2019-20 Supplier & Services

global overview 2018
around 50%. The new pontoons,
set to complete this year, will
complement the existing marina
design and infrastructure, adding 90
berths, primarily for visitors and large
catamarans. C&N awarded the dock
contract to Marinetek in the final quarter
of 2018.
In Canada, Poralu Marine was
contracted to build the second stage
of Friday Harbour Resort, a 1,000-slip
project on Lake Simcoe in Ontario.
Europe
In Northern Europe, SF Marina
demonstrated the scope of giant
breakwater pontoon technology by
installing a dock on the island of Donsö
in Sweden. It can accommodate
vessels with a draught of 10-20m (33-
65ft). The 130m (426ft) pontoon is just
the beginning, as the vision includes
two further pontoons of similar size
to create 500m (1,640ft) of berthing.
SF Marina celebrated its centenary in
2018.
In the east of the region, gas giant
Gazprom began building a major $60
million yacht club in St Petersburg with
a marina designed for 200 boats, set
to be occupational by 2020. A similar
project is pledged for Kroonstad Island,
where a yacht club with a marina for
100 boats is expected to be built by
private investors at an estimated cost
of $18 million. There were also reports
of several other marina projects in St
Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, with
some expected to have 500 berths,
but none of these projects have been
officially confirmed.
In the UK, Premier Marinas
announced a £75 million investment in
developing a waterfront hub at Noss
on Dart Marina in Devon, with a new
marina of around 232 berths. The
company also prepared to spend £8
Sutera Harbour Resort in Borneo has
become the only 5 Gold Anchor rated
marina in Malaysia.
million on Swanwick Marina, on the
south coast of England. Plans include
modernising the floating marina to
create 333 berths of 6-40m (20-131ft).
Solent Marine was awarded a £2.7
million contract to design and fit out a
250-berth marina in the Port of Dover.
The marina, which will cater for boats
up to 18m (59ft) in length, is likely to
be opened in late 2019. The existing
160-berth Wellington Dock will become
a 24-hour facility.
And final consent was granted for
the new Edinburgh Marina in Granton
Harbour, Scotland. When completed,
it will offer 315 full-service berths
and form the centrepiece of a £500
million waterside development close
to the city centre, perfectly positioned
as a gateway to exploring Scotland’s
cruising waters. The marina has been
designed to accommodate a broad
range of yachts and cruisers, including
some of the world’s largest superyachts
– the first time this has been possible
on Scotland’s east coast. The average
length of boats is expected to be
10-45m (33-148ft), with the majority
ranging from 14-18m (46-59ft).
Developments were hot in the
Mediterranean. In Italy, the marina
of Portopiccolo Sistiana, which lies
Portopiccolo Sistiana in Friuli Venezia
Giulia, Italy was developed in an ancient
limestone quarry to offer 120 berths for
boats up to 25m (82ft).
in an ancient limestone quarry, was
completed. It offers 120 berths for boats
up to 25m (82ft). The project is set to
be complemented with a second €150
million marina in Sistiana Bay that will
be dedicated to superyachts.
In La Spezia, Ingemar worked on
its biggest ever floating breakwaters.
The completed breakwater will be
around 450m (1,476ft) in length and
will protect a timber-decked pontoon
system for another 850 boats. Work is
also ongoing at other Italian marinas
in Marzamemi (Sicily), Cannigione
(Sardinia), Brindisi, Chioggia and
Venice.
Italy proved favourable for new
contracts. Island Global Yachting (IGY
Marinas) secured a contract to manage
the 700-berth Porto Cervo Marina in
northern Sardinia, which caters for
yachts up to 160m (524ft). And Porto
Lotti, the luxury 520-berth superyacht
marina in the Gulf of La Spezia, joined
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas’ 1782
Club.
In Greece, Marina Zea in Athens
received the go-ahead to install a new
series of pontoons. The all-concrete
floating pontoons were stored for many
years on the quay at Piraeus and were
finally set to be put in place. Flisvos
Marina in Paleo Faliro was awarded the
5 Gold Anchors Platinum designation.
Spain’s Marina Port de Mallorca
was certified a 5 Star Marina by the
International Marine Certification
Institute (IMCI). The marina is one
of only four in the country to win the
accolade and the first in Mallorca.
Renovated facilities and new
infrastructure at the marina includes
upgraded power pedestals, shower
facilities and pump-out stations.
In Cyprus, PMV Maritime Holdings
was awarded a concession to develop
Paralimni Marina. The scheme is a
mixed use waterfront development
including a 300-berth marina for
6
www.marinaworld.com - Suppliers & Services 2019/2020