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May/June 2017 Vol. 17, No. 5 

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CONTENTS 

World News 7 

Cover Story 12 

Sarah Devlin talks to Chuck and Ann Lagasse 

about redeveloping marinas in Massachusetts 

40 

Marina Planning & Design 19 

Ana Marina (Vietnam); Marina d’Arechi 

(Italy); Motuoapa Marina (New Zealand); St 

Katharine Docks (UK); Roermond City Marina 

(Netherlands) 

51 

Pontoons/Docks & Decking 40 

Launching and installing the latest products for 

marina docks and decks 

Boatlifts 51 

Products & Services 55 

On the cover: Once a Boston 

Harbor marina in a state of disrepair 

and neglect, Boston Yacht Haven 

was rebuilt from scratch under 

the ownership of Chuck and Ann 

Lagasse. Pier 8 (now Charlestown 

Marina) was next in line for 

redevelopment, and Provincetown 

Marina nears completion. Read 

more on p.12 

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FROM THE EDITOR 

If the hottest news in our March/April issue was the Safe Harbor Marinas 

acquisition of Brewer Yacht Yards, the hot spot for May/June goes to Suntex 

Marina Investors and its purchase of the eleven Loggerhead Marina sites (see 

p. 7). Together, the two US entities now own in excess of 100 American marinas 

and I imagine the quest to expand these portfolios is far from over. 

Suntex, which also slipped in the purchase of The Ridges Marina on Lake Chatuge 

in North Georgia in March, has committed to maintaining a philanthropic partnership 

with Loggerhead Marinelife Center as part of the buy-out agreement. Both Suntex 

and Loggerhead claim that preserving the environment is one of their core values, 

and support for the Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida will reinforce the Suntex 

role of environmental stewardship. The centre focuses on the conservation of ocean 

life with special emphasis on threatened and endangered sea turtles. 

Our industry’s effort to preserve and protect the environment is a theme that runs 

through every issue of Marina World. In May/June, we read that work halted during 

the build of Motuoapa Marina on Lake Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand 

for the nesting season of black-billed gulls and that the entire project, which had a 

zero cut to fill balance for dredged material, resulted in pristine water and improved 

habitat for trout. 

In the heart of a big city, the fate of birds and fish isn’t uppermost in most people’s 

minds. But at St Katharine Docks in London, the ecosystem was taken very 

seriously. Care was taken not to disrupt flora and fauna around the docks including 

fish, ducks and other birds during the recent refurbishment. Fish spawning brushes 

were also installed to encourage more fish species within the marina. 

But when it comes to newbuild or refurbishment, planners are not always 

confronted with the need to preserve living species as I read in a recent ABC 

Kimberley news report posted by Ben Collins. Collins reports that National Heritagelisted 

dinosaur footprints could disrupt plans to build a new marina in Broome, 

Western Australia. The sauropod footprints on the proposed marina site are part of 

important track sites, some of which were described in the report by University of 

Queensland palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury as being ‘quite rare and scientifically 

significant’. 

Sauropods had whiplash tails, stocky limbs and long necks, and were the biggest 

vertebrates ever to walk the earth. They travelled in herds munching foliage and 

the Broome brontosaurs were blissfully ignorant of the fact that in around 65 million 

years’ time the impact of their footfalls would cause marina planning problems. 

As Rob Vrancken CMM says (p. 36), when it comes to building marinas - “nothing 

ever goes according to plan.” 


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Bahrain plan unveiled 

BAHRAIN: Bahrain Marina Development Company unveiled the master plan 

of the ambitious Bahrain Marina for the first time at the Gulf Property Show in 

April. 

Scheduled to complete by 2020, 

Bahrain Marina will include a fivestar 

hotel, serviced hotel apartments, 

seafront hotel villas and a residential 

tower with freehold apartments. It 

will have a unique sea front with a 

yacht club, retail and dining areas 

surrounding a circular basin with berths 

for vessels of various sizes. 

The lead designer of the project is 

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Loggerhead sells to Suntex 

USA: Loggerhead Marina has sold 11 of its marinas throughout Florida to 

Suntex Marina Investors LLC. Loggerhead is one of the best-known and wellrespected 

marina operating brands in the US southeast with premier locations 

on the east and Gulf coasts of Florida. 

The transaction included over 

2,300 wet and dry slips and multiple 

restaurants located in luxury locations 

stretching from Miami to Daytona 

Beach, and on Florida’s west coast. 

As Loggerhead is a well-established 

brand in the marketplace, the name will 

be retained at all the facilities while the 

transition takes place. 

“We are excited to be part of a 

brand that shares our core values of 

providing the highest quality family 

experience, as well as protecting our 

environment for the enjoyment of 

current and future generations. I will 

remain fully engaged in the marine 

industry, in both seeing through 

the workplace transition of all our 

Loggerhead team members, and in 

expanding relationships through my 

involvement with the Loggerhead 

Marinelife Center,” said Raymond 

Graziotto, president and CEO of Seven 

Kings Holdings, Inc., and founder of 

Loggerhead Marina. 

“This transaction will be 

transformational for Suntex and our 

efforts to continue to provide an 

unmatched customer experience 

around the country. The Loggerhead 

marinas greatly expand our ability to 

offer our Suntex customers access to 

prime marina locations and amenities 

throughout the state of Florida,” said 

Bryan Redmond, founding principal of 

Suntex. 

firm with vast experience in working 

alongside large scale projects in the 

region. Bahrain Marina Development 

Company earlier announced the 

appointment of Al Hassanain 

Contracting Company to implement 

the first phase of the project, which 

includes all the enabling and marinerelated 

works, earthworks, shore 

protection, quay walls, culvert crossings 

and shore development. 

“Not only are the Loggerhead 

properties the perfect complement 

to our existing marina portfolio, but 

they share our deep and driving 

commitment to the environment, and to 

clean and responsible boating. Every 

Loggerhead property participates in the 

Responsible Boating Initiative, and we 

will apply those same practices to all 

of our Suntex locations,” added Suntex 

principal Mitchell E. Jones. 

As part of the purchase, Suntex has 

committed to maintain a philanthropic 

partnership with the Loggerhead 

Marinelife Center. A non-profit facility 

focused on ocean and sea turtle 

conservation, the facility houses live 

sea turtles and other coastal creatures. 

It also provides outreach programmes 

and educational experiences for 

children, and hosts more than 300,000 

guests per year. 

Michael Nissley and Jason Spalding 

of CBRE’s Marina Services represented 

Seven Kings Holdings/Loggerhead 

Marina in the portfolio transaction. 

The opportunity was marketed 

internationally and received a 

substantial amount of interest from 

marina owners, operators, private 

equity firms and property developers. 

The marina portfolio sale illustrates 

the current trend in the USA towards 

consolidation. 

Suntex now has a portfolio of 43 

marinas. 

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Merger pays 

dividends 

USA: Since Sullivan Flotation 

Systems and Atlantic Meeco 

merged almost two years ago, the 

new Meeco Sullivan business has 

revamped management and sales 

teams, streamlined production 

processes, and invested in new 

equipment and highly skilled 

employees. 

National sales manager, Ralph Morley, 

says “our shared vision and purpose, 

coupled with the major investments 

we’ve made in our production facilities, 

are really paying off.” 

Growth plans have included adding 

significant line workers and longer shifts 

at the Warwick facility and extending 

capability in McAlester, Oklahoma, by 

adding eight new welding machines 

and a new plasma cutter; doubling the 

capacity of its frame line; and adding 

an additional assembly line and an 

additional accessories line. The current 

production schedule comprises six day 

weeks with four 12 hour shifts and two 

eight hour shifts. 

2016 was an excellent year for the 

company as it won over 200 new 

contracts, including the largest marina 

contract ever awarded by the New York 

State Park System for a 13-dock, 1,063- 

slip floating system at Lake Erie Marina. 

James Watt 

appoints new operator 

UK: The James Watt Dock LLP, a partnership between Peel Holdings and 

Riverside Inverclyde, has handed over the operation of James Watt Dock 

Marina (above) to Marina Projects. 

Marina Projects has been granted a 

long lease and has committed to invest 

in the expansion of marina facilities 

including 40 berths planned for later 

in 2017. The existing operational staff 

will remain as their experience and 

knowledge of the marina customers is 

crucial to the success of the marina. 

Geoff Phillips, executive chairman 

of Marina Projects Ltd, said: “I am 

delighted that Marina Projects has been 

selected as the operator for James Watt 

Dock Marina. The Marina Projects team 

has a great deal of experience in the 

marina sector including the operation in 

Whitehaven Marina in Cumbria. We look 

forward to working with the existing staff 

in developing James Watt Dock Marina.” 

Gladstone earns four Gold Anchors 

AUSTRALIA: Gladstone Marina in Queensland was awarded 4 Gold Anchors under the Global Gold Anchor accreditation 

scheme at a presentation attended by Marina Industries Association (MIA) and Gladstone Port Corporation (GPC) 

representatives. Gladstone Marina has 320 berths and mooring boat spaces, and modern facilities to suit local and 

visiting boaters. 

MIA director, John Spragg CMP, 

presented the Global Gold Anchor 

certificate and flag to GPC’s CEO 

Peter O’Sullivan. “The marina and its 

surrounds are a great asset for the 

Gladstone community,” Spragg said. 

“The Gold Anchor assessor highlighted 

the very positive comments made by 

berth holders relating to the marina 

and its staff. The setting of the marina 

in a safe harbour and within extensive 

parklands is a credit to GPC.” 

Peter O’Sullivan commented: “GPC 

is committed to continually improving 

the facilities and services at Gladstone 

Marina to meet the needs of its users 

and our community.” 

