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September/October 2023 Vol. 24, No. 1 

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CONTENTS 

World News 7 

News Focus: Insurance 19 

Industry lobbies Government in Australia on cyclone cover crisis 

Industry Comment: Drystack 21 

Jean-Michel Gaigné gives his personal view on why drystack is 

less popular in Europe 

Events 23 

Metstrade 2023, with its Marina & Yard Pavilion, introduces a 

range of fresh initiatives 

Talking Shop 26 

Over the past decade, Karpaz Gate Marina in Northern Cyprus 

has developed into a luxury resort with 300 berths. Managing 

director, Liza Singer, talks shop 

Green Credits 29 

Marina-led innovative and forward-thinking environmental 

initiatives 

Celebrating Sail 44 

Donatella Zucca talks to representatives of two widely different 

marinas in different regions in Italy that have significant focus on 

sailboats 

Yard Machinery 53 

Cimolai Technology reports increased interest in fully electric 

boat hoists 

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: 55 

A-Z Guide to Pontoons/Docks & Decking 

Products, Services & People 66 

On the cover: Port 32 Tampa is 

one of several Port 32 locations 

in Florida to offer boating 

opportunities via Gulfstream Boat 

Club, a concierge-style service with 

an impressive fleet of Club boats. 

Read more on p.13. 

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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 

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Marine Centre plans 

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UK: Expansion plans for James Watt Marina on the River Clyde at Greenock 

have been secured by the lease of around 6ha (14.8 acres) of additional land 

and water. The marina will use the Great Harbour space to develop a marine 

trade centre. 

Marina Projects played a pivotal 

role in obtaining the lease and, in 

back-to-back arrangements with the 

marina, has also signed up Serco as an 

anchor tenant. Serco provides maritime 

services for customers in the Defence 

sector and operates nigh on 100 

vessels from five sites around the UK, 

working in British waters and around 

the world. It will provide commercial 

marine services, including towage and 

salvage and passenger transfer, from 

the Greenock site. 

Marina Projects provided support in 

negotiating the commercial terms with 

Serco and also establishing a site-wide 

masterplan and business case for the 

wider marine trade centre proposals, 

which took full account of the Serco 

operations. 

Dan 

McKiernan, 

operations 

director for 

Marina Projects, 

commented: 

“It has been 

a pleasure 

working with 

the Serco team, 

and being able 

to support 

their ongoing 

activities 

was a key aspect of our masterplan 

proposals. Having this anchor tenant in 

place provides real clarity on the future 

development and operation of the Great 

Harbour site and we are excited to 

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Monument buys 

Florida marine centre 

USA: Monument Marine Group, an investment firm focused on opportunities 

in the marine industry across the USA and Caribbean, has purchased St 

Augustine Marine Center, a renowned marine service centre located in the 

heart of St Augustine, Florida. 

This strategic acquisition in northeast 

Florida strengthens Monument’s 

expansion goals in the south-eastern 

USA while enhancing its capabilities 

to deliver exceptional services to 

customers across the marine industry, 

particularly those travelling along the 

eastern seaboard. 

St Augustine Marine Center is ideally 

situated near the St Augustine inlet, 

allowing easy and navigable deepwater 

access to the Atlantic Ocean, just four 

miles (6.4km) away via the Intracoastal 

Waterway. The facility, established 

in 1992, serves as a central hub for 

marine services in the area, with a 

long standing reputation for excellence 

in customer service and quality 

craftsmanship. 

The property covers 30 acres (12ha) 

and includes 1,100 linear feet (335m) of 

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dockage with expansion potential, dry 

land storage, commercial rental space, 

a multi-building service centre and a 

paint building equipped to cater for 

yachts up to 110ft (33.5m) long. 

Oasis Marinas will be responsible 

for all on-site operations, ensuring 

uninterrupted delivery of service. “We 

are tremendously excited to welcome 

St Augustine Marine Center into 

our expansive network of premier 

service locations,” said Kenneth 

Svendsen, CEO of Oasis Marinas. 

“The Oasis Marinas service team 

has the expertise, relationships and 

capabilities to build on the already 

stellar reputation the St Augustine 

Marine Center team holds today. This 

property extends our core commitment 

of unmatched service to the St 

Augustine boating community.” 

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Highlights from August/September: 

• USA: Forging ahead with Adelaide 

Pointe 

• Greece: D-Marin as HELMEPA 

ambassador 

• Canada: Government grants for Town 

of Three Rivers 

• USA: Blue Water buys two Delaware 

marinas 

• Dominica: Government progresses 

Cabrits plan 

• Australia: The Dock opens at The 

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• USA: TPG to manage Epum marinas 

• USA: Suntex buys Port of Kimberling 

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NEW ZEALAND: Whitianga Marina in Mercury Bay has completed an ambitious 

16-month renovation and expansion project with new pontoons and walkways, 

and a unique curved sea wall. 

The highlight sea wall needed to 

be both durable and efficient as the 

marina basin must be protected from 

heavy ferry and yacht wakes and windgenerated 

waves. 

Heron Construction Company, an SF 

Marina licensed manufacturer, removed 

an existing rock wall and replaced it 

with a 256m (840ft) long x 2m (6ft 7in) 

wide arcing fixed breakwater with public 

walkway that terminates in a distinct 

curved end. The decorative cast motif 

on the walls is a perfect example of how 

SF can customise structures to ensure 

they are attractive as well as practical. 

A 239m (784ft) long x 2m (6ft 7in) 

wide pontoon walkway, positioned 

just inside the breakwater, was built 

using SF Marina type 1120 floating 

concrete pontoons with angled ends 

that mirror the curve 

of the breakwater. The 

pontoons are moored by 

piles to accommodate 

a moderate 2.5m (8ft) 

tidal fluctuation. Type 

1515 pontoons were 

used to create 16 finger 

piers. 

All floating 

components for 

the project were 

manufactured at the 

SF Marina facility 

in Whangarei and 

were shipped to the 

marina on a Heron 

Construction barge. Removal of the old 

rock seawall, dredging and installation 

all took place while the marina 

continued daily operations. 

Whitianga Marina can accommodate 

231 vessels ranging in length from 10 

to 24m (33 to 79ft) and is a Certified 

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Port 32 expands partnership with Gulfstream 

USA: Port 32 Marinas has expanded its partnership with Gulfstream Boat Club. Its newest acquisition, Lighthouse 

Point Marina, joins existing Port 32 locations in Tierra Verde, Tampa (below) and Palm Beach Gardens that already enjoy 

partnerships with the Club. 

Led by owner Alex G Warner, South 

Florida-based Gulfstream Boat Club 

first opened its Delray Beach Club 

in 2009, later expanding to Boynton 

Beach and Lake Worth. The Club’s 

concierge-style member service, 

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trusted brand names, and flexible 

membership options are designed to 

suit busy families, frequent travellers 

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Warner described the arrangement 

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Upgrades at Port of Lisbon 

PORTUGAL: The Lisbon Port Administration (APL) continues to improve infrastructure at Alcântara with the renovation 

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Industry lobbies government 

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The Marina Industries Association (MIA), the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby (ACIL) and marina owners in 

northern Australia have raised alarm over a deepening insurance crisis created by the need to insure property against 

cyclone damage. A forum was held by ACIL in partnership with MIA for marina owners in northern Australia on 19 th July. 

and the economic impact on regional 

tourism areas such as the Whitsundays 

will be significant. 

“The consequences of this marina 

insurance crisis extend far beyond 

the marina owners themselves,” said 

ACIL chair Tyrone Shandiman. “Boat 

operators, both private and commercial, 

are feeling the impact of skyrocketing 

insurance costs. The combination 

of high insurance premiums, lack of 

adequate cyclone cover and increased 

marina berthing fees has led many 

boat operators to consider relocating 

to more affordable options in southern 

waters. The varying costs of insurance 

are causing social disparity between 

northern and southern parts of 

Australia.” 

The Cyclone Reinsurance Pool, 

established by the former LNP 

government, was scheduled to 

include marine insurance from 1 st July 

2023. However, the current Labour 

government decided not to follow 

through with this inclusion leaving 

coastal communities in northern 

Australia with soaring costs and other 

detrimental consequences. 

A quarter of Australia’s 300 marinas 

are located in the northern half of the 

country. Queensland boasts over 65 

marinas, which tend to be the largest in 

the nation, each averaging storage for 

over 300 boats and providing essential 

commercial tenancy for thousands 

of marine and tourism businesses, 

including marine trades, hospitality and 

tourism operators. 

Marinas are finding it difficult and, 

in some cases, impossible to secure 

cyclone cover for their on-water 

infrastructure. Some have only been 

able to secure partial coverage, 

some struggled to find cover at all. 

Furthermore, over the past five to 

seven years, marinas in northern 

Australia report triple-digit premium 

increases with some over 300%. Most 

have cyclone excesses of half a million 

dollars and are burdened by impractical 

policy conditions and endorsements. 

The consequences of these 

insurance challenges are profound. The 

sustainability of marinas 

has knock-on effects 

to marine and tourism 

businesses, which are the 

backbone of many regional 

coastal communities in the 

north. 

One example is Coral 

Sea Marina (above). With 

525 wet berths and two 

vibrant marina villages, 

Coral Sea Marina is the 

largest marina of its kind 

in central Queensland. It 

is home to over 50 marine 

tourism operators, over 

80 commercial vessels 

and over 140 bareboat charter vessels. 

It provides an entry statement to the 

bustling tourist town of Airlie Beach 

and is a top class marina facility. In 

a July statement, the marina noted 

that without inclusion in the Cyclone 

Reinsurance Pool, marine insurance 

premiums will inevitably continue to rise 

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MIA CEO Suzanne Davies added: 

“High excesses and a level of selfinsurance 

means marina businesses 

are burdened with setting aside funds 

as unproductive security to cover 

potential cyclone events, diverting 

resources that could otherwise be 

reinvested into business development.” 

Both the MIA and ACIL are calling for 

urgent action from federal government 

to give relief to marinas in northern 

Australia by immediately including 

them in the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool 

or by subsidising insurance premiums 

for marinas until the policy is officially 

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INDUSTRY COMMENT: DRYSTACK 

Convenience is not a 

European value 

During a conversation with TransEurope Marinas members in July, Marina 

World asked why drystack facilities remain scarce in Europe. The response 

brought important traditional answers like lack of available space on shore, 

coastal planning, environmental issues, etc., but, in this follow-up, TransEurope 

chairman Jean-Michel Gaigné CMM, gets closer to the nub of things. 

European boaters are not in the habit 

of storing a boat on a rack, or on a 

cradle, if they can find a floating berth. 

Those who have experienced a good 

drystack operator are usually satisfied 

with the experience. Those who keep 

trailerable boats in their garden could 

be tempted to make room in their 

backyard by moving the boat close to 

the water, thus saving towing distance 

and having more time to enjoy a day on 

the water. 

