2023 November December Marina World

WORLD NEWS
Plans firmed
up for Habacoa
BAHAMAS: With the conceptual design and marina site plan now completed,
work on the innovative Porto Habacoa superyacht marina and ultra-luxury
resort in South Abaco is poised to begin.
Designed from the ground up to
provide flexible berth sizes and give
large yachts generous manoeuvring
space, the marina will offer 152 wet slips
of 60 to 700ft (12 to 213m) and drystack
storage for 200 boats. All docks will have
fuel and pump-out points.
The marina basin will be surrounded
by a range of different residential
offerings, a yacht club, a small casino,
and a marina village with shops
and restaurants. A seaplane will be
available for island-hopping, and the
entire resort will be lushly landscaped.
In addition to creating a new
IBEX one of best to date
USA: The International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), held
in early October in Tampa, Florida exceeded expectations based on on-site
traffic data and attendance figures. The three-day event saw packed aisles, full
educational sessions and well-attended networking events.
marina, and more
IBERIAN PENINSULA: Development of Marina Jandía, a new facility in
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands is currently underway. Part of Calero Marinas,
the project has a capacity of 310 berths and is being carried out by Lindley
Marinas in collaboration with its local partner Almarin. Completion is
scheduled for early 2024.
Lindley has also completed rebuilds in
the fishing port of Setúbal near Lisbon,
Portugal. Concrete pontoons are being
installed to replace existing infrastructure.
The contract follows Lindley’s work at
Doca des Fontainhas where it replaced
270m (890ft) of linear galvanised steel
destination for megayachts, the
developers are looking to attract small
cruise ships in the 250-passenger
(50/75 cabins/suites) size range. “We
are also preparing a section of the
marina to service sports fishing boats,”
CEO and developer Ra’anan Ben-Zur
tells Marina World. “We are close to
some of the best sports fishing areas in
the Atlantic Ocean.”
According to Ben-Zur, a call for
tenders for marina systems and
equipment is likely to be issued in May/
June 2024. The projected opening of
Porto Habacoa is late 2026.
The event welcomed more than and enthusiasm of visitors, exhibitors,
8,600 industry professionals from
educators and sponsors of this year’s
70 countries. Boatbuilders checked event,” said IBEX show director Anne
in with the highest numbers, making Dunbar. “Seeing the crowded aisles,
up nearly 30% of visitors, and new and hearing from many exhibitors
product discovery was the top reason about the critical business that took
registrants reported for attending.
place during the show was extremely
Visitors were able to follow a Marina & satisfying. We want to thank everyone
Yard Route.
who was involved in helping IBEX 2023
“We are thrilled with the participation be one of the best yet.”
New Calero group
floating structures and fingers.
Other work for 2023 in different parts
of the world has included the expansion
of Brachuy and Ribeira marinas in
Brazil and installation of facilities for
The Ocean Race in Hajai (Brazil) and
Mindelo (Cape Verde).
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