“In 2014 we received a 3.5 Gold 

Anchor rating, which made us the first 

marina in Queensland to receive such 

accreditation,” he added. “Since then, 

it has been a focus and commitment of 

our Gladstone Marina staff and Parks 

and Gardens teams to increase this 

rating, which we have now achieved.” 

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Paphos 

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CYPRUS: According to reports in 

Cyprus Mail, the Paphos Chamber 

of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) 

has withdrawn its approval of the 

Poseidon consortium bid to develop 

Paphos Marina. 

PCCI president Andreas Demetriades 

told the newspaper that “on the basis 

of the financial statements [Poseidon] 

submitted, it was concluded that the 

terms and conditions of the competition 

were not being met.” 

It is understood that runner-up 

development company Pafilia has been 

called to submit paperwork to take over. 

The Poseidon consortium says the 

decision to reject the bid was “unlawful”. 

Poseidon intends to launch an appeal 

with the Supreme Court. 

30 years 

of marina 

cooperation 

EUROPE: TransEurope Marinas, 

formerly Transmanche, is celebrating 

three decades of association. The 

group now has 73 member marinas 

and its unchanged maxims hinge on 

working in cooperation and offering 

a discount system to encourage 

berth holders to sail around the 

network. 

Julian Goldie (far right), owner of 

Tollesbury Marina, has travelled the 

world in the interest of promoting 

industry links and also dedicated time 

as an early TransEurope chairman. 

He expressed his pleasure at seeing 

the network’s successful expansion: 

“Tollesbury Marina has been an 

enthusiastic member and supporter 

of TransEurope Marinas since our 

joining in 1999,” he said. “We always 

really enjoy meeting up with other 

TransEurope members and exchanging 

experiences, as well as new best 

practices. The additional benefit of 

membership is also much appreciated 

Careful planning for 

MYH expansion 

UK: Mylor Yacht Harbour (MYH) near Falmouth, Cornwall, has begun a 

widespread consultation into a small and sensitive extension (outlined 

above) to its existing marina. 

Both formal and informal 

consultation processes are being 

held well in advance of MYH 

submitting a full planning application 

for a scheme that could provide 

berths for 30 extra boats. This will 

meet customer demand whilst 

supporting the future sustainability 

of the harbour, the related services 

and the associated employment it 

provides. 

The historic harbour is a thriving 

by our berth 

holders, 

who are 

encouraged 

to get out 

sailing from 

port to port. It 

is thrilling to 

have watched the membership grow to 

include over 70 marinas, now located 

all over Europe.” 

Current chairman, Jean-Michel 

Gaigné (above left), manager of 

Saint-Quay Port D’Armor in France 

shared his satisfaction in reaching 

this milestone: “One of TransEurope 

Marinas’ greatest strengths has 

been the group’s faith in cooperative 

activity; almost counter-intuitively 

helping to promote other marinas and 

encouraging our berth holders to set 

their sails for distant shores! Now, 

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marine centre with high demand for 

services. Managing director, Neil 

Salter, stresses that the £1 million+ 

expansion will not have negative side 

effects on its appeal. 

“The extension we’re proposing 

is fairly modest,” he says, “and we 

anticipate that it would enhance the 

site whilst not changing the views, the 

ambience or making any significant 

demands on either the environment or 

the shore-side infrastructure.” 

when reports about sector decline are 

bolstering everyone to find innovative 

solutions to buoy boating practice, I am 

especially proud of our members for 

being pioneers of the sharing economy 

within the marina industry.” 

Associated marinas are positioned 

at a minimum distance of a day’s sail 

in order to reduce competitive conflict 

and agree to maintain services at a 

level that inspires a ‘home from home’ 

welcome. 

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COVER STORY 

Building big docks 

in a small town 

Provincetown Marina at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts is being 

transformed into a megayacht destination with one of the largest breakwater 

systems on the East Coast. It’s the third marina in the area to receive a major 

overhaul, all at the hands of one industrious couple. Sarah Devlin reports 

Chuck and Ann Lagasse are not 

new to property development nor 

are they naïve when it comes to 

marina management. As former 

major landowners in Newburyport, 

Massachusetts, they are hands-on 

and intuitive about how they invest and 

improve properties. 

“We started by developing marinas 

and land for upland auxiliary uses,” 

Chuck says about Newburyport, 

where they developed and managed 

marinas and properties along the 

mouth of the Merrimack River 150 miles 

(241km) or approximately 60nm north 

of Provincetown. “When we started, 

we partnered with marinas that had 

something like 36 slips. In over 30 

years, we built over 

500 slips, in our own 

facilities and with 

partners.” 

“We’re about current 

uses and mixed use. 

[In Newburyport,] we 

had a great downtown 

with historic buildings,” 

Gigantic 

SF Type 600 breakwater 

units being delivered to 

the Provincetown site. 

Ann states. As part of that waterfront 

development, she and Chuck added 

restaurants and retail locations, totalling 

45 properties overall. 

“When we got involved, there were 

30 different owners and we worked to 

consolidate them. It was a big portfolio. 

It was our life.” 

She stops for a moment. “I think of us 

as redevelopers, not developers.” 

The road to Provincetown 

The timeline for the Lagasses and 

Provincetown Marina started in 2007. 

Chuck and Ann approached the Cabral 

family, the owners of Provincetown 

Marina (then called Fisherman’s 

Wharf), to discuss purchasing the 

Mason Sears, SF Marina Systems USA 

Provincetown Marina after refurbishment in 2016. The new 

elbow-shaped breakwater will run out from the left of 

the building towards the sailboat moorings. 

old commercial pier and marina with 

another financial partner. “We thought 

it needed some capital,” Chuck says 

diplomatically. The deal fell through for 

various reasons, not the least of which 

the recession that took hold of the 

market in 2008. 

That didn’t diminish their interest in 

the property, however. “Over the years 

I’ve followed it and we stayed in touch 

with the owners,” he states. “I always 

thought [Provincetown] was one of the 

premier boating destinations on the 

East Coast.” 

He’s referring to the protected 

harbour’s location, its deep basin, 

and the draw of area beaches and 

the historic town centre. Already 

a destination for ferry traffic out of 

Boston, Provincetown is 50 miles 

(80km) to the east, protected from the 

Atlantic by a spit of land. If Cape Cod 

were a human arm, curled into itself, 

Provincetown Harbor would be the 

inside of the arm’s fist. It’s a straight 

shot from Cape Cod Canal, which 

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bisects Cape Cod’s ‘arm’ and the ‘body’ 

of Massachusetts. Those who travel 

through the Canal are cruising from 

Buzzard’s Bay and Vineyard Sound as 

well as such boating destinations as 

Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. 

“The town is wonderful,” Chuck 

states. “Great for biking, boating, 

outdoor activities and the most beautiful 

beaches. And, we don’t have a pleasure 

boat destination out here!” 

But he and Ann had other properties 

to attend to first, before landing in 

Provincetown. 

Late in the first decade of the 2000s, 

after the sale with the Cabral family fell 

through, a bank approached Chuck 

to gauge his interest in purchasing a 

bankrupt property in Boston Harbor. 

“We’re always looking for properties to 

rehabilitate,” he confirms. 

“We knew Boston was a great 

destination,” Ann adds. “There were 

no big boat facilities in the North End 

where the marina is located.” 

The facility now known as Boston 

Yacht Haven was in a state of disrepair 

and neglect, according to the Lagasses, 

and the docks needed to be completely 

replaced, but they were intrigued by a 

small inn on the property. (“First time 

we operated an inn!” Ann exclaims.) 

The Lagasses dismantled the marina 

and started from scratch. 

“We had a vision of building 

a breakwater that could handle 

megayachts,” Chuck says. They 

immediately started considering what 

kind of breakwater they might need for 

the area. 

In record time and inclement weather 

conditions, Chuck and Ann Lagasse 

spearheaded restoration of Charlestown 

Marina in 2014/15. 

“Boston Harbor was a 

considerable challenge 

because of the surge in 

there from commercial 

activity,” Chuck adds. In the 

end, they built a 1,000ft 

(305m) hybrid steel/concrete 

breakwater that circles the 

property. It acts not only 

as a breakwater, but also 

as a face pier to provide 

dockage for megayachts 

up to 400ft (122m). Smaller 

boats are located behind the 

breakwater, protected from 

the busy harbour’s surge. 

To get the facility into the 

marketplace quickly, they 

entered into an agreement 

with IGY Marinas in order 

to list the property as a destination 

location. In their first season, they 

saw four megayachts come in from 

the Mediterranean. They no longer 

have that relationship with IGY, but the 

megayachts continue to return. 

Next, they set their sights on Pier 8, 

aka Charlestown Marina, also located 

in Boston Harbor. The marina had been 

closed by the Attorney General’s office 

and the Department of Environmental 

Protection, because as Chuck says, 

“it was falling into the harbour.” They 

purchased the land in October 2014 

and were given 60 days to remove the 

old docks and any debris. As it turns 

out, that year Boston saw its snowiest 

season on record, with major snowfall 

starting in November and carrying 

through to March, totalling just over 9ft 

(3m). 

Chuck purchased a workboat from 

the infamous Deepwater Horizon 

BP oil spill in 2010, and hired local 

The original pier at Provincetown 

underwent refurbishment and 

accommodates vessels up to 125ft (38m). 

contractors Boston Bridge & Steel (out 

of East Boston) to build a 900ft (274m) 

concrete and steel breakwater. “People 

kept telling us ‘there’s no way you’ll be 

open in May’,” Chuck laughed. “I don’t 

think even our staff believed us.” 

But, despite the unprecedented 

snowfall, they had 250 slips ready for 

reservations for vessels ranging from 

small dinghies up to 400ft (122m) 

yachts by May 2015. “It came down to 

great community work,” Chuck says. 

