2923 September October

Marina
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Seeking
sustainability
FROM THE EDITOR
Sustainability has become the new watch word for the marine industry, and
the marina sector continues to build up its efforts to reduce carbon footprint,
keep waters clean, promote recycling, and work with local communities and
environmental initiatives by supporting and actively taking part in projects and
missions.
There are many examples of action that can be taken to earn ‘green credits’
and make a real difference, day-by-day, to enhancing and sustaining our natural
world, and many accreditations to aim for, all of which not only deliver accolades
but sharpen focus on what can and should be achieved by outlining goals and
procedures. Clean Marina schemes, ISO standards, Blue Flag, Gold Anchor,
Blue Star, and more, exist in part to help marina owners and operators develop
environmental management plans that are practical and achievable.
In this issue, we report on Lymington Yacht Haven’s work with the local harbour
commissioners to reduce salt marsh erosion and thus maintain a natural and essential
wave attenuator; fitting Seabins that capture plastics and other debris from the water;
installation of mussel cages to establish how effectively they can cleanse water and
rid it of microplastics; litter collection via remote operated vehicle; and oyster nursery
projects that help recover the species and their ability to filter pollutants.
Buckler’s Hard Marina announces its newly won Clean Marina status and Premier
Marinas celebrates Silver EcoVadis recognition to complement the ISO 14001
Environmental Management certificate it received in 2018. Premier has, most
particularly, been focusing on installing pump-out facilities at its group marinas
and FiltaBund wash bays at its boatyards, as well as continuing with an impressive
programme of solar panel installation.
D-Marin releases news that 14 of its 20 marinas in Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Italy
and Spain now fly the Blue Flag, operated by the Foundation for Environmental
Education as one of the most recognised awards for beaches and marinas.
Equipment manufacturers are also far from idle. Marinetek has become the first
pontoon and floating solutions provider to form a partnership with Netherlands-based
Water Revolution Foundation to aid its research in reducing the CO2 emissions of
its concrete pontoons, both in terms of materials selected and production methods
used, and Poralu Marine has launched an eco-friendly sanitary building as the first in
a range of new sustainable floating buildings.
Alternatives to diesel continue to dominate thinking: Cimolai Technology reports
delivery and orders for fully electric hoists; Wiggins Lift Co selects a fuel cell system
for its latest hydrogen-powered eBull forklift; and Aqua superPower reports new
installations of its Aqua electric fast-charge system for boats on a monthly basis.
Look out for the October/November issue of Mooring Post to learn more about
the Expedition MED team’s visit to Marina Port de Mallorca; Marina Port Mahón’s
support of the Moby Mummy 23 sperm whale nursery campaign; and Marina Ibiza’s
use of bacteria to eliminate hydrocarbon residues in the sea.
Carol Fulford
Editor
Meet the Marina World team on Stand 17 at ICOMIA World Marinas Conference,
Vilamoura, Portugal (9 th -11 th October) and on Stand 05.713 in the Marina & Yard
Pavilion at METSTRADE 2023, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (15 th -17 th November).
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