But for the majority of boaters 

the main reason hampering the 

development of drystack probably lies 

elsewhere. Just compare the availability 

of space, the urban planning and the 

customs of Americans or Australians, 

and the development these countries 

has undergone over the last 200 

years. Cities have been built with wide 

avenues with a grid pattern layout, 

multi-lane motorways are straight, 

citizens have easy access to their 

homes with private car parking for 

two trucks, or an underground garage 

if they live in an apartment building. 

When they go shopping, they park their 

car in front of the shop or visit shopping 

malls. They have invented motels, and 

even move their house across the 

country if they need to relocate! In a 

nutshell, they put convenience first. 

It is, therefore, not surprising that 

they place practical solutions at the 

top of their priorities. To store a boat 

in a drystack facility is easy, safe and 

efficient. The boat is always clean, 

ready to be launched and all the 

incidental constraints are reduced to 

the minimum; the boat is there to enjoy 

boating, not to be looked after for hours 

or just to be admired for its beauty! 

Developing countries in Australasia 

have easily embraced the same trend, 

because they don’t have centuries 

of tradition, and have, whether 

consciously or not, an American 

tropism. 

Europeans on the other hand 

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have another way of life. Aesthetics, 

traditions, and centuries of history have 

led to winding roads, bay moorings, 

villages clinging to the mountainside 

and cobbled streets with restricted 

accessibility. Shopping malls do exist, 

but people prefer high street shops, 

even if they need to carry heavy loads 

back home. European countries are not 

lands of great plains, even if agriculture 

remains an important activity, and 

populations are concentrated in towns, 

which have been built since the Middle 

Ages. A few ‘new towns’ with practical 

amenities, like Milton Keynes, Evry or 

Lelystad have been developed in the 

second part of the 20th century, but 

most Europeans find them cold and 

soulless, and still prefer Cambridge, 

Versailles or Amsterdam. 

On this basis, access to boats can 

be pretty tricky. The car park can be 

a few hundred meters from the ramp, 

where a rowing tender is needed to 

transfer to the yacht. The marina can be 

in the heart of a charming fishing port, 

which takes an hour to cross during the 

crowded summer. But that’s European 

boating life! Since we accept that the 

pleasure of a stop-over in Portofino 

may take as much effort as queuing to 

visit ‘Le Musée du Louvre’, why put a 

boat on a shelf, along a canal in a field 

outside the city? 

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Fresh initiatives for the 

leisure marine industry 

To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Metstrade introduces a range of pioneering 

initiatives aimed at addressing key challenges affecting the leisure marine 

industry, including marinas and yards. The focus is set on crucial areas such 

as employability, gender equality, accessibility, sustainability, and innovation. 

Initiatives include the cutting-edge 

Foiling Technology Pavilion (FTP) 

in collaboration with the Foiling 

Organisation, which includes an FTP 

Theatre, showcasing the 

latest advancements in foiling 

technology. Additionally, 

the Start-Up Pavilion in 

collaboration with Yachting 

Ventures will provide a platform 

for innovative start-ups to 

shine, featuring a start-up 

pitching event to attract 

potential investors. The new 

Next Generation Propulsion 

Zone will focus on pushing 

the boundaries of propulsion 

technology. 

In a first-time collaboration, 

Metstrade will host the 

prestigious Mirabaud 

Yacht Racing Image Award 

competition’s Award Ceremony 

with Yacht Racing Forum, 

adding a touch of glamour 

and celebration to the event. 

Another exciting addition is the Career 

Corner, situated within the Young 

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and young professionals can receive 

valuable career coaching sessions from 

Marine Resources’ recruiters. 

While looking to the future, the event 

will continue to build on its existing 

successes. The DAME Design Awards 

John Hogan (Superior Jetties), Steve Sammes (Mulpha Sanctuary 

Cove Marina) and Oscar Siches (marina consultant) discuss building 

sustainable marinas at the Marina World panel session in the 

METSTRADE Theatre 2022. 

will see new categories and jury 

members. Furthermore, the event will 

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SuperYacht Forum, and METSTRADE 

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EVENTS 

Vibrant networking in the Marina & Yard 

Pavilion (MYP). 

For professionals involved in 

managing, operating and providing 

services for marinas and boatyards, the 

Marina & Yard Pavilion (MYP) remains 

the go-to dedicated area within the 

exhibition that caters specifically to the 

thriving marina and boatyard industry. 

This includes the latest equipment, 

technology, infrastructure solutions, 

dock systems, maintenance tools, 

environmental management, and more. 

The pavilion creates a vibrant and 

interactive environment, allowing 

attendees to forge partnerships 

and explore the latest trends and 

advancements in the marina and 

yard sector. Don’t miss the special 

additional networking opportunity at the 

Waterfront Drinks reception, hosted by 

Marina World. 

During this year’s show, the 

dedicated METSTRADE Theatre will 

host insightful discussions about the 

marinas of the future, and rethinking 

approaches to marina personnel - both 

sessions powered by Marina World and 

chaired by Oscar Siches. 

In ‘Marinas of the Future: 

Infrastructure, Policy and Social 

Values’ the sustainable character 

of the marina of the future will be 

discussed, i.e. how to maintain social 

value and deliver strong economic 

performance while balancing 

technology with the human 

touch. Will the transformation 

of old marinas be part of 

the solution? Restrictions 

hamper development - is it 

up to the industry to push for 

government action? 

In ‘Diversity Breeds 

Diversity’ visitors can discover 

how yachting is changing, 

adapting to different cultures, 

and different places, in part 

because of crew diversity. 

Should marinas seek greater 

staff diversity so as to offer 

their boating customers 

broader perspectives? 

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Karpaz Gate Marina: 

A home away from home 

Since Marina World last wrote about Karpaz Gate Marina more than a decade ago, this 300 berth marina in Northern 

Cyprus has transformed into a unique, fully serviced, world class haven for superyachts and yachts from around the 

world. Charlotte Niemiec invites managing director, Liza Singer, to talk shop 

Liza 

Singer 

Lying in crystal blue waters that 

straddle Asia and Europe, the Platinum 

5 Gold Anchor Karpaz Gate Marina 

strikes the perfect balance between 

offering a five-star, boutique-feel marina 

and a bustling international standard 

yachting hub that opens up the whole of 

North Cyprus to the boating community. 

Singer has been with the project 

from the start. Israeli born and raised, 

her impressively long list of accolades 

and skills include being a lawyer and 

accountant (CPA) with an MBA in 

finance and 18 years’ experience in 

private equity and investments. In 2004, 

she began collaborating with a British 

entrepreneur to realise his vision of 

establishing Karpaz Gate Marina on the 

pan handle-shaped Karpaz Peninsula. 

Singer has overseen the design and 

construction of the marina since 2006 

and continues to lead its expansion, 

including the recent opening of its hotel, 

hamam and spa. 

Developing a modern marina in a 

Karpaz Gate Marina has been positioned 

to strike a perfect balance between a fivestar, 

boutique-style marina and a bustling 

international standard yachting hub. With 

300 berths available in its protected marina 

basin (above) and tranquil luxury in the 

Beach Club, it offers guests a very special 

secluded haven. 

country that stands at a historical, 

linguistic and cultural crossroads 

between two continents hasn’t always 

been plain sailing, Singer explains. 

“There have been great challenges 

in working in a multicultural, diverse 

environment as a foreign investor while 

introducing a new sector of tourism to 

this part of the island. Starting from rock 

bottom with no infrastructure alongside 

the geopolitical challenges and lack 

of supporting ecosystem for yachting 

services, there was a lot of work to 

be done, including educating the local 

market and gaining support from 

multiple industries, from taxi drivers and 

tour guides to technical expertise and 

chandleries. It has been challenging 

learning the local culture and cultivating 

the right business relationships within a 

new environment.” 

But the ambitious plans and hard 

work have paid off. Today, Karpaz Gate 

Marina is an official port of entry to the 

country with customs and passport 

checks completed on-site for arriving 

sailors, and a marina basin that 

caters to the needs of all boats up to 

superyacht size. 

“The unique qualities of our marina 

resort combine to create a special 

and secluded marina haven unlike 

any other,” says Singer. “Cyprus is still 

largely undiscovered by the yachting 

community and still unknown to tourists 

visiting the rest of the island. Karpaz 

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Gate is a unique marina in that it was 

designed and developed to operate 

as a whole resort with high standards 

being met across all its operations. 

The levels of service you’d expect in 

a luxury hotel extend to berth holders 

and marina guests, so concierge and 

room services are all available from the 

comfort of a visitor’s own boat as well 

as all the usual marina services you’d 

find in a high-end marina. This is what 

sets us apart from other marinas – our 

level of service is unparalleled, with 

access to all the luxury facilities that our 

resort offers. We aim to entice visitors 

with the assurance that we go the extra 

mile to provide all they could need to 

allow them time to relax, indulge and 

explore the local area and waters.” 

All mod-cons 

The marina offers 300 berths on 

floating pontoons, catering for 

superyachts up to 60m (197ft), and 

18,000m² (194,000ft²) of shipyard 

and dry dock, which can provide hard 

standing for up to 20 vessels of various 

sizes. The marina has a fuel station 

and a well-equipped and experienced 

team at the shipyard’s Technical Centre, 

which includes a 300-ton Ascom travel 

lift that can service vessels of up to 

10m (33ft) beam. The team carries out 

both minor and major projects, such 

as servicing of engine and reduction 

gear, rudder systems and navigation 

equipment, electrical works, yacht 

painting, hull repairs, anti-fouling, 

woodwork, teak deck applications, and 

polishing and varnishing. 

“We have 24/7 surveillance with 

extensive CCTV across the marina 

and resort as well as security staff who 

regularly patrol the safe and secure 

marina and resort,” Singer confirms. 

On-site leisure facilities are available 

for hotel and marina guests and are 

just a short stroll from the pontoons, 

featuring a hotel, spa, gym, fitness 

facility, beach club with 33m (108ft) 

infinity pool, children’s pool and play 

area, private beach area, watersports 

centre and beachside restaurant. All 

guests enjoy free use of the leisure 

facilities, and discounts in food and 

beverage facilities. They can also enjoy 

free access to the Yacht Club area. 

Eco-focused 

From the beginning, respect for the 

natural beauty of this unspoilt area was 

a key consideration in the development 

and the build focused on using 

ecological materials and accessories. 

The resort is immersed in, but also 

reliant on, its natural surroundings. 

Vibrant trees and flowers thrive in the 

on-site nursery, while the vegetable and 

The marina accommodates a good mix of 

vessels, including superyachts up to 60m 

(197ft), and a wealth of technical and 

leisure facilities just a short distance from 

its private beach (below left). 

herb garden and greenhouse provide 

fresh produce straight to the plate 

alongside homemade bread and fresh, 

locally-sourced dairy, fish and meat. 