Finally, Provincetown 

In February 2015, a little less than a 

year after opening Charlestown Marina, 

the Lagasses purchased Provincetown 

Marina. The existing 100ft (30m) 

pier had 50 slips up to 60ft (18m) 

surrounded by 100 moorings. They 

opened for business in June 2015 after 

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The popular fire pit at Provincetown 

Marina gives boaters a place to drink, 

chat and watch the ballgame. 

building and replacing slips for boats up 

to 125ft (38m). 

Now they are working on phase two. 

Collaborating again with Boston Bridge 

& Steel, the Lagasses have also brought 

SF Marinas, Meeco Sullivan and Marina 

Electrical Equipment into the project 

to create what will be an 8ft (2.4m) 

deep, 900ft (274m) long, 20ft (6m) wide 

floating breakwater, one of the widest 

and deepest on the East Coast. The new 

breakwater will include in-slip pump-out 

and 480 3-phase power. 

The parts for the floating breakwater 

and wave attenuation system were 

delivered from Sweden this spring, 

are currently being assembled in 

Provincetown and will require two 36in 

(1m) steel piles per 65ft (20m) section. 

As Marina World closed for press, the 

piles were being installed and project 

completion is scheduled for mid-May 

with a grand opening in June. 

When looking at the harbour and 

the various characteristics of the 

location, the Lagasses relied on their 

experience with the other marinas they 

had developed. “We’ve probably used 

every type of dock system available 

out there,” Chuck says. “We bought 

a hybrid of docks that really fit the 

wave environment and the climate of 

the waves and fetch. This is more of 

a custom-built facility for that specific 

geographical location. But, there’s 

no individual correct solution. It’s a 

combination of things.” 

“The one thing we know is how to 

build a breakwater in an open harbour 

with a lot of exposure to the elements,” 

he continues. “We know whether to use 

concrete or steel reinforced breakwater 

and what type of finger slips, given 

location and exposure.” 

The new breakwater, shaped 

like an elbow extending from the 

existing pier, will add approximately 

2,000 linear feet (610m), with about 

4,000 linear feet (1,219m) available 

off the pier. Provincetown Harbor is 

currently protected by a 2,500ft (762m) 

breakwater built in the early 1970s 

about 835ft (255m) from the pier. The 

new breakwater will run parallel and 

away from that existing breakwater, with 

approximately 500ft (152m) between 

them, certainly enough room for local 

traffic, superyachts and ferries. But 

it’s still a significant new feature in the 

harbour. 

“The narrowest dock is 14ft (4m) 

wide and it’s at its widest at 20ft (6m),” 

Mason Sears of SF Marina says of the 

SF Marina Type 600. “It looks like a 

promenade.” The Type 600 Breakwater 

used for the project is SF Marina’s 

widest off-the-shelf floating breakwater 

deployed to the United States - the 

widest it has deployed worldwide is in 

Italy and comes in at 43ft (13m). 

SF Marinas and Keco Pumpout 

Systems also worked together with 

Meeco Sullivan to create an underdeck 

pump-out that is flush with the deck 

surface, under an aluminium lid with 

the hydrant concealed below, while 

the fingers provided by Meeco Sullivan 

offer “a nice mixture of materials that 

provide durability” to offset the harsh 

winter conditions and barge waves that 

the harbour sees, says Sears. 

As part of the original phase of 

the project focusing on the landside 

amenities and the existing pier, Chuck 

and Ann rebuilt the showers and 

bathrooms, constructed a new office 

facility, added a captain’s lounge 

including a fire pit and two large-screen 

outdoor televisions to bring customers 

in from their moorings, and even 

constructed a shower specifically for 

dogs. 

They also built out an apartment for 

the general manager for Provincetown 

Marina as well as a few staff dorm 

rooms since housing in the area can be 

challenging for summer employees. 

“Provincetown is amazing,” Ann says. 

“Things are happening in Newport 

[Rhode Island], Nantucket, Martha’s 

Vineyard. From an economic point of 

view, [the town] knew they were missing 

that opportunity. Many of the larger 

yachts would anchor out. Now they 

have a place to go out, shop and eat.” 

Charlestown Marina, once crumbling into 

the water, sits proudly in Boston Harbor 

and is able to moor vessels up to 400ft 

(122m) in length. 


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Setting a benchmark in Vietnam 

As an emerging tourist destination, Vietnam is enjoying increasing focus on waterfront development for both 

recreational and residential purposes. Developing marinas to support interest in yachting lifestyles and to attract 

visiting boats meets with the usual stumbling blocks found in countries with little or no legacy of recreational boating – 

but entrepreneurs can win through. 

Ana Marina in Nha Trang on the 

south east coast of Vietnam 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. 

Nha Trang is the most vibrant resort 

town in Vietnam with an outstandingly 

beautiful bay and a wide variety of 

beaches and islands. The town has an 

international airport, good road and 

rail connections and welcomes up to 4 

million tourists per annum; around 50% 

of the national annual total. With a short 

rainy season and low typhoon risk, Nha 

Trang is enjoying rapid development 

and is further building on its position as 

a tourist destination of choice. 

Designed by Camper & Nicholson 

Marinas (CNM), Ana Marina features 

Marinetek pontoons and Plus Marine 

dockside equipment, all of which was 

selected via an international tender 

process. “With this team of local 

developers and international experts, 

Ana Marina sets the benchmark for 

marinas in Vietnam by meeting the 

highest and latest international marina 

standards,” says Ana Marina project 

manager, Ruurd van Putten. 

CNM provided the project 

feasibility and concept design; the 

development period design; general 

support services; commissioning; and 

operations and management support 

for the project. Marinetek has provided 

a range of berthing options for the 

first phase at two 200m (656ft) long x 

4m (13ft) wide Heavy Duty pontoons 

equipped with open top cable channels 

and ‘super yacht bollards’. All berths 

have 2.7m (9ft) wide mooring fingers. 

Plus Marine is supplying and 

installing its HDPE Smart series 

pedestals with 16-250amp range, a 

Smart Cloud remote metering system, 

all piping and cabling, multipoint 

vacuum pump-out, 

portable fire pumps and 

safety illumination. 

Future phases will include 

a superyacht dock for six 

yachts up to 70m (ft) in 

length and an additional 

100m (328ft) berth is under 

consideration. 

Landside development 

is equally comprehensive 

and includes: an atrium as 

a central meeting place 

and capitainerie; restaurant 

and club members’ lounge; 

swimming pool and children’s 

playground; yacht club bar 

and ballroom; gym and spa; 

sales offices; and a boatyard 

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development (Piers B and C) to the left. The 

superyacht mooring (Pier A) to the right is 

a separate phase. 

with hardstand, drystack, slipway and 

workshops. 

Ana Marina will be a gateway to 

excellent sailing waters and enjoy a 

strategic location between South East 

and Northern Asia with convenient 

connections to Hong Kong, Sanya, 

Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, 

Indonesia, and other Vietnamese ports. 

Developer Ana Marina Nha Trang Co 

Ltd – a member of Focus Vietnam 

Holdings – has a proven track record 

in the Vietnamese travel and leisure 

industry and is well aware of the 

potential of the Ana Marina site. 

Marinetek will also be flying the 

flag for Nha Trang. “We are privileged 

to contribute to the first international 

status marina project in Vietnam, 

opening up a new region and putting 

Nha Trang on the world’s yachting 

map,” says Marinetek South East Asia 

managing director Kristian Räme. “We 

are also pleased to be competitive with 

our regionally manufactured concrete 

pontoons and local project execution 

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Yachting icon on 

Amalfi Coast 

Marina d’Arechi has become a new yachting icon on the Italian Amalfi Coast 

and a symbol of how new enterprise can succeed in southern Italy despite 

the impact of global economic crisis. Finally completed at the end of 2016, the 

marina ranks as one of the most important tourist facilities ever built in the 

region and is a planning and design success story. 

Situated in Salerno within a UNESCO 

World Heritage site, Marina d’Arechi 

is a destination in its own right and an 

ideal homeport or base from which 

to explore some of the world’s finest 

cruising locations. It offers excellent 

access to Positano, Capri, Ischia, 

Ravello, Pompeii and Naples. 

Enjoying a backdrop of some of the 

finest scenery in Italy, the marina is a 

modern architectural masterpiece with 

an impressive sweeping 1.2km (0.7mi) 

breakwater and arched restaurant 

buildings. The choice was made to build 

the harbour as an island connected 

to the mainland by a bridge and the 

design is eco-friendly thanks to the use 

of natural materials such as the mosaic 

style rock breakwater; recycled wood 

pontoon decking; and sophisticated 

water and waste recycling systems. 

With 1,000 berths (80 of which are for 

superyachts of 25 to 100m [82 to 328ft]) 

set within a 34,000m² (366,000ft²) 

water basin, Marina d’Arechi caters for 

sail and motor yachts of 10 to 100m (33 

to 328ft) and prides itself on providing 

the ultimate lifestyle for vessel owners, 

with luxury and comfort at its core. Little 

touches and attention to detail make 

for exceptional service, and the marina 

team is dedicated to making yacht 

owners, captains and crew feel both ‘at 

home’ and on holiday. 

The concept for the marina was the 

With a perfect geographical location and 

the latest ecologically friendly amenities, 

Marina d’Arechi is a symbol of success in 

southern Italy. 

brainchild of Agostino Gallozzi, chairman 

of both shipping business specialist 

Gallozzi Group and Marina d’Arechi. The 

group, which is the majority shareholder 

in the marina (68%), invested €120 

million in the project, €80 million of 

which was concentrated on the marina 

infrastructure; and the expense was in 

part due to passion. 

