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January/February 2023 Vol.23, No.3 

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World News 7 

Waterfront Developments 19 

Regenerating Des Moines Marina, USA; 

finalising redevelopment at Noss on Dart, UK; 

Jesolo waterfront and marina plans, Italy 

CONTENTS 

Global Review 31 

Charlotte Niemiec sums up the highlight marina 

news for 2022 

42 

Talking Shop 42 

Peter Alvis, general manager of the new APS 

Seychelles agency, talks shop 

Dockside Utilities 45 

45 

METSTRADE 2022 53 

Back to serious business in November 2022, 

the Marina & Yard Pavilion and the Marina World 

Tech Talks on sustainability, e-handling and 

e-boating created a special networking hub 

Products, Services & People 63 

On the cover: Drystack icon, 

Legendary Marina in Destin, Florida 

was one of several purchases made 

in 2022 by Suntex Marina Investors 

(see further news on p.17). 

Legendary Marina holds records 

for featuring the largest painted flag 

mural in the world and the largest 

marine mural (Wyland’s Whaling 

Wall). 

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start 

This issue of Marina World delivers some positive reading material for a bright 

start to 2023. 

As the elevated interest in boating and boat ownership shows no sign of 

flagging, it is prime time for marina development and regeneration. We report on 

wide-ranging global projects, including the major investment in Ocean Reef Marina 

in Perth, Western Australia; a new megayacht marina as part of the Calypso Cove 

cruise port in the Bahamas; second phase completion of the Port of Novalja marina 

in Croatia; marina plans for the first Neom island in Saudi Arabia; regeneration 

planning for Des Moines Marina in the USA; and waterfront rejuvenation in and 

around Jesolo Marina in Italy. 

Many projects were mooted, progressed and completed in 2022 as postpandemic 

momentum built up. Highlights for the year are summarised in our 

annual Global Review and include the regeneration of Noss on Dart marina (now 

near phase one completion – see p. 23) and Windermere Marina, both in the UK; 

a rebuild of St Helier Marina in Jersey, Channel Islands; modernisation of Cannes 

Vieux Port, France; the opening of Marina Porto Heli in Greece; completion of 

first-phase redevelopment of Marina Polesane in Croatia; inauguration of Larnaca 

Marina in Cyprus; the start of build work on the long-awaited Dana Point marina 

in California, USA; plans to develop Porto Habacoa in the Bahamas; further 

progress with Amaala in Saudi Arabia; huge expansion plans for Rivergate Marina 

& Shipyard in Brisbane, Australia; and a proposal for Te Rahui, a boat harbour in 

Whakatane, New Zealand. 

There remains increased focus on environmental issues, sustainability, and 

electric boating and electric boatyard equipment. Marina World was privileged 

to have five industry professionals discuss these topics at Tech Talk sessions at 

Metstrade 2022 last November and the points raised are shared (pages 55-60). 

The major take-away from both sessions was the importance of creating quality 

experiences for customers – no ‘green’ initiatives will be successful if socio and 

economic aspects are ignored, and no ‘green’ technology adopted if it is not truly 

clean and efficiently accessible. As Oscar Siches, our chair for both sessions, 

emphasised “we are not marine anymore, we are hospitality.” 

Along with the quest to create sustainable and hospitable marina environments, 

key overall trends for 2022/23 include greater integration and collaboration – 

marina chains and organisations are broadening their reach – and simplified, 

time-saving ‘plug and play’ approaches. Challenges include the need to better 

liaise with local government and the community so as to aid marina planning and 

good relations in general, and action to improve and streamline the supply chain of 

materials; a significant problem throughout the leisure marine industry. 

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USA: Recreational boat and yacht retailer, MarineMax, has purchased Midcoast 

Construction Enterprises (Midcoast Marine Group), a leading full-service 

marine construction company based on Central Florida’s Gulf Coast. 

“Midcoast Marine Group 

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market these services to third parties. 

We continue to successfully execute on 

our strategy to acquire well-managed, 

high-performing and complementary 

businesses. 

Midcoast CEO, Jack Fulford, who 

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Highlights from December/January: 

• Albania: Durres Yachts & Marina 

superyacht marina 

• USA: Suntex buys Legendary Marina 

• Australia: Phase three completes at 

Port Coogee 

founded the company in 2012, will 

continue to run the business. Equipped 

with a fleet of barges, cranes and 

vessels, the company specialises 

in heavy civil marine construction, 

including marina development, port 

berth facilities, commercial docks and 

other related services. 

The acquisition includes the addition 

of waterfront property along the Anclote 

River in Tarpon Springs, Florida. This 

has the potential for storage expansion 

and serves as the haul-out location for 

all larger vessels in the fast-growing 

Tampa Bay region. 

Join us at AMI Expo 

USA: Come and meet members of the Marina World team on booth 118 at the 

2023 AMI Conference & Expo (formerly IMBC) 30th January-1st February at the 

Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. 

The conference tracks this year 

include: building your dream team; 

leading your team to excellence; 

marina and boatyard management and 

operations; and marina design and 

engineering. The sessions will offer 

training on hiring top performers and 

developing industry leaders, the changing 

trends in boat ownership, property 

valuations and financial benchmarks, to 

name just a few. The event begins with 

pre-conference workshops and a marina 

design and engineering course. 

Motivational speaker and book 

author Marilyn Sherman will deliver the 

opening keynote address: Front Row 

Leadership: How Top Performers Never 

• Bahamas: Grand opening marks 

completion of Hurricane Hole 

• USA: Work starts at Compass 

Landing 

• USA: Pierce 1 – new drystack plan 

for Fort Myers 

Settle for Balcony Seats. 

“We are excited to deliver another 

great event in Daytona Beach in 2023,” 

said Association of Marina Industries 

(AMI) chair John Swick. “We had a great 

experience in Daytona Beach last year 

and we are looking forward to being 

back there in January.” 

As well as full conference passes, 

one-day passes and exhibit hall passes 

are available. AMI members receive a 

discount. Pre-conference events and 

the marina and boatyard field trip are 

offered for additional fees. 

Further information and registration, 

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WORLD NEWS 

Funding boost for 

Ocean Reef 

AUSTRALIA: The McGowan Government has delivered a major funding boost 

for the coastal pool at Perth’s Ocean Reef Marina waterfront precinct. 

The marina’s new project budget of 

$223 million will see the coastal pool 

become an iconic new destination, 

with the pool deck extended and the 

addition of an architecturally-designed 

hospitality building. 

Plans for the coastal pool were 

initially introduced to the marina 

project as a result of strong community 

feedback and it is expected to be a 

significant tourism draw for Ocean Reef 

and Western Australia. 

The announcement coincides with 

the release of a unique precinct-scale 

waterfront development opportunity 

through an Expressions of Interest 

process, which will bring the Ocean 

Reef town centre to life. 

The government, via 

DevelopmentWA, is seeking a master 

developer to deliver the first stage sites 

suited to a range of retail and food and 

beverage options, alongside residential 

and short-term holiday accommodation 

and commercial land. 

Once complete, Ocean Reef Marina 

will become an iconic waterfront 

precinct providing recreational, tourism, 

residential and boating facilities for 

local residents and visitors. The new 

marina will have up to 550 wet berths 

and a drystack for 200 boats, new boat 

ramps, more than double the existing 

trailer parking and a family beach. 

In addition to the marina 

development, the state government 

is investing a further $106 million to 

prepare land for sale to the private 

sector for residential development, with 

proceeds to offset the cost of the total 

project. 

Premier Mark McGowan commented: 

“The Ocean Reef Marina is one of the 

most important development projects 

in our state, creating more than 8,600 

construction jobs, and will ultimately 

inject $3 billion into the Western 

Australian economy.” 

Calypso Cove project agreed 

BAHAMAS: A megayacht marina is to form part of the $250 million Calypso 

Cove cruise port project at Long Island. The Bahamas Government signed the 

development agreement with Azul Destinations last October. 

The new cruise port – one of two 

under development in the island 

group – will be able to handle many 

thousands of passengers every day but 

also has a strong focus on appealing to 

guests wishing to lengthen their stay. A 

Inaugural PIANC America 

USA: The US Section of the World Association for Waterborne Transport 

Infrastructure (PIANC) is preparing for the inaugural PIANC America 

Conference, which takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 24th-27th 

April. 

PIANC USA is sponsoring the 

event so as to foster collaboration 

between countries in North America, 

South America and the Caribbean 

in support of a stronger waterborne 

transportation system within the 

western hemisphere. 

200-room hotel, casino, waterpark, 18- 

hole golf course and retail outlets are 

part of the plan. 

Construction should start by the end 

of this year or early 2024 and employ 

around 300 workers. 

The conference, which is expected 

to attract around 300 leaders and 

innovators, will discuss topics related 

to sustaining ports, waterways and 

marinas in a changing climate. 

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AUSTRALIA: The City of Melbourne has completed a $1.97 million upgrade of 

Melbourne City Marina in Victoria Harbour, enabling it to better welcome larger 

vessels. 

Lord Mayor Sally Capp explained 

the rationale: “Originally built in 2006, 

the marina needed to be upgraded to 

be able to welcome all of Melbourne’s 

boating community and visitors to our 

city. We’ve installed new pontoons, 

security gates and piles to allow a 

greater variety of boats to use our 

fantastic facilities. As we enter the 

summer months we’re expecting a big 

increase in the number of bookings 

Novalja opens 

second phase 

– bringing visitors right into the heart 

of Docklands and supporting local 

businesses.” 

The marina upgrade has retained 

the existing four superyacht berths, 

with the design preparing for two 

additional berths in the future. Vessel 

size allowance has been increased, 

with two berths rated for 1,350 tonne 

vessels and the other two for 600 

tonne vessels. 

CROATIA: The second phase of pontoon installation has been finalised at the 

Port of Novalja on the island of Pag on behalf of the port authority. 

Marinetek Adriatic installed 18 Premier A 60m (197ft) long breakwater was 

pontoons and three breakwater modules built as the site experiences challenging 

to complete the project, which offers 190 weather conditions and relatively high 

permanent and seasonal berths. 

