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<strong>January</strong>/<strong>February</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
Issue 141<br />
Essential reading for marina and waterfront developers, planners and operators
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<strong>January</strong>/<strong>February</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Vol. 24, No. 3<br />
24<br />
CONTENTS<br />
<strong>World</strong> News 7<br />
Global Review 16<br />
Charlotte Niemiec collates key international news<br />
stories from 2023<br />
Talking Shop 24<br />
Zeke’s Landing <strong>Marina</strong> in Alabama, USA has been<br />
regenerated following severe hurricane damage.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> owner, Lynne Swafford, talks shop<br />
30<br />
Environmental Products & Projects<br />
ICOMIA launches Pathway to Propulsion Decarbonisation 27<br />
Renovating Fisher Island: coral relocation 30<br />
Fossil Free Marine’s unmanned mobile fuel station 33<br />
Aqua superPower whitepaper on bi-directional charging 37<br />
EV charging in the marine sector 39<br />
Adapting marinas for alternative fuel needs 43<br />
Events 47<br />
Metstrade 2023 and marina networking<br />
50<br />
Company Update 50<br />
Paul Illingworth, the new managing director at WISE,<br />
discusses company strengths and plans for now and<br />
the future<br />
Products & Services 55<br />
On the cover:<br />
Leading superyacht marina Port<br />
Vell in Barcelona, Spain has an<br />
ambitious investment plan. Its most<br />
recent focus has been on installing<br />
a pipeline fuel supply service that<br />
halves the time it takes to fill a<br />
superyacht fuel tank. The details<br />
are on p.65<br />
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Fuel for<br />
thought<br />
Our Environmental Products & Projects feature is dominated by the topic of fuel:<br />
the alternative fuel sources we could adopt for recreational craft propulsion; the<br />
efficiency of its delivery and storage; and how new fuels could impact on marina<br />
infrastructure, most particularly at dedicated fuel docks. Establishing fair costs<br />
for fuel energy, and the challenge of delivering it in sufficient quantities exactly<br />
when and where it is needed, are conundrums facing many governments that<br />
impact on populations at both business and domestic level.<br />
As an industry that, by any standards, is a minimal polluter – recreational boating<br />
accounts for less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions – we could be<br />
forgiven for resting on our laurels. But, aside from the fact that regulations will come<br />
into place to penalise any complacency, the marine industry has long been an, albeit<br />
unacknowledged, steward of the environment.<br />
The International Council of Marine Industry’s (ICOMIA’s) newly released<br />
Pathways to Propulsion Decarbonisation for the Recreational Marine Industry<br />
highlights the efforts that are being made to explore options to reduce carbon<br />
emissions from cradle to grave. This is deeply significant as it takes so many<br />
important factors into consideration – manufacturing processes, projected product<br />
lifespan, recyclability, level of usage, type of materials, and more – and not just the<br />
carbon emission of the fuel in use.<br />
For example, if we take our entire diesel-powered boating fleet and swap the<br />
diesel for drop-in fuels (biodiesel and hydrogenated vegetable oil), the reduction in<br />
carbon emissions will be profound. If we were to take that fleet and scrap it as being<br />
environmentally unfriendly and replace it with an ‘eco-friendly’ fleet, the process of<br />
scrapping and then rebuilding would quite obviously cause carbon emissions to soar<br />
beyond imagining. Excellent compromise rather than broad brush knee-jerk reaction<br />
can thus cut carbon emissions and significantly benefit the environment.<br />
ICOMIA president, Darren Vaux, described the report as “comprehensive, peerreviewed<br />
research…giving us the data we need to begin educating policy makers,<br />