To encourage green energy, an on-site 

solar plant supplies over half of the 

total electricity usage, while ecological 

and recycling initiatives include minimal 

usage of non-recycled materials like 

plastics. 

A no fishing rule is also in place to 

protect the wildlife and preserve the 

water, which supports the protection of 

the many species that thrive throughout 

the peninsula, both on land and in the 

warm, clear waters and sea caves 

along the coast. 

A bright future 

Over the coming years, Singer hopes to 

further strengthen the capabilities of the 

marina’s Technical Centre and shipyard 

as “we have all the physical capabilities 

and the economic benefits to be a 

very competitive solution in the East 

Mediterranean for yacht owners.” 

“We also hope to be able to raise 

awareness for a new status quo 

between the two parts of the island 

to allow all to enjoy the joint seafront, 

hence our support in the ‘Winds of 

Change’ project – a pioneering sailing 

venture that has brought together 

the first bi-communal Cypriot sailing 

team to sail around the divided island 

together.” 

“I feel privileged to establish 

our company and get to know the 

marvellous local people who have 

supported me and worked with me 

since we arrived. There is always a 

challenge when arriving in a foreign 

country, especially in a country like 

North Cyprus with the special political 

and social circumstances. This was 

a new experience for me, and due to 

various circumstances, I was given 

the responsibility for all aspects of the 

project – construction, financial, legal, 

team building, team training, marketing, 

service, and building a relationship 

with all the stakeholders. More than 

anything, I’m proud of our team, mostly 

local from Turkey and a few foreign 

members who give our resort its 

special, friendly, and welcoming feeling. 

Karpaz Gate Marina is a home away 

from home for so many nationalities.” 


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Tangible benefits for 

the local area 

Family-owned marina group Yacht Havens, which comprises eight marinas in 

the UK and one in the Netherlands, has been operating marinas for more than 

50 years, having opened its first marina – Lymington Yacht Haven – in 1972. 

Since then, the group has built up an impressive portfolio of marinas offering 

4,000 berths located in some of the UK’s most picturesque areas famed for 

their coastlines, seas, wildlife and habitats. 

“We take the stewardship of our Yacht 

Havens and local environments very 

seriously, working collaboratively to 

protect and maintain our marinas for 

future generations to come,” explains 

the group’s marketing manager, 

Jonathan Cook. The group is committed 

to providing sustainable, responsibly 

run marinas and has combined 

forces with several environmental 

accreditation initiatives to ensure this, 

such as British Marine, The Green Blue, 

Blue Flag, Royal Yachting Association 

and Gold Anchor Accreditation. 

“We invest in a wide range of 

environmental projects and initiatives 

around our sites,” Cook continues. 

“These projects all offer tangible 

environmental benefits to the local 

area, the local community and/or our 

boating communities. They are driven 

by passionate staff who are not only 

able to support the launch of these 

projects, but also assist and maintain 

them on an ongoing basis.” 

Dredging barges in Lymington Yacht 

Haven on their way to help protect the 

nearby salt marshes. 

For example, each marina 

boasts accessible and regularly 

maintained facilities to make it 

easy for all marina users to recycle 

glass, plastics, oil, batteries and 

cardboard. On-site sewage pumpout 

services are available at every 

marina, along with clean and 

convenient washroom facilities to 

avoid the use of sea toilets. 

Most Yacht Haven locations have 

also launched a green initiative 

that best supports the local area. 

“From autonomous waste vessels in 

Plymouth, marshland regeneration 

on the Solent, washdown filtration 

systems in North Fambridge, to 

oyster nurseries in Largs – we are 

proud that each of these projects 

contributes towards operating 

a sustainable and responsible 

marina,” Cook adds. 

Dredging at Lymington 

At Lymington Yacht Haven, on 

England’s south coast, a rise in sea 

levels and the rigours of natural waves 

have eroded the saltmarsh coastline 

over the last century, impacting the 

town’s harbour. As the marshes play 

an important role in shielding marinas, 

moorings and sea defences from 

wave attacks, marina manager Rupert 

Wagstaff decided that “something had 

to be done to protect the sustainability 

of the salt marshes, inhabiting wildlife 

and the future enjoyment of boating 

enthusiasts to come.” 

In a pioneering scheme, the marina 

joined forces with Lymington Harbour 

Commissioners (LHC) to reduce marsh 

Interceptor tanks installed at Plymouth 

Yacht Haven trap oils, paint fragments and 

other materials to ensure they cannot enter 

the water when boats are lifted ashore. 


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GREEN CREDITS 

Plymouth Yacht Haven is the first 

marina in the group to have a Seabin 

debris collection device installed. It can 

hold up to 20kg of litter at a time. 

erosion by dredging mud from the 

outer reaches of the riverbed and 

relocating it to the east side of the 

river. This creates a sediment-rich 

reef that helps to protect the salt 

marshes behind. 

The first phase of the scheme 

finished in 2017, having dredged 

19,380 tonnes of mud to build an 

intertidal area at ‘Boiler Marsh’, 

which had previously suffered 

considerable erosion. The marina 

was then awarded a five-year licence 

for a second scheme to dredge 

10,000 tonnes of mud every year 

until 2024. 

The marina is continually monitoring 

the effects and so far has seen that 

much of the deposited sediment has 

consolidated, resulting in marsh plants 

growing, wading birds feeding and wild 

fowl now nesting along the coastline. 

“As custodians, we’re responsible 

for maintaining our marinas for the 

next generations, protecting and 

preserving our neighbouring wildlife’s 

habitats,” Wagstaff says. “[We’re] 

doing what we can to future-proof our 

marinas for generations to come, so 

our berth holders can potter in and 

out of Lymington River, spot different 

species of wading birds, wild fowl, 

marine wildlife and enjoy the beautiful 

surroundings.” 

Removing plastic 

from the sea 

Plymouth Yacht Haven is the 

group’s first location to reap the 

benefits of the award-winning 

‘Seabin’ technology, which removes 

debris, plastics and microplastics 

from the sea. Made from recyclable 

materials, the Seabin draws water 

in before pumping it through a fine 

mesh and collecting the resulting 

waste. The device can hold up to 

20kg of litter at a time, and can 

capture over 1.4 tons of debris a 

year. The marina team can then 

collect the waste from the basket 

and recycle it. 

First developed in 2016 in 

Australia, there are now almost 

1,000 Seabins worldwide, but 

this is the first permanently located in 

Plymouth, which has recently become 

the UK’s first National Marine Park. 

“Working and living by the water, we 

see first hand the impact of marine litter 

and its effect on marine wildlife around 

Plymouth,” says Steve Kitchen, marina 

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he adds. “This month we’ve installed 

bug hotels, wildflower gardens and bird 

feeders around the marina to increase 

the biodiversity on-site. We partnered 

up with various local organisations to 

run workshops with our customers to 

increase awareness and education 

around these issues. The team behind 

the autonomous Waste Shark vessel 

ran demonstrations on-site and we also 

organised litter picks on Mount Batten 

beach.” 

Mussels vs microplastics 

Scientists at Plymouth Marine 

Laboratory (PML) have installed 

cages filled with mussels at three 

Yacht Havens sites as part of a trial 

project to establish how effectively they 

can remove microplastics from tidal, 

estuarine waters. 

Earlier laboratory experiments 

conducted by the team using a customdesigned 

flume tank showed that a 

cluster of 300 blue mussels – around 

5kg – could filter out over 250,000 

microplastics an hour. This is achieved 

by harnessing the natural filtering 

power of the mussels, which get their 

food by filtering seawater, sieving out 

plankton and other nutritious particles 

and flushing out unwanted particles 

from their digestive systems. As part of 

this process, microplastics are ejected 

in their waste, which can then be 

collected as it sinks. 

Mussel cages have now been placed 

at Plymouth Yacht Haven, Turnchapel 

Wharf, Yacht Haven Quay, as well as a 

location on the Kingsbridge estuary. 

Scaling up the mussel filtration reef/ 

system would provide several other 

benefits, as the humble mussel’s hardy 

nature and water filtration capabilities 

means it can improve overall water 

quality, reduce pathogen numbers and 

soak up pollution, while increasing 

local biodiversity and seafood 

quality in a given area. 

Left: Dredging and relocating mud from the 

outer reaches of the riverbed in Lymington 

is creating a sediment-rich reef that helps 

protect the salt marshes behind. Below 

left: An oyster nursery at Largs Yacht 

Haven (photo: Zoological Society London). 

Below right: Interceptor tanks at work in 

Fambridge Yacht Haven, Essex. 

“An estimated eight million tonnes of 

plastic end up in the ocean every year 

– that’s the equivalent to a full truckload 

dumped into the sea every minute,” 

explains Professor Pennie Lindeque, 

head of Science, Marine Ecology and 

Biodiversity at PML. “Through labbased 

experiments and early trials, we 

have shown that mussels could play 

a valuable role in helping to extract 

microplastics – effectively collecting 

up and leaving the recycling out for us 

to then dispose of. We are incredibly 

excited to see how well these new 

custom-made cages will work and very 

grateful to Yacht Haven Marinas Group 

for their support.” 

Waste Sharks at 

Turnchapel Wharf 

Last year, Yacht Haven’s 14-acre 

(5.7ha) marine business park, 

Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, began 

trialling use of the ‘Waste Shark’ – a 

remote operated vehicle (ROV) that 

surveys the surface of the seas, collects 

litter and helps to keep the natural 

environment clean. 

Working in collaboration with 

Plymouth-based robotics and artificial 

intelligence expertise MSUBS and 

Marine AI, the project will look at 

adapting and enhancing the technology 

of the basic Waste Sharks to work 

autonomously moving around the water 

to where the plastic waste is collecting. 


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Oyster nurseries at 

Largs Marina 

In 2021, Largs Yacht 

Haven on the Firth of 

Clyde in Scotland was 

selected to take part 

in the Wild Oysters 

Project, which saw 

1,300 native oysters 

returned to the water 

as part of an ambitious 

restoration project to 

bring back these ‘ocean 

superheroes’ from the 

brink of extinction. 

The three-year, 

£1.9 million Wild 

Oysters Project is 

a partnership between 

the Zoological Society of 

London (ZSL), Blue Marine Foundation 

(BLUE) and British Marine. 

Native oysters provide great benefits 

to the health of the ocean by filtering 

pollutants. However, human activities 

have contributed to a 95% decline in 

their numbers since the 1800s and 

many of these benefits have been lost. 

Today, Largs Yacht Haven is home to 

nurseries filled with oysters suspended 

underneath marina pontoons, which 

create a micro habitat where the 

oysters can reproduce. Each adult 

oyster can filter 200 litres of water a 

day. 