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AUSTRALIA: The Marinas24 International Conference and Trade Exhibition will 

be held at the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane, Queensland 

27 th -28 th May 2024. 

MIA president, Andrew Chapman, 

commented: “With the growth of the 

event and particularly the exhibition in 

recent times, it is important to get this 

information to market as quickly as 

possible so those wishing to attend, 

and exhibit, can confidently plan their 

attendance.” 

As the host city for the 2032 Olympics, 

Brisbane is in high demand for business 

events. Mike Harvey, manager of East 

Coast Marina in Brisbane and event 

chair for the last 16 years, is a local. 

“Brisbane has really grown up as a city 

and a destination over the last decade,” 

he said. “There is so much to do, see 

and experience now. Not only is it a 

great boating destination with some 

of the largest maintenance facilities 

in the country, but it also has a great 

reputation for its food, shopping and 

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SAUDI ARABIA: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chairman of the NEOM board of directors, 

has announced the development of Sindalah, the first luxury island destination in NEOM and one of the most important 

projects supporting Saudi Arabia’s national tourism strategy. 

A main gateway to the Red Sea 

offering bespoke nautical experiences, 

Sindalah is expected to start welcoming 

guests from early 2024. It is anticipated 

that the development will create 

3,500 jobs for the tourism sector and 

hospitality and leisure services. 

Extending over an area of 

approximately 84ha (207.6 acres), 

Sindalah is one of a group of islands 

that will be developed in NEOM, each 

according to its unique vision and 

design. 

His Royal Highness said: “This is 

another significant moment for NEOM 

and a major step in the kingdom 

realising its tourism ambitions under 

Vision 2030. Sindalah will be NEOM’s 

first luxury island and yacht club 

destination in the Red Sea, providing 

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experience the true beauty of NEOM 

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Sindalah is planned to reshape the 

luxury international yachting calendar 

by offering a new season for visitors 

and guests to enjoy. It will feature 

a prestigious 86-berth marina and 

offshore buoys to house superyachts, 

as well as 413 ultra-premium 

hotel rooms, 333 top-end serviced 

apartments, a beach club, yacht club, 

world-class golf course and 38 different 

dining options. 

New docks at Blue Haven 

TURKS & CAICOS: Marina Technologies Inc (MTI) has replaced the dock system at Blue Haven Resort on Leeward 

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mobile fuel carts. This eliminates large amenities are offered to marina guests 

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maintenance, MTI’s proprietary grooved 

composite decking, polyethylene floats, 

and PVC fendering with full-length 

internal aluminium backing plates. The 

new docks were fitted to existing steel 

pipe piles that were largely undamaged 

by the storm. This significant costsaving 

was possible, says MTI project 

development manager Bob Berry, 

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adjustable to ensure an accurate fit to 

each pile.” 

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Regeneration planning 

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The City of Des Moines in Washington State is working on a multi-year project 

to update its waterfront and marina. The end result will be to better showcase 

the views and natural beauty of the Puget Sound area and the distant Olympic 

Mountains, while providing exceptional community gathering spaces. 

The Des Moines community marina 

lies on Puget Sound, an inlet of the 

Pacific Ocean located along the 

northwestern coast of Washington. It is 

the second largest estuary in the USA, 

after Chesapeake Bay in Maryland 

and Virginia, and provides a stunning 

backdrop to the marina, which the City 

considers its “crown jewel”. It gives the 

local, regional and international boating 

community the opportunity to enjoy 

the city’s unique offerings, while also 

delivering the ambience of a functional 

waterfront marina with breathtaking 

views of Puget Sound to the local 

community. 

The City is planning steadily-paced 

improvements to the marina alongside 

a project to connect it with downtown 

Des Moines. One idea floated so far is 

to create a dramatic series of steps – 

the ‘Marina Steps’ – connecting the two. 

The area would comprise a 45,252ft² 

(4,204m²) activity hub connecting to 

an improved marina boasting more 

moorage and storage, as well as 

opportunities for maritime businesses 

and retail. The project includes plans to 

improve the Beach Park and Overlook 

Park areas above the marina, to further 

integrate the new development and 

create better pedestrian connections. 

Marina overhaul 

The marina, which covers an 

approximate area of 29 acres (11.7ha), 

currently offers wet and dry moorage 

for 840 recreational vessels, making it 

one of the largest capacity marinas on 

Puget Sound. The only marina located 

between Seattle and Tacoma, it sits 

adjacent to a 25-acre (10-ha) historic 

shoreline city park with a beach, trails 

and other facilities. SeaTac Airport 

is five miles (8km) away, with metro 

options nearby. 

The facility was constructed in 1970 

with 729 slips, 466 (64%) covered and 

263 (36%) uncovered, ranging in size 

from 20-62ft (6-19m), with the majority 

of slips less than 30ft (9m) long. 

Despite adding more slips over the last 

50 years, spaces are still at a premium, 

with around 200 people on a waiting 

list. Facilities include a boatyard, 30 

and 50 amp electricity, restrooms with 

showers, secure gates with surveillance 

cameras and hazardous disposal 

facilities. 

Recent additions to the marina 

include The Quarterdeck, a container 

café serving wine, beer and coffee, 

which sits near the harbourmaster’s 

office at the north end of the marina. 

In a first of its kind for the Pacific 

Northwest, SR3 – a marine mammal 

rescue non-profit – is operating a 

marine mammal hospital on a portion 

of land at the south end of the marina. 

Additionally, the City is expanding 

visitor facilities for marina guest 

moorage. 

At 53 years old, however, many 

facilities are at or near the end of their 

design life. Since 2021, the City – 

which owns and operates the marina 

– has been redeveloping it in stages. 

Originally built using timber pilings, the 

marina has held up well but, due to 

the corrosive saltwater environment, 

economic conditions, changing public 

interest and its age, many marina 

facilities and associated infrastructure 

The city of Des Moines enjoys the backdrop 

of the magnificent Olympic Mountains 

(above). Des Moines Marina (right) has 

729 slips for a wide variety of vessels. 



Des Moines Marina (right & below) is a 

much-loved facility that has served the 

local community for over 50 years. 

within the waterfront are in need of 

repair and replacement. 

So far, the seawall in front of the 

boat yard has been repaired, but other 

sections need entire reconstruction, 

which was set to begin in August 2021 

and complete by July 2023. 

A Comprehensive Marina Master 

Plan drawn up in 2021 divided projects 

across three tiers, according to time 

frame. Tier 1 projects aim to complete 

within five years and include upgrading 

the toilet facilities, power and water 

systems, electrical services, replacing 

the M and N docks, and planning and 

designing an adaptive purpose building 

(APB) with drystack boat storage. 

Tier 2 projects – to be completed 

within ten years – include constructing 

the APB building and drystack, 

replacing the remaining portion of 

the original seawall, replacing or 

reconfiguring D, E, F and G docks and 

upgrading the fuel tank. Tier 3 projects 

are considered longer term and ideally 

will be completed within 20 years. They 

include replacing H, I, J, K and L docks, 

improving all pedestrian connections, 

replacing the marina office and 

replacing the marina’s boat hoist. The 

timing of Tier 2 and Tier 3 projects is 

subject to the availability of resources. 

To achieve its goal of becoming one 

of the premier boating destinations 

in Puget Sound, the City will also 

redevelop the waterside, upgrading 

and expanding facilities with many 

more options for day-use and longterm 

boaters. It is also looking into the 

feasibility of a passenger ferry service 

from the marina to Tacoma, Seattle and 

other Puget Sound locations. 

Marina Steps 

The City is working with design studio, 

Skylab Architecture, to produce a 

preliminary design for the Marina Steps. 

After this, it will select a developer and 

work with them to determine the most 

efficient construction method. Eric 

Lane, economic relief and resource 

coordinator for the City, says the council 

will have more direction on future 

development following its meeting midmonth 

(January). 

As things stand, Skylab’s vision 

includes some innovative storm water 

features, including water infiltration 

planters along the pedestrian walk, 

reconnections of natural drainage and 

a landscape infiltration treatment on 

the corridor between the city and Puget 

Sound. “The steps will be bookended 

by two sites for future development,” 

Skylab says. “The pedestrian steps and 

ramps will not only create an enjoyable 

promenade but provide access to future 

adjacent buildings at each floor level. 

The sensitive integration of indoor/ 

outdoor space will create an accessible 

and inclusive environment for tenants 

and visitors. A plaza will be developed 

at the base of the steps as part of a 

future phase, designed to celebrate 

the journey from the city centre to 

the marina. The plaza will employ the 

aesthetic language of the steps and 

highlight the terminus of the journey 

from downtown. The plaza will provide 

recreation and respite for users as well 

as providing a compelling backdrop for 

community events such as the farmers’ 

market.” 

The company envisions using 

“timeless” building materials in a 

contemporary fashion, including 

concrete, stone, steel and wood to 

create a neutral stage on which to 

highlight plants and public art. 

South of the Steps the City plans 

to build a structure to create a more 

permanent space for a farmers’ market 

and serve as dry storage for boats. 

Both the Steps and the buildings 

will incorporate many environmental 

features, including green storm water 

treatment to enhance water quality 

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Re-imagining 

Noss on Dart 

The first phase of a £75 million site regeneration at Premier Marinas’ Noss 

on Dart marina in Devon, England neared completion as Marina World closed 

for press in December 2022. The project is particularly special for Premier 

as, although the group is a seasoned owner operator of some of the UK’s 

finest marinas, it has never before been able to start from scratch on a 

redevelopment project. 

Premier acquired the 37-acre 

(15ha) site on the eastern bank of the 

River Dart nearly six years ago and 

announced its mission to create a 

waterside environment in which both 

people and wildlife can thrive. It has 

always been the company’s goal to 

create something really special, with 

a bustling community operating in 

harmony with the site’s natural beauty. 

Phase one has established the core 

basics of a fully operational marina, 

boatyard, and associated customer 

facilities. The infrastructure for the 

marina, complete and close to being 

fully occupied, comprises 232 fullservice 

berths for boats of 9 to 25m 

(29ft 6in to 82ft) at a Walcon floating 

pontoon system. 