our stakeholder community and boaters on the varied decarbonisation solutions<br />
unique to our industry,” and he hits the target by stressing that the report isn’t for<br />
every industry, isn’t for any industry, but for “our industry”. The research throws up<br />
surprises in its findings that are unique to the use of boats, and promotes the need<br />
to consider a portfolio of energy options as no universal “one-size-fits-all” approach<br />
is going to bring success.<br />
This commendable kind of industry-specific detailed research is in the realm of the<br />
sceptic in its truest sense. Somewhere along the line, sceptic became a derogatory<br />
word (e.g. climate change sceptic) but true scepticism is as much about questioning<br />
as about doubting. When it comes to protecting the environment, we must remain<br />
sceptical (from the Greek skeptikos: ‘one who reflects upon’, and in philosophy: ‘an<br />
attitude of doubt’) so as to bring true balance to every solution.<br />
By probing, questioning, and continuously seeking proof of the effectiveness of our<br />
environmental measures, we will learn what works and what doesn’t, and that not<br />
every shade of green is green enough.<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
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superyacht hub<br />
SAUDI ARABIA: NEOM has unveiled plans for the development of Norlana on<br />
the Gulf of Aqaba’s coastline. Undeniably exclusive, it will feature a top-level<br />
120-berth marina that is planned as an international hub for superyachts, with<br />
water taxi services available for residents and guests.<br />
The community will feature 711<br />
residential properties, ranging<br />
from deluxe mansions to spacious<br />
apartments and beach villas, all<br />
integrated with the surrounding dunes<br />
to bring residents closer to nature. It is<br />
anticipated that 3,000 people will live<br />
there.<br />
A superyacht members club, with<br />
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Ultra luxury on The Spit<br />
AUSTRALIA: Gordon Corp has appointed globally-renowned construction<br />
specialist Multiplex to deliver its $300 million ultra-luxury project, The<br />
Mantaray <strong>Marina</strong> and Residences. Ground breaking is expected soon,<br />
which makes it the first development to be delivered under the Queensland<br />
Government’s Spit Master Plan.<br />
The Mantaray <strong>Marina</strong> and<br />
Residences, the first development on<br />
The Spit in over 20 years, is the vision<br />
of project partners Tim Gordon, founder<br />
and CEO of Gordon Corp, and pub<br />
baron Bruce Mathieson.<br />
“A development of this calibre<br />
requires a Tier 1 contractor and our<br />
partnership with Multiplex provides<br />
quality, certainty, and more than<br />
60 years of local and international<br />
experience,” Gordon said. “Mantaray<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> and Residences has been<br />
designed as a world-class residential<br />
experience and our investment in<br />
this precinct will create one of the<br />
globe’s most coveted residential and<br />
superyachting destinations.”<br />
The Rothelowman-designed<br />
residences include a collection of<br />
24 two, three and four-bedroom<br />
apartments, villas and penthouses<br />
alongside a 67-berth superyacht<br />
marina, resort facilities and The<br />
Mantaray Club – a members-only onwater<br />
lounge.<br />
Designed to Platinum Gold Anchor<br />
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centre with world-class facilities, and<br />
amenities for a diverse range of water<br />
sports, including sailing and diving, are<br />
to be available to residents and guests.<br />
Norlana will be delivered innovatively<br />
and sustainably, with a focus on<br />
preserving the surrounding land<br />
and marine environments. News of<br />
the development follows the recent<br />
announcements of Leyja, Epicon,<br />
Siranna and Utamo, which are also<br />
sustainable tourist destinations located<br />
in the Gulf of Aqaba.<br />
standard, the superyacht marina will<br />
provide long and short-term berth<br />
leasing, immediate ocean passage<br />
