2024 January/February Marina World

GLOBAL REVIEW 2023
Legendary Marina struck up an
agreement to develop Bluewater Cay
Marina in Nassau, Bahamas into a key
resort.
Conceptual rendering
landscape. The centrepiece of the
marina plan is a 120-slip dock capable
of accommodating boats up to at least
200ft (61m) and a dry storage facility
for 750 boats of up to 55ft (16.7m) in
length. The drystack will be rated for a
Category 5 hurricane. The marina will
also boast excellent accommodation,
restaurant spaces, a tiki bar with a
pool, a general store and onsite fuelling
facilities.
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 was 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 pumpout
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.
St George’s Marina and Superyacht
Dock on Ordnanace Island in Bermuda
officially opened for superyachts in May.
The facility is able to accommodate
up to ten superyachts and has a 170ft
(52m) fixed concrete pier and an
additional 140ft (43m) floating dock.
Marina Technologies Inc (MTI)
replaced the dock system at Blue
D-Marin signed a partnership deal with
Azimut Benetti whereby it acquired a
large stake in Marina di Valetta and Porto
Mediceo and commenced commercial
integration with Marina di Varazze (right).
Haven Resort on Leeward Channel
in Providenciales Island, which was
destroyed by Hurricane Irma in
2019. The marina, long-renowned
for its boutique-style charm and
idyllic location, now offers 71 slips
for megayachts up to 220ft (67m)
at a heavy-duty aluminium dock
arrangement manufactured at MTI’s
factory in Montreal, Canada. Special
features of the rebuilt marina include inslip
pump-out, ample electricity supply
and in-slip high-speed fuelling using
built-in hydrants and mobile fuel carts.
This eliminates large and unsightly
dockside fuel dispensers and pumps.
Wide-ranging services and amenities
are offered to marina guests including a
crew lounge.
Australia and
New Zealand
In Australia, Melbourne City
completed a $1.97 million upgrade
of the city’s marina in Victoria
Harbour, enabling it to better
welcome larger vessels.
Sydney’s Heritage-listed Jones
Bay Marina received council
approval for an upgrade to address
the shortage of marina berths for
large vessels in Sydney Harbour
and see significant capital poured
into the harbourside marina over the
course of the year.
The world-renowned Rivergate
Marina & Shipyard on the Brisbane
River in Queensland went up for sale,
as it announced plans for a major
expansion to support the fast-growing
superyacht industry. Yard facilities
include 300-tonne and 75-tonne
mobile hoists, a 55m (180ft) refit shed,
hardstand, berthing for vessels up to
90m (295ft), a 24-hour fuel wharf and
over 20 on-site marine trades. The 105-
berth marina has all-tide deepwater
access. Rivergate’s expansion
plans include a 3,000 tonne ship lift,
additional open hardstand space, refit
sheds and support building, and inwater
service berths suitable for a wide
range of superyachts, commercial and
defence vessels.
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