2024 March/April Marina World
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WORLD NEWS<br />
Thumbs up for AMI Expo<br />
USA: The Association of <strong>Marina</strong> Industries (AMI) secured another big success<br />
with AMI Conference & Expo <strong>2024</strong> held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the close<br />
of January.<br />
The event, which offered multiple<br />
break-out sessions, pre-conference<br />
educational opportunities and<br />
networking and social events, was<br />
anchored by two well-attended keynote<br />
presentations and a lively exhibit area<br />
with over 160 booths.<br />
Bill Benjamin kick-started conference<br />
discussion with his presentation ‘Build<br />
a high-performance, last 8% culture,’<br />
and David Atkins re-engaged attendees<br />
at the start of Day 2 with the prompt<br />
‘No excuses – break through fear and<br />
adversity to play a bigger game in<br />
business and life’.<br />
Pre-conference highlights reminded<br />
everyone that AMI Expo is primarily<br />
an educational opportunity with a<br />
broad reach. Delegates could attend<br />
the annual American Boat Builders<br />
and Repairers Association (ABBRA)<br />
Conference, clean marina course,<br />
insurance workshop, docks and<br />
marinas course, the <strong>Marina</strong> 101 preconference<br />
workshop and the everpopular<br />
marina and boatyard tour.<br />
On Conference Day 1, certificates<br />
were awarded to 36 newly qualified<br />
Certified <strong>Marina</strong> Managers (CMMs)<br />
and Certified <strong>Marina</strong> Operators<br />
(CMOs), and on Day 2 delegates were<br />
welcomed to a first-time ‘Women’s<br />
Leadership Breakfast Panel’ prior to the<br />
conference welcome.<br />
AMI Conference & Expo returns<br />
to Fort Lauderdale in 2025 (28 th -30 th<br />
January) and shifts to Daytona Beach<br />
for 2026 (2 nd -4 th February).<br />
ADSP opens bids for<br />
new Cagliari port area<br />
ITALY: The Port System Authority of the Sea of Sardinia (ADSP), which<br />
governs the port of Cagliari, has opened bids for state concessions for a new<br />
17.4ha (43.2acre) port area with pontoons that will be dedicated to vessel<br />
construction, refit, repair, maintenance, storage and complementary activities.<br />
A total of 13 lots will be available,<br />
two of which are reserved for various<br />
sized boats and include water area.<br />
The remaining space is earmarked<br />
for various purposes including engine<br />
repairs, electrical and electronic system<br />
installation, manufacture and repair of<br />
textile and metal items, and navigation<br />
and lighting equipment.<br />
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Highlights from February/<strong>March</strong>:<br />
Australia: QLD Government invites bids for marina on<br />
The Spit<br />
UK: MDL marks 50 years with multi-million spend<br />
UAE: D-Marin sells Business Bay <strong>Marina</strong><br />
USA: Nine <strong>Marina</strong>, Oklahoma, completes major upgrade<br />
Thailand: Ocean <strong>Marina</strong> Jomtien voted best for berths<br />
Successful bidders will need to build<br />
the infrastructure necessary for their<br />
business activities and the ADSP will<br />
take this into account when evaluating<br />
the expressions of interest, along with<br />
the management and organisation<br />
plan, experience, expected levels of<br />
employment and economic benefit to<br />
the overall plan.<br />
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www.marinaworld.com – <strong>March</strong>/<strong>April</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
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