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DOCKSIDE PEDESTALS & LIGHTING<br />
Swift take-up for Harbour Commander<br />
Over the past few months, the team at Croatia-based Marex Elektrostroj has been concentrating on fine tuning the<br />
development of its all-new Harbour Commander system. Claimed to elevate the management of electricity and water in<br />
marinas to a whole new level, the product is now available in two versions.<br />
Harbour Commander measures the<br />
electricity and water used by each<br />
individual boating customer and allows<br />
payment to be made in advance or<br />
after usage. <strong>Marina</strong>s can opt for either<br />
an Online or Offline version to best suit<br />
their requirements.<br />
In the Online version, all the power<br />
pedestals are connected with the<br />
marina office and the current status<br />
of every unit can be viewed on an<br />
interactive map. This is backed up<br />
by a database containing details of<br />
the consumption of individual users<br />
(the user identifies himself with an<br />
RFID card), information about each<br />
of the connectors, and alarms and<br />
status checks for the condition of<br />
the equipment. The system can<br />
also generate email notifications or<br />
warnings, connect to cash register<br />
software, automatically change to<br />
one of many different languages and<br />
remotely control all pedestals.<br />
Harbour Commander Offline, by<br />
contrast, is entirely autonomous. The<br />
user identifies himself with an RFID<br />
card that holds information on the<br />
amount of credit available. Credit levels<br />
can be checked at any pedestal as the<br />
system measures usage per person/<br />
card and not per pedestal. The credit<br />
reading is protected using a secure<br />
algorithm and any unused amounts can<br />
be refunded to the customer.<br />
The new system is already provoking<br />
interest on Marex’s home market.<br />
Five gold anchor rated marina ACI<br />
Rovinj has been refitted with 22 of<br />
the company’s Mega Tango and 53<br />
Tango pedestals fitted with Harbour<br />
Commander Online, and the port<br />
authority at Mali Lošinj has opted for<br />
the Offline version to accompany its<br />
Global expansion builds<br />
momentum<br />
Tango units. Over 150 power pedestals<br />
have also been recently installed at<br />
ACI <strong>Marina</strong> Šimuni, <strong>Marina</strong> Agana, ACI<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Piškera and ACI <strong>Marina</strong> Rab.<br />
E: info@marex-es.hr<br />
Maricer’s growth in the global market gained significant pace in the third quarter of this year with projects in Australia,<br />
the Falkland Islands and Dubai.<br />
Having placed an initial order with<br />
Maricer’s partner Dash Symons for 40<br />
Europa service pedestals, Sanctuary<br />
Cove Marine on the Gold Coast,<br />
Australia, became a returning customer.<br />
Happy with the quality and performance<br />
of the installed pedestals, the marina<br />
ordered a further 20 units.<br />
It is unusual for power pedestal<br />
manufacturers to secure orders in<br />
the Falkland Islands but Maricer was<br />
contracted to manufacture and supply<br />
ten bespoke pedestals for a project<br />
in Port Stanley. The client asked for a<br />
‘hybrid’ product that offers distribution of<br />
metered power to remote points and at<br />
pedestal source via socket outlets.<br />
In the Middle East, Maricer won<br />
a noteworthy order for the newly<br />
refurbished Jebel Ali Beach Hotel &<br />
Golf Resort in Dubai. Europa pedestals<br />
with a striking silver anodised matt<br />
finish were selected for the new 80-<br />
berth marina that caters for vessels up<br />
to 45m (148ft) in length.<br />
Installation at Jebel Ali was carried<br />
out by one of Maricer’s two-man teams<br />
who were sent from the UK to work with<br />
the support of Maricer’s Dubai-based<br />
partners. <strong>Marina</strong> manager, Andy Savill,<br />
was impressed with the result. “The<br />
support provided by Maricer throughout<br />
the design and build process was<br />
excellent, with all involved being great<br />
ambassadors for their company,” he<br />
said.<br />
Maricer’s Nigel Draper speaks<br />
positively about the mood in the UK<br />
company. “With the completion of<br />
Jebel Ali <strong>Marina</strong> and two further large<br />
overseas projects currently on our<br />
order books, these are really exciting<br />
times,” he noted. “Being awarded these<br />
prestigious projects further enhances<br />
our presence as a true global supplier<br />
of high quality products and services<br />
Tango pedestals are available<br />
in different versions.<br />
Europa pedestals at Jebel<br />
Ali <strong>Marina</strong>, Dubai.<br />
that afford value for money.”<br />
“Our research and development<br />
department is working tirelessly<br />
developing new products which will be<br />
launched over the coming weeks,” he<br />
continued.<br />
E: sales@maricer.com<br />
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www.marinaworld.com - <strong>November</strong>/<strong>December</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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