Walcon provided a comprehensive 

service in the design, construction 

and installation of the marina whilst 

being sensitive to the local Area 

of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 

Meanwhile, Premier Marinas made 

sure that extra consideration was taken 

to increase fairway widths between 

the pontoons and ensure that all finger 

piers were equal to berth length so 

customers could easily get on and off 

vessels regardless of berthing position. 

The final tasks before 2022 year 

end included repositioning the main 

The extensive Noss on Dart marina site 

is positioned in an Area of Outstanding 

Natural Beauty. 

bridgehead from the marina to the 

shore to give easier access to the new 

marina facilities building, which houses 

the marina reception, luxury shower 

facilities, a laundry, the Boathouse Café 

and a relaxed berth holder lounge. 

The new boatyard and drystack 

opened as early as March 2022. The 

yard has been continuously busy with 

lift and launch, maintenance work and 

other projects and is well-equipped 

with an M230H Marine Travelift Hydro 

M-Drive marine forklift, a Roodberg 

trailer and a 75-tonne Wise hoist. The 

drystack, which like the multi-storey car 

park has been sympathetically tucked 

away at the rear of the development 

site, offers storage for around 100 small 

motorboats and RIBs. The specification 

of the building frame was dictated by 

Premier’s in-house structural engineer. 

There has been strong interest in the 

commercial units on site and it is fast 

becoming a hub for marine services. 

In April 2022, South Devon College 

Marine Academy officially opened its 

doors to students and will continue to 

build its reputation as a maritime centre 

of excellence, including supporting 

Premier’s own marina apprentices. 

The Academy has been ten years in 

the planning and became a reality 

when Premier acquired the site and 

supported its development. 

Commitment to providing high quality 

service extends to the installation of a 

new high-speed Wi-Fi network, which 

spans the marina and a self-service 

fuel bay. The latter offers unleaded 

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Premier continues to reduce 

or prevent water and air pollution 

through good management practice 

and design solutions. This is evident 

in the installation of extensive solar 

power systems, electric vehicle charge 

points and the revolutionary bespoke 

FiltaBund marine wash-down water 

recycling system that prevents run-off 

being released into the river. 

At present, every berth is supplied 

with a 16A or 32A electricity supply. 

As most visitors tend to stay at least 

one night, this supply is ample to 

trickle charge an electric boat slowly 

or overnight. Although Premier has yet 

to see a demand for fast chargers, it 

admits that in terms of preparing for the 

future it is somewhat reliant on the local 

electricity provider’s infrastructure when 

it comes to being able to provide high 

wattage chargers for boats. 

Phase two of the project is due to 

begin this year with the development 

of the waterside area – previously 

home to the Philips building – the 

original shipbuilders on the site. The 

The specification of the building frame for the 100-boat drystack was devised by Premier’s 

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development comprises two buildings, 

one providing around 40 waterside 

residential apartments and the other 

housing the hotel and spa, where the 

iconic ‘Philips’ gable will be recreated 

as a nod to the site’s rich shipbuilding 

history. 

Highly passionate about Noss on 

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us. After all, this is a glorious site and it 

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Porto Turistico di Jesolo, with the River 

Sile to the right. 

Jesolo Marina 

plays major part in 

coastal plans 

Along with the entire Jesolo waterfront, Porto Turistico Jesolo Marina Resort 

near Venice in Italy is undergoing development. Thanks to the plans of its 

new controlling shareholder, Stefano Marzotto, a decisive marina upgrade is 

underway. Donatella Zucca reports 

Known for its 15km (9mi) of beaches 

overlooking the Adriatic Sea, as well 

as for offering the biggest pedestrian 

areas in any European city, Jesolo 

and its surroundings include special 

protected natural regions between the 

open sea, the Venice Lagoon and the 

Sile and Piave rivers. Jesolo Marina sits 

in harmony with woods and countryside 

that can be explored on foot or by 

bicycle, is close to large sandy shores 

and overlooks the River Sile which 

seems to merge into the sea and mirror 

the lagoon. 

Jesolo Marina is considered to be 

one of the most modern and bestequipped 

marinas on the Italian Adriatic 

and covers an area of approximately 

18ha (44.5 acres). Its customer base 

is 90% Italian and it offers 650 berths 

of 6 to 30m (20 to 98ft). The basin is 

well protected by the ‘Porte Vinciane’; 

a fixed-height mobile barrage that 

adapts to varying water levels (usually 

generated by the tide) whose invention 

is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. All 

boaters are issued with an e-card at the 

beginning of their stay that operates the 

barrage in sequence: after the first door 

closes, the second door opens, etc. 

The marina is divided into three 

internal areas, supported by reception 

and service buildings, and a fourth 

external section along the left bank of 

the River Sile. The inner basins are 

dubbed the Grecale (for boats of 12 

to 22m/39 to 72ft) located in front of 

the reception building and alongside 

the green area of the swimming 

pool; the Mistral (for boats of 6 to 

20m/20 to 66ft), which runs along 

the same area and extends up to 

the fuel station and the shipbuilding 

centre; and the Libeccio (for boats 

of 14 to 30m/46 to 98ft), situated 

close to the green spaces of the 

camping club and overlooking 

extensive beaches. 

All of the berths are full service 

and 630 have their own car parking 

space. Six of these have charge 

points for electric cars. Twentyfour 

hour assistance is offered all year 

round and customers can enjoy a wide 

range of hospitality services as well as 

storage, repairs and maintenance for 

vessels up to 100 tonnes. Repair and 

maintenance operations take place in 

a new generation warehouse and yard 

that is well equipped with an 80 tonne 

hoist, ten tonne jib cranes and a 40 

tonne radio-controlled electric pallet 

truck. 

Particular attention is paid to the 

environment. The marina has joined 

the global PlasticLess project, which 

works to collect plastic from the water, 

and it has two Seabins and LifeGate 

devices (fixed and floating). The floating 

version can collect around 1.5kg 

(3lbs 5oz) of waste per day, including 

microplastics as small as 2mm in 

diameter and 0.33mm microfibres. 

Jesolo Marina also proudly flies the 

Blue Flag as one of only six marinas of 

the 60 ports and landing points in the 

Veneto region to meet the standards 

for this environmental quality award. 

As such, its Environmental Code of 

Conduct prohibits the use of paints that 

are harmful to the aquatic environment, 

cleaning and repair of equipment on 

the quays, discharge of black water 

into the marina and the use of cleaning 

products that are not biocompatible. 

All residential housing, commercial 

and marina buildings are characterised 

by a minimalist design and the use 

of high-tech materials to ensure that, 

as a whole, the resort is in harmony 

with its surroundings. The resort also 

offers great cultural attractions – 

A new generation yard is well-equipped for 

lift, launch and boat maintenance. 



The Libeccio basin is surrounded by green 

spaces and is reserved for larger boats of 

14 to 30m (46 to 98ft). 

entertainment, physical activities and 

good cuisine – to complement the 

major tourist attractions in Jesolo and 

nearby Venice. 

Entrepreneur Stefano Marzotto 

believes Jesolo to be a tourist port 

worth investing in and was the first 

shareholder of Porto Turistico di Jesolo 

Srl (Pjt), a limited liability company 

established in 1971. Other parties 

include Simone Cason’s Osh Srl, 

Gianni Menegazzo’s Alicom (owner 

of Winner supermarkets) and Michele 

Giacometti, the exclusive dealer for 

Custom Line in Italy and the north-east 

and central-south for Ferretti Pershing, 

Itama and Mochi Craft. 

Marzotto’s intervention is part of a 

high-level tourism plan which, through 

the Aquarius family company, is also 

revitalising the former Alberoni colony 

at the Venice Lido with a 4 or 5 star 

hotel, private properties and a private 

beach. This investment is valued at 

€40-50 million and 38 apartments have 

already been built by the Marzotto 

Group. 

“The Pjt has several properties 

destined for important real estate 

development, including a shed for 

a boat shelter, an office building of 

around 1,000m² (10,800ft²) and two 

apartments within the district,” explains 

Federica Biondi, CEO of Pjt and marina 

resort manager. “Moreover, it is also 

Situated in front of the reception building, 

the Grecale basin hosts boats of 12 to 22m 

(39 to 72ft). 

part of the super-condominium Abitare 

il Porto, a complex that includes the 

marina and three blocks of buildings 

with around 150 apartments owned by 

various condominium groups, 50% of 

which are marina clients.” 

Focus has also been placed on 

marina infrastructure. “With the new 

management, which began in 2021, 

berth occupation has increased a lot 

in comparison with previous years, 

reaching 96% during the summer 

period,” Biondi confirms. “Over the last 

two years, important investments have 

been made in about 60 new berths, in 

expansion of the storage shed with a 

solar power system, in the purchase 

of new equipment for the company 

management system as well as 

enhanced services to further develop 

the dock.” 

“The activity of the shipyard has been 

improved in terms of personnel involved 

in maintenance and in the preparation 

of areas dedicated to processing, and 

with the installation of new purification 

plants. Other investments, already 

approved, will be made next season.” 

The tourist port is a prestigious place 

in the context of the overall waterfront 

renewal project. Its sheer presence 

is of benefit to the redevelopment 

plan currently being studied and it will 

play a big part in its overall success. 

The waterfront is an important 

step in the municipality’s Territorial 

Development Plan, and has become a 

topic of interest for students at Milano 

Politecnico (University of Engineering, 

Art and Design). Students are involved 

in a project to redevelop one specific 

stretch, starting with cycle-pedestrian 

paths and the beach, and are 

experimenting with new urban furniture 

designs and multifunctional miniarchitecture. 

The local councillors for urban 

planning, Giovanni Battista Scaroni, 

and for tourism, Flavia Pastò, have said 

that input from young people all over 

the world is very useful for determining 

how best to grow the waterfront and 

promote the region. Their involvement 

delivers ideas about how to rethink 

cities that can be integrated into 

processes that are already underway. 

Improvements in Rimini are a perfect 

example. For Jesolo, development of 

the seafront is a central theme and 

the starting point for paying attention 

to the city. But the city’s future lies in 

enhancing all, including its broadest 

reaches. 