through the Gold Coast Seaway and<br />
year-round deep-water access, top<br />
level marina operations, on-site security<br />
and full-service concierge.<br />
A retail plaza, designed to create a<br />
strong link between The Broadwater<br />
and the Pacific Ocean, will connect<br />
the precinct to its surroundings and<br />
provide access to leading restaurants<br />
and cafés.<br />
Multiplex regional director, Michael<br />
Sinclair, said construction would<br />
commence in early <strong>2024</strong> and would<br />
be delivered by a dedicated team of<br />
prestige project specialists. “Like many<br />
Tier 1 builders, we are selective about<br />
the projects we undertake and The<br />
Mantaray <strong>Marina</strong> and Residences is<br />
without doubt an exceptional addition to<br />
our workbook,” he said.<br />
Prices for three and four-bedroom<br />
residences at The Mantaray start<br />
at $8.5 million, and the penthouse<br />
collection starts at $14.4 million.<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
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NEW ZEALAND: Berths are now available for transient and long term berth<br />
holders at the all-new Waikawa North West <strong>Marina</strong> extension in Queen<br />
Charlotte Sound, South Island, part of the Marlborough Sounds <strong>Marina</strong>s group.<br />
At planning stage for over ten years, in the breakwater assists water flow<br />
marina construction finally started just through the marina basin to ensure<br />
days before restrictions came in place water quality.<br />
for COVID in March 2020. Design of The integration of manewhenau<br />
the marina considers climate change, elements at the northern end of the<br />
with the potential for the reclamation marina and along the breakwater<br />
and breakwaters to be incrementally walkway are a testament to the<br />
increased in height should this be historical and cultural significance of<br />
necessary in response to sea level Waikawa Bay.<br />
rise.<br />
The new extension provides an<br />
The marina design was also<br />
additional 251 berths at Bellingham<br />
carefully considered to minimise<br />
Marine concrete floating pontoons, in<br />
effects on coastal processes. Extensive sizes ranging from 10 to 30m (33 to<br />
engineering and physical modelling 98ft), including some berths specifically<br />
was undertaken to ensure there were designed for multihulls. A notable<br />
no adverse impacts on the wider bay, addition to the marina is a ‘step jetty’<br />
particularly the Waikawa awa outlet and specifically for kayakers, swing mooring<br />
delta. Use of only partial depth panels users and swimmers.<br />
Tourist-driven marina<br />
breaks ground<br />
BAHRAIN: A groundbreaking ceremony for the BD200 million Bahrain <strong>Marina</strong><br />
project took place in Manama last November. The mixed-use project aims<br />
to solidify the country’s position as a distinguished tourist destination by<br />
providing options for both permanent and short-term residence.<br />
The marina will provide 182 berths<br />
and a 3,200m² (34,400ft²) clubhouse<br />
with entertainment activities and<br />
marine programmes. There will be 192<br />
retail units, including luxury shops,<br />
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UK: The Trafalgar Group has sold its Trafalgar Wharf site in Portsmouth<br />
Harbour, Hampshire to Premier <strong>Marina</strong>s for an undisclosed sum. The property<br />
includes Europe’s largest covered drystack storage facility and a significant<br />
commercial shipyard that provides bespoke maintenance programmes for<br />
commercial vessels and private yachts.<br />
The wider Trafalgar Wharf site is a<br />
hub for a wide range of marine and<br />
non-marine businesses and will now<br />
be known as Premier Trafalgar Wharf.<br />
Other Trafalgar Group businesses,<br />
including Boat Club Trafalgar and<br />
Thornham <strong>Marina</strong>, are not included in<br />
the sale and will continue to operate as<br />
usual.<br />
All of the existing operations team<br />
at Trafalgar Wharf will be retained and<br />
transferred to Premier <strong>Marina</strong>s as part<br />