“For anyone living in Salerno, sailing 

and yachting on the Amalfi Coast is 

the ideal way of enjoying weekends 

and holidays with friends and family 

throughout the year. From the age of 15 

sailing the Mediterranean waters I visited 

so many marinas, none of which really 

satisfied me 100%,” Gallozzi said. “Over 

time, I developed the idea of building 

the ultimate marina: the amalgamation 

of all my nautical experiences, the result 

of my passion for the sea, in my own 

town – where the sunset is breathtaking 

and summer never ends. It had to be an 

amazing marina, beautiful and perfect, 

safe, comfortable, friendly and enjoyable 

every day of the year, state of the art in 

technology, the place where you want to 

be all the time.” 

Although the project began in 2000, 

it took a decade for the first stone to be 

laid. A series of complex administrative 

and legislative procedures and the 

economic crash intervened. But by 

summer 2012 – two years later – the 

first berths were inaugurated and the 

first yachts welcomed. In just four 

further years, a 1,000-berth marina with 

a complex surrounding infrastructure 

was in place. Facilities include a 

Friendly, efficient and multi-lingual, the 

marina team aims to make all visitors feel 

‘at home’ when on holiday. 


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Marina d’Arechi welcomes large vessels 

and has 80 berths set aside for yachts 

of 25m (82ft) and above. 

full service shipyard that offers 

comprehensive repair and maintenance 

services to all berth holders; a bunker 

station with 14 fuel dispensers; sport 

and wellness facilities; bar, restaurants, 

patisserie, shops and private beach. 

Safety and security are paramount, 

and marina manager Anna 

Cannavacciuolo and her team 

have an impressive environmental 

management programme. The marina 

holds the highest rating in the 24PLUS 

certification for quality of services 

dedicated to superyachts, is a member 

of The Yacht Harbour Association and is 

ISO 9000 certified. It was awarded the 

Blue Flag 2016/2017 for marinas and 

is further recognised in an annual audit 

carried out by Rina – the Italian naval 

register. 

Having completed its final 350 brand 

new berths for boats of 14 to 50m (46 

to 164ft) by the end of 2016, Marina 

d’Arechi made a New Year resolution to 

implement an aggressive sales push on 

Italian and international markets; selling 

a destination as well as a berth. It has 

also sought out international marina 

management and operational support, 

marketing insight and general expertise 

from Camper & Nicholsons Marinas 

(CNM) and has joined CNM’s 1782 

Club B2B initiative. 

Dan Hughes, business development 

director at CNM, has been in close 

touch with Agostino Gallozzi and the 

marina for several years and is delighted 

that the CNM team can now help put 

the marina on the map. “Marina d’Arechi 

fits in perfectly with the Camper & 

Nicholsons Marinas family,” he said. “The 

service is friendly yet professional, which 

makes for a great atmosphere around 

the marina, and all staff are fluent in 

Italian and English, with others speaking 

a third language. This truly is an 

international superyacht marina for the 

21 st century and a welcoming homeport 

for all who wish to enjoy the relaxed, 

luxury lifestyle on offer.” 


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From home-grown 

to high-tech on a 

Māori lake 

Caution: this is a story of renewal and expansion in New Zealand that contains 

a number of challenging Māori names. Be undaunted. It’s an inspirational 

story well worth the effort. Robert Wilkes reports. 

Lake Taupō is considered the 

“beating heart” of the North Island by 

Māori. The lake bed is formed by a 

huge volcanic crater and is owned by 

Ngati Tūwharetoa, a Māori tribe 

made up of 26 hapū, or sub-tribes. 

Motuoapa Marina nestles on the 

shore of a village of the same name. 

Now that you have mastered these 

challenging Māori names, we begin. 

New Zealand is a new land that 

rose from the sea as the result of 

the massive collision of tectonic 

plates. Lake Taupō is in a volcano 

caldera or crater formed by multiple 

eruptions over 300,000 years. The 

last major eruption 1,800 years 

ago may have been the natural 

phenomenon noted at the time by 

chroniclers in China and Rome. 

Located in the middle of the North 

Island, the 623km² (240.5mi²) lake is the 

largest in New Zealand. Major population 

centres are three hours south and north, 

notably Wellington and Auckland. The lake 

is dotted with stunning cliff-side 

Māori carvings and visitors enjoy 

fishing excursions and adventure 

tours. Remarkably, but not in New 

Zealand, there are ski resorts not 

more than 30 minutes away. 

The original marina was built 50 to 60 

years ago by local boating enthusiasts 

and members of social organisations 

who wanted a place to keep a boat 

on the lake. They did it with grit and 

sweat on weekends. They created a 

cozy marina for family boating in a 

beautiful setting; some say it has the 

greatest trout fishing in the world. All 

the slips are permanently rented by 

local residents and boaters who drive 

up from the cities. 

Ready for renewal 

Unfortunately, there were no 

hydrologists among the volunteers. 

While the lake water just outside the 

marina is always pristine, the water 

The all-new Motuoapa Marina (above) 

now dominates the centre of the basin 

– a far better and more convenient 

arrangement than the perimeter mooring 

(right). 



inside did not flush and was stagnant, 

algae-choked and infested with 

invasive catfish. There were plenty of 

other issues. An island took up valuable 

space in the middle of the basin. Boats 

berthed around the perimeter were 

pile-tied with their bows to a crumbling 

timber sea wall. The ‘boaties’ - many 

of them ageing - had to clamber onto 

the pointy end with their groceries in 

their arms and shuffle alongside the 

deckhouse to the cockpit. 

Motuoapa Marina was loved, but long 

past its useful life. There was no water, 

no electricity, no security, no lighting 

and no services. Part of the marina was 

on the boundary of private land and half 

the boaters were effectively trespassing 

to get to their boats. Worst of all, due 

to a lake level that fluctuates by 1.4m 

(4.6ft) over a year, boaters couldn’t 

access their berths or navigate the 

channel during low water. 

And you think your marina has 

problems! 

Taking charge 

As noted, the lakebed is owned by 

Ngāti Tūwharetoa. The lake boating 

facilities are owned by the ‘Crown’ 

(as the New Zealand Government 

is called), and managed by the 

Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). 

The Lake Taupō harbourmaster is 

employed by DIA, and is responsible 

for the maintenance, upkeep and safety 

of four marinas, numerous jetties and 

17 boat ramps. The harbourmaster’s 

office is in Taupō, 40km (25mi) north of 

Motuoapa. The tribe, as owner of the 

lakebed, receives an annual payment 

from the Crown for providing access 

to Lake Taupō and its permission is 

required for any renewal project. 

The DIA harbourmaster, Philip 

King, completed a career as a 

superyacht captain in the Caribbean 

and returned to New Zealand to 

settle down and start a family. He 

became harbourmaster in 2008 

and in 2009 initiated a survey of all 

the Crown assets on the lake. The 

renovation of Motuoapa Marina was 

high on the list of projects and had 

been on the drawing board since the 

late 1990s. 

King and the DIA developed an 

asset management plan and went to 

the Crown with a proposal for funds 

for capital improvements. The plan 

was approved in 2011. “Prior to the 

asset management plan we had 

NZ$34,000 for capital improvements 

on the entire lake,” said King, “which 

was impossible. During our planning 

phase we touched base with 

Bellingham Marine for some concept 

ideas that we needed and they were 

helpful.” 

In 2015 the DIA approved NZ$6 

million for the Motuoapa Marina 

project. Tenders were offered 

and several dock manufacturers 

and civil engineering companies 

responded. Seay Earthmovers, a 

local company based in Taupō, won 

the bid for the civil work. Bellingham 

Marine was named contractor for 

the docks and dock installation. “We 

had several competitive bids and 

chose Bellingham Marine based on 

reputation, technology and cost,” 

King explained. “We liked some of 

the product differences they offered, 

particularly the new FRP thru-rods.” 

Consent and planning 

The original 

marina was built 

by the community 

well before 

resource consent 

applications were 

required. Acquiring 

resource consent 

to build a marina 

in New Zealand is 

long and requires 

patience. The 

public consultation 

process included 

boat owners, the 

local community, 

government 

The lake region is rich in Mãori culture (above) 

and the home of the world’s most threatened gull 

species; the black-billed gull (below). 

Pontoons lined up in the newly cleared 

basin awaiting configuration. 


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Unifloat pontoons with rounded end finger 

piers being installed to create a 158-slip 

arrangement. 

departments and the Māori hapū, 

whose permission was required. “We 

had extensive consultations with the 

affected hapū and got their support,” 

King confirmed. “We also had to 

address environmental and cultural 

issues and file the required studies and 

reports.” 

Twenty-seven variations of the design 

were considered before a consensus 

was reached. “We had been focusing 

on a berth configuration similar to the 

existing layout when a couple of my 

team (Alex Dickie and Rod Vennell) 

suddenly had a penny-drop moment 

and saw it in a new way. Now it seems 

so obvious. We’re very confident in the 

final design and layout,” he said. 

Bruce Birtwistle, general manager 

Bellingham Marine, added: “The 

process was further complicated 

because this is the first project the DIA 

has done of this kind in the interior. 

They are not normally involved in the 

marina business. Working with the DIA 

team has proved rewarding. They have 

been quick to accept ideas and make 

them work.” 

Cleaning the site 

Lake Taupō is a world famous trout 

fishery, with brown and rainbow trout 

introduced in the late 1900s from North 

American stock. The redevelopment of 

the site required humane removal of all 

fish prior to dredging or construction. 

Crews captured 3,000 catfish living 

in the basin and recycled them for 

fertilizer. “The catfish are an invasive 

pest,” said King. “They compete with 

trout for food sources and eat juvenile 

trout. We were delighted to reduce the 

catfish population.” 