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Building post-pandemic momentum 

Windermere Marina Village is the 

largest full-service marina on Lake 

Windermere, the biggest lake in 

England. 

As the world continues to recover from COVID-19, marina developers 

completed fewer megaprojects, with marina operators focusing on 

strengthening their existing facilities. Nevertheless, notable improvements 

were made across the globe and, as ever, the industry has ambitious plans for 

the future. Charlotte Niemiec picks out the highlights from 2022. 

In northern Europe, Estonia made 

plans to build a marina and associated 

facilities using the existing deep water 

port on the peninsula of Haapsalu, and 

in Denmark, Roskilde Havn (Harbour), 

which sits around 65km (40mi) west of 

Copenhagen, installed a 240m (787ft) 

SF Marina floating concrete dock, 

providing wave dampening protection 

and offering mooring for over 40 

vessels. 

Premier Marinas commenced an 

ambitious £75 million regeneration of 

Noss on Dart Marina in the west of 

England and now nears completion 

of phase one (see p.23). Plans were 

also approved for a multi-million 

regeneration of Premier Marinas’ 

Gosport Marina. 

Windermere Marina 

commissioned Marina Projects for 

a £4 million redevelopment to the 

existing 300-berth marina on Lake 

Windermere, the largest lake in 

England. The new design offers 335 

berths at a Walcon Marine floating 

pontoon system for vessels up to 

15m (49ft). The project is being 

delivered across two autumn and 

winter phases and is scheduled for 

completion in spring 2023. 

Marina Málaga SAN, Ocean Capital 

Partners and Island Global Yachting 

are jointly developing Malága San 

Andres Marina in Spain. 

Caol Regeneration Company (CRC) 

signed a £1 million contract with the 

Gael Force Group to construct the 

third and final phase of its £3.5 million 

project in Corpach, a village north of 

Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. 

Gael Force will deliver a 40-berth 

marina with extra space for small 

boats, supplying floating breakwaters, 

pontoons and an all-ability access 

walkway. 

Walcon Marine also completed a 

comprehensive like-for-like rebuild of St 

Helier Marina in Jersey, Channel 

Islands. The project retains around 

250 berths across seven piers for 

boats up to 25m (82ft) in length. 

In France, a 30-year concession 

was signed by Island Global 

Yachting (IGY) and French 

construction group Fayat with 

the City of Cannes, to operate, 

enhance and modernise the 

727-berth Old Port (Vieux Port) of 

Cannes while, in Marseilles, Poralu 

Marine made ready to supply and 

install floating docks for the 2024 

Paris Olympic Games at Roucas-Blanc 

Marina. It will build 405m (1,330ft) of 

floating docks (including 15 footbridges) 

and 18m (59ft) of overhanging docks 

(attached to the quay). 

In Belgium, the City of Antoing is 

at planning/study phase for potential 

redevelopment of the Péronnes Yacht 

Club Marina – Marina du Grand-Large 

– to offer expanded facilities and better 

connection with the nearby nature 

and sport resort. It is envisaged that 

1,270m² (13,700ft²) of pontoon space 

will be added at a curved pier and 

promenade, along with a reception 

building to house the yacht club and 

general administration offices. 

Developments in southern Europe, 


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CGI of the new superyacht 

berths surrounding the 

innovative Marina Club 

residences at Marina Bay and 

Ocean Village in Gibraltar. 

meanwhile, continued 

apace. In Greece, a tender 

process was launched for 

a megayacht marina in 

Corfu. The minimum 35-year 

concession covers the right 

to build, operate, manage 

and maintain a marina 

serving around 98 yachts of 

up to 140m (460ft) in length. 

Elsewhere in the country, 

Marina Porto Heli, a new 

marina located southwest 

of Athens in the islands of 

the Saronic Gulf, began 

welcoming yachts up to 

55m (180ft). Built within a 

naturally sheltered bay, it has capacity 

for 149 vessels. 

In Spain, a 50-year concession was 

granted to develop and operate Málaga 

San Andres Marina on the southern 

Mediterranean coast. Upon completion 

in 2024, the marina will comprise 

around 600 berths for vessels of all 

sizes up to luxury length of 60m (196ft). 

The €60 million project aims to make 

the new marina a reference point in the 

Mediterranean. 

New bespoke superyacht berthing 

facilities also neared completion at 

Marina Bay and Ocean Village in 

Gibraltar. The berths are arranged 

around the perimeter of the innovative, 

award-winning Marina Club. The 

existing 270-berth marina was 

completely redesigned and rebuilt 

using a mixture of fixed and floating 

Marinetek pontoons. The new berths 

were completed by year end and will 

be open for business at the start of the 

2023 season. 

D-Marin acquired its first marina in 

Italy – the 1,200 berth Marina Punta 

del Faro Resort in the region of Friuli 

Venezia – expanding its portfolio to 16 

marinas. 

In Montenegro, Marina Projects 

was appointed to manage the 

redevelopment of the fuel dock at 

Porto Montenegro superyacht marina 

in Tivat. The existing fuel berth, which 

supplies around 20 million litres (4.4 

million gallons) of fuel each year, will 

be upgraded. The project has a capital 

value of around €4.5 million and the 

new facilities are expected to open for 

the new season in March 2023. 

A first phase of redevelopment 

completed on Marina Polesana in Pula, 

northern Croatia, which is one of the 

largest nautical tourism projects on the 

Adriatic, covering over 10ha (25 acres) 

of land and water area. Current facilities 

include a 262-berth floating marina and 

42 dry berths. The second phase plans 

for an additional 900 dry berths and 

150 wet berths. 

Finally, in Cyprus, President Nicos 

Anastasiades inaugurated Larnaca 

Marina. The marina and port project, 

with a budget of €1.2 billion, will be the 

largest ever infrastructure investment 

on the island, aiming to create a 600- 

berth marina for vessels up to 115m 

(377ft) in length. The first phase 

of the project will take around five 

years. 

Acquisitions dominate in 

the Americas 

In the USA, Centerbridge Partners, 

owner of Suntex Marinas, 

purchased Westrec Marinas for 

around $400 million, creating the 

second largest marina group in the 

country after Safe Harbor Marinas. 

Among Suntex’s other acquisitions 

were 332-slip Sunset Harbour on 

Long Island, New York; Lynn Creek 

Marina on Joe Pool Lake in Grande 

Prairie, Texas; Garrison Bight 

Purchasing Marina Punta del Faro 

Resort in the Italian region of Friuli 

Venezia is potentially the first step in an 

expansion plan for D-Marin. 

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Marina Polesana opened in Pula, 

northern Croatia in April 2022 with 

262 berths. Further phases will make 

it one of the largest nautical tourism 

projects in the Adriatic. 

Marina – the only drystack operation 

on Key West in the Florida Keys; and 

Seaside Boatyard & Marina in Channel 

Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California. 

MarineMax, the world’s largest 

recreational boat retailer, entered into 

a definitive agreement to buy Island 

Global Yachting (IGY Marinas) for a 

minimum US$480 million. 

Meanwhile, Allied Strategic Partners 

acquired two marinas on West Point 

Lake on the border of Georgia and 

Alabama, while Port 32 Marinas 

purchased The Marina at Ortega 

Landing in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Comprising 192 wet slips for boats of 

30-130ft (9-40m) in a protected cove, 

the marina has been renamed Port 32 

Jacksonville. 

US-based Legendary Marina & 

Yacht Club progressed plans for 

a new dry storage centre in Gulf 

Shores, Alabama. Phase one was 

set to break ground in March and 

it was expected to complete in ten 

months. It will comprise two fullyenclosed 

drystacks, wet slips in a 

marina basin, car parking, ships 

store and a yacht club. The stacks 

will accommodate vessels up to 50ft 

(15m) long and wet slips cater for 

boats up to 60ft (18m). Phase two 

will include a restaurant. 

The town of Bristol on 

Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island 

completed a large-scale harbour 

expansion project, with an SF 

CGI shows the vibrant scope of the 

rebuild plans for Dana Point Harbor in 

Dana Point, California. 

Marina floating concrete breakwater 

and pontoon system at the centre. 

Windward Marina Group undertook 

a radical lifts and docks renovation 

programme at its Jacksonville Beach 

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in 

Florida. The marina has over 180 wet 

slips and drystack for 300 boats. It was 

the first year of operation since Palm 

Beach Marina – the only public marina 

located on the 18-mile (29km) long 

barrier island between the Intracoastal 

Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean – 

reopened to the public in November 

2021 after a $40 million rebuild. 

The marina now comprises 84 slips 

ranging from 60-294ft (18-90m) divided 

between three docks. 

Construction began at Dana Point 

Harbor in Dana Point, California. 

Bellingham Marine is rebuilding it in 

phases over the next five years, with 

an extra two phases in the outer 

basin. 

Hagadone Marine Group 

launched Idaho’s first drystack, 

at the north end of Lake Coeur 

d’Alene, a natural dam-controlled 

lake. The $15 million project is a 

60ft (18m) high structure and offers 

47,700ft² (4,430m²) of indoor boat 

storage on a five-level racking 

system. It can rack around 360 

single engine boats of 18-30ft (5.5- 

9m). 

In the Caribbean, plans to develop 

Porto Habacoa, a luxury superyachtfocused 

marina on the southern tip of 

the island of Abaco in the Bahamas, 

moved into the final design stage, with 

a grand opening anticipated in 2026. 

When complete, the marina will offer 

136 berths on floating pontoons to 

accommodate boats ranging in size 

from 45-220m (148-722ft). Each berth 

will be configured to handle more 

than one boat, allowing the marina to 

accommodate either 372 regular-sized 

boats or 136 superyachts in total, or a 

mixture of the two. 

In Costa Rica, Marina Flamingo – a 

new 92-slip facility with an associated 

marina village – opened in Playa 

Flamingo, Guanacaste on the northern 

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(722ft). 

Pacific coast. Designed and 

built by Spanish company 

Ronautica Marinas, the 

pontoon system can 

accommodate vessels up to 

40m (125ft). 