of the sale agreement.<br />
Premier <strong>Marina</strong>s CEO, Pete<br />
Bradshaw, said: “We’re delighted to<br />
add the Trafalgar Wharf site to the<br />
Premier portfolio and welcome new<br />
team members into our family. The<br />
acquisition marks yet another milestone<br />
for Premier as we continue to invest<br />
and grow our business. Trafalgar Wharf<br />
adds new capabilities to our group<br />
and we’re confident that we will be<br />
able to combine the knowledge of the<br />
existing team and our wider operational<br />
experience to further enhance the site<br />
and operations.”<br />
Jonny Boys, managing director of The<br />
Trafalgar Group, added: “We’re all about<br />
doing things differently and putting our<br />
customers first. We’re delighted to be<br />
handing the reins to Premier <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
who share our vision to create fantastic<br />
boating and waterside experiences.”<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
Replacement docks<br />
double superyacht<br />
capacity<br />
COSTA RICA: Enjoy Group has complemented an aluminium dock<br />
system at <strong>Marina</strong> Bahia Golfito on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica with<br />
a floating concrete pontoon solution from SF <strong>Marina</strong>. The addition<br />
doubles superyacht capacity at a destination that is becoming<br />
increasingly attractive to owners and crew of large yachts.<br />
“<strong>Marina</strong> Bahia Golfito is a<br />
secluded tropical gem,” said<br />
Peter Santesson, SF <strong>Marina</strong><br />
international project manager.<br />
“During the design phase of the<br />
project, we worked extensively<br />
with Enjoy Group to ensure the<br />
new docks would complement<br />
the quality and aesthetic of the<br />
extensive upscaling they were<br />
undertaking.”<br />
The new array runs<br />
perpendicular to a 36ft/11m-wide<br />
walkway and consists of three piers<br />
that enable the marina to host two<br />
300ft (91m) superyachts, two 200ft<br />
(61m) vessels and two 150ft (46m)<br />
yachts.<br />
The docks are equipped<br />
with 400A/400V power supply,<br />
potable water and other utilities in<br />
concealed ducts, and individual<br />
floating concrete pontoons are<br />
joined together with SF <strong>Marina</strong>’s<br />
innovative connectors that have a<br />
breaking load of 2 x 99 tons per<br />
joint. The piers are anchored with<br />
Seaflex mooring hawsers, which<br />
can withstand a substantial drag<br />
force then retract to original size.<br />
“We chose SF <strong>Marina</strong> because it<br />
is a well-recognised dock company<br />
– one of the best worldwide,”<br />
said Pedro Abdalla Slon, marina<br />
director. “The project fulfilled all our<br />
expectations and looks great.”<br />
Roughly 325nm from the<br />
Panama Canal, <strong>Marina</strong> Bahia<br />
Golfito is a private marina<br />
offering a wide range of services,<br />
including separate crew lounges<br />
and eateries and a high-capacity<br />
fuel dock that can service two<br />
superyachts simultaneously. Enjoy<br />
Group has also expanded its<br />
adjacent beachfront hotel and has<br />
new condominium development<br />
and a restaurant.<br />
Partnership<br />
boosts<br />
nautical<br />
tourism<br />
ALBANIA: Premium marina group D-Marin<br />
has announced a partnership agreement<br />
with Vlora <strong>Marina</strong>, destined to become the<br />
first world-class marina in Albania. The move<br />
is believed to mark an important step in<br />
the development of the country’s nautical<br />
tourism.<br />
Vlora <strong>Marina</strong> joins D-Marin’s existing portfolio<br />
of 23 marinas across the Mediterranean<br />
and Gulf regions and marks the operator’s<br />
continuously expanding presence in another<br />
new country, its ninth to date. The partnership<br />
will give customers travelling from D-Marin<br />
marinas in nearby Croatia and Corfu access to<br />
premium services in Albania.<br />
Vlora <strong>Marina</strong>, currently under construction in<br />
Vlorë – Albania’s third largest city – will offer<br />