Earthworks and dredging began in 

2016. The work included excavation 

and removal of the island, and a 

reclamation of part of the lake. The 

design implemented a zero cut to 

fill balance of the dredged material 

(approximately 40,000m³ [52,318yd³]), 

which formed the reclamation. Seay 

Earthmovers also owns a quarry and 

supplied the boulders for the sea wall 

protecting the reclamation. 

The opening of the new marina was 

scheduled for April, but is delayed until 

July 2017. The old timber wall proved 

fragile and failed in several places 

during dredging. Seay and Bellingham 

Marine have been asked to replace it 

with steel sheet pile. Additionally, work 

in parts of the site was halted with the 

arrival of nesting black-billed gulls, 

which have the distinction of being the 

most threatened gull species in the 

world. 

New technology pontoons 

The marina’s new Unifloat pontoons 

are arranged in a 158 slip configuration 

with rounded-end finger-pier berths 

from 8 to 14m (26 to 46ft) in length. 

The pontoons have New Zealandgrown 

treated pine walers, aluminium 

pile guides, aluminium gangways and 

security gates. There will be power 

pedestals and potable water at the 

slips. 

The pontoons incorporate FRP ‘thrurods’ 

and nylon nuts manufactured 

by pultrusion (the material is pulled 

through a die rather than pushed as in 

the more common extrusion process). 

The FRP thru-rods are corrosion free 

and are sufficiently resilient to retain 

tension over time, virtually eliminating 

the need to retighten the nuts. The FRP 

thru-rods contribute to the corrosion 

resistance and low-maintenance of the 

dock system. 

The docks were manufactured in 

Auckland and transported to the site by 

truck. Bellingham Marine’s Auckland 

plant serves New Zealand and the 

South Pacific as far as Guam. 

Quality water 

The water quality situation was critical. 

“We installed a fresh water pumping 

system that extends 400m (1,312ft) 

outside of the marina,” King confirmed. 

“We have a 400m pipe with 500mm 

(19.6in) diameter that will pick up 

pristine water from 3m (10ft) deep 

where the water is cooler and pump 

it into the marina at 200 litres (44 

galls) per second. Marina water will be 

refreshed every 72 hours and it takes 

72 hours for algae to form. Our threepronged 

approach to defeat algae is 

cool water, fresh water and constant 

movement. We’ll be able to see the 

lake bottom through pristine water and 

we anticipate trout and smelt will form 

habitat in the basin.” 

A public resource 

The new marina will be a vast 

improvement, with water, electricity, 

secure gangways, bathroom facilities 

and a quadruple boat ramp. “We are 

creating a beach and a large green 

space. The community has never had 

a swimming beach and we’re looking 

forward to seeing families there,” King 

noted. “This is not a bigshot developer 

project. We are creating a public 

resource. But we would like to think that 

the new marina will be the catalyst for 

economic development, especially for 

southern Lake Taupō.” 

Bellingham’s Birtwistle said: “Philip 

King brought the energy and patience 

to work with the various groups and 

stakeholders to bring the project across 

the line. He wanted to do it right and he 

had the vision to see the potential. He 

can look back with satisfaction at what 

has been accomplished.” 

Robert Wilkes writes about the 

marina industry from Bellevue, 

Washington, USA. 


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St Katharine Docks is a vibrant mixeduse 

marina oasis in the heart of Central 

London. 

Luxury berthing in the 

heart of London 

The newly refurbished marina at St Katharine Docks (SKD) in London is now 

complete. Able to accommodate superyachts up to 40m (131ft) long, it has 

a high-end look and feel due to a new layout, new pontoons, lighting and 

utilities. 

“SKD looked tired and, whilst it had 

been adequately maintained, it was in 

need of improvements to the mooring 

arrangements, pontoon services and 

shoreside facilities,” says SKD general 

manager Paul Tetlow. “The layout had 

grown as a response to a developing 

need and interest in mooring a 

boat here and consequently the 

arrangement of the berths was not as 

good as it could have been,” he adds. 

Site owners Blackstone Property 

awarded Camper & Nicholsons Marinas 

(CNM) a design and refurbishment 

contract in April 2015. CNM and 

Blackstone subsequently worked 

with various contractors including 

Poralu Marine (pontoons), Maricer 

(dockside utilities) and Beadmans 

(project management etc.) to ensure 

the complex project in the heart of 

the capital city went as smoothly as 

possible and was on time and on 

budget. 

Protective measures 

SKD is the only marina in Central 

London and has become a thriving 

waterside community offering iconic 

space for business, retail, residential 

and dining offerings. Just a stone’s 

throw from the Tower of London, the 

Thomas Telford-designed dock opened 

in 1828 and became one of the busiest 

ports in the UK, renowned for handling 

luxury goods, sugar, rum, spices, 

perfumes, wines and tea. 

As the docks are both ancient and 

historic, they are protected. This added 

extra layers of complexity to the project 

and restoration work had to be carefully 

undertaken to ensure no damage was 

done to the quay walls of the three 

marina basins within the dock. 

Considerable care was taken not 

to disrupt the flora and fauna around 

the docks – including fish, ducks and 

other birds. Fish spawning brushes 

were installed as part of the works to 

encourage more fish species within the 

marina. 

The entire works programme was 

completed in a ‘live’ marina, with 

yachts arriving and departing, with 

minimal disruption to berth holders 

and commercial tenants and landside 

residents. 

“The replacement of all the pontoons 

and associated equipment at SKD was 

completed within a very tight schedule, 

on a confined site with limited shore 

access, with multiple contractors and 

stakeholders to manage,” explains 

CNM business development manager 

Andrew Garland. Poralu business 

development manager, Virginie Segura, 

expands on this: “The project was 

based on a new design and included 

the demolition of the existing pontoons 

as well as provision of a new floating 

pontoon solution, new metered 

electricity and new water and sewage 

systems – in less than eight months.” 

“The challenging part of the project 

was the logistics. There was only one 

point of access to the site, through a 

tunnel, and we could unload only one 

High profile nautical events help promote 

SKD as a destination. 



Retail, wining and dining outlets on the 

dockside ensure that SKD has year-round 

buzz. 

truck at a time. We had around 100 

trucks to load and unload throughout 

the project,” she confirms. “It is also 

important to mention that the levels of 

noise had to be controlled. Some of the 

boat owners were living aboard at the 

time and we had to be mindful of this.” 

The new products and features 

have greatly improved the general 

atmosphere. Segura highlights 

specifically the curved floating pontoons 

and the sewage system installed by 

CEI that offers all boats in-slip pumpout 

of black and grey water thanks to a 

multipoint design. 

“The new layout is much more 

practical and generous for boats to 

navigate around and it also looks far 

better too,” Tetlow noted. “The tight 

corners and narrow fairways have 

been removed and the use of the water 

space is far more efficient.” 

Working together 

Segura describes the daily 

collaboration between project manager 

and marina team as “indispensable” 

and Helen Sims, senior project 

manager at Beadmans, concurs. 

Beadmans was involved in the project 

from inception through to completion 

and handover, providing project 

management, contract administration 

and quantity surveying services. “The 

project was completed under a Design 

and Build Contract and was phased into 

three sections, one section per basin,” 

Sims clarifies. “As a live marina, the 

SKD team had to move the boats during 

each section of works to ensure that the 

contractor had sufficient space to work. 

Logistically, this required a lot of detailed 

attention and coordination between the 

main contractor and the SKD team.” 

Crucial deadlines would never have 

been met without teamwork. The 

central basin, for example, had to be 

completed on time to host the Clipper 

Race in July 2016. 

Building on the investment 

CNM took over the management 

and operation of SKD on behalf of 

Blackstone in February under a three 

year contract and the marina is now 

branded a Camper & Nicholsons Marina. 

There is, however, much still to do. 

“The physical refurbishment has 

improved the look and feel of the docks. 

However, we’ll continue to work hard to 

give great service to our berth holders 

and a memorable stay for our visitors,” 

Tetlow says. “We also look forward to 

many exciting events based around the 

docks throughout the year.” 

CNM business development director, 

Dan Hughes, has similar hopes and 

plans. “Build occupancy, clear the 

waiting list as quickly as possible, bring 

in high profile maritime events to SKD, 

create a destination and promote this 

truly unique central city location,” he 

enthuses. 

Blackstone is equally determined to 

boost landside tenancy opportunities. 

SKD’s International House has 

undergone a stunning transformation 

and offers creative warehouse-style 

office space, a stunning new reception 

space and meeting zone. The work 

forms part of Blackstone’s wider vision 

to position St Katharine Docks as a 

vibrant mixed use waterfront campus. 

“We have made a significant 

investment in the St Katharine Docks 

estate and it is paying dividends 

in the number of new tenants we 

have at International House and 

the surrounding buildings,” confirms 

Blackstone Property Management 

managing director Guy Rudd. “The 

marina provides the estate with a USP 

[Unique Selling Proposition] which 

attracts tenants who want an inspiring 

and unconventional setting for their 

business in Central London.” 

Further improvements will be made 

throughout the rest of 2017. Various 

businesses have recently taken 

office space, and the variety of retail 

boutiques, food and drink outlets 

continues to increase. 

Poralu pontoons 

and Maricer dockside pedestals 

combine to modernise marina berths. 

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New pontoons now installed as part of the 

major refurbishment at Roermond City 

Marina on the River Meuse. 

Rocky road to renovation 

Holland Marinas, a privately owned enterprise in the Maasplassen lake district 

in the south east of the Netherlands, has earned an international reputation for 

quality of amenities and services. Efforts to significantly expand and upgrade 

Roermond City Marina, one of the company’s two marinas on the River Meuse, 

is now well under way. But the journey has taken a decade. 

In a tight timeframe from November 

2016 to March 2017, owner Rob 

Vrancken CMM and his team, oversaw 

an expansion of 520 to 600 berths, 

closing the marina for the months 

involved while dredging, piling and 

relocation of pontoons took place. 

