2023 January February Marina World

WORLD NEWS
MarineMax buys
marina build specialist
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
complements our growing marina
portfolio and adds a valuable skill set
to our expanding service offerings,”
said MarineMax president and CEO, W
Brett McGill. “Adding Midcoast to the
MarineMax family gives us the team
and assets to cost-effectively manage
our marina construction needs and
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,
www.marinaassociation.org/
conferenceandexpo
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