438 berths for year-round mooring for vessels<br />
up to 50m (164ft) in length, providing muchanticipated<br />
marina facilities to the country’s<br />
426km (265mi) coastline.<br />
Complementing the marina itself are plans for<br />
an expansive promenade, weaving along the<br />
2km (1.2mi) beach that runs beside the marina.<br />
The promenade will feature restaurants and<br />
bars, a signature spa, and high-end retail and<br />
entertainment facilities. Further ahead, plans<br />
could include apartments and 5-star hotels.<br />
Gyozo Lantos, D-Marin director of mergers<br />
and acquisitions, described the strategic<br />
partnership as an exciting step into a new<br />
market. “Customers will be able to enjoy the<br />
premium D-Marin experience at Vlora <strong>Marina</strong><br />
upon completion of the project in early 2027,” he<br />
said.<br />
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Lighthouse Point <strong>Marina</strong> in Florida<br />
was the first of several US acquisitions<br />
last year for Port 32 <strong>Marina</strong>s.<br />
Renovations, partnership<br />
and acquisitions<br />
In 2023, ‘mega projects’ fell down the priority list, with much of the industry<br />
looking to renovate existing infrastructure. Mergers and acquisitions<br />
dominated news around the world as marinas sought to expand and improve<br />
on their current offerings. Charlotte Niemiec picks out some highlights.<br />
A new basin at Dover <strong>Marina</strong> in<br />
Dover, UK opened in April as part<br />
of the town’s plan to revitalise its<br />
waterfront. Surrounded by the ‘<strong>Marina</strong><br />
Curve’ – a large outdoor entertainment<br />
space completed in 2021 – it is ideally<br />
positioned to attract locals and visitors.<br />
It offers a total of 160 berths for yachts<br />
and small leisure boats. Renovations<br />
to Wellington Dock are expected to<br />
be complete by April <strong>2024</strong>. These will<br />
bring a further 135 berths to Dover and<br />
complement the facilities available at<br />
the town’s Outer <strong>Marina</strong>.<br />
In Dartmouth, MDL <strong>Marina</strong>s sold its<br />
Dartside Quay boatyard to the owners<br />
of nearby Dolphin Haven, a boatyard<br />
with berthing services just across the<br />
Glampton Creek waters. The purchase<br />
was followed by substantial site<br />
investment. With space for over 300<br />
boats ashore, the seven-acre (2.8ha)<br />
dry boat storage area is serviced by a<br />
65-tonne Wise hoist, which operates<br />
from a purpose-built dock. A 20-tonne<br />
Wise trailer also operates from the<br />
slipway.<br />
James Watt <strong>Marina</strong> on the River<br />
Clyde at Greenock, Scotland<br />
secured its expansion plans by<br />
leasing around 6ha (14.8 acres)<br />
of additional land and water.<br />
The marina, whose masterplan<br />
was drawn up by UK specialist<br />
consultancy <strong>Marina</strong> Projects, will<br />
use the Great Harbour space to<br />
develop a marine trade centre.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Projects was also heavily<br />
involved in plans to further develop<br />
the popular 530-berth marina and<br />
harbour in the City of Bangor, Co<br />
Down, Northern Ireland. The plans<br />
aim to reposition Bangor <strong>Marina</strong><br />
and its associated facilities as a<br />
mixed-use development in a new<br />
cluster with iconic and high-quality<br />
architecture. The marina will better<br />
connect the city centre to the waterfront<br />
so as to drive tourism and support the<br />
local economy.<br />
Developments kept up their<br />
usual pace in the Mediterranean. In<br />
Spain, marina group D-Marin added<br />
three marinas: Puerto Deportivo de<br />
Estepona, Puerto <strong>Marina</strong> La Duquesa<br />
and Puerto <strong>Marina</strong> del Esta. Each<br />
is located on the Costa del Sol and<br />
together they offer a total of 1,000<br />
berths. The group also partnered<br />
up with Italian luxury yachting group<br />
Azimut Benetti to add 1,800 berths<br />
The National Yacht Club in Toronto,<br />
Canada invested in a new floating<br />
aluminium dock system.<br />