Holland Marinas manufactured the 

pontoons in house using Fiberstruct 

decking and commissioned Seijsener 

to install Harbour-in dockside pedestals 

and install a new 

electricity network 

and water supply 

system. LeeStrom 

provided a new 

pump-out system. 

The marina was 

expanded in order 

to increase the 

size of the fairways 

and introduce 

larger berths 

with finger piers. 

Single berths have 

been designed 

to accommodate 

vessels in specific 

ranges (9-12m 

[29-39ft], 12-15m 

[39-49ft] and 

15-18m [49-59ft]) 

and have been generously sized to 

comfortably take the maximum boat 

length in each category. 

The renovation process was well 

planned. 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 (1,082ft) long, 

36 x 12m (39ft) long side piers and 44 

x 9m (29ft) long side piers. A new car 

park for 700 vehicles, all utilities and a 

new entrance were completed. 

According to Vrancken, customers 

were amazed at all that had been 

achieved in such a short build time and 

showed their appreciation of the new 

level of luxury by swiftly occupying all 

new berths that were not reserved for 

visitors. But he remembers well the 

ten-year planning and permissions 

process. “We had neighbours who 

didn’t want anything to change and 

took every opportunity to take us to 

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system and emergency station (above and 

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pontoons (below right) are generously 

proportioned and designed to suit vessels in 

specific size ranges. 

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The Holland Marinas team built the new 

pontoons in-house using Fibrestruct 

decking material. 

court, and changes in political parties 

where the opposition became part of 

a coalition and we lost three years by 

having to start the whole process over 

again,” he told Marina World. “Different 

civil servants had to be consulted 

for dredging, water regulations and 

building restrictions, and because the 

whole process took so long, reports 

and research became out of date and 

had to be done again – at extra cost.” 

In 2006 when planning commenced, 

Holland Marinas believed that the 

gravel and sand from the dredging 

would pay for the infrastructure. “But in 

2008 the recession started and there 

was no demand for raw materials,” 

Vrancken noted. “This meant that 

the dredging wasn’t going to earn us 

money but cost us money.” And the cost 

burden also rose significantly when 

the marina group was told it had to 

transport the dredged silt to a special 

processing area in Rotterdam. 

There were lessons to learn. “Never 

underestimate the politics and influence 

of your neighbours and find different 

suppliers for the same product – if one 

cannot deliver, the other possibly can,” 

Vrancken advised, adding “nothing ever 

goes according to plan.” 

Continued development is 

nonetheless on the cards as the marina 

intends to reconfigure five further piers 

over the next three years and install 

a new prefabricated building to house 

sanitary facilities, laundry, fitness and 

recreation rooms, marina office and 

a home for the marina manager. This 

project has been timed for November/ 

December this year. 

Roermond City Marina enjoys nearby 

amenities at the local village of Herten 

and is just a few kilometres from 

the lovely historic city of Roermond 

and Holland Marinas’ second facility; 

the 800-berth Marina Stevensweert. 

Reconfiguring this marina will be the 

company’s next project. 


PONTOONS/DOCKS & DECKING 

Environmental considerations took 

precedence at Boat Harbour Marina. 

Dredging was avoided and a desalinator 

installed to produce potable water. 

Hybrid system for 

Nanaimo marina 

International Marine Floatation Systems (IMFS) has completed delivery of the 

100-slip private Boat Harbour Marina south of Nanaimo in British Columbia, 

Canada. 

Set in a picturesque tranquil 

peninsula, Boat Harbour Marina 

is located at the start/finish of the 

Southern Gulf Islands, a location and 

setting that seems like a world away 

from civilization but is less than 20 

minutes from the centre of the town. 

The waterway has lagoons, lakes, 

numerous coves and beaches, and 

cycling, hiking and all customary water 

sports are available. 

The marina was engineered and 

designed as an IMFS Hybrid System, 

with concrete main docks and torque 

tube fingers for slips of 20-35ft (6-11m). 

The fingers are built using galvanised 

frames and Trex decking. The longer 

structural fingers with 42-100ft (13- 

30m) of moorage are built for larger 

vessels and have 5-12ft (1.5-3.6m) 

wide concrete fingers. The marina 

was conceived to maximise the 

number of slips and accommodate the 

existing bathymetric conditions without 

expensive dredging. The marina is 

piled with 57 steel piles of varying sizes 

to give maximum system strength. 

All pier work and pile installation 

was undertaken by Island Marine 

Construction. Marina services include 

Eaton dockside pedestals offering 

appropriate power and water. 

The marina was pre-piled using 

GPS location and IMFS shop drawings 

and, as the concrete marina docks 

were delivered, they were installed to 

the existing piles. Topper Industries 

supplied two 62ft (19m) long aluminium 

ramps, one 4ft (1.2m) wide pedestrian 

ramp and a 7ft (2m) wide Gator utility 

vehicle access ramp. 

On site security is enhanced by 

two separate systems; thirty-nine HD 

CCTVs and a completely separate 

Wi-Fi enabled system. The marina 

electrical system is also backed up by 

a 14kW diesel emergency generator to 

ensure continuous supply of electricity 

during any loss of regular hydro power 

supply. 

Boat Harbour Marina has a 25 x 

128ft (8 x 39m) concrete ramp landing 

dock with three storage buildings, one 

of which houses a desalinator unit 

supplied by Ampac USA. 

The Ampac SW3500 desalinator 

provides fresh potable water from 

seawater. Using reverse osmosis 

membranes, 99% of the sea salt 

is squeezed out of the water. The 

package system from Ampac also 

provides the delivery system with a 

cushion tank for freshwater supply 

as needed. The desalination system 

controller includes a built-in web server 

and, when connected to a router, 

can be monitored remotely from a 

smartphone or computer. Checking 

on the system remotely displays 

the operational status, the delivery 

pressure, the water quality and the 

freshwater supply tank level. 

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Most recently, the duo was 

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upgrade and extension of the South 

of Perth Yacht Club, located on 

the Swan River in Perth, Western 

Australia. The contract involved the 

partial replacement of the existing 

fixed marina with a new 140-berth 

floating system. 

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tested to the latest Australian 

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the highest P5 rating for use in 

areas with high pedestrian traffic. 

The product is a durable, low 

maintenance alternative to natural 

timber. 

UMS has recently moved to a new 

larger manufacturing facility and 

continues to expand, with a view to 

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Gold Coast super-dock boost 

Working in conjunction with Gold Coast City Marina (GCCM), Superior Jetties is putting the finishing touches to a 

new refit facility based at the Coomera River, Queensland, site. Completion of the project will be the first step towards 

welcoming more superyacht sized vessels to the precinct. 

The 100m (328ft) long multifaceted 

facility incorporates Superior Jetties’ 

Elite marina system and 50m (164ft) 

long Super Elite all-concrete fingers, 

and has been designed with a 600mm 

(24in) freeboard. 

Superior is practised at delivering 

turnkey products for a diverse range of 

needs. “This project was no different,” 

said Superior CEO John Hogan. There 

were many tailor-made elements. “The 

custom made heavy duty gangway has 

been purpose built to accommodate 

access machinery such as forklifts and 

small vehicles,” he confirmed. “The 

gangway’s innovative design allows an 

increased flexibility for onsite marine 

trades to carry out on-water refit works 

or the loading of supplies.” The facility 

also has provision for on-water storage 

pods to be added at a later date. 

Steve Sammes, GCCM general 

manager, said the marina had worked 

with Superior Jetties on a number 

of projects over the years and was 

delighted to collaborate again during 

the expansion. He praised the Gold 

Coast-based Superior team for 

“seamless delivery”. 

“We are all about Gold Coast 

businesses helping Gold Coast 

businesses and this project is one 

such example,” Sammes noted. “Our 

superyacht berths will offer easy 

access and cater for vessels over the 

marinas 250 tonne lift limitation,” he 

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local industries, contractors and 

boosting the Gold Coast’s economy.” 

The new refit facility at GCCM 

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New arm ready for 

summer season 

Although permitting delays gave the company less than 60 days from start to 

finish, Bellingham Marine Australia met the schedule to build a new dock at 

Port Macquarie, NSW, in time for the busy holiday season. 

Bellingham Marine was contracted 

in May 2016 to retrofit Port Macquarie 

Marina’s existing C-arm with modern 

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for marinas, floating pontoons 

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a special asymmetrical finger 

claimed to make mooring 

boats much easier. 

The innovation was designed 

and developed in cooperation 

with an international engineering 

partner. Boats can be moored in 

a mix of bow or stern to pontoon 

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and build a new 14-berth arm, to be 

known as D-arm. 

D-arm was subject to a permitting 

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replacement of the docks on C-arm was 

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While works were under way on C-arm, 

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the proper approvals for the new 

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Expecting approval within nine weeks, 

Bellingham Marine had cast the 

pontoons for D-arm to allow a smooth 

transition of work from one area to the 

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approvals for D-arm eventually came 

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Special build for special needs 

Walcon Marine has designed and built a disabled-access pontoon (above) for 

Sailability. This Hampshire-based UK charity helps individuals of all ages with 

special needs to enjoy dinghy sailing in a safe and supportive environment. 

Constructed using Walcon’s 

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Southampton, and represents the 

creation of a third branch for Sailability. 

Testwood Lakes Sailability (TLS) has 

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UK company Dura Composites has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2017 in the international trade 

category as a result of its sustained and impressive international growth. 

The Queen’s Awards celebrate the 

best of British business and recognise 

companies who are making an 

outstanding contribution to enterprise. 

In winning the award, Dura Composites 

joins an impressive list of organisations 

that have previously been honoured in 

this way, including Dyson, JCB, Jaguar 

Land Rover and Siemens. 

