electric and water monitoring system, if required, and are constructed using parts made by Eaton.

Roko Baričić, automation

engineer at Marex, said the company’s 50 years’ experience building custom pedestals means they can develop a pedestal to any specification. “Clients can be a part of the development” he added, “and alter the

Providing Solutions for Marinas Worldwide

size, materials, coating and logo according to their requirements.”

Over 80% of all pedestals installed at Croatian marinas – and many in Montenegro –are built by Marex. E: info@marex-es.hr

Zulu (left) and Sierra (above).

METSTRADE 2017 - PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Pile Ring and sister products in Marinaquip portfolio

Pile Ring, the one-piece polyethylene buoy that slips over a piling to create a monitor-free mooring solution, is now joined by three sister products that protect boats and marina infrastructure. To better reflect the product line, the Auckland-based company Pile Ring has been renamed Marinaquip.

Marinaquip managing director and Pile Ring inventor, Tony Trueman, has responded to specific problems marina operators encounter with mooring systems with the launch of a range of marina and pile fenders and a docking wheel.

“Virtually all marinas in New Zealand now have Pile Ring,” Trueman confirmed during discussions on the Marinaquip stand at Metstrade last November, “and overseas orders are building well. Obviously, this means we talk to a lot of marina staff and certain concerns are flagged up. When marinas complained to us about problems with rubbing strips, for example, we acted by developing a new Marina Fender – and we have

forward orders for hundreds of metres.”

The fender is manufactured in moulded PU polyurethane foam for maximum cushioning and boat protection and is available in different colours in interconnecting lengths. The closed cell memory foam construction makes the fender puncture-proof, and cap and corner pieces ensure fenders flow around berths in an aesthetically pleasing way.

Tying up can also be better streamlined if new Docking Wheels are installed alongside dock cleats. “The key here is the exceptionally

sturdy bracket [stainless steel or hot dip galvanised] and tough polyethylene tyre-style wheel hub,” Trueman explains.

Back in the piling sector is the Pile Fender, which can be used in conjunction with Pile Ring. Pile Fenders are cylindrical fenders around a marine piling to protect a boat from scrapes and bumps. As it is a floating solution, it is suitable for all tides and requires no adjustment after installation.

Manufactured to give the same cushioning and puncture-proof qualities as the Marina Fender, Pile Fender has a unique contoured design for improved fendering angle and fits a range of readily available twin-wall culvert piping. Fenders can be stacked as required to protect watercraft at any given height.

E: info@marinaquip.com

Heavy duty docking wheels (above & right)

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Floating solar-power platform brings the land to the sea

The principle of Occam’s razor: the best answer is often the simplest. But what if the solution doesn’t yet exist? This was the conundrum behind the invention of US-based PowerDocks’ ‘Blue Isles’ floating solar-powered platforms.

“The only thing I missed when out on the water on a hot day was a cold drink,” PowerDocks’ director of communications, Kelli Baro, explains. Was that such a big ask? With limited power and fear that running a fridge would drain what remained, yes. And so began a journey to develop a product that would provide reliable, sustainable offshore power without draining onboard resources.

Luckily for Kelli, her husband Anthony Baro owns efficient energy solutions company E2SOL. He and architect Chris Fagan, who shared a love of design and sailing, combined their skills and came up with a solution: a solar-powered platform with a range of marine applications that can be installed anywhere in the world.

The concept is simple: solar panels mounted to the platform continually harness the sun’s energy and store it in batteries, providing constant electricity for any boats mooring up. They can be used by marine electric propulsion vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and surface autonomous vehicles (SAVs); in aquaculture farming; and as a tool for commercial users, defence or oceanography.

For the marina industry, these ‘microgrids’ bring shore-based power out into the sea. They offer the ideal solution for smaller marinas looking to increase capacity but without the fixed pontoon space to do so. These platforms are green machines, helping to improve water quality and environmental conditions by offering an alternative to fossil fuel-based equipment. Each year, the company says, one small solar powered mooring platform saves 2+ megawatt hours, avoids 42,781 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, saves US$1.1 million in energy savings compared to existing or alternative technology, provides 100% energy efficiency improvement over existing fossil-fuel based technologies and cuts over one million air particles, resulting in improved air quality.

Once installed, they require little, if any, maintenance and can be left to do their job indefinitely, explains Kelli. They even have on-deck bird scarers, which help to keep the panels clean.

