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January/February 2018 Vol. 18, No. 3 

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CONTENTS 

World News 7 

Global Review 13 

Charlotte Niemiec looks at highlights around the 

world in 2017 

47 

54 

Marina Planning & Design 

Dubai’s ambitious Marasi project includes 

four distinct marinas. Oscar Siches reports 25 

Abell Point Marina in Australia underwent 

a swift rebuild after Cyclone Debbie 31 

Windermere Quays Marina, now reconfigured 

and extended, is better able to welcome 

visitors to a UK tourist spot 35 

Alamitos Bay Marina in California was 

the subject of an ambitious rebuild. 

Robert Wilkes reports 39 

Lagoon Marina in Ras Al Khaimah supports 

the first phase of the Mina al 

Arab development. David Canfield reports 44 

Metstrade 2017: 

New Product Highlights 47 

Products & Services 54 

People 62 

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. 

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Death by 

plastic 

FROM THE EDITOR 

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 

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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. 

WORLD NEWS 

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. 

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 

Metstrade 2017: a 

record breaking 30 th 

NETHERLANDS: The 30 th Metstrade event (14 th -16 th 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 

for a broad range of vessel types with 

rentable slips, and offers fishing boat, 

cruiser, powerboat, PWC and ski boat 

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. 

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. 

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Fabmar will run the Dubai 

International Superyacht Summit 

from 28 th February - 1 st 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 

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 

development. “NMMA officials 

graciously agreed to allow the 

City of Jacksonville to rent the 

docks as part of their rental 

inventory programme.” 

On 24 th 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. 

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. 

WORLD NEWS 

Hurricane 

Recovery Forum 

IMBC – 31 st January – 2 nd 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 

2 nd 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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GLOBAL REVIEW 2017 

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 marina - 

Marina 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 

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Marina d’Arechi on the Amalfi coast has boosted berths in southern Italy and is seen as a 

symbol of regional success. 

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 

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south east of the country expanded 

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piers. Single berths were designed 

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ranges and were generously sized to 

comfortably take the maximum boat 

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the dredging work had been completed, 

the existing pontoons were moved 

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gangways were installed and building 

began on a main pier approximately 

330m (1,083ft) long. 

Elsewhere in Europe, the Sovren 

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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 

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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 

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the Mediterranean and a seasonal hot 

spot for superyachts. On completion, 

the resort will feature nearly 300 luxury 

villas and apartments. The marina 

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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 

Kakumäe Marina, just west of Tallinn, was 

largely completed in 2017 and will also 

have impressive shoreside infrastructure. 



Marina di Valletta, Malta, soft opened 

in June 2017 and attracted immediate 

interest from potential berth holders. 

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 

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. 



Motuoapa Marina on Lake Taupo in New 

Zealand was radically redesigned to create 

a great public resource. 

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 

Marina Projects took over 

management of James 

Watt Dock early in 2017 

and has already improved 

infrastructure. 

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 

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 


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The marina at Blu Harbor, a community development in Redwood City, California, was 

redesigned and rebuilt. 

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. 

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. 

Installation of a 650ft (198m) long 

breakwater was a major element in a 

second phase redevelopment project at 

Provincetown Marina in Massachusetts, 

USA. 


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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 

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. 



Left & below: palm trees provide natural 

shade and break the barren look of concrete 

pontoon surfaces. 

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. 

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, 

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unload or deal with any 

emerging problems. Trucks 

usually arrived at 4.30- 

5.00am, 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. 

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 

– actions that will only prove wise or 

otherwise a couple of weeks later. 

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. 



Craning in pontoons to replace G arm 

berths at Abell Point Marina. 

Superior delivers 

speedy rebuild 

after Debbie hits 

Abell Point 

When Cyclone Debbie hit the Australian Whitsunday islands on Tuesday 

28 th 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 3 rd 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 

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 

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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 

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With its new pier and reconfigured 

original mooring system, Windermere 

Quays Marina now meets the needs of 

existing and future customers. 

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 

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 

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shore electrical system isolation panels, 

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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 

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

boating season. The finished project 

is a credit to all involved, including 

both Walcon and Rolec but also the 

Windermere Aquatic team.” 

The £1 million marina project at 

Windermere Quays is part of a wider 

regeneration strategy for the Bownesson-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. 


“The Gold Anchor scheme has provided an 

excellent template to inform our planning and 

investment priorities during the development 

of our newly completed marina.” 

Darren Finkelstein, Marina Manager, Wyndham Harbour Marina, 

Melbourne, Australia. Gold Anchor rating: 4 Gold Anchors 

www.tyha.co.uk 

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The operators of Alamitos Bay Marina, just 

south of Los Angeles in California, have 

undertaken a ‘journey’ to rebuild slips in 

seven different basins. 

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 

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. 



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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million, but the entire offering 

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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 

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The simple symmetrical layout of Lagoon 

Marina mirrors the central plaza of the 

high-density residential development. 

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 

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 

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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 

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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 

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contractor’s work flow. Throughout 

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One area of focus for Lagoon 

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marinas. Elastic mooring solutions are 

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of the end product. The designs or 

product alternatives are evaluated in 

terms of compliance with specifications, 

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conditions and expected performance. 

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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 

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al Arab master plan. Future facilities 

within the project and elsewhere in the 

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Seabin installed at a marina 

(far left) and in the hands of codeveloper 

Pete Ceglinski. 

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 

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. 

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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 

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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 

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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 

Zulu (left) and Sierra (above). 

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. 

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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. 

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 

Heavy duty docking wheels (above & right) 

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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 

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during discussions on the Marinaquip 

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METSTRADE 2017: PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS 

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. 

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 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 

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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PRODUCTS & SERVICES 

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. 

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

To create the necessary 

harbour power Seijsener 

developed an electrical 

system with an impressive 

1,000kVA transformer. To 

put this into perspective, a 

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 

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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 

The removable catchment basket in a Water Witch workboat scoops 

up wide-ranging floating debris. 

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 

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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 

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Managing director Karl 

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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 

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licence to build in summer 

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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 

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Yacht Havens has 

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any vessel ready for lifting 

or launching. “Our annual 

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support for the build and this 

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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 

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“We now own five Marine 

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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 

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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-A- 

Slip buys 

Marinalife 

The online boat slip reservation 

company Snag-A-Slip acquired 

Marinalife in November last year. 

The move strengthens Snag- 

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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-A- 

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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 Snag- 

A-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 

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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 

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Marinalife connects more 

than 60,000 active boaters with 

thousands of marina partners. 

Through its web, mobile and 

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Trusted Name, Proven Value 

The evolution of the 

marine forklift continues... 

Center mounted cab option now available. 

Visit us at 

Booths 326, 328 

Why the Hydro M_Drive? 

1. Increased capacities and shorter wheelbase options 

improve mobility and maneuverability. 

2. Intuitive hydrostatic drive system designed around the 

same extensive knowledge and experience integrated 

throughout our mobile boat hoists. 

HYDROSTATIC DRIVE BENEFITS 

Smoother acceleration and 

deceleration 

Simple to operate 

Efficient dual action pedal 

More control over uneven surfaces 

3. No transmission equals less maintenance costs and 

higher durability 

of duty cycle design. 

marinetravelift.com 

+1.920.743.6202 / sales@marinetravelift.com 

©2017 Marine Travelift

2018 January February 2018

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