January February 2019 Marina World

MARINA PLANNING & DESIGN
Left & below: CGI views of Dubai
Harbour, a dramatic four-marina
lifestyle hub located between Jumeirah
Beach Residences and Palm Jumeirah.
Creating a new
leisure hub on the
Dubai waterfront
Dubai Harbour, which comprises a 1,068 berth complex split over four
separate marinas, a cruise ship terminal, residential towers and unique
entertainment venues, is all set to become a key maritime leisure hub and a
significant feature of the Dubai waterfront. The project is in build, with a view
to completion in time for Dubai’s Expo 2020. Camper & Nicholsons Marinas
(C&N) has been involved in the Dubai Harbour project since early 2018,
creating and designing the marinas that are key to the development.
Located at Mina Seyahi between
Jumeirah Beach Residences and Palm
Jumeirah, Dubai Harbour covers an
area in excess of 459 acres (185ha)
and is accessible by land, sea and
air. It is being developed by a Meraas
and Dubai Holding partnership. A
joint venture was established in mid-
November last year with D-Marin for
marina operations (see World News).
C&N has been closely involved in
designing all four marinas – Harbour
Marina (detailed design contract
awarded in May 2018 and delivered in
August 2018 – 566 berths); Bay Marina
(detailed design package delivered in
November 2018 – 192 berths including
over 50 berths up to 160m/525ft); Palm
View Marina (37 berths) and Cruise
Marina (273 berths) where detailed
design work continues.
The company also embarked
on concept work for Meraas
back in 2016 for the 192-berth
superyacht marina at Port de la Mer
- an adjacent upmarket residential
neighbourhood - and completed
market evaluation, concept designs,
costings and a business plan for the
project.
For C&N, the Dubai Harbour
project was not only a highly
comprehensive design and planning
challenge and its first big venture
in the Middle East region but a
contract that needed to live up to
ambitious expectations. “Dubai
Harbour will be an iconic and
innovative waterfront development,
successfully creating a worldclass
maritime facility with the best
superyacht marina and cruise terminal
in the region that attracts visitors from
all over the world,” Luc Khaldoun,
senior director of marina projects for
Meeras says, adding “combined with an
exhilarating and unique entertainment
offer, Dubai Harbour will be the new
home of experiences, active marine
tourism and living in Dubai.”
Dan Hughes, chief operating officer
at C&N, says the team looked first
and foremost at creating “an animated
landscape”. This mantra remained
strong as progress was made on a
comprehensive market assessment
and international market positioning
strategy, culminating in a concept
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