Fully customisable in both material and size, the platforms are offered in three stock sizes providing two, four or six kilowatthours of resilient power. The largest

stock size, a custom design featuring 12 kilowatt-hours of power in a 5m x 6m (16ft x 20ft) platform, allows up to three boats to moor alongside and boaters can use the platform as a communal entertainment area, taking advantage of both power and Wi-Fi.

The platforms have piqued interest from would-be customers internationally, including government agencies and oceanographic instrumentation companies, which are eyeing them as a solution to charge remote autonomous vehicles. Since the prototype product, PowerDocks has expanded its scope from the basic recharging of boats to a variety of other solar recharging products. The line-up now includes autonomous docks for the wireless recharging of air drones and unmanned underwater vehicles. The technology can also be installed adjacent to floating villas or as a water remediation tool that automatically sends water quality data back to land.

Looking towards the future of the marina industry, Fagan believes the next trend will be a switch to electric. “Everything is going electric. It only makes sense that, given the option, boaters will leave fossil fuels and embrace electric propulsion.”

If so, PowerDocks’ new product will be among the first to offer smart, sustainable power solutions to boaters around the world.

E: abaro@power-docks.com

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Power system for electric marina

Dutch company Seijsener has been instrumental in the development of what may be the first fully electric marina. Located near Amsterdam city centre, the emission-free ‘E-Harbour’ caters for 64 E-boats of varying sizes, all of which will be able to recharge their batteries every night.

To create the necessary harbour power Seijsener developed an electrical system with an impressive 1,000kVA transformer. To put this into perspective, a

Retrieving plastics at low cost

Although well known for its ability to retrieve a wide range of debris that litters waterways in ports and marinas, the Water Witch workboat is also perfect for collecting the plastic products that are currently receiving enormous focus as a leading threat to marine life.

Excellent manoeuvrability in hard to reach areas, durable build and shallow draft have been keen selling points for Water Witch but, as the company points out, the removable catchment basket offers more than convenience. By collecting and filtering debris and plastic through its inverted ‘mouth’, it acts as a plankton feeder does in the natural world.

The aluminium boats are specifically designed to efficiently collect smaller

plastic items such as coffee cups, plastic bottles, food wrappers, Styrofoam and plastic bags.

Water Witch director, Jackie Caddick, explains: “Floating and suspended plastics and man-made debris is so easy to retrieve with our collection vessels and at relatively low cost. Our system is simple but highly efficient and has been time tested, with over 60 in operation worldwide. We ship in standard containers

traditional marina usually has a total of just 250kVA – for 1,000 berths!

Each power socket has its own electronic controller linked to a central system. Meter results, charging status and other data can be read by the boat owner, service company staff member or other authorised person, and situations such as cause of power failure can be quickly determined and remedied.

The system combines smart technology with measurement, power control, service and cost control in one package.

By designing the electric installations and management systems for the E-Harbour, Seijsener has created a blueprint for future marinas of this kind as well as future-ready marinas, and is able to offer this option in addition to its proven range of service pedestals and hundreds of other marina products.

E: info@seijsener.com

for safe and inexpensive delivery.”

“Modern marina and harbour operators should be keen to demonstrate a commitment to keeping our marine environment clean and safe, not just for their

own immediate benefit, but for the world as a whole,” she adds.

Recent customers making that commitment include Ayla Marina, Jordan and Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, UK. E: info@waterwitch.com

The removable catchment basket in a Water Witch workboat scoops up wide-ranging floating debris.

Artist’s impression of the Seijsener all-electric E-Harbour. The future marina?

Tua River Landings (Douro, Portugal)

Hoist investment protects family-run marina

Following construction of a new boat dock, Amble Marina in the UK has commissioned a new 40 tonne Wise boat hoist. The investment will help secure the future by providing an essential service for 250 plus annual berth holders and hundreds of visiting boats.

Amble Marina is a small, family-run business situated on the scenic north Northumberland coast whose customers have relied for many years on local lift out facilities. With the future of these facilities under threat, the marina took action for fear that customers might relocate to other marinas.

Managing director Karl Brunton said: “We found ourselves facing a very difficult situation but we are committed to our customers, business and region. This development required the biggest investment we have made in our 25 years and was the most technically challenging due to the geology of the site. We are delighted we have successfully completed the project – it is excellent news for our customers and is fundamental to the longevity and success of the business.”

CMP Thames, the main contractor, had the experience and expertise required to complete the project from start to finish and the project was completed on time and to budget. The Marine Management

Organisation granted a licence to build in summer 2016 and inspected the work throughout the course of the project ensuring compliance and that necessarily rigorous standards were met upon completion in November 2017.