More plans in the 

Middle East 

Several new marina and ferry 

station developments broke 

ground in Dubai. Scheduled 

for completion by the fourth 

quarter of the year, they 

include a mix of marina 

facilities and ferry terminals 

to be developed at Rabdan, 

Al Saadiyat Island and Al 

Aliah Island. An additional 

marina and ferry station project will 

be developed at Jebel Dhanna, with 

completion anticipated in the third 

quarter of 2023. The facilities will offer 

a range of services and capabilities, 

including wet and dry berths, wider 

slipways capable of simultaneous 

vessel launch and retrieval, upgraded 

docking facilities and a suite of new 

food and beverage and retail spaces. 

The new projects are expected 

to enhance the emirate’s marine 

infrastructure and raise the number of 

marina berths by 246. 

A new $40 million, 66-berth marina 

is also planned for Marfa Al Jubail, 

with completion set for mid-2023. The 

marina is being built as part of the 

grand Marine District, which will offer 

luxurious residential space, a yacht club 

complex, and boardwalk containing 

restaurants and outdoor cafés. 

To better service superyachts in the 

region, Al Seer Marine, MB92 and P&O 

Marinas agreed to jointly develop the 

first dedicated superyacht refit and 

repair facility in the UAE. The yard will 

be located in Dubai and is scheduled 

for completion in 2026. Services will be 

available in 2023 to kick off a strategic 

plan. 

A trio of developers announced 

they would develop a resort on the 

man-made Al Marjan Island in Ras Al 

Khaimah, UAE. The plans include a 

hotel, shopping mall, spa and marina. 

In Saudi Arabia, plans for the Jeddah 

Central Project progressed with a 

development contract awarded. The 

project spans a land area of 570ha 

(1,410 acres) overlooking the Red Sea. 

Terms of the contract include demolition 

of around 400 existing buildings and the 

creation of a world-class marina with 

over 2.5km (1.5mi) of fixed and floating 

berths. 

Amaala, the ultra-luxury development 

located along Saudi Arabia’s northwestern 

coast, revealed an iconic HKS 

design for its Triple Bay Yacht Club. 

The building complements a 10ha (25 

acre) basin hosting a 120-berth marina 

for yachts up to 130m (430ft) in length. 

Deepwater superyacht berths, fuel dock 

and personalised service ensure Triple 

Bay’s future rating as a destination 

for visiting superyachts, international 

regattas and domestic cruising. 

Superyacht facilities gather 

pace in Australia 

In Queensland, Australia, Southport 

Yacht Club installed the country’s 

largest superyacht berth (see p.55). 

Measuring 163m (535ft) long – berthing 

edge of 153m (502ft) – and 4.6m (15ft) 

wide, it was engineered and designed 

by Superior Jetties to welcome and 

accommodate some of the world’s 

largest vessels. The facility includes 

a statement entrance with security 

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Triple Bay Yacht Club is one of many 

designer elements to form part of the 

Amaala development on Saudi Arabia’s 

north-western coast. 

gate, fencing, signage, drop off area 

and an adjacent service lane inclusive 

of landside refuelling capabilities and 

crane access for heavy lifts when 

required. With over 60 superyachts 

expected to visit the region for the 2032 

Olympics in Brisbane, the demand for 

such facilities will continue to grow. 

Waterfront developer Pelican Waters 

also broke ground on a 126-berth 

marina with 160 drystack spaces 

on Queensland’s Caloundra Coast. 

The developer expected to complete 

construction of both the marina and the 

boatyard by the end of the year. 

In Western Australia, a AU$27 million 

proposal is set to transform the historic 

Nedlands Bath site on the Swan 

River into an iconic tourist attraction. 

The proposal includes a two-storey 

boutique hotel, function centre, 

restaurant, café, bar, public 

amenities and a protected 

marina. 

At the end of the year, 

construction was also nearly 

complete on the first stage 

of the Ocean Reef Marina 

development in Joodalup, Perth. 

Both the new breakwaters 

were built at full height and 

the northern breakwater had 

reached its final height. When 

the marina is complete, it will 

have 550 berths, a drystack 

for 200 boats, boat ramps and 

trailer parking. 

Oceanix Busan in the Republic of 

Korea is designed as the world’s 

first prototype sustainable floating 

city. 

Brisbane City Council gave 

approval for a $200 million expansion 

at Rivergate Marina & Shipyard, 

bringing Brisbane a major step closer 

to becoming the premier superyacht 

destination in the Asia Pacific region 

and giving the country a strategic 

location for the refit and maintenance 

of military and commercial vessels. 

Key elements of the expansion include 

a $35 million state-of-the art shiplift, 

capable of lifting vessels weighing up 

to 3,000 tonnes and of 90m (295ft) in 

length, new hardstand space, sheds, 

and berthing to service multiple 

large vessels at the same time. Upon 

completion, the expansion should 

generate an estimated 2,000 new 

jobs for marine and tourism sectors 

and inject close to $1 billion into the 

Queensland economy each year. 

In Tasmania, work began on a 113- 

berth extension at Bellerive Yacht Club 

(BYC). The new berth mix allows for 

vessels of 10-20m (33-66ft) and the 

project also includes a two-sided 36m 

(118ft) long fuel dock. 

Te Rahui, a proposed boat harbour 

at Whakatane on New Zealand’s 

North Island, will be the first Maoriowned 

marina and is planned in 

two phases. Stage one will include 

60 berths for commercial vessels, 

such as fishing, aquaculture and 

commercial charter. Stage two will add 

berths for recreational users, a public 

boat ramp and further commercial 

premises. The marina was expected 

to start construction soon after the 

middle of the year and take around 

two years to complete. Permission was 

also granted to develop a project to 

build a boat harbour in Keepa Road in 

Whakatane. The consent is issued with 

a robust package of over 100 consent 

conditions. Subject to construction 

timelines, the first boats could move in 

early in 2025. 

It was a significantly quieter year for 

Asian developments, but Thailand’s 

transport ministry announced it was 

considering a new luxury marina in 

Bang Saray, near Pattaya in the east of 

the country while, in South Korea, UN- 

Habitat, Busan Metropolitan City and 

blue tech company Oceanix unveiled 

the design of the world’s first prototype 

sustainable floating city. 

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TALKING SHOP 

Peter Alvis 

Opening the APS 

Seychelles agency 

Asia Pacific Superyachts (APS) announced the formation of the new APS 

Seychelles agency in 2022. General manager, Peter Alvis, talks shop 

Q: What brought you to the industry and 

specifically the Seychelles? 

A: My career over the past 11 years 

has been in the luxury hospitality sector 

for internationally world-renowned 

and Forbes-listed hotels. I was first 

introduced to the superyacht industry 

when I did the pre-opening of a five star 

rated marina hotel in the Seychelles as 

their operations manager. We liaised 

a lot with the crew and owners of 

superyachts to ensure their stay in the 

Seychelles was a fond and memorable 

experience. We worked closely with the 

agents of the superyachts to deliver an 

unparalleled level of service. Not long 

after, I was approached for my current 

role – working alongside directors who 

have over 45 years in the shipping, 

superyacht and fishing industries 

and were the first port agents in the 

Seychelles. 

Q: What were your tasks when you 

started working in the industry? 

Describe how your responsibilities have 

grown over the past decade and your 

position and responsibilities now. 

A: When I first took on the role I was 

adamant about learning the ropes from 

scratch to understand the entire guest 

process from arrival to departure. In 

this profession, knowledge really is 

power so understanding all the laws, 

regulations and processes is of vital 

importance when undertaking tasks 

in the most efficient of fashions. My 

dealings with high-end hotel clientele 

allowed me to best prepare for the 

quick thinking nature of the role as well 

as having multiple plans in place should 

clients choose to change their minds at 

any point during their stay. As I always 

say “failing to prepare, is preparing to 

fail”, so myself and the team do all the 

groundwork in terms of logistics and 

execution. 

The large array of business activities 

in our portfolio has exposed me to 

many specialists, such as customs 

clearance experts, marina experts, 

shipping logistic experts as well as 

captains of catamarans, sailing yachts 

and superyachts. Having such large 

resources at our disposal allows us to 

best facilitate all captains, crew and 

owners whilst delivering a hospitality 

flare in the midst. 

Q: What changes in the Seychelles 

have had the biggest impact on the 

marina scene and visiting yachts? 

A: The Seychelles saw a 71.6% 

increase in the arrival of yachts in 

2021 compared to 2020, when the 

island nation was greatly affected by 

the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first 

and second quarter of 2022, 59 yachts 

arrived with a projected 80 by the end 

of the year. On average, 20 yachts 

each year are superyachts, each with a 

unique set of requirements, plans and 

itineraries. 

Seamless entry, with the typical 

arrival process itself taking as little 

as half an hour for a vessel to be 

cleared in (provided all documents 

are in order) and no visas required to 

enter the Seychelles showcases our 

country’s efforts to welcome all visitors 

with open arms. You can then cruise 

the full 1,100km [680mi] from Mahé to 

the Aldabra Atoll (a UNESCO World 

Heritage Site), whilst popping up in the 

other 114 islands without having to go 

through another immigration check. 

Good moorings and easy sailing 

distances between the main islands 

facilitate the discovery of a wide 

selection of islands and secluded 

bays. The pristine atolls and virgin 

The undeniable natural beauty of the 

Seychelles is reflected in its pristine 

beaches. Photos: Lester Prea 

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TALKING SHOP 

Eden Island Marina (right & below) caters 

for a wide range of vessels including 

superyachts. APS Seychelles operates 

under the Hunt Deltel & Co Seychelles 

Business portfolio and Hunt Deltel is the 

co-developer and operator of the marina. 

Photos: Lester Prea 

waters of the ‘Outer Islands’ also offer 

a last frontier of adventure, together 

with extraordinary opportunities for 

snorkeling, diving, fishing and once-ina-lifetime 

exploration. 

Q: Compare the number of visiting 

superyachts in the last 15 years. How 

has service to superyachts changed 

from earlier years? 

A: Customer services have been 

greatly enhanced over the years with 

businesses realising the importance 

of ensuring customer satisfaction. The 

increasing presence of provisioning 

companies, marine equipment 

specialist shops, as well as more 

governing bodies and entities, has 

ensured consistency in recent years 

and has meant that we are slowly 

moving away from the “island time 

mindset” of a decade or so ago. 