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GLOBAL REVIEW 2023<br />
Marinetek completed a new marina in front<br />
of the main gate of the medieval walled<br />
town of Kotor, Montenegro.<br />
across three marinas in Italy. Under the<br />
terms of the deal, D-Marin acquired a<br />
significant stake in <strong>Marina</strong> di Valetta<br />
and Porto Mediceo in Livorno, and<br />
commenced a commercial integration<br />
with the award-winning <strong>Marina</strong> di<br />
Varazze.<br />
Construction work began on <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Jandía, a new facility in Fuerteventura,<br />
Canary Islands. Part of Calero <strong>Marina</strong>s,<br />
the project has a capacity of 310 berths<br />
and completion is scheduled for early<br />
<strong>2024</strong>.<br />
In Portugal, the Lisbon Port<br />
Administration improved infrastructure<br />
at Alcântara by renovating the floating<br />
walkways and installing new fingers.<br />
Lindley <strong>Marina</strong>s supplied, installed<br />
and refurbished the floating equipment<br />
and added 64 new berths. Lindley<br />
also completed rebuilds in the fishing<br />
port of Setúbal near Lisbon, where it<br />
installed concrete pontoons to replace<br />
the existing infrastructure. The contract<br />
followed the company’s work at Doca<br />
des Fontainhas, where it replaced<br />
270m (890ft) of linear galvanised steel<br />
floating structures and fingers.<br />
In Italy, the Tuscany Marine<br />
Consortium proposed developing<br />
the <strong>Marina</strong> Arcipelago Toscano di<br />
Piombino project – a large marina<br />
to accommodate 656 boats of 8 to<br />
20m (26 to 66ft) in length, with piers<br />
scheduled to be completed by the end<br />
of 2023 and early <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Porto Carlo Riva in Rapallo on the<br />
east coast of Liguria, Italy, was rebuilt<br />
following the devastation caused by a<br />
major storm in 2018. A new 7m (23ft)<br />
high breakwater, comprising 170,000<br />
tons of natural boulders, was installed.<br />
More than 190 new berths and new<br />
fixed piers were added to completely<br />
rebuild the port at a cost of almost €80<br />
million.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> di Imperia in Porto Maurizio<br />
was finally set to be completed after<br />
a ten-year delay. Berths along Via<br />
Scarincio will adjoin a reinforced fixed<br />
quayside while a two-storey yacht club<br />
will comprise office space, a bar and<br />
restaurant, and an overhauled car park.<br />
Plans for the <strong>Marina</strong> Arcipelago<br />
Toscano di Piombino were granted the<br />
green light – a large marina expected to<br />
open in <strong>2024</strong> in Piombino. The marina<br />
will accommodate 656 boats of 8 to<br />
20m (26 to 66ft) in length.<br />
Across the Mediterranean Sea,<br />
D-Marin led a partnership with TEMES<br />
SA to deliver a premium marina<br />
experience in Pylos on Navarino Bay on<br />
the southwest coast of Peloponnese,<br />
Greece. Pylos <strong>Marina</strong> currently has<br />
berthing capacity for 129 yachts up<br />
to 30m (98ft) in length. Meanwhile on<br />
Crete, Camper & Nicholsons <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
agreed to provide management,<br />
operational and branding services to<br />
the boutique marina at Elounda Hills,<br />
an ultra-luxury sustainable resort on the<br />
Mediterranean island.<br />
In Croatia, the second phase of<br />
pontoon installation was finalised at<br />
the Port of Novalja on the island of<br />
Pag. Marinetek Adriatic installed 18<br />
Premier pontoons and three breakwater<br />
modules to complete the project, which<br />
offers 190 permanent and seasonal<br />
berths. A 60m (197ft) long breakwater<br />
was built as the site experiences<br />
challenging weather conditions and<br />
relatively high waves.<br />
D-Marin installed a visually<br />
impressive €1.7 million solar power<br />
network to increase its current<br />
investment in renewable sources<br />
at Borik, Mandalina and Dalmacija<br />
marinas in Croatia, and works are<br />
ongoing at two of the company’s<br />