Each entry is judged by a specialist 

panel that makes a recommendation 

to the Prime Minister’s Advisory 

Committee. Her Majesty the Queen 

then decides the winners, who each 

receive an official grant of appointment 

and an invitation to a celebratory 

reception at Buckingham Palace. 

Dura Composites was established 

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industrial sectors. Over the past 20 

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Special features include optimisation 

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Dura Composites managing director, 

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A new marina at the Campeche Country Club in southeast Mexico will further enhance luxury facilities at an unspoilt 

recreational retreat. 

Completed last year by Ronautica Marinas, 

the marina has been built using 400m (1,312ft) 

of aluminium pontoons with polyethylene 

floats secured by steel piles driven into rock. 

The layout accommodates up to 90 boats in a 

size range of 7-18m (24-60ft) and has floating 

platforms for 60 jet skis. 

The pontoon arrangement, which includes 

a 180m² (1,937ft²) fixed entrance platform 

and fingers of 6-18m (20-59ft) in length, has 

been decked using Twinwood; a durable, 

weatherproof composite product manufactured 

by Portuguese company Soprefa. 

The turnkey project, which took five months 

to complete, was designed by Aquatica 

Ingeneria to include a fixed breakwater and 

over 500 linear metres of artificial beach. 

Offering a golf course, spa, pool and other 

leisure and sports amenities, the marina club 

has access to good sailing waters as well 

as the scenery and archaeological wealth to 

be found on the west side of the fascinating 

Yucatan Peninsula. 

Three months of international growth 

As the first quarter of 2017 drew to a close, Ingemar Group was actively engaged in marina projects in five European 

countries (Malta, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia and France), in addition to work on sites in Italy (Capo d’Orlando, 

Venice, Monfalcone, La Spezia) and ongoing projects in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait). 

In Valletta, Malta, Ingemar is 

installing 530m (1,739ft) of floating 

pontoons of FE King Size type for 

Azimut’s new Marina di Valletta 

shipyard. The floating units are 3m 

(10ft) wide and of steel and concrete 

construction with hardwood decking. 

In Locarno, Switzerland, the company 

is building a protection barrier with F/ 

CAXXL floating breakwater elements 

in reinforced cement for Centro Nautico 

Di Domenico. Weighing 67 tonnes and 

measuring 20 x 4 x 2m (66 x 13 x 6.5ft), 

the units are anchored with piles driven 

into the lake-bed and equipped with 

steel, concrete and timber fingers. 

Breakwater modules of type F/ 

CAXL at 12 x 3 x 1.80m (39 x 10 x 6ft) 

have meanwhile been supplied for the 

new municipal marina of Portorose in 

Adrian, Slovenia. Weighing 28 tonnes, 

they are being used to create allconcrete 

continuous type floating piers, 

measuring 12 x 2.5 x 1m (39 x 8 x 3ft). 

Over the next few months, a floating 

marina is also due for installation 

at Portovecchio Marine in Corsica 

using 17 reinforced concrete floating 

modules of Heavy Duty type, and in 

Croatia - a little to the south of Novi 

Vinodolski where Ingemar outfitted a 

new marina in 2016 - an enlargement 

project for Marina Murovska will be 

undertaken. Floating FE Slim Size 

piers of reduced size at 1.6m (5ft) in 

steel, concrete and high quality timber, 

and floating finger units in rotational 

moulded polyethylene will be used. 

All of these different types of Ingemar 

piers and breakwaters have been 

laboratory tested and designed for 

specific purposes, taking wave force 

characteristics and the dimensions 

of vessels to be accommodated into 

account. The diverse types of piers 

available allow for a wide spectrum 

of uses and, in conjunction with large 

breakwater elements, can be used 

to create complete floating marinas 

thus saving on costs and reducing 

environmental impact. 

Ingemar systems can be anchored in 

many ways according to marina layout 

and the type of sea bed. Examples 

include chains or Dyneema lines and 

concrete anchor-weights set in the sea 

bed and recessed into the piers with 

special running systems, and vertical 

beams fixed into the quay wall with 

sliders. 

Group president Lorenzo Isalberti 

describes the portfolio as offering “a 

complete range of technical solutions 

to allow for a wide range of commercial 

propositions aimed at satisfying all 

requested specifications.” Ingemar 

prides itself on being one of the few 

companies in the sector with its own 

production facilities and undertakes 

its own internal R&D activities in 

order to anticipate the requirements 

of the market. It works to ISO 9001 

certification for design, construction 

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Heavy loads and good looks 

Boatlifts are not just for small boats as Golden Boat Lifts’ eight-post lift proves when easily accommodating a 240,000lb 

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The eight-post lift is engineered to 

handle significant loads and a wide 

range of boat styles, sizes and hull 

shapes and, according to Golden, 

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Manufactured from fully welded rugged 

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and cables, the lift has four motors. For 

lifting capacity of 32,000 to 56,000lbs 

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honed and improved its Poly Lift 

series to offer reliable, hasslefree 

lift capabilities backed up by 

extended warranties. 

The company claims several 

‘firsts’, including the use of 

polyethylene for tank flotation (now 

with a lifetime warranty) and use of 

ultra high molecular weight plastic 

for bushings (now with a warranty 

extension to five years). 

Hydro Systems has also increased 

the warranty on the Poly Lift control 

unit to two years. Carefully designed 

to be easily operated, with one 

handle per motor, the handle(s) 

turn in the same direction instead of 

turning one handle to the left, one to 

the right and a third to an alternate 

position. 

Poly Lift’s sister product, Roto 

Lift, is also available. Offering 

high-end features at low cost, units 

feature reinforced lift arms, patented 

torsion clamps, roto moulded highdensity 

polyethylene tanks, a five 

year warranty and lifetime lift tank 

warranty. 

All vessels benefit from out-of-water 

storage but the larger the yacht the 

greater the savings – astounding just 

for hull and waterline cleaning alone. 

Increased vessel speed and fuel 

savings are also significant and, if 

secured in a lift rather than just a slip, 

the boat won’t sink if the unthinkable 

happens and power to the bilge pump 

goes down. 

Cost savings and increased safety 

are bound to appeal to boat owners 

keen to protect their investment but 

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been seen as one of aesthetics. 

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GatorVator is said to be 33% faster. 

It is engineered so that the boat is 

always aligned port to starboard. And 

with a two or four motor configuration, 

adjusting the boat’s stern-to-bow level 

provides quick draining when needed – 

all via remote control. 

Available in three or four post 

configurations, the lift adapts to existing 

piles, boat houses and narrow areas 

along a dock. Models are offered with 

capacities up to 30,000lbs (13,608kg). 


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User-friendly Gen 2 

HydroHoist Marine Group has launched HarborHoist Gen 2 (below), the most 

versatile boatlift in its portfolio. It is suitable for use in fresh, brackish or 

salt water and HydroHoist president and CEO, Mick Webber, believes it will 

“revolutionise safe boat storage.” 

HarborHoist is a free-floating lift 

that is compatible with fixed or floating 

docks. It works in a U-shaped slip, 

double-width slip, L-shaped dock and 

square dock and the hull supports can 

be configured for nearly all boat styles, 

including inboard, wake, pontoon and 

tritoon boats. 

The Gen 2 level lifting frame 

is constructed with aircraft grade 

aluminium and rugged marine 

polyethylene tanks. It accommodates 

boats ranging from 4,400 to 18,000lbs 

(1,996 to 8,165kg). 

The unit can be tied to the dock or 

secured using a conventional mooring 

system. HarborHoist comes as 

standard with a push button control unit 

– utilising an accelerometer for level 

lifting. Walkways are mounted on the 

top of the tanks that run the full length 

of the lift for easy access to a boat in 

both the up or down position. 

“The accessibility and continuous, 

non-skid walkway makes this one of 

the most user-friendly hoists on the 

market,” Webber says. 

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loading and unloading of passengers, 

adjustable hull pads, optional centring 

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Orders build for 

boat wash machines 

An exciting new drive-in mechanical boat wash concept 

– Drive-in Boatwash – has attracted a strong following in 

Sweden and looks set to roll out worldwide. 

Developed by two Swedish 

boating enthusiasts – 

hydraulics specialist Jan 

Alven and engineer Karl 

Axel Bartholf – the initial 

machine was installed at 

Bosö Boat Club in Stockholm 

(above). In the space of 

just two years, almost all 

boat owners have opted 

for a self-service 15 minute 

mechanical hull scrub rather 

than using environmentally 

unfriendly antifouling. Like 

other boat wash concepts, 

the Bosö machine uses no 

chemicals and collects debris 

removed from the hulls in a 

containment basin to ensure 

it does not re-enter the 

marine environment. 

Robbie Bergqvist, the 

boat club’s energetic vice 

president managed the 

installation carefully, ensuring 

that the machine was moored 

in a prominent position in the 

harbour. And he developed 

a training programme to 

highlight the benefits of hull 

washing and instruct club 

members on how to operate 

the machine themselves. The 

programme started ahead of 

the installation to encourage 

boat owners not to prepare 

their boats with antifouling in 

time for the coming summer 

season but to wait for their 

first boat wash opportunity. 

Drive-In Boatwash 

machines are now operating 

in 14 marinas in Sweden 

and the company is eyeing 

global expansion. Its 

representatives have toured 

marinas throughout the USA, 

Canada, Australia, New 

Zealand, the Middle East and 

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Europe and machines are 

currently in build for marinas 

in Vancouver (Canada) and 

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Five 

models are available, the 

largest of which – Bigwash 

16 – cleans vessels up to 

16m (53ft) in length. 