With many specialist shops, visiting 

yachts have to rely less on the import of 

specialist goods and, on the occasion 

that they do, there are now services 

that ensure prompt collections and 

delivery. 

Q: How closely do you work with 

suppliers and marinas? How do they 

help and support visiting vessels during 

their arrival, stay and departure? 

A: Asia Pacific Superyacht Seychelles 

operates under the Hunt Deltel & Co 

Ltd Seychelles Business portfolio. Hunt 

Deltel & Co is the co-developer and 

operator of the Eden Island Marina so 

we work quite closely with the Eden 

team to ensure that vessels calling 

under our agency are well looked after 

during their stay. Having operated in 

the country for the past 82 years, the 

company has strong relationships with 

a wide range of suppliers locally as 

well as internationally. Our procurement 

and accounting team work tirelessly 

to ensure that all payments are made 

in a very prompt fashion allowing for 

the further strengthening of those 

relationships. 

Q: Do you see government regulations 

changing soon? Will there be 

changes to better welcome yachts 

and make access, stay and 

departure easier for visitors? How 

will these changes help owners, 

captains and crew? 

A: Slowly but surely, governing 

bodies and authorities are working 

with us and other stakeholders to 

fully understand the requests of our 

clients, and we are actively working 

to separate this particular sector of 

the maritime industry and create 

a clear differentiation between this 

and any other type of yachting 

within the Seychelles or for that 

matter the maritime industry. The 

arrival process has been simplified, 

with plans to go digital similar to 

visitors arriving by air. 

The government has realised that 

there is more potential in this industry 

and, as such, is encouraging marina 

development. Earlier this year, the 

government announced plans for the 

construction of a new marina on Praslin 

that will solve the lack of berthing that 

Seychelles’ second most populated 

island currently faces. 

At the moment, yachts are given 

a three month cruise ship licence for 

chartering, with the possibility to extend 

for an additional three months. After 

that, charter is no longer permitted. We 

are working actively with government 

authorities to have this restriction 

removed, allowing for year-round 

charter if required. This was originally 

put in place to protect the local market, 

but quite simply nothing exists locally in 

comparison. 

Q: What are your plans for the future? 

A: We are working hard with all 

governing bodies to attract business by 

streamlining all activities as much as 

possible. To facilitate the government’s 

efforts, our team at APS Seychelles 

is drafting out Standard Operating 

Procedures to have fully endorsed by 

the government to ensure consistency 

throughout our field. 

We are aiming to deliver a bespoke 

service to our clients by providing 

the small extra touches. After all, life 

is meant to be lived for all the small 

moments not just the grand ones. 

Currently our market has tended to be 

seasonal during the European winter, 

but we are one of the few superyacht 

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A €5 million investment to create full-service berths for vessels of 20m (66ft) and more at ACI Dubrovnik in Croatia has 

been the largest infrastructure project undertaken at the marina for 30 years. The development was spurred on by market 

demand. 

Reconstruction of the power grid 

led the investor to install 113 Marex 

power pedestals with the latest Harbor 

Commander Cloud smart system. 

Fully designed and certified by Marex, 

the largest manufacturer of energy 

pedestals in Croatia, the system 

manages water and electricity supply in 

the most efficient possible way. 

In the Harbor Commander Cloud 

system, pedestals are connected to the 

Internet and can either be networked 

with each other with a wired or wireless 

connection or have an individual 

internet connection, for example, 

via a data SIM card. Connections 

are managed remotely using a web 

app. The database is stored in the 

cloud. The app may be accessed via 

smartphone, tablet or computer with 

internet access. There are different 

admin apps for reception staff and 

boaters, and client apps for boaters. A 

username and password is required to 

log in. 

Key features 

of the admin app: 

• Interactive map with pedestal display 

• Overview of the pedestal (display of 

the pedestal with the current status of 

the connections, display of all active 

and inactive sessions and remote 

switching on/off of the connection 

terminals) 

• User overview (search by ship name, 

surname, e-mail, display of sessions 

with initial and final meter balance, 

duration and consumption, credit, 

prepaid/postpaid settings, tariffs, 

connection limit, etc.) 

• Overview of alarms (display of active 

alarms and display of alarm 

history) 

• Overview of statistics and 

analysis (pedestals according to 

consumption, users according 

to consumption, connection 

terminals according to 

consumption) 

• Settings (tariffs, online payment 

and restrictions on the use of 

connection terminals) 

Key features 

of the client app: 

• Switching the terminals on/off, 

scanning the QR code on the 

pedestal 

• Display of details and past 

sessions 

• Online payment 

Payment of electricity and water 

consumption is possible in both 

pre-paid and post-paid versions. 

The Harbor Commander 

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has proven to be extremely 

efficient and easy to use, both for 

administrators and clients who can 

start using the service in just a few 

moments via their mobile device. 

There is no crowding at reception, 

boat owners have immediate 

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World Cup boosts pedestal contracts 

As the Rolec workforce includes many avid fans of the world’s 

great sporting events, especially the Grand Prix and the World 

Cup, team members were particularly enthusiastic when the 

company was contracted in 2022 to supply marina services for 

locations servicing these events. 

Both the World Cup and Grand 

Prix were held in the Middle East last 

year and the Cup brought a surge of 

business for Rolec, with no fewer than 

ten specific dockside utility installation 

projects undertaken at venues such 

as Lusail Yacht Club, A’bra Station 

and Doha Sports Marina. In early 

November, just in time to welcome 

World Cup visitors, marina services 

were also supplied to the prestigious 

Rixos Gulf Hotel in Doha (right). 

The Rixos Gulf project required 

particularly high standards of 

presentation and Quantum pedestals 

were selected to fit in with the elegant 

waterside ambience. Durable and 

high-precision, they have single and 

three-phase outlets, water taps, TV and 

Cat6 data sockets. Twenty-six low level 

emergency cabinets 

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installation. 

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E-dock supports e-boat challenges 

The global marine fast charge network Aqua superPower is to be Yacht Club 

de Monaco’s (YCM’s) official technical partner for the 2023 Monaco Energy 

Challenge. The event, which is in its tenth year, will host three boat classes 

(solar, energy and open sea) and take place from 3 rd - 8 th July. 

“Monaco has always been a 

yachting mecca and pioneer. From 

1904, the Principality organised the 

first powerboat meetings. Innovation 

is synonymous with Monaco,” says 

YCM general secretary Bernard 

d’Alessandri. “To celebrate ten years of 

the Monaco Energy Challenge we want 

to demonstrate that the technology 

exists and is efficient and effective over 

a given distance. What better way to do 

this than organise the world’s biggest 

meeting of electric vessels with a target 

record participation of over 55 boats.” 

Aqua superPower will launch the 

first e-dock at the event. Comprising 

an eco-pontoon built of bamboo and 

equipped with AC chargers, it will have 

the capacity to recharge over 20 boats 

simultaneously with a fast reliable 

supply. DC fast charging will be offered 

at the permanent fast charge stations in 

Port Hercules. 

The e-dock concept is the brainchild 

of YCM as part of its commitment to 

promote sustainable 

navigation. In 2019, 

YCM was the first 

marina in the world 

to equip its dock 

with Aqua’s rapid 

DC (Direct Current) 

chargers in order 

to demonstrate and 

pave the way for the 

adoption of electric 

leisure and commercial 

boating, an initiative 

that included adding electric tenders to 

reinforce its sports section fleet. 

Also new for the anniversary is 

the first e-boat rally for commercially 

available electric boats. 

This will enable a record 

number of electric boat 

builders to show the 

public what the future for 

leisure and commercial 

boating looks like. The 

16nm rally will leave from 

Monaco to call into Cala 

del Forte in Ventimiglia, 

Italy where participants 

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to see the boats up close before they 

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An undeniably fresh one-stop approach to the provision of dockside amenities was introduced in the Marina & Yard 

Pavilion at Metstrade 2022 by the Croatian team from Docker (below right). A prototype of the patent-pending Docker 

M2B stirred great interest due to its multi-functionality and sharp, modern appearance. 

Believing that the quality of marina 

services provided to boaters is 

measured in terms of functionality, 

the Docker R&D team set out in 2019 

to give boaters a safe, simple but 

comprehensive means of connecting 

to electricity, water and pump-out. 

Metalwork specialist Kontis came on 

board as a partner. 

Better cable management lies at the 

core of the new concept as, instead 

of storing electric cables and water 

hoses onboard each boat, and having 

them trail across the pontoon so as 

to connect with services, all essential 

cabling is neatly contained within 

the Docker infrastructure. Just a few 

standard adaptors are needed for every 

boat to be able to hook up. Docker’s 

innovative built-in system of winders 

releases appropriate cables and hoses 

to connect to water, electricity and 

pump-out as required. 

Half-submerged on the side of the 

pontoon, Docker units are constructed 

of environmentally friendly aluminium 

and have recycled teak ‘decking’ on top 

to double as a passerelle. The design is 

modern, dominated by sharp lines, and 

is offered in a wide range of custom 

colours. 

Feature details include: 

• Waste-water pumpout 

by vacuum. Each 

Docker can store 

up to 200 litres of 

waste material and 

store it in its tank. 

This gives the marina 

team control over 

the disposal of waste 

water and its removal 

from the marina, and 

reduces the likelihood 

of discharge in open 

water. 

• Electric power and 

water are sent from 

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to each berth. Electricity supply 

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• A built-in smart system monitors 

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• Optional LED indirect lighting on 

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• Safety bumpers absorb impact at 

speeds up to seven knots. 

The Docker team is hoping to make 

the first installation at a Croatian marina 

this year when manufacture will be in 

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Buzzing on full power 

The world’s largest leisure marine equipment trade exhibition once again 

sprang to life 15 th -17 th November with the welcome buzz of thousands 

of industry professionals gathering from around the globe for meetings, 

research, networking and much-missed socialising. 

Metstrade 2022 showcased a total 

of 1,400 exhibitors from 49 countries 

across ten halls at Amsterdam 

RAI covering every facet of marine 

equipment, systems and materials. 