British Marine environment executive, 

James Scott-Anderson, said: “British 

marinas are once again enabling the 

recovery of oysters. Largs Yacht Haven 

is one of the largest in the UK with over 

The Seabin team at Plymouth Yacht 

Haven l to r: Steve Kitchen, marina 

director; Viki Lakey, boatyard 

coordinator; Sam Blackburn, 

engineer Boskalis Westminster; and 

Isobel Loxton, compliance officer 

Boskalis Westminster. 

700 berths … [and is] a great 

example of how large and busy 

facilities can host environmental 

projects, proving how industry, 

science and sustainability can 

work together successfully.” 

Trapping nasties 

At Fambridge Yacht Haven in 

Essex and at Plymouth Yacht 

Haven in Devon, Yacht Havens 

has installed state-of-the-art 

interceptor tanks that trap oils, 

paint fragments and other 

materials to make sure they cannot 

re-enter the river when boats are lifted 

ashore. The new system collects and 

filters the water used when washing 

boats, effectively recycling it and 

reducing water wastage. The marina at 

Fambridge has also partnered up with 

a new waste provider to become a zero 

waste site, ensuring that no waste ends 

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Protecting a sensitive ecosystem 

Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour on the Beaulieu River has been awarded The 

Yacht Harbour Association’s Clean Marina accreditation in recognition of its 

efforts to help protect the UK’s oceans and waterways. 

The Beaulieu River is a special 

place and the Beaulieu Estate works 

closely with environmental agencies 

to do what it can to protect this unique 

environment. It is one of the few 

privately owned rivers in the world, and 

the custodianship of the Montagu family 

for over four centuries has focused 

on maintaining its natural charm and 

protecting its habitats and species. 

The Clean Marina accreditation 

criteria and assessment includes 

blackwater capture and treatment, 

correct management of hazardous 

waste, spill prevention and treatment, 

washdown capture and filtration, drain 

interception, the use of sustainable 

products and preventing plastics 

pollution. 

Buckler’s Hard staff are trained to 

respond to oil spills and have additional 

training in waste management. A free 

pump-out facility is available to berth 

holders and visitors alike, and all boat 

owners must comply with rules not to 

discharge into the river or surrounding 

waters. Pontoons are inspected 

annually and cleaned regularly, along 

with monthly monitoring to ensure 

pollution of the watercourse does not 

occur. 

The marina is working to eliminate 

its use of single-use plastics, and onsite 

caterers are also encouraged to 

support the team with this approach. 

In addition, all boat owners are 

encouraged to use environmentally 

friendly products while on site. 

Harbour master Wendy Stowe said: 

“We are delighted to be one of the 

first marinas assessed and awarded 

the International Clean Marina 

accreditation. The protection of the 

river’s environment is still the most 

important consideration, and the whole 

marina team works hard to maintain 

our high standards of sustainability and 

environmentally friendly practices.” 

Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour sits on a 

privately owned river in a sensitive rural 

environment. 

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Premier Marinas has been awarded 

the prestigious Silver EcoVadis 

recognition for its commitment 

to sustainable business practice. 

This achievement builds upon the 

Bronze EcoVadis medal it secured 

in 2022 and complements the ISO 

14001 Environmental Management 

certification it received in 2018. 

EcoVadis is an independent, globally 

recognised sustainability assessment 

platform that evaluates Environmental 

Social Governance (ESG) performance. 

It provides businesses with a 

comprehensive rating system that 

allows them to benchmark their 

sustainability efforts. EcoVadis ratings 

are trusted by organisations worldwide 

to identify and partner with sustainable 

suppliers and service providers. 

Reducing and preventing water and 

air pollution is at the top of Premier 

Marinas’ sustainability objectives. To 

achieve this, pump-out facilities are 

being rolled out across many sites. 

Premier opened its newest pump-out 

facility in Gosport Marina in July. 

The company has also invested 

in marine-specific FiltaBund wash 

bays at its boatyards. This innovative 

technology collects the run-off water 

from jet washing and removes marine 

Harbour master Wendy Stowe and her 

team work hard to ensure Buckler’s Hard 

is worthy of its new Clean Marina status. 


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GREEN CREDITS 

FiltaBund wash bays at its boatyards and solar panels on many buildings including those at 

Universal Marina (above) are examples of initiatives that have secured Premier Marinas its 

Silver EcoVadis recognition. 

debris, paint flakes and pigments as 

well as copper and zinc pollutants. 

The water is then recycled to use 

for further jet washing and tackles 

another sustainability objective – to use 

water more efficiently. The boatyard 

at Chichester Marina has recently 

commissioned its second FiltaBund 

wash bay. 

Promoting renewable energy is 

another objective and installing 

extensive solar PV panels across 

all feasible buildings has been a big 

investment for the future. Premier’s 

Universal Marina completed the 

installation of 193 solar PV panels 

in July, switching on the potential to 

harness 74.3kW of power from the sun. 

This takes Premier’s total solar capacity 

across all sites to 522kW. 

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D-Marin has been granted the 

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its 20 marinas, recognising its 

commitment across the network 

to protecting the environment and 

marine life. 

The flags have been earned 

through a series of initiatives, which 

are part of D-Marin’s ongoing 

Environmental Social Governance 

(ESG) commitments across its 

premium marina portfolio, and are 

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regions,” says health, safety and 

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“Our robust ESG strategy to create 

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ways to enhance the environment 

and marine life.” 

Blue Flag, operated by the 

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CELEBRATING SAIL 

Marina di 

Scarlino and its 

owner Leonardo 

Ferragamo 

(right), and 

operator 

Claudio 

Cilemmi, CEO 

of La Marina 

Srl (below). 

Majoring on 

the minority 

Marina Monfalcone and Marina di Scarlino are two very different marinas in 

different parts of Italy. But, in a world where sailboats represent just 9.5% 

of the global leisure fleet, they prove that sail-dominated marinas can be 

operated successfully and effectively. Donatella Zucca reports 

A very high proportion of the world’s 

leisure sailing boats are to be found in 

northern Europe, with the UK, France, 

Netherlands and, most particularly the 

Nordic countries – Sweden, Norway 

and Finland – dominating (source: 

Trend 2022/2023 Nautica in Cifre – 

Confindustria Nautica). 

In Italy, sailing boats account for 

23% of the registered fleet and sports 

sailing is taken very seriously. Various 

Italian yacht clubs scattered all round 

the coast, sailors, investors and keen 

supporters all rally to the cry of events 

like the Louis Vuitton Cup and the 

America’s Cup. 

The operators of Marina Monfalcone 

(CEO Hans-Peter Steinacher) and 

Marina di Scarlino (CEO La Marina Srl, 

Claudio Gilemmi) are inspired by the 

thrill of competitive sailing. 

Marina di Scarlino 

Marina di Scarlino, a luxury 

marina owned by the 

sailor and entrepreneur 

Leonardo Ferragamo, who 

also owns the Nautor Swan 

shipyard, sits in Tuscan 

regatta country. Countless 

regattas are staged by Yacht 

Club di Toscana and other 

clubs throughout the year. 

Ferragamo took to sailing as 

a boy with his beloved Swan 

and in 1998, in addition to 

playing his part in the family 

fashion house, he took over 

the Nautor yard, relaunched 

and renewed it to ensure 

it continued on a path of 

excellence. Nautor Swan 

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Sail boats ready for a regatta in 

the Marina di Scarlino shipyard. 


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Perfect conditions for sailing, and ideal 

on-site maintenance with comprehensive 

yard services. 

Scarlino are now the perfect example of 

an integrated offering; a mix of highlevel 

services for pleasure and sports 

boating. 

ISO 14001 9001 certified, Marina 

di Scarlino has a multifunctional 

electronic badge and 400 parking 

spaces for electric cars. It offers 580 

wet berths for vessels of 10 to 36m 

(33 to 118ft) at floating pontoons with 

fingers and a further 380 moorings up 

to 12m (39ft), in a canal basin. On land, 

exclusive resort apartments provide 

an unforgettable stay for owners, 

crews, passing nautical guests and 

sportsmen. The Isole di Toscana Yacht 

Club, chaired by Andrea Lunginotti 

Buitoni, organises competitive regattas 

and supports national and international 

sporting events, including several 

World Championships, the Melges 24 

Championship and the RC44 World 

Championship. The Swan regattas, 

such as Swan One Design Circuit, 

Swan Rendez Vous, and much 

more, complete the picture. The SYS 

shipyard, Nautor Swan’s authorised 

centre for the Mediterranean, provides 

technical assistance for sailing events 

and enjoys busy refit activity for tourist, 

racing and even motor sailing boats. Its 

clients include Azimut Benetti. 

“In general, I believe that sporting 

and cultural activities that focus on the 

relationship between man and nature 

should always be encouraged and 

rediscovered, unfortunately this balance 

is often lost sight of,” says Leonardo 

Ferragamo. “Sailing 

has this peculiarity, 

as well as being a 

discipline capable of 

forming and inspiring 

the best sporting values, 

favouring the creation 

of deep and lasting 

relationships between 

those who practice it.” 

Claudio Cilemmi, 

CEO of La Marina 

Srl, develops this 

view by outlining that 

Marina di Scarlino 

was created specifically to welcome a 

large community of lovers of sailing, 

sea, nature and relaxation. Located 

in the heart of Maremma and the 

Tuscan Archipelago, a few miles from 

Elba Island, it enjoys a great density 

of parks, nature reserves and fauna. 

It is also one of the safest and most 

protected marinas in the Mediterranean 

and its value as an ‘integrated offering’ 

is being extended. “A further expansion 

of the housing offering with the 

Residenze Isole di Toscana complex is 

in the final stages,” Cilemmi confirms. 

“This will add 66 exclusive homes.” 

Q: How important are sailing sports 

activities, such as the Club Swan 

regattas and those organised by the 

Yacht Club Isole di Toscana, and what 

do they mean for the marina? 

A: [Claudio Cilemmi] They are one of 

the fundamental elements of the project 

as well as being an important driving 

force for the seasonal adjustment 

of the tourist life of the marina. The 

international calibre of the competitive 

circuits that we host ensures great 

visibility and constant growth in terms 

of value, with the presence of important 

Popular event space amidst Marina di 

Scarlino’s sea of masts. 



Discerning guests at the Marina di Scarlino 

resort can choose from a range of holiday 

apartments, including the Deluxe Seafront 

Suite (below), shop in the mall, and relax 

around the beautiful swimming pool. 

shipowners and entrepreneurs who 

share a passion for sailing. In order to 

host important and structured events, 

we have to face demanding technical 

and logistical needs and undertake 

challenging coordination. 

We have always managed to achieve 

excellent results thanks to the strong 

team spirit of the various sectors 

and the availability of our community, 

made up of yachtsmen, shopping mall 

operators and our shipyard Nautor 

Swan Global Service, which assures 

us the impeccable specialist technical 

support that is essential for the regatta 

operations and for assisting the boats. 