The new dock has a pontoon on each side

giving worry free access to any vessel ready for lifting or launching. “Our annual customer satisfaction survey overwhelmingly showed support for the build and this new development ensures we can continue to provide the highest quality service,” Brunton added.

Future plans include

offering a full range of services to customers in order to assist them with their boat maintenance and repair. The marina aims to have a number of specialist contractors working on-site who offer the high level of knowledge and skill customers require.

Email: sales@wiseboathoists.co.uk

Insurance deal for Yacht Havens customers

Towergate Insurance has formed a marina partnership with Yacht Havens to give customers discounted insurance, together with exclusive berth holder benefits. These include a zero excess and no claims bonus protection if an incident happens in a Yacht Havens marina.

Yacht Havens has eight UK marinas, giving Towergate Insurance access to more than 3,000 berth holders. Combined with existing partners,

Premier Marinas, BWML and Quay Marinas this tops up Towergate’s berth holder access to over 12,000.

Tim Thornhill, business

unit director, said: “Key partnerships like this allow us to get closer to our customers and understand their needs, and to offer them bespoke

berth holder benefits. We’re really pleased to be working with Yacht Havens who share similar values, knowledge and expertise.”

Del Rey yard buys fifth hoist

Marine Travelift (MT) has delivered a 100 BFMII (100 ton lift capacity) mobile boat hoist to the Boat Yard of Marina Del Rey in California. The machine is the fifth Marine Travelift the yard has purchased to date and allows it to broaden its market reach along the California coast.

“We purchased the 100 BFMII Marine Travelift in order to service the larger and wider vessels that call Marina Del Rey their home port,” said Greg Schem, president and CEO at Harbor Real Estate Group. “Prior to acquiring this machine, we were limited to a 60 ton machine with a 17ft [5m] beam. This left a large segment of the market unserviceable by our boat yard. The new 100 BFMII gives us a 28ft [8.5m] beam which, in turn, allows us to service the larger mono-hulls as well as the flourishing catamaran market.”

The Boat Yard at Marina Del Rey is a full-service boat repair yard and marina providing customers with a one-stop shop to handle all of their boating needs. And

over the years, MT products have played a key role in the development of the business.

When it’s done right…It’s

“We now own five Marine Travelift boat hoists and we depend upon their company’s excellent service and customer support team in order to keep us up and running,” said Schem. “Even with less expensive machines on the market, dependability is still the most important attribute because we understand that if our Marine Travelift is down, so are we.”

The special features of MT machines have become indispensible. “The large top beam extension for sailboats, the wireless remote control unit, extremely quiet motor, and the extensive exterior lighting for emergency night haulouts are among the most important features we depend upon on a daily basis,” said Schem.

E: sales@marinetravelift.com

Noise-free rubber Flexi-Block connections

Golden’s E-Track extrusion allows for multiple accessories to easily attach and adjust

Adjustable cleats, pile guides and nger piers

Golden docks and gangways are custom designed and manufactured using only the highest quality marine grade materials and components:

6061 T6 marine grade aluminum and stainless steel components

Multiple decking options including composite, IPE and PolyPro Grated Decking

Service troughs for easy installation and maintenance

Titan Classic

Private marina commissions customised lifts

Water’s Edge Marina in Peppertree Pointe, Fort Myers, Florida is a true boating lifestyle community. Its residents recently renovated their 32-slip private marina with help from marine contractor Stokes Marine and Golden Boat Lifts.

Tony Wallis, a sales professional at Golden Boat Lifts dealer Stokes Marine, worked on the project for three years. With his help, the residents came to understand the benefits of out-of-water storage - less maintenance, a cleaner hull and improved speed - but the existing slips were too narrow to fit

traditional lifts. Wallis worked with Golden Boat Lifts to design a solution that shares a centre beam. “It was a great team effort,” he said.

Stokes Marine installed new piles and 13 4-Post Lifts with 7,500lb (3,402kg) capacities. Each is fully welded using premium 6061 T6 marine-grade aluminium.

Components such as cables and hardware are 300 series stainless steel. The combination is a product that will provide safe and reliable service for decades to come. A leading custom marine contractor in southwest Florida, Stokes Marine

installs boat lifts, piles, rip rap and seawalls, and builds docks, decks, boardwalks and boat houses. It boasts eight construction crews, a full time service department, a fleet of trucks and three crane barges.