The Marina & Yard Pavilion (MYP) 

comprised over 50 international 

exhibitors. Given ongoing travel 

restrictions in some parts of Asia, 

the base of companies and products 

on display throughout the show was 

equitable with the impressively broad 

reach of the 2019 event, which hit new 

records. 

A thriving Young Professionals 

Club, glittering Boat Builder Awards 

event and first-for-show Women in 

Marine Industry breakfast networking 

session were significant highlights, 

complemented by the programme of 

panel discussions held in the theatre in 

the newly styled Hall 13. Unmissable, 

Above & below: The Marina & Yard 

Pavilion was a busy networking hub. 

given its core location, the stage was 

used for a busy series of presentations 

with good audiences engaging with key 

topics of the day. Two topics, hosted by 

Marina World, were very well attended 

(see separate articles). 

Metstrade also saw the welcome 

return of associated programmes 

including the 30 th anniversary of the 

SuperYacht Forum Live, International 

HISWA Symposium, HISWA Marina 

Symposium and NMEA. 

Tech Talks, conferences, show 

talk and general exhibitor and visitor 

feedback pointed to specific key trends 

for 2022/23 as the industry rebuilds 

after the pandemic. These were 

highlighted as: greater integration and 

collaboration; sustainability; the offering 

of complete ‘plug & play’ systems; and a 

focus on shortening supply chains. 

Products from 48 winners and 

nominees of the 2022 DAME Design 

Awards were displayed alongside the 

theatre, and the award presentations 

took their usual star turn at the 

Breakfast Briefing before the show 

opened on Tuesday 15 th November. 

The RescueME PLB3 AIS personal 

locator beacon from Ocean Signal 

won the DAME Award. In the marina 

sector, products from GH Cranes and 

Aqua superPower were amongst the 

48 nominees and Aqua superPower’s 

marina fast charging system was 

awarded a Special Mention. 

The Marina World team was pleased 

to welcome exhibitors and visitors to 

join them on the Marina World stand 

in the MYP for Waterfront Drinks & 

Networking on Wednesday 16 th ; a great 

opportunity to reunite, exchange news 

and socialise. 

Niels Klarenbeek, maritime director 

Metstrade, was delighted with the 

event and very proud of the efficient 

team that made the all-important 2022 

event such a success. “There has 

been an incredible amount of work 

happening behind the scenes this year. 

We wanted to ensure that Metstrade 

was completely fit for purpose in 

resuming its critical role as the 

epicentre for the whole global marine 

leisure sector during three very busy 

days in Amsterdam,” he said after the 

show closed. “The feedback we have 

received suggests those efforts have 

paid off, with exhibitors and visitors 

able to take maximum advantage of 

meeting up together again. It was 

incredible to witness large numbers 

of visitors gathering even before the 

show opened each morning and to 

hear the buzz of conversations and 

business being made around the 

many stands and meeting spaces right 

across the show.” 

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Building a 

sustainable marina 

How can we combine sustainable actions to achieve the desired social, 

economic and environmental goals? In this Marina World session, well-known 

hands-on marina consultant, Oscar Siches (OS), discusses this three-pronged 

aim with John Hogan (JH), author of ‘Sustainable Marina Development’ and 

CEO of marina design and build company Superior Jetties, and Steve Sammes 

(SS), general manager of Mulpha Sanctuary Cove Marina, an award-winning 

resort on the ecologically sensitive Australian Gold Coast. 

OS: We immediately associate 

sustainability with the word “green” but 

it means much more – to keep a good 

quality of life in all ways. We need to do 

things to keep our standard of living. 

For example, we need to build things. 

The socio and economic aspect is very 

important as without money we cannot 

work. 

I think Australia is the best organised 

country in the world for nautical 

activities and businesses, which is why 

we have two Australians sitting beside 

me. Australians have achieved a very 

different balance. When a new marina 

is necessary, people understand 

this and they back it up and make it 

happen. John can give examples of this 

– he has just built the longest floating 

superyacht pier in Australia. 

JH: The Gold Coast, where we are 

based, has a wealth of boaties and 

around 700km of waterfront canals. 

People start boating at a very young 

age. We consider three aspects – 

environment, economics and social 

– but to that I add a fourth: destination 

protection. 

We take great pride in having built 

such a long pontoon, and with care, as 

our environmentally-friendly concrete 

pontoons are filled with expanded 

polystyrene. The state government 

is changing the rules so that only 

expanded polystyrene or air can be 

used for floatation and that means 

we will build with the least harmful 

approach and it will last, maybe, 50 

years. 

OS: So, what apparently is bad may 

have strong social weight. Over to 

Steve… 

SS: I came onboard at Sanctuary Cove 

to awaken a passive business model, 

and in 2020 engaged with Superior 

to expand the marina by adding 48 

undercover slips. 

When we look at Sanctuary Cove, 

we see a huge event venue for the 

Sanctuary Cove Boat Show but also 

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Sanctuary Cove (centre right) opened in 

1988 offering a new kind of resort-style 

community living. Residents enjoyed all 

kinds of leisure amenities, including a 

first-class marina, golf course, speciality 

retail and multiple dining options right 

on the doorstep and, over time, the assets 

have been further improved. The annual 

Sanctuary Cove Boat Show (top & bottom 

right) is the best-known of the many events 

held at the huge resort. 

looked at how we could improve 

services and create other potential 

income and we introduced Platinum 

membership to deliver over and above 

normal expectations. We offer a hotel 

room service to berths all via QR code 

scanning. This drives extra revenue but 

adds no extra costs. 

We also reached level 3 in the Clean 

Marinas programme, were certified as 

Fish Friendly, and secured the Platinum 

5 Gold Anchor rating from the GMI. 

OS: Normally we run away from politics 

and we are a very easy target for 

blame. I think we have to make the 

effort to learn government language 

and talk. We should be a lot more 

active, take them out on the road to 

demonstrate how good our work is for 

the community because we are not 

‘marine’ anymore we are ‘hospitality’. 

SS: Yes. Sanctuary Cove opened in 

1988 offering a relaxed lifestyle. And 

people bought into it. Every year half 

the people who visit the Sanctuary 

Cove Boat Show are not boaties. The 

structure of the whole is not just for 

boaters – it’s a promenade for people 

who enjoy the sights, sounds and 

smells of marinas. 

JH: We have a lot more to think about 

in terms of design and materials. If we 

take the polystyrene out of pontoons, 

for example, they no longer float. A 

major problem! But polystyrene is 

an oil-based product. There’s a big 

technical challenge, and we need to be 

a part of it. 

SS: We are very fortunate on the Gold 

Coast as the government embraces 

industry and there’s lots of momentum. 

They “get” it. And on a broader scale, 

the Brisbane 2032 Summer Olympics 

are not far away and this will bring so 

much. 

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from the Marina World Tech Talk held 

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The move to electric: 

e-handling and e-boating 


Is the switch to electric a good move for all our energy needs? Is it enough to just “look good”? How far forward are 

we with technology for electric-driven hoists and other yard machinery? What are the upsides and downsides? Marina 

consultant, Oscar Siches (OS), leads a Marina World discussion with Alessandro Mason (AM) of leading Italian yard 

machinery manufacturer Cimolai Technology and Maryline Marilly (MM) of Aqua superPower, an electric boat charging 

provider from the UK. 

Left: Panel members (l to r) – Alessandro 

Mason, Oscar Siches and Maryline Marilly. 

OS: Beware of the industry bringing in 

electric propulsion. Why? We are at the 

crest of a wave of necessity and have 

a fantastic opportunity to modernise 

and make money. But many of us don’t 

know enough about it. 

Electricity is not the universal solution 

for the nautical business. Some is good, 

some is not, and we have to educate 

ourselves for its use. The clearest 

situation would be with a machine 

with an electric motor and battery – 

but how do we fill the batteries? Dirty 

electricity (for example, derived from 

coal) means the whole thing is not 

clean. We need clear concepts or we 

are shifting something that looks good 

but is not good. Clean technology is not 

always clean. Let’s talk to a machinery 

builder… 

AM: We have a project underway for 

a 1500 tonne fully electric hoist for an 

operator in Oregon, USA. It’s tailormade 

and fully electric. In the last 

This giant mobile straddle transporter, 

delivered to the Fincantieri shipyard in 

Italy, is an example of the scope Cimolai is 

working with in the move to electric power. 

ten years we have produced different 

full electric machines and this project 

represents a further step in this 

direction. This fully electric machine 

in the USA can achieve 80% charge 

in four hours. Then the time this lasts 

depends on the weight being lifted and 

by the number of cycles that it runs. 

MM: The end objective is to 

decarbonise – if we produce electricity 

via diesel generation it’s no good. 

OS: Anyone buying a battery-driven 

product will ask what do you do with the 

batteries that are no good any more. 

Governments will soon rule on proper 

battery disposal but, again, we are 

trying to save the world on one side 

and spoil it on the other. 

MM: I agree that electricity is not the 

panacea but is a solution. We can learn 

from the automotive industry in our 

transition from fossil fuel. Our company 

invests in the infrastructure and, in 

exchange for this, the marina retains us 

so that we can recoup our investment. 

Like car charging, we need to offer fast 

charging (DC charging) and this means 

some education regarding existing 

standards. Boats need to have batteries 

to take this – not the AC lower charge 

rates. 



OS: Aqua superPower makes beautiful 

charging units. What has this to do with 

electricity? People get affected by what 

they see – if it’s good looking and clean 

it has higher value. The technology 

is important but we also have to take 

care of the personal/community side of 

things. A marina is not just a maritime 

business but a hospitality venue. 

The inconveniences of electric 

boating, such as range, will hit us 

when we are actually doing it. We have 

to look at e-boating as a whole and 

then make our choices. The type of 

battery, charging unit and motor will be 

determined by trends and popularity 

and that makes it entertaining for me to 

explore what’s behind it all. What would 

Cimolai also look at manufacturing as 

electric? 

AM: We would produce any lifting 

equipment at customer request. 

OS: Is there a department for this? 