Thanks to the concierge at our resort, 

we provide a complete service for all 

tourist needs helping them to better 

enjoy what Maremma offers. 

Q: What are the essential conditions 

and the most requested services? 

A: Marina di Scarlino was created 

in a location suitable for sailors. The 

marine weather conditions are perfect 

and always make it possible to sail 

in a fantastic geographical context 

surrounded by nature. The mild 

microclimate, with winds blowing all 

year round and the presence of Elba 

Island with the Tuscan archipelago, are 

key elements. 

The marina offers high quality 

services which guarantee great safety 

and comfort in all climatic conditions 

thanks to the finger piers and the 

logistics of the complex. The technical 

assistance for mooring, and the support 

provided to yachtsmen, guarantees 

excellent standards and, as mentioned 

before, the concierge service enables 

every tourist to better enjoy what 

Maremma has to offer, from nature and 

food and wine, to art, culture, sports 

and entertainment. 

Q: How important are the non-sports 

boats? 

A: Despite having had very important 

sailing calendars over the years, 

including more than ten high-level 

international regattas, and making 

international regattas one of the main 

assets of our port, visiting sailboats 

ensure that a large number of boats 

are always moored up at the marina, 

enjoying the extraordinary duration 

of the season in our area. Their 

importance prevails. 

Q: Is it possible that so much sports 

sailing inhibits tourist sailing? 

A: I believe the passion for sailing can 

be experienced on both levels at the 

same time. It is no coincidence that 

the most innovative vision to support 

this trend is best represented with the 

latest generation boat models. Nautor 

Swan perfectly combines the dream of 

being able to have a versatile boat to 

enjoy both for leisure moments and for 

high-level technical regattas, without 

sacrificing design and style. Over the 

years, Marina di Scarlino has alternated 

sailing classes of different genres and 

this has given it the versatility to offer 

everything from youth classes up to 

shipowner classes. 

Q: Can you make an identikit of the 

average sailing tourist and sports 

sailor? What do they appreciate most 

and complain about the most? 

A: Sailing tourists loves tranquillity and 

silence and sometimes tend to sail 

without a timeframe: they always know 

their departure time, but never their 

arrival time. The very meaning of sailing 

is the journey, exactly the opposite 

of the motor boater who plans the 

day with times and destinations. Our 

yachtsmen appreciate the climate and 

the location, as well as the restaurant, 


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shopping and event services. We 

receive reports and useful suggestions 

from them which we value with the 

greatest attention. Further development 

of access points to the sea and the 

yacht club, with all its services, are 

among the objectives we are pursuing. 

This will complete in 2024, and the 

calendar of autumn and winter 2023 

events is already active. 

Q: Is it wrong to think that in Italy the 

most passionate sailing boaters are 

mostly in the north, as is the case in 

northern Europe? 

A: In our marina, the ratio between sail 

and motor is the same, thus highlighting 

a counter-trend with respect to the 

national and world average. Certainly 

the ideal climatic conditions and the 

context favour an abundance of sailing 

vessels. Our yachtsmen mainly reside 

in central Italy and northern Europe. 

MARTINI 

MARINAS 

Marina Monfalcone 

Previously known as Marina Hannibal, 

Marina Monfalcone is located in the 

northern Adriatic where the spirit of 

sailing is at its most passionate. CEO 

Hans-Peter Steinacher, born and 

raised in the heart of the Austrian 

mountains, took to sailing with the 

same determination as when climbing 

peaks or tackling a black ski slope. 

Together with Roman Hagara, 

Steinacher was part of the Red 

Bull Extreme Sailing crew, won two 

Olympic gold medals and important 

global regattas. In their final World 


Marina Monfalcone is Italy’s top marina in the Upper Adriatic and was inspired by sail from 

its beginnings in the 1950s. 

Championship in Villasimius, Sardinia, 

they sailed Red Bull Sailing to victory in 

the GC32 World Championship. 

Marina Monfalcone was inspired by 

sail from the outset. Established in the 

1950s by the sailing champion Sergio 

Sorrentino, it was seen as a futuristic 

project. Now owned by the Austrian 

holding company DM GmbH, it is 

currently part of an important restyling 


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Marina Monfalcone 

CEO Hans-Peter 

Steinacher (left) is an 

Olympic champion 

sailor who lends his 

passion to all marina 

operations including 

exciting plans for 

the Red Bull Foiling 

Academy (CGI right), 

which is due to 

complete in 2025. 

and development of the entire area, 

thanks to the acquisition of extra space 

for pleasure boating, and the creation 

of an academy for the preparation of 

foiling world athletes. The 298-berth 

marina is the top marina in the Upper 

Adriatic and accommodates boats 

up to 40m (131ft) in length. Onshore 

facilities include equipment for all types 

of seasonal maintenance and refitting 

for sailing and motor boats up to 50m 

(164ft). Originally covering an area of 

12ha (29.7 acres), today - including 

purchases and concessions – it has 

26ha (64.2 acres) of space. 

Q: What are your ongoing plans, in 

general, and for sport sailing? 

A: [Hans-Peter Steinacher] We see 

great potential for the nautical sector 

here and we are diversifying our 

activity. For example, by constructing 

a beach and building a petrol station 

for the whole area. The central point of 

innovation and the direction we want 

to give to the investment, however, is 

influenced by our contract with Red Bull 

for the Red Bull Foiling Academy. 

The Academy, due to complete by 

2025, is a partnership with sailing 

federations and sailing clubs of all 

countries and will welcome athletes 

who want to prepare to excel at the 

Olympics in foil disciplines. This is 

our vocation and a substantial part of 

our future. We are doing something 

in the world of sailing. In two years’ 

time, Marina Monfalcone will become 

a reference centre, which will have a 

high-level sports industry and context 

around it. The geography, the winds and 

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the position make this area a perfect 

place to develop this activity. 

Q: Despite the sailing tradition present 

in many countries, motor boating 

prevails. What do you think has gone 

wrong in the world and in Italy? 

A: What is “wrong” with sailing is not 

the competition with motor, but the 

lack of educational programmes. The 

best teachers do not take part in the 

world of pleasure boating, but only 

the competitive arena, so those who 

want to approach sailing too often find 

teachers who are not suitable for the 

task. The difficulty in learning and being 

at ease in this context means people 

often give up and do other things. It is 

up to our industry, our world, to reverse 

the trend. We at Marina Monfalcone 

are doing it, for children, with the Tito 

Nordio Sailing School, the first in Italy 

to offer courses for adults and children. 

The different market share between 

sailboats and motorboats is affected by 

the fact that sailing requires more skills 

and more time and therefore there is 

a slower learning curve. To increase 

the market share of sailors, we need to 

offer more training. 

Q: What does hosting so much sailing 

entail? What are the indispensable 

conditions and the most requested 

services? 

A: Marina Monfalcone hosts sailing and 

motor boats in a basin protected from 

prevailing winds. Being in the extreme 

north of the Adriatic, in a strategic 

Above & right: Marina Monfalcone is a 

sailboat oasis with emphasis on education, 

competition and leisure sailing. With 

excellent yard equipment and facilities, 

it is a reference port for yachting in the 

northern Adriatic and has ongoing plans to 

further strengthen its offering. 

position with respect 

to central Europe, we 

have the fundamental 

elements for pleasure 

sailing as well as quality 

of infrastructure and 

environment. On the 

competitive sailing 

front, we focus on every 

element necessary to 

host events: efficient 

docks suitable for racing 

hulls; facilities for land 

activities, such as 

convivial and technical spaces; services; 

and a shipyard whose service meet 

the needs of competitive events. The 

restaurant, the concession services on 

the beach, the bar and the bungalows 

for those taking part in the sailing 

courses are upgrades. We deliver a 

perfect sailing arena, and an excellent 

environment for regattas, a sector in 

which we continue to invest. 

Q: What takes precedence for you – 

sport or leisure sailing? Is it possible 

that the first inhibits the other? 

A: It’s a fact that professional sailors 

don’t like to train in isolated settings - 

they’re not in the military! 

Just as passionate sailors 

enjoy professional contexts 

as an added value to 

their experience. There 

is no reason for the two 

types of sailing to get in 

each other’s way. Our 

experience is the opposite: 

a context of tourist 

sailing is appreciated by 

regattas, and the services 

necessary for sport sailing 

make it possible to raise the level of 

quality to the advantage of everyone 

with sailing passion. Our spaces are 

designed to accommodate both types 

of sailboats and owners. 

Q: Can you make an identikit of the 

average sailing tourist? 

A: Ours is a marina undergoing an 

upgrade and different sailor profiles 

coexist. Alongside the owner who has 

moored here for many years, there 

are a growing number of foreigners 

who treat the marina as a home port. 

In the Upper Adriatic the average size 

of boats is under 15m [49ft], but our 

infrastructure allows us to have larger 

sailing and motor hulls. The generous 

land area and the entrance, which has 

a depth of over 7m [23ft] as it shares 

the entrance basin of a shipyard wellknown 

for cruise ships, guarantee safe 

and straightforward access. Thanks to 

the refitting know-how and the facilities 

on land and at sea, we are the reference 

point in the Upper Adriatic for boats 

over 50ft [15m] under sail, and we 

concentrate on guaranteeing owners of 

these vessels the best services, with an 

extremely high focus on quality. 


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Interest builds for 

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2023 has been another year of growth for Italian company Cimolai Technology, 

especially in terms of mobile boat hoist production. Most notably, two electric 

machines have been added to its reference portfolio. 

A fully-electric 1500 Mobile Boat 

Hoist (MBH) for Hyak Shipyard in 

Astoria, Oregon, USA is currently under 

production and will be delivered in mid- 

2024. Offering 1,500 tons capacity, 29m 

(95ft) of height and 32 wheels, Cimolai 

Technology claims it will be the biggest 

boat hoist of its type in the world. It will 

be fully electric and powered by long 

life lithium batteries, and represents an 

important new achievement with regard 

to environmental sustainability. 

To complete the electric product 

range, a fully electric 30-ton MBH has 

just been delivered to Marina Punta 

Gabbiani in Aprilia Marittima in the 

north-east of Italy. The marina customer 

already owns Cimolai Technology 

machines and adds this full electric 

version as proof of its commitment 

to making its site innovative from 

an environmentally friendly and 

sustainable point of view, and as 

evidence of its green investment. 

The machine is equipped with a 

lithium battery pack that provides 

total power of more than 100 kW/hr, 

which guarantees up to 20 handling 

operations. The status of the battery 

charging cycle is monitored and 

A fully electric 30-ton mobile boat hoist is 

now in use at Marina Punta Gabbiani in 

north-east Italy. 

optimised thanks to an electronic 

“Batteries Management System” and 

it can be charged via electric network 

recharging in a very short time. 

Requests for these boat hoists reflect 

market demand for both large electric 

boat hoists for shipyards and smaller 

boat hoists for marinas, and indicates 

that the market is also moving towards 

fully electric machines. 

