2018 May June Marina World

WORLD NEWS
First 5 Anchor win for
Malaysian marina
MALAYSIA: Sutera Harbour Resort in Borneo has been accredited as a 5 Gold
Anchor marina under the Global Gold Anchor Scheme. The resort includes a
104 berth marina, 27 hole championship golf course, a country club and two 5
star hotels.
The Global Gold Anchor accreditation
scheme includes site and desk top
assessments plus phone interviews
with berth holders in the marina.
The evaluation criteria covers 87
specific items across the areas of
lay-out and design, administration
and management, customer service,
environment and on-water and on-land
facilities and infrastructure.
Marina Industries Association (MIA)
chairman and president, Andrew
Chapman, said Sutera Harbour
Resort was setting the benchmark in
Malaysia for marina standards. “I note
the assessor’s comments about the
strong commitment to maintenance
and customer service and I applaud
management for the specific focus on
these very important aspects of the
business.”
Sutera Harbour Resort opened in
1998 and is located in Kota Kinabalu in
Sabah. The marina can accommodate
superyachts of up to 90m (295ft) in
length and is home to an extensive
fleet of tourism day trip vessels catering
for the international tourism market. It
is also popular with local boaters and
western registered boat owners sailing
through SE Asia.
General manager, Rick Blackie, said
the marina was extremely proud to have
achieved this internationally recognised
accolade. “We are currently the only 5
Gold Anchor rated marina in Malaysia
and the first in Borneo. Our continued
aim is to provide a secure, safe, fully
functioning and fun location for all
boaters. I would like to thank the team
here for their tireless work maintaining
the structure of the marina and their
unending helpfulness and ready smiles.
Also, thanks to MIA for their guidance
and advice throughout the accreditation
process,” he commented.
Jebel Ali invests in
all-new marina package
UAE: Jebel Ali Resort in Dubai has contracted UK-based Walcon Marine to supply a complete package of marina
walkways, finger pontoons and an access bridge to replace its 35-year-old facility.
The new marina comprises a main
119m (390ft) long walkway from which
three piers of 50-62m (164-203ft)
extend. Thirty finger pontoons of
varying specifications provide berths
for 60 boats up to 15m (49ft). Larger
yachts can berth at three longer
pontoons and against a 46m (151ft)
stretch of open walkway.
Walcon’s aluminium System 2000
pontoons will be used throughout to
provide excellent resistance to the high
levels of corrosion that can occur in
a tropical climate with high levels of
salinity.
The pontoons will be manufactured
by long-standing Walcon partner
DBB Contracting, which will also
undertake removal of the old pontoons
and the piling. A team from Walcon
will complete the installation, with
assistance from
DBB. Work is
expected to begin in
the early summer.
Walcon has a long
history of working
in the Middle East
and has worked on
previous projects
with the Jebel Ali
Resort. In 2011 it
designed and built
a floating facility to
host a fuel dock and a special berth
to accommodate a floating restaurant
(below), together with all the necessary
utilities and facilities.
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