AM: Twenty of our 40 engineers work 

in R&D and they respond to market 

demand. Interest in electric equipment 

has been slow to build and there’s 

extra time involved, too. We won the 

US contract, for example, a couple 

of months ago but it will require 

approximately one year for designing, 

developing and assembling. 

OS: Is noise a major consideration? 

AM: Quiet operation is one of the 

advantages. We can see this in other 

markets where there is sensitivity to 

silence. 

important. Equipment must be silent, 

not smelly, user-friendly and offer a 

smooth experience. 

These discussion points are 

abstracted from the Marina World 

Tech Talk held at METSTRADE 2022, 

Amsterdam on Wednesday 16th 

November. 

MM: Customer experience is very 

Developing a fast charge network 

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impact of the company on the marine sector’s transition to electric propulsion. 

Aqua launched its network in 2021 

and, after just one year, had created 

regional and local charging corridors 

in key boating destinations in France, 

Spain, Italy, Portugal, the UK, the 

USA and the Nordic countries. 

According to a recent report by 

Allied Market Research, the global 

electric boat market was valued at 

$5 billion in 2021 and is projected to 

reach $16.6 billion by 2031, growing 

at a CAGR of 12.9% between 

2022 and 2031. Electric propulsion 

is the most significant new trend 

in the boating industry and Aqua 

superPower supports marinas, 

commercial operators, boat builders 

and boat owners in the drive to bring 

electric power to the water. 

Aqua owns, operates and 

maintains each marina network 

using its own cloud-based backoffice 

system. Its IP-65 rated 

The fully electric 1500 tonne mobile boat hoist, on order by a US customer based in Oregon, 

will look very similar to this hoist built by Cimolai for CNOI shipyard. 

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to withstand the challenges of the 

marine environment. An important 

aspect of the network is the data 

it collects, which provides clear 

insight into general usage trends, 

how often boats are used, and how 

much charge they use. This helps 

service providers plan ahead, cater 

for emerging patterns, improve route 

planning, manage fleet capacities, 

measure their sustainability goals 

and so on. 

Chargers on the Aqua network 

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150kW DC charging for both leisure 

and commercial boats. By working 

with all leading electric boat builders 

to encourage universal charging 

standards, Aqua superPower’s 

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Stellar joins Molo 

Molo and the Storable family of companies have acquired Stellar, a rental 

management solution specialist. The move will give further benefits to clients 

with the addition of a new feature for boat rental management and boat club 

software. 

Combining Molo’s marina 

management software with Stellar’s 

rental management solution brings 

everything marina operators need to 

run their business into one system. 

There is now the opportunity to 

integrate marine business line solutions 

and leverage the best of Molo and 

Stellar, providing clients with more 

avenues for profitability. 

Both Molo and Stellar have shared 

similar goals with a commitment to 

the operator experience. Molo’s goal 

has always been to level the playing 

field for all kinds of operators through 

leveraging technology in the marine 

industry. 

For many years, Stellar has been 

focused on making boat rental online 

booking easy for operators. This aligns 

perfectly with Storable’s mission to 

empower business owners by making 

their jobs easier and more effective. 

All marine operations will continue 

All change at ICOMIA 

Darren Vaux, managing director of Empire Marinas Group in Australia, took the 

helm as president of the International Council of Marine Industry Associations 

(ICOMIA) in November 2022 replacing outgoing president Sara Anghel. 

Anghel, a popular and award-winning 

professional who rose to become 

president of NMMA Canada, has left 

the NMMA to take on a new role as 

president and CEO of the Greater 

Toronto Hotel Association. 

Udo Kleinitz also moves to new 

to run parallel to the Storable selfstorage 

business. This model will allow 

the existing Storable team to stay 

completely focused and dedicated to 

their self-storage customers. 

Storable CEO, Chuck Gordon, has 

led the company’s growth by bringing 

together best-in-class products across 

every market segment that Storable 

serves. Stellar is the company’s twelfth 

acquisition since its formation in 2018. 

“We’re excited to have Stellar join 

Molo as part of our family of marine 

companies. Our goal has been, and 

remains, to make our products and 

technology so compelling that we are 

the clear choice for operators,” Gordon 

said. “By acquiring Stellar, we’re able 

to deepen our impact in the marine 

industry, enhance Molo’s offerings and 

create a truly seamless experience 

for marinas, boat rental operators and 

customers alike.” 

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interests after leaving ICOMIA in 

mid-December. He spent seven years 

working for ICOMIA, most recently as 

secretary general. Former secretary 

general, Tony Rice, returns temporarily 

while recruitment for Kleinitz’s 

replacement gets underway. 

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that is used extensively within the 

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During 2021, 

the post-pandemic 

sale of boats 

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in most countries, 

especially for 

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and the industry 

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growth with many 

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for boats with the newest technologies 

and accessories. 

This has, however, come with a range 

of challenges, such as a considerable 

backlog in the delivery of boats, a 

shortage of staff with the required 

expertise and experience, a lack of 

storage space, and continued supply 

chain issues. 

The ICOMIA Statistics 2021 includes: 

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• Detailed national reports on the 

industry’s largest market countries 

• Global summaries of key product 

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• Export/import data for international 

trade in boats from 41 countries 

• Detailed country reports from 

Canada, Japan, Italy, Finland, the 

Netherlands, New Zealand and the 

USA. 

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Three-dimensional marina maps, hand-crafted and hand coloured in natural 

wood, are now available from Cutting Brothers, a Canadian company with 

German roots based in Niagara on the Lake. 

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Lindley Marinas, a specialist in the design and fabrication of floating 

equipment, has expanded its range of reinforced concrete pontoons with wave 

attenuators and continuous flotation pontoons in units up to 20m (66ft) long 

and 6m (20ft) wide. 

The new products are highlighted in 

Lindley’s latest catalogue of floating 

solutions, along with its established 

lines and newly developed aluminium 

extrusions (26kg/m profile) for fixed 

pedestrian structures. 

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robust solutions tailored to customer 

requirements. Supported by offices in 

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one of the most extensive ranges of 

pontoons on the market, in concrete, 

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Dock 

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Roger Otis, MDI builds and installs 

floating docks for commercial 

marinas, pump stations, wave 

attenuators, fuel docks and ship’s 

stores. Many examples of MDI’s 

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lakes. 

Webber, whose experience in 

the marine industry stretches more 

than 35 years and includes a deep 

understanding of next-generation 

docks, will lead his team while thirdand 

fourth-generation members of 

the Otis family, Jeff and Jeremy Otis, 

will remain highly involved in dayto-day 

operations. Webber’s plan for 

the company is driven by innovation 

and developing strong industry 

relationships across the USA. 

“We have such an amazing 

opportunity here to reach for 

more growth, while continuing an 

exceptional legacy laid out by the 

Otis family,” Webber said. “As has 

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Index to Advertisers 

AMI Expo, USA 10 

ASAR/GCM Safe 

Harbour Drystacks, USA 20 

American Muscle, USA 37 

Applied Technology & 

Management, USA 10 

Aqua superPower, UK 63 

Australia Marina Engineering, 54 

Bellingham Marine, USA 7, 9 & 11 

Bluewater Marine & Dock, USA 64 

Boatlift, Italy 22 

Capria, Argentina 38 

Conolift by Kropf Industrial, 

Canada 18 

D-Marin, Greece 29 

Den Hartog Industries, USA 64 

DualDocker, Austria 16 

Flovac, Spain 67 

GH Cranes & Components, Spain 25 

Gigieffe, Italy 48 

Golden Manufacturing, USA 14 & 15 

IWMC 2023, Portugal 51 

Ingemar, Italy 12 

Inmare, Italy 45 

Lee Composites, USA 58 

Lindley, Portugal 52 

Livart, China 54 

Marex, Croatia 38 

Marina Master by IRM, Slovenia 62 

Marina Projects, UK 68 

MARINAGo by 

Scribble Software, USA 41 

Marinalife, USA 44 

Marinetek, Finland 4 

Marine Travelift, USA 46 

Martini Marinas, Italy 47 

METSTRADE, Netherlands 24 

Molo, USA 30 

Pacific Netting, USA 48 & 52 

Pacsoft, New Zealand 50 

PierPump by Vogelsang, Germany 8 

Plus Marine, Italy 44 

Poralu Marine, France 34 & 35 

Prickly Bay Waterside Ltd, 

Grenada 33 

Rolec, UK 26 

Ronautica, Spain 54 

Roodberg - a brand of Frisian 

Industries, Netherlands 49 

SF Marina System, Sweden 2 

Seaflex, Sweden 6 

Seijsener, Netherlands 58 

Sunwalk Docks, Canada 56 

Superior Group, Australia 62 

Swede Ship Sublift, Sweden 38 

ThruFlow, Canada 62 

Walcon Marine, UK 17 

Wiggins Lift Co, USA 56 

Livart builds 

Livart Marine Park has been 

certified by Intertek’s QS 

system ISO 900.2015; EMS ISO 

14001.2015; and OHSAS ISO 

state-of-art factory 

45001.2018. 

Chinese manufacturer Livart Marine has completed a three-year project to 

build new offices and production facilities in Heyuan City, Guangdong. CEO, 

Leo Woo, said the aim for Livart Marine Park was to create “Asia’s largest and 

greenest floating pontoon factory.” 

Officially running in early 2022 after 

passing government and Environmental 

Protection Department inspections, the 

factory operates with a computerised 

automatic cutting machine that cuts 

aluminium at high speed. This is ideal 

for the manufacture of aluminium 

floating pontoons, access walkways, 

gangways, floating platforms, pile 

guides and other related marine 

products and parts. 

The factory has over 15 types 

of modern production and testing 

equipment, including computerised 

CNC engraving machines, automatic 

and laser lighting control cutting 

machines for long and short materials, 

advanced MIG/TIG welding machines, 

heavy-duty cranes etc. To date, more 

than 2,000 floating pontoon sections 

have been supplied to customers, with 

an annual output value exceeding 

US$70 million. The total production 

area covers 15,000m² (161,000ft²), 

providing generous space for 

processing medium and large sized 

aluminium alloy products. 

One of Livart’s great strengths is 

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