At the smaller end of the order book, 

a 450-ton MBH and a 115-ton boat 

hoist, together with a 45-ton boat trolley, 

are due to be delivered to Turkey. In 

addition, Cimolai Technology has just 

assembled and commissioned a 50-ton 

MBH for Porto Verde in Scarlino, Italy 

and two machines for the French group 

Monaco Marine: a 140-ton boat hoist 

for Beaulieu sur Mer and a 300 ton 

machine for Antibes. 

Aside from machines delivered to 

marinas, the company has a series 

of large mobile hoists, from 500 to 

1,200 tonnes, in production for refit 

and shipbuilding all over the world. 

Examples include two units, one of 

820 tons and another of 1,200 tons 

telescopic in width, capable of reducing 

the track when fully loaded. 

At the top end of this range of 

machines, Cimolai Technology has 

recently delivered and commissioned 

a huge boat hoist of 1,150 tons for 

Papilas Shipyard in Perama, Greece. 

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American Muscle 

American Muscle Docks & Fabrication 

manufactures both floating and fixed boat dock 

systems, hardware, aluminium gangways and 

marina accessories. Everything is fabricated 

in-house in its USA factory so as to save costs, 

ensure quality and expedite custom orders. 

American Muscle’s mission is to build 

stronger, simpler and more aesthetically 

pleasing dock products, and its name 

underscores its main focus: the ‘muscle’ 

that comes from more steel and more 

welds for high strength equipment 

that can well withstand harsh water 

environments. 

Pile guides, timber dock hardware, 

steel truss hardware and frames, 

C-channel dock kits, ramps and jet 

ski lifts all have extra strength drawn, 

Bellingham Marine 

where appropriate, from 

seam welding, corner 

gussets, horizontal and 

vertical supports, thicker 

male/female connection 

tabs and elongated pre-punched holes. 

After manufacture, all metal products 

are galvanised to help prevent rust, 

and powder-coated finishes are 

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aluminium. 

American Muscle uses innovative 

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manufacturing techniques to give its 

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Bellingham Marine is a worldwide marina 

and waterfront design/build construction 

company with manufacturing facilities 

around the globe. The company is a 

leader in floating pontoon design specialising in floating 

dock systems, platforms and wave attenuators. 

Bellingham Marine brings an 

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The company maintains a strong 

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its clients that it can deliver everything 

it promises. 

Having supplied 

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an award-winning portfolio of projects. 

These can be seen around the world in 

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Bluewater Marine & 

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Established in 1997, Bluewater Marine and 

Dock Specialties is one of the premier dock manufacturers in the Pacific 

basin and beyond, specialising in the design, fabrication and installation 

of aluminium floating dock systems, fixed piers and gangways. 

Commercial dock system installations range from large scale marinas to 

small facilities. 

The company’s low maintenance, 

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proprietary aluminium extrusions, 

stainless steel hardware and other 

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All Bluewater Marine dock systems 

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In 2001, the company built 

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Waikiki Yacht Club. This project was the 

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Following this success, Bluewater went 

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Portside Ventura Marina, Ventura, CA, USA 

Micronesia, the Philippines and beyond, 

and now – with fabrication facilities in 

Hawaii, California and North Carolina – 

it implements projects globally. 



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Golden 

Manufacturing 

Having spent over four decades perfecting and innovating 

its products and services to meet the demands of 

clients throughout the world, Golden Manufacturing has 

recognised a growing trend for the delivery of complete 

marine projects. 

Its response to this is to offer a mix 

of award-winning products and an 

attractive ‘slip/boatlift combination’ 

to form a one-stop-package that 

generates a stronger bottom line for 

marina owners. Company founder, Bill 

Golden, believes that close attention to 

product detail and development, and 

forward thinking, are the cornerstone of 

Golden’s success and longevity. Golden 

uses modern methods, technology 

and skilled technicians, and delivers 

Horizon Marina 

systems that 

are safe, goodlooking, 

easy 

to operate and 

dependable. 

Golden offers 

aluminium and concrete floating 

dock systems that are built to fit sitespecific 

needs. Systems are virtually 

maintenance-free and have a long 

lifespan. 

The patented timber-free concrete 

River Cove Marina, Miami, FL, USA 

system comprises concrete decking, a 

patented aluminium whaler system and 

polyethylene UV resistant floats. 

See advertisement p.14 &15 

Horizon Marina is an 

accredited national hightech 

enterprise based in Shenzhen in the Guangdong/ 

Hong Kong/Macau Greater Bay Area in China. The company 

has many years of experience in supplying floating dock 

solutions, partnering with marinas to provide design, 

manufacture and installation. 

Always focusing on quality and 

design, and on delivering the best 

customer service, Horizon Marina 

has become one of the main marina 

builders in China. The company has 

also accumulated project experience 

around the globe, not only with its 

aluminium systems but also with 

its concrete docks. In the past two 

years, for example, it has completed 

nearly 10,000m² 

(107,600ft²) of 

concrete pontoon 

installations in 

Saudi Arabia. 

From aluminium, 

concrete and 

steel pontoons, 

to breakwaters, floating houses and 

marina equipment, Horizon Marina 

Shimei Bay International Marina Club, Hainan, China 

provides clients with turnkey marina 

construction services. 


Ingemar 

Ingemar has over 40 years 

of experience in marine 

engineering and in the development of concrete 

floating structures. It is one of few companies 

in the sector to have its own independent 

production facilities, enabling it to carry out R&D 

in anticipation of market demands. The company 

is committed to quality, with ISO 9001 certification 

and SOA certification for public works up to €15.5 

million. 

The Ingemar product range includes 

modular all-concrete pontoons, 

discontinuous floating pontoons with 

galvanised steel or aluminium frames, 

hardwood decking and fibre reinforced 

concrete or roto-moulded polyethylene 

floats. It also offers fixed piers and a 

complete range of high quality concrete 

floating breakwaters up to 20 x 10 x 

2.4m and 185t displacement. Some 

of these are constructed using mobile 

production sites. 

Ingemar know-how covers water 

sports floating facilities, floating 

platforms and bridges, and heavy-duty 

mooring structures for megayachts, 

Dubai Harbour, UAE 

commercial and naval vessels. It 

operates from production facilities 

in Casale sul Sile near Venice, Italy 

and serves the markets in Italy, the 

Mediterranean, Red Sea and Gulf. 



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International Marine 

Floatation Systems 

Since 1983, IMFS has been a global leader 

in building innovative floating concrete 

structures that give people the opportunity to live, 

work and play on the surface of the water. The company 

maintains the highest level of quality with customer 

service, and honours this commitment to past and present 

customers. 

IMFS designs, engineers and 

manufactures concrete floating 

structures that take a project from initial 

conceptual design to final installation 

and has over 40 years of experience 

with such projects. The company has 

built marinas, wave attenuators, floating 

homes, yacht enclosures and large 

commercial floating buildings. 

A licensing programme enables 

IMFS to work 

with people and 

projects all over 

the world, bringing 

its expertise 

and years of waterfront experience 

directly to each market. IMFS floats are 

manufactured of structurally reinforced 

concrete according to engineer’s load 

requirements for wind, wave and snow 

Westport Marina, Victoria, BC, Canada. 

in specific locations. Full sections are 

monolithically cast to meet customer 

requirements. 


Kropf Industrial 

Since starting out as a 

custom fabrication shop 

in 1977, Kropf Industrial has grown to become one of the 

premier suppliers of floating dock and breakwater systems 

in Canada. Kropf offers a range of advanced floating dock 

designs and its floating breakwater systems have been 

extensively tested and proven through both modelling and 

real-world applications. 

Kropf steel pipe floating dock 

systems offer unmatched stability and 

strength in high-energy sites, especially 

where winter ice is a factor. Finished 

in a variety of materials depending 

on your requirements, the docks will 

provide extended service life and low 

maintenance in real-world conditions. 

HDPE pipe floats are also available, 

backed by a limited lifetime warranty, 

and providing a heavy duty design 

that is superior to 

traditional plastic box 

floats. 

Kropf’s floating 

breakwater 

systems utilise 

full-length steel 

pipe floats and a range of steel 

attenuation structures, depending on 

site conditions. Available with or without 

decking and fingers, the breakwaters 

Floating breakwater at Big Sound Marina, Town of Parry Sound, 

Ontario, Canada 

are proven to provide superb basin 

protection and extended service life in 

harsh northern conditions. 


Lindley Marinas 

Lindley Marinas specialises 

in the design, manufacture, 

installation and maintenance of floating solutions for marinas, 

recreational ports and fishing harbours. Headquartered in 

Cascais, Portugal, it is part of Grupo Lindley, established in 

1930. 

With more than 35 years of 

experience in the marina and 

port market, Lindley’s technical 

staff have developed a broad and 

flexible range of products, including 

floating breakwaters, concrete, 

steel, aluminium and timber floating 

pontoons, pontoon access bridges and 

gates, floating platforms and mooring 

systems. 

Lindley Marinas 

is participating at 

the ICOMIA World 

Marinas Conference 

2023 (9th-11th 

October Vilamoura, 

Portugal) as a sponsor 

of the marina tour and 

as an exhibitor. 


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Livart Marine 

Founded in 2008, Livart 

Marine provides premium 

marina solutions to customers 

worldwide. Systems are designed by a team of marine 

engineering experts and manufactured in high-tech factories 

in Guangdong, China. Livart has its own network of branch 

offices and subsidiaries in capital cities around the world to 

ensure high quality, swift and direct service. 

Livart has delivered over 300 marina 

systems worldwide. The product line 

includes concrete and aluminium 

pontoons, aluminium or SS316 access 

gangways with anti-slip decking, as well 

as Livart-Astra floating breakwaters. 

The company’s experienced 

structural engineers and designers 

can customise modular bridges and 

pontoon systems to suit precise 

requirements 

irrespective of 

geographic or 

environmental 

challenges. 

Livart prides itself 

on owning the biggest floating pontoon 

manufacturing facilities in Asia and 

being a one-stop customer-focused 

centre offering a service from proposal 

Heavy duty concrete marina extension, 

Pearl Qatar, Qatar 

stage to final project delivery. 

See advertisements p.36 & 69 

Marinetek 

Marinetek is an 

internationally 

recognised brand name for premium marinas and 

advanced floating solutions. With the industry’s widest 

product range and a network of 300 marina experts around 

the world, Marinetek can match different customer needs 

from a custom-made floating structure to a world-class 

marina. 

The company offers world-famous 

concrete, hybrid aluminium and 

timber pontoons, breakwaters, floating 

solutions and marina equipment. 

Through collaborative partnerships, 

Marinetek provides its customers with 

turnkey services for concept design, 

engineering, manufacturing, installation 

and modernisation. 

It is not just about size or volume. 