E: sales@goldenboatlifts.com

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Ascom, Italy 34

Bellingham Marine, USA 6, 7

Bluet, Finland 36

Boat Lift, Italy 30

Camper & Nicholsons

Marinas, UK 18

Capria, Argentina 28

Conolift by Kropf Industrial, Canada 48

Den Hartog, USA 37

Dubai Boat Show, UAE 24

Dura Composites, UK 55

Eaton Marina Power & Lighting, USA 14 & 15

GH Cranes & Components, Spain 60

Gael Force Marinas & Pontoons, UK 16

Gigieffe, Italy 50

Gold Anchor Award Scheme 38

Golden Boat Lifts, USA 49

Golden Marine Systems, USA 59

Grupo Lindley, Portugal 56

Hazelett Marine, USA 28

HydroHoist, USA 56

IMBC, USA 38

IMCI, Belgium 50

IWMC 2018, Greece 43

Ingemar, Italy 12

Inland & Coastal Marinas, Ireland 29

M-Tech, Australia 26

Marex, Croatia 42

Maricer, UK 22

Marina Master by IRM, Slovenia 58

Marina Projects, UK 41

Marinaquip, New Zealand 60

Marine Travelift, USA 64

Marinetek, Finland 4

Martini Alfredo, Italy 36

Metstrade 2018, Netherlands 20

Omega Flex, USA 45

Orsta Breakwater, Netherlands 51

Pacsoft, New Zealand 56

Plus Marine, Italy 38

Poralu Marine, France 32 & 33

Rolec Services, UK 10

Roodberg - a brand of Frisian Industries, Netherlands 61

SF Marina System, Sweden 2

Seaflex, Sweden 8

Seijsener Marina Services, Netherlands 58

Strongwell, USA 58

Superior Group, Australia 50

Titan Deck, USA 42

Twinwood by Soprefa, Portugal 48

Walcon Marine, UK 22

Water Witch, UK 60

Wiggins Lift Co, USA 63

Wise Handling, UK 46

Dan Hughes CMM

Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (C&NM) has appointed Dan Hughes CMM as chief operating officer. In this new role, he will be directly responsible for the day-to-day management and operational aspects within the C&NM portfolio. He will continue to provide invaluable advice and support to consultancy clients, implementing and monitoring management contracts and supporting colleagues within C&NM’s joint venture in Asia, Camper & Nicholsons First Eastern. Hughes will also further assist the C&NM board and executive committee in seeking new investment and development opportunities at principal marina locations.

Hughes has over 25 years of direct marina management experience, sits on the board of the Global Marina Institute and is the current chairman of the European Certificated Marina Managers Group. Since 2012, he has been directly involved in over 45 projects all over the world and in 2018 will be turning some of his attention to C&NM’s own marina, Grand Harbour Marina in Malta. He will head a project to reconfigure the existing marina layout in order to maximise berthing space and further accommodate the growing number of larger superyachts requiring secure berths in the central Mediterranean.

“It is a great pleasure to be appointed in this new role within Camper & Nicholsons Marinas’ business at such an exciting time in the company’s development,” he said. “I am looking forward to continuing my commitments to the marina projects currently under way, along with working closely with my colleagues to help create new opportunities for the existing businesses moving forward.”

Snag-ASlip buys Marinalife

The online boat slip reservation company Snag-A-Slip acquired Marinalife in November last year. The move strengthens SnagA-Slip’s position as a leader in the boat slip reservation industry and boosts its focus on concierge services and the overall customer experience. The acquisition further supports the company’s sales and marketing efforts around the USA and in the Caribbean.

“This is an exciting moment for Snag-A-Slip,” said Snag-ASlip founder Dan Cowens when the news was announced. “All of us at Snag-A-Slip have a great deal of respect for the Marinalife product and team. We share a similar passion for boating and our mission is the same - to encourage boaters to explore the waterways and enjoy great destinations. We look forward to growing together as we create new experiences for marinas and boaters alike.”

“By joining forces, both SnagA-Slip and Marinalife will expand offerings and provide a more comprehensive experience for boaters and marinas,” said Joy McPeters, founder and CEO, Marinalife. “This partnership combines decades of experience, customer service and premium content with new technology, enhanced resources and a passionate and skilled team. The possibilities are endless and very exciting.”

McPeters will join Snag-A-Slip as chief strategy officer.

Marinalife connects more than 60,000 active boaters with thousands of marina partners. Through its web, mobile and magazine platforms, Marinalife will continue to provide boaters with detailed marina information, travel resources, itineraries and destination guides.