Drive-in Boatwash 

spokesman, Bjorn Alvén, 

says the response has 

been amazing. “Hull brush 

washing is widely regarded 

as an effective alternative 

to anti-foul. With Drive-in 

Boatwash the concept is now 

both technically advanced 

and commercially viable. 

Knowing the contribution 

that our machines can make 

to antifouling elimination, 

we are actively looking to 

partner with entrepreneurs 

and marinas around the 

world that share our vision 

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their customers. With our 

machines they can educate 

their members, showing them 

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25 years for Dr Shrink 

International shrink wrap supplier, Dr Shrink, celebrates 25 years in business. 

Starting in 1985, 

before the founding of 

the company, Dr Shrink 

owner Mike Stenberg 

worked as a shrink wrap 

installer, wrapping boats, 

machinery, aeroplanes 

etc., and perfecting the 

trade and acquired skills 

that made shrink wrapping 

easier and more efficient. 

As the concept became 

more widespread, he 

saw a pressing need for 

distribution of premium 

shrink wrap and installation 

supplies and his focus 

shifted from installation 

to distribution. In 1992, 

he set up Dr Shrink in his 

home garage in Manistee, 

Michigan. 

Over the past 25 years, 

Dr Shrink has supplied 

shrink wrap and installation 

accessories to industry 

professionals and DIY 

enthusiasts. 

“We’ve had a great and 

adventurous ride building Dr 

Shrink – from starting our 

business in a one-car garage 

to now having over 112,000ft² 

(10,405m²) of work space,” 

Stenberg says. “There is no 

way we could have done this 

without the help and loyalty of 

our customers. I appreciate 

each and every one of 

the people we deal with 

on a daily basis in many 

countries around the world.” 

“In the future, we will 

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installation of our premium 

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We will also continue to 

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training and processing 

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easier for our customers to 

get the products and training 

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MT boosts 

forklift options 

Marine Travelift (MT) has expanded its innovative Hydro_M 

Drive marine forklift line. Increased capacities and shorter 

wheelbase options give customers the ability to grow 

business by lowering maintenance costs and increasing 

precision and efficiency. 

The hydrostatic drive 

system was first introduced 

by the company in the mid 

1990s and has since been 

continuously improved. 

The complete Hydro_M 

Drive product line features 

capacities up to 52,000lbs 

(23,587kg) and beyond, 

and carries the same 

tested technologies. These 

additional capacities, along 

with shorter wheel base 

options, ensure the right fit 

for any size marina. 

“The Marine Travelift 

forklift product line has us 

extremely excited right now 

because of the numerous 

upgrades that have been 

applied just in the past year 

alone,” said Dale Harris, 

authorised MT distributor of 

over 30 years. “My team and 

I are now able to offer more 

than two times as many 

capacity and wheelbase 

options to our customers, 

which meets the growing 

demands of marinas all 

across the industry.” 

The redesign of the easy- 

Suntex invests in 

Mymic programme 

Suntex Marinas has appointed Mymic Training 

Technologies to develop and oversee its corporate 

safety programme. As part of the agreement, Mymic will 

implement a programme of consistent employee training 

and safety awareness across all Suntex Marina locations. 

The programme will include online marina safety training, 

instructor led training to certify employees who operate 

forklifts, a smartphone app for equipment inspections and 

site safety audits. 

Robert Smith, Mymic 

director of marina safety 

programmes, commented: 

“Suntex strives to enhance 

the customer experience at 

all of their properties. This 

agreement fully supports that 

vision. A well-trained staff 

and safe work environment 

is something the customers 

will notice very quickly. In 

addition, this programme 

is designed to reduce the 

potential for workplace 

injuries and ensure 

regulatory compliance.” 

Tom Delotto CMM, 

northeast regional manager 

for Suntex Marinas, 

emphasised that the 

company places the safety 

of customers and employees 

first on its list of operating 

priorities. “By linking already 

established internal systems 

with cutting edge Mymic 

overview programmes, we 

will equip property managers 

with every modern safety and 

control process available,” he 

confirmed. 

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along with the innovative 

hydrostatic drive deliver 

the continued productivity 

customers demand. 

Improved mobility and 

manoeuvrability are just a 

few of the benefits designed 

to ensure the Hydro_M 

Drive forklift achieves peak 

performance. 

“The upgrades that have 

been made to each Marine 

Travelift product are always 

completed with the customer 

in mind, “Harris explained. 

“Whether it be a capacity 

upgrade to handle bigger 

vessels, a design upgrade to 

lower customer maintenance 

costs, or a component 

upgrade to stay on the cutting 

edge of technology, these 

upgrades are always exciting 

for us because it allows us 

to offer features and benefits 

that no one else can provide.” 

Contact Marine Travelift 

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MT sponsors MIA 

Marine Travelift (MT) has committed to gold 

sponsorship of the Marina Industries Association (MIA). 

Eric Pfeifer, MT president and CEO, said the investment 

reflected the important role the MIA has in the marina 

industries across Asia, Australia and New Zealand and 

the significance of these regions to the company. 

“We have over 3,500 

boat hoists in operation 

worldwide supported 

by a global network of 

dealers for sales and 

service,” Pfeifer said. 

“Our sponsorship of MIA 

demonstrates our long 

term commitment to growth 

in these regions and our 

support of MIA’s role in 

industry development.” 

MIA president Andrew 

Chapman CMM said 

the sponsorship was a 

reflection of the growing role 

of MIA in the Asia Pacific 

region. “MIA is experiencing 

strong membership growth 

and our education and 

accreditation programmes 

are playing an important 

role in lifting industry 

standards. 

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provider of vital industry 

infrastructure and to have 

Marine Travelift actively 

supporting MIA’s work 

programme is further 

recognition of the value 

of MIA as an effective 

membership-driven industry 

association.” 



Index to Advertisers 

Bellingham Marine, USA 6 & 7 

Best Marine Solutions, USA 59 

Bluet, Finland 35 

Boatlift, Italy 24 

Camper & Nicholsons 

Marinas, UK 26 

Conolift by Kropf Industrial, 

Canada 28 

Dura Composites, UK 38 

Eaton Marina 

Power & Lighting, USA 14 & 15 

FGM, Italy 32 

GH Cranes & Components, Spain 56 

Gael Force Engineering, UK 44 

Gigieffe, Italy 18 

Golden Boat Lifts, USA 52 

Grupo Lindley, Portugal 48 

Hazelett Marine, USA 32 

Hiscox, UK 42 

HydroHoist, USA 50 

IMCI, Belgium 54 

IWMC 2018, New Zealand 37 

Ingemar, Italy 16 

Inland & Coastal Marinas, Ireland 18 

JLD International, Netherlands 46 

Livart Marine, China 41 

METSTRADE, Netherlands 20 

M-Tech, Australia 23 

Maricer, UK 42 

Marina Master by IRM, Slovenia 50 

Marina Projects, UK 22 

Marine Travelift, USA 60 

Marinetek, Finland 4 

Markel International, UK 38 

Martini Alfredo, Italy 28 

Orsta Breakwater, Netherlands 52 

Oscar Siches/Marina 

Matters, Spain 46 

Pacsoft, New Zealand 48 

ParmaFender, Norway/UK 54 

Pile Ring, New Zealand 54 

Plus Marine, Italy 44 

Poralu Marine, France 30 & 31 

Rolec Services, UK 10 

Roodberg - a brand of Frisian 

Industries, Netherlands 53 

SF Marina System, Sweden 2 

Seaflex, Sweden 8 

Seijsener Marina Services, 

Netherlands 52 

Strongwell, USA 56 

Superior Group, Australia 50 

ThruFlow, Canada 42 

Titan Deck, USA 46 

Twinwood by Soprefa, Portugal 44 

Vileo Marinas, Finland 39 

Walcon Marine, UK 24 

Wise Handling, UK 48 

Hungarian 

marina orders 

Quantum 

pedestals 

A large number of Rolec’s Quantum marina 

pedestals are to supply services to a total 

of 264 berths at the Kenese Marina Port in 

Balatonkenese, Hungary. 

The anodised aluminium 1000mm service 

pedestal will feature 16amp single phase 

sockets, cable TV sockets and LED photocell 

controlled illumination. It is the first time that 

the Quantum pedestal will be installed at a 

Hungarian marina. 

Rolec international marina sales manager, 

Kate Broom, commented: “We were delighted to 

be asked to add our Quantum pedestals to yet 

another marina in Europe, this time in Hungary. 

These pedestals add to the thousands we have 

already manufactured for marinas around the 

world since we launched our Quantum range 

just over a year ago.” 

“Our Quantum marina service pedestals fuse 

high quality materials with the affordability of 

entry level priced units – making them an ideal 

marina service pedestal solution,” she continued. 

“Quantum is innovative yet economical, 

providing a powerful blend of versatility and 

design and, with its extruded anodised aluminium frame, it offers a unique strength 

and stability seldom seen on other marina service pedestals.” 

Contact Rolec Services in the UK at rolec@rolecserv.co.uk 

Hoist expands 

electric truck options 

In April, Hoist Liftruck rolled out its first AC power-driven Lazer series 

forklift. Already an established lift truck in Hoist’s portfolio, the AC version 

will significantly reduce maintenance costs for customers and thus prove 

even more popular. Another cushion tyre product, the FR series extendable 

counterweight, will also offer an electric option this year. 

The P series and Neptune series, 

traditionally internal combustion 

powered, will be offered as electric 

models as of the first quarter 2018. 

Hoist Liftruck’s extensive experience 

in electric lift truck manufacturing, 

dating back 120 years, has included 

many industry firsts. With the AC 

Lazer, the company has become one 

of the first manufacturers worldwide 

to offer AC power in high-capacity 

electric lift trucks, culminating in the 

Lazer E400 with a 40,000lb (18,144kg) 

load rating. 

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