By listening to its 

customers’ needs 

and learning about 

their culture and 

values, the Marinetek team establishes 

relationships that last a lifetime. 

Ultimately, its aim is to develop winning 

solutions for its customers and to keep 

its promises. 

Operating in over 40 and 

The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE 

manufacturing in ten countries, 

Marinetek has delivered over 2,500 

marina references to 55 countries 

worldwide. 


Martini Marinas 

Martini Alfredo has a history of 

industrial excellence, innovation 

and expertise which goes back 

over 75 years. It is a market leader in the plastic 

industrial containers sector and its Marinas Division is 

a well-established manufacturer of infrastructure and 

mooring equipment. 

Martini Marinas produces a full range 

of hot dip galvanised steel-framed 

floating pontoons fitted with ecological 

moulded floats. They are easy to 

assemble and require little ongoing 

maintenance. Access gangways, 

adjustable fingers, floating breakwaters, 

mooring systems, service pedestals 

and all main marina accessories 

complete the catalogue. 

A focus on 

environmental 

issues is 

integral to the company’s culture and 

it was the first in Europe to replace 

teak timber with extremely durable and 

eco-friendly Similteck for the decking of 

pontoons, fingers and gangways. 

To date, Martini Marinas has installed 

over 2,000 facilities at coastal, lake and 

Brissago Marina, Locarno, Switzerland 

river marinas both in Italy and abroad. 

It prioritises safety and technology and 

was one of the first in the sector to 

achieve ISO 9001 certification. 



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A-Z GUIDE 

Perspective 

Products 

Perspective Products is the parent company of long-lasting 

and durable Sure-Step decking. Sure-Step is a high quality 

and maintenance-free polypropylene decking system 

that has been engineered for outdoor space on and off 

the water. The high impact material is claimed to exceed 

competition and is maintenance-free. 

If you are worried about storm surges 

on your pier, Sure-Step’s slotted surface 

helps minimise the waves and rising 

water levels. Its light penetration surface 

is a perfect choice for marine and other 

environmentally sensitive areas like 

protected nature areas or beaches. 

Additional features include an antislip 

surface for worry-free walking 

and playing, and the use of premium 

materials that withstand the elements 

and maintain their 

beauty even in 

the harshest of 

environments. 

Versatile options 

are available to match specific styles 

and complement waterfront settings 

and the low maintenance requirement 

means you can spend more time 

enjoying your waterfront paradise. 

Sure-Step decking offers safety, 

Decking project Miami-Dade County, 

Florida, USA 

durability and aesthetics and is suitable 

for decks, marinas, walkways, docks, 

gangways, and more. 


Ronautica 

Quality Marinas 

Ronautica Quality Marinas is a highly reputable and 

experienced Spanish manufacturer of concrete and 

aluminium marinas. Its systems are internationally 

recognised for quality, strong design, ease of 

maintenance and very competitive pricing. Systems 

are installed swiftly by Ronautica staff using its 

equipment. 

Ronautica installed its first marina in 

its home city of Vigo in 1989 making it 

the first marina manufacturer in Spain 

and one of the pioneers in Europe. 

Since then, it has installed hundreds of 

marinas worldwide and has a very strong 

presence in the USA, Central America, 

Ireland and Portugal. 

Company projects vary from the 

simple supply of structures to design, 

build and 

execution of 

complex and 

substantial 

projects on a turnkey basis anywhere 

in the world. In addition to marinas, the 

company has built systems for fishing 

harbours, sailing and rowing clubs, 

military and paramilitary organisations 

and always adapts to its customers’ 

Ocean Reef Marina, Panama City, Panama 

needs. To complement its floating 

pontoons, it supplies special platforms, 

breakwaters, fixed aluminium 

walkways and gangways. 


SF Marina 

Breaking Waves since 

1918. SF Marina is 

internationally recognised for providing its customers with 

a century of experience producing tailor-made premium 

marinas and advanced floating solutions all over the world. 

SF Marina offers a full range of 

marine related services and has the 

in-house knowledge and experience to 

design, permit, manufacture, install and 

operate marinas. The company is a fully 

integrated corporation that understands 

the needs of the marina industry and 

can deliver the best marina products 

in the world to meet those needs. 

SF’s flagship product, its own-design 

Swedish floating concrete pontoon 

marina system, originated back in the 

1920s. 

SF Marina 

is based in 

Gothenburg, 

Sweden and 

has affiliates 

worldwide. The 

company is familiar with and has 

completed installations in climatic 

conditions ranging from north of the 

Arctic circle to the tropics. Operating 

in more than 50 countries, SF Marinas 

Bristol Harbor Marina, 

Rhode Island, USA 

has delivered over 1,000 marina 

references worldwide. 



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A-Z GUIDE 

SunWalk Docks 

SunWalk is the 

environmentally friendly, 

storm-resistant, UV-stabilised, non-slip decking choice for 

docks, ramps, gangways and jetties. The company brings an 

impressive variety of technologies and surface options to the 

dock and decking market. 

At the heart of all SunWalk products 

is a proprietary micro-cellular-core 

manufacturing technology that provides 

industry-leading strength and structure. 

Its ability to withstand the rigours of 

weather, temperature, surf and UV 

is unparalleled and it has been thirdparty 

laboratory tested for accelerated 

weathering so you can have faith in its 

long-term performance. 

Decking is available is three distinct 

styles, multiple colours and multiple 

Superior Jetties 

Superior Jetties is a multiple 

award-winning worldwide marina developer and builder with 

over 30 years’ experience in the manufacture of high quality 

docking systems. 

Superior’s products have a solid 

reputation for being innovative, durable, 

functional and low maintenance and 

with this background, Superior Jetties 

is now recognised as one of the world’s 

leading manufacturers of marinas 

and commercial berthing applications. 

This reputation, forged on quality, 

performance and delivery, has resulted 

in many of Superior Jetties’ products 

being installed in some of the world’s 

most stunning marine locations. 

An enviable product range, from 

the heavy-duty concrete Super Elite 

system, designed for superyacht 

ThruFlow 

sizes meaning 

SunWalk has the right 

decking product for 

your applications. 

The company 

boasts a highperformance 

commercial team 

that combine market 

experience with 

application know-how. They are able 

to help your business and save you 

berths and largescale 

commercial 

marinas, through 

to the stylish and 

versatile Superior 

Modular Docks, the 

large offering can be 

tailored to suit any 

location and berthing 

requirement. The 

innovative new environmentally friendly 

Superior Eco Tile is a game change in 

the industry transforming gangways, 

pontoons and platforms. 

A commitment to quality in everything 

Sunwalk 90-Series decking, Quebec, Canada 

money, and can work to help new 

designs reach the market faster. 


The award-winning Superior Eco Tile 

is a genuine promise when partnering 

with Superior Jetties. 

See advertisement p. 21 

ThruFlow Premium Decking offers 

industry-leading products that are 

easy to assemble, maintenancefree, 

safe, and ideal for any outdoor 

or marine application – personal or 

commercial. ThruFlow designs and 

manufactures premium products to 

withstand all Mother Nature can throw 

at them and provides you with worryfree, 

permanent decking solutions 

that will always go with the flow. 

As the pioneer of the open 

architecture, pass-through decking 

panel, ThruFlow is proud to supply its 

panels all over the world. ThruFlow’s 

Legacy XP, Surge and Impact panels 

far exceed the other panels in 

their class through extensive 

third party testing. The company prides 

itself on its ability to deliver tough, 

versatile and creative solutions for 

ThruFlow decking installed in British Columbia, Canada 

your project, such as its walkable solar 

decking panel, SOL. 



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A-Z GUIDE / PRODUCTS, SERVICES & PEOPLE 

Walcon Marine 

Walcon Marine is a leader 

in the design, construction 

and installation of marinas, yacht harbours and berthing 

facilities. 

A global organisation, its pontoons, 

walkways, bridges and marina fittings 

can be found in over 30 countries. 

Recent projects have ranged from 

two-stage, redevelopment/regenerative 

programmes of 200+ berth marinas 

to the installation of its heavy-duty 

Jumbo and Docking Solutions products 

for windfarm support vessels, naval 

facilities, fishing boats, fuel docks 

and other public and commercial 

organisations. Walcon also works with 

many smaller clients, including local 

harbour authorities, sailing clubs and 

private individuals. 

Internationally, pontoons and 

walkways have been supplied to 

New lifts in facility upgrade 

Toms River Marine and Motorsports in New Jersey, USA has installed 

20 Golden four-post boat lifts in an enhancement project that included a 

new boat ramp. 

The boat lifts, installed by Borel 

Docks Marine Construction – a 

Golden Manufacturing dealer 

and installer for 20 years – are 

constructed using fully-welded 

6061 T6 marine grade aluminium 

to provide an extremely solid 

and durable structure that will 

give a long service life even 

when supporting boats weighing 

28,000lbs (13,000kg). Hardware 

projects across 

a wide variety 

of settings 

in countries/ 

regions 

including 

Australia, 

Egypt, the 

USA, the 

Netherlands, 

Italy and the 

Middle East. 

Walcon prides itself on supplying 

durable products, designed to last 

decades with support and maintenance 

just a phone call away. Custom 

products can also be supplied to 

and cables are 300-series stainless 

steel for use in a corrosive saltwater 

environment. 

Lifting power is provided by the 

long-established Golden Sea- 

Drive. Said to double the industry 

standard, it provides 8,000 in-lb 

of torque. Because of its design, it 

cannot back drive so will never fail 

and accidentally drop a boat. 

www.goldenboatlifts.com 

Noss-on-Dart Marina, Devon, UK 

meet specific specifications including 

increased stability, decking materials 

and the inclusion of client branding. 


Boosting 

sustainability 

with the WRF 

Marinetek has formed a partnership with 

the Water Revolution Foundation (WRF). 

WRF is a Netherlands-based public 

benefit organisation that focuses on driving 

sustainability in the superyacht industry 

through collaboration and innovation, leading 

the way towards neutralising its ecological 

footprint and preserving the world’s precious 

oceans. 

Marinetek is the first pontoon and floating 

solutions provider to partner with WRF and 

its first goal is to speed up its research in 

reducing the CO2 emissions of its concrete 

pontoons – both in terms of materials 

selected and the production methods used. 

In the longer term, Marinetek will be 

studying how to build marinas with floating 

pontoons and breakwaters which have 

minimal effects on the marine environment 

and, hopefully, even have positive effects on 

marine biodiversity. 

The company is currently looking to reduce 

the CO2 emissions related to its concrete 

pontoons by searching for ways to replace the 

cement used in concrete and the galvanised 

steel used in pontoon reinforcements. It is 

also changing the lights in its facilities to LED 

to reduce the use of electricity, and switching 

to green energy sources to further reduce its 

carbon footprint. 

www.marinetek.net

PRODUCTS, SERVICES & PEOPLE 

Floating patio becomes 

new marina hub 

US marina build company Marina Development Inc (MDI) of Eufaula, Oklahoma 

has completed an expansion project at Clinton Lake Marina in Lawrence, 

Kansas. The work was designed and carried out with the assistance of the 

University of Kansas (KU) architecture department. 

The project included construction of a 

new 37 x 80ft (11 x 24m) floating patio, 

fuel dock and courtesy dock, as well 

as an expansion of the club’s slip area. 

The pergola-style covers that provide 

shade and aesthetic features to the 

patio and fuel dock were designed by 

KU as part of a student project headed 

up by Professor Nils Gore. 

The students met the marina owners 

on a weekly basis to discuss design 

aspects and received valuable work 

experience. As part of the design, they 

used the marina’s GPS coordinates 

to calculate the ideal 71° angle for 

the pergola slats to receive maximum 

shade during the summer months. 

The project was undertaken to 

expand slip opportunities and provide 

a central location for visitors with or 

without boats. The upgraded space 

incorporates a brand new draft beer 

and seltzer bar, as well as a stage 

for live music. Increased foot traffic 

due to the remodel has already 

provided boosts to the marina’s 

rental boat and club programmes, 

ship store and restaurant. 

“We wanted to build out the new 

space to double our capacity, as 

we were consistently maxing out 

our space, and to give us room to 

keep growing our rental and club 

fleet,” said Erin Meiusi, Clinton Lake 

Marina co-owner. “Frankly, the new 

space turned out better than we 

were even expecting. And with the 

patio space, the marina now has 

a focal point and general hangout 

area, giving people space to enjoy 

the beauty of mother nature while 

floating over the lake.” 

www.marinadev.com 

Hydrogen 

power 

California-based Wiggins Lift 

Co has selected Loop Energy to 

provide the fuel cell system for 

its latest hydrogen-powered eBull 

forklift. 

Loop Energy supplied the system 

earlier this year so as to support 

commercial deployment of hydrogenelectric 

machines by the end of 

2023. 

Wiggins’ transition aligns with 

California Ports’ target of achieving 

net-zero transmissions by 2030, with 

hydrogen emerging as an accessible 

solution. 

www.wigginslift.com 


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Sanitary building kick starts 

floating building range 

Poralu Marine has boosted its offerings in the waterfront development sector 

by launching a floating sanitary facility as the first concept in a new range of 

floating buildings. 

The facilities aim to improve 

comfort for boaters while also 

protecting the marine environment. 

Buildings can be accessed landside 

or waterside; preserve water quality; 

enhance services and improve 

marina image; and free up land 

space for other purposes. 

Poralu Marine has drawn on its 

40 years of experience with floating 

solutions to make an innovative 

turnkey offering that is economic, 

sustainable, secure, stable and 

customisable. The solutions include 

access, anchoring structures, the 

building and its platform, as well 

as water and power connections. 

The arrangement has been 

approved by an independent naval 

design office, and interior design, 

equipment, cladding and accessories 

are customised. 

The major challenge with this kind of 

infrastructure is wastewater treatment. 

To preserve site water quality, two 

options are offered: pump-out or 

tank storage. Other solutions can be 

discussed. 

www.poralu.com 

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The choice of professionals 

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Pearl Qatar Heavy Duty Concrete Marina Extension Works 

Established in 2008, Livart Marine has been focusing on design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance 

of marinas and water construction related products. After 15 years of operation and development, we have 

sold our products to more than 30 countries and regions, and constructed various major projects of high 

quality around the world. Projects that we successfully accomplished include: Pontoon Project in Shenzhen 

Stadium for the World University Games, Construction of the Sailing Port of Hainan Station for the Volvo 

Ocean Race, Design and Construction of dozens of medium to large Government projects in Saudi, Pontoon 

Project for Kuwait Police’s Officer Club, Construction of Yacht Terminal for Dubai DP WORLD (P&O Marina), 

Construction of Water Sports Terminal for the Qatar Football World Cup, and Construction of EMAAR 

MARASSI Marina in Egypt, etc. 

In 2019, the company decided to optimize its business strategy by seeking sustainable development through 

merger and acquisitions. Livart Capital Pty Ltd was then registered in both Shenzhen and Sydney. In the same 

year, Livart Capital obtained the controlling interest of Walcon Marine Australia (WMA). Through capital 

injection, new technology advancement, sales channels exploration, Livart Capital well supported WMA to 

survive the trough during the pandemic. Afterwards, WMA managed to expand its business to Middle East and 

Northern Africa, while developing new products of concrete pontoons and modular dock products for private 

jetties. 

Livart Capital invested in a new manufacturing facility in 2020, which is so far the largest marina production 

base in Asia with an annual output of 5,000 standard pontoons and pontoon-related accessories. This includes 

concrete pontoons, aluminium alloy frames, plastic pontoons, decking, and fender etc. It’s no exaggeration 

that the manufacturing capacity of this production base can meet the requirements of most floating 

breakwaters and marina customers in Europe, Asia and Oceania. 

To meet the design and structural calculation requirements of various projects, Livart Capital also owns an 

engineering company, Australia Marina Engineering Pty Ltd (AME). This company is led by a team of 

professionals with strong marine engineering background, who are dedicated to providing yacht feasibility 

reports, marina distribution analysis, anchoring methods comparison, selection and loading analysis, floating 

pontoon material selection and force calculation, as well as utility arrangement advice to our customers. AME 

adds great value to Livart Marine and WMA because it provides solid theoretical basis and ongoing support 

for the operability of various projects that we are delivering. 

In 2022, Livart Capital purchased the ASTRA floating breakwater connection structure in Spain, which 

enormously enriched the product range of Livart Marine, significantly reduced the breakwater construction 

cost, and enabled the company to gain more competitive advantages in global market. 

The company also launched an independent online service for cross-broader e-commerce in 2023. Customers 

can log in to the website directly to purchase various products from Livart and receive our high-quality 

products at competitive lower price by air freight. Our website: www.livartshop.net 

As always, Livart Marine welcomes various forms of collaboration with industry peers to offer better solutions 

for our marina customers. Livart Capital is also keen to provide capital injection, technology transfer and 

network sharing to relevant worldwide brands and companies to achieve win-win cooperation. We see this as 

a sustainable way of passing along your brand effect and realizing maximum brand inheritance. Together, we 

are all contributing to the prosperity of the world’s marina industry. If you are interested in knowing more 

about our companies or seeking further cooperation, please contact Ms. Ella Yan, and send relevant 

information to ella@livartmarine.net.


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AMI Conference & Expo, USA 13 

ASAR, USA 46 

American Muscle, USA 22 

Aqua superPower, UK 64 

Bellingham Marine, USA 7, 9 & 11 

Bluewater Marine & Dock, USA 52 

Boat Lift, Italy 16 

Capria, Argentina 42 

Conolift by Kropf 

Industrial, Canada 20 

D-Marin, Greece 31 

Den Hartog Industries, USA 58 

DualDocker, Austria 18 

EMP, USA 52 

Eagle Floats by 

Hendren Plastics, USA 54 

Flovac, Spain 71 

GH Cranes & Components, Spain 28 

Gigieffe, Italy 40 

Golden Manufacturing, USA 14 & 15 

Horizon Marina, China 50 

IMFS, Canada 56 

Ingemar, Italy 12 

Inmare, Italy 67 

Lee Composites, USA 56 

Lindley, Portugal 41 

Livart, China 36 & 69 

Marex, Croatia 42 

Marina Master by IRM, Slovenia 64 

Marina Projects, UK 72 

MARINAGo by 

Scribble Software, USA 39 

Marinetek, Finland 4 

Marketing Marina, Estonia 49 

Martini Marinas, Italy 47 

METSTRADE, Netherlands 24 & 25 

Molo, USA 10 

Pacific Netting, USA 30 & 36 

Perspective Products, USA 34 & 40 

PierPump by Vogelsang, Germany 8 

Plus Marine, Italy 22 

Rolec, UK 35 

Ronautica, Spain 28 

Roodberg - a brand of Frisian 

Industries, Netherlands 68 

SF Marina System, Sweden 2 

Seaflex, Sweden 6 

Seijsener, Netherlands 58 

Sunwalk Docks, USA 38 & 46 

Superior Group, Australia 21 

ThruFlow, Canada 50 

Walcon Marine, UK 17 

Wiggins Lift Co, USA 48 

Charging 

options on 

both sides of 

the Channel 

Marinas on opposite sides of the Channel crossing have installed marine fastcharge 

stations from Aqua superPower in a bid to encourage electric boating. 

Saint-Quay Port d’Armor (right) in 

the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in northern 

Brittany officially switched its Aqua 75 

station on in early July to coincide with 

the departure of the prestigious Tour 

de Bretagne à la Voile and Tour Voile 

sailing regatta. By becoming the first 

harbour on the French Brittany coast 

to offer electric charging, the marina 

aims to lead by example in terms of 

environmentally responsible marina 

management. 

Simon 

Goodhead 

Simon Goodhead has joined 

the board at UK-based Marina 

Projects as commercial director. 

The appointment recognises his 

contribution to the consultancy over 

the past decade and the skills and 

experience he can bring to the role. 

Over the past 12 years, Goodhead 

has provided 

specialist marina 

consultancy to a 

range of national 

and international 

clients and has 

also utilised his 

knowledge as 

a former yacht 

charter captain and 

manager to give specific advice based 

on operational experience. 

“It has been an exciting period at 

Marina Projects. We have recently 

relocated our UK office to larger 

premises and expanded the team in 

response to an ever-increasing portfolio 

of national and international projects,” 

he said. “The business continues to 

go from strength to strength and I’m 

pleased to play my part in its growth 

and development.” 

Across the water a little later in the 

month, Cowes Harbour Commission on 

the Isle of Wight, UK made headlines 

by inaugurating three fast-charge 

stations; two on Trinity Landing and 

another at Shepards Marina. Cowes 

is renowned globally as a yachting 

hub and the Commission is embracing 

electric boating as part of its carbon 

management plan. 

www.aqua-superpower.com 

Bruce 

Birtwistle 

The Global Marina Institute (GMI) 

has appointed Bruce Birtwistle as its 

chairman for the next two years. 

A seasoned marine industry 

professional of nearly three decades, 

Birtwistle 

is general 

manager 

Australia for 

Bellingham 

Marine, a 

director of 

the Marina 

Industries 

Association 

(MIA) and 

a huge 

supporter 

of industry education. He holds an 

MBA from Massey University in 

Auckland and has completed the GMI 

management courses. 

The GMI is a partnership between 

British Marine and the MIA and 

coordinates with the American Marina 

Institute (AMI) in providing the globally 

recognised accreditations of Certified 

Marina Manager (CMM), Certified 

Marina Professional (CMP) and 

Certified Marina Operator (CMO). 


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2923 September October

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