Turkish marinas, Didim and Turgutreis.<br />
Combined, the panels produce 4.9GWh<br />
of energy per year – the equivalent<br />
annual energy consumption of 1,345<br />
households – which equates to 71% of<br />
the energy used by D-Marin across the<br />
five marinas.<br />
A new marina was completed<br />
Family-owned Ross Marine opened a 160-<br />
slip drystack at newly built Clark Island<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> in South Carolina, USA.<br />
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GLOBAL REVIEW 2023<br />
Plans for Sindalah, the first luxury island<br />
destination in Saudi Arabia’s ‘Neom’<br />
project, were announced. Opening is<br />
scheduled for this year.<br />
directly in front of the main gate of the<br />
stunning medieval walled town of Kotor<br />
in Montenegro. The investment offers<br />
mooring for 142 boats from 8-50m (26-<br />
164ft) in length at a Marinetek floating<br />
marina system.<br />
North America and the<br />
Caribbean<br />
Acquisitions dominated the year’s<br />
activities in North America, with multiple<br />
purchases for marina group Port 32<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s. Its first – Lighthouse Point<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> on the Intracoastal Waterway<br />
– added 102 wet slips for boats of 25<br />
to 80ft (8 to 24m) and a large popular<br />
restaurant with six visitor slips. The<br />
marina had been family-owned and<br />
operated for over 50 years and had<br />
never been up for sale. The group also<br />
celebrated the grand opening of Port<br />
32 Fort Lauderdale, Florida in June.<br />
The modern and versatile full-service<br />
facility was built from the ground up to<br />
accommodate vessels of all sizes up to<br />
180ft (55m). The wet slips are designed<br />
for vessels up to 150ft (46m) for inwater<br />
repairs and refits.<br />
Meanwhile, Suntex <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Investors acquired Roosevelt<br />
Lake <strong>Marina</strong> in Arizona,<br />
Fair Haven Yacht Works and<br />
Green Cove <strong>Marina</strong>, both in<br />
New Jersey. Green Cove is a<br />
full-service marina along the<br />
coastline with around 250 slips<br />
ranging from 14-46ft (4-14m).<br />
It has a full range of amenities<br />
and is situated on 8.5 acres<br />
(3.4ha) within a fully protected<br />
natural breakwater.<br />
<strong>World</strong>-famous Rivergate <strong>Marina</strong> &<br />
Shipyard on the Brisbane River in<br />
Queensland, Australia<br />
went up for sale.<br />
Integra <strong>Marina</strong>s – a leading owner,<br />
developer and operator of marinas in<br />
major coastal growth markets along the<br />
east coast – acquired The Perry <strong>Marina</strong><br />
on Stock Island in Florida’s Key West.<br />
It is the largest deep-water marina in<br />
the Florida Keys, offering 288 wet slips<br />
on Bellingham Marine floating concrete<br />
docks and can berth superyachts<br />
up to 350ft (107m) in length. It also<br />
purchased Williams Island <strong>Marina</strong> in<br />
Aventura, Florida. The marina spans 14<br />
acres (5.7ha) and offers 106 wet slips<br />
at a combination of fixed and floating<br />
docks. Vessels of up to 160ft (49m) can<br />
be accommodated with unobstructed<br />
access from the Intracoastal Waterway.<br />
Full-service marina and yacht repair<br />
facility Bradford Marine’s purchase<br />
of the neighbouring Roscioli Yachting<br />
Center created South Florida’s ‘biggest’<br />
marina. Key elements of the merged<br />
sites include expanded lift capacity via<br />
the addition of a 320-ton machine; an<br />
additional 5,000ft (1,520m) of covered<br />
dockage bringing the total on site to<br />
over 19,000ft (5,800m) for yachts up to<br />
180ft (55m); and an additional 1,000ft<br />
(300m) of covered drystack that brings<br />
Bradford Marine’s total dry dockage to<br />
3,500ft (1,070m).<br />
Investment firm Monarch Alternative<br />
Capital formed Go Outdoors, a platform<br />
to acquire, develop and operate<br />
marinas and RV resorts across the<br />
USA. The platform will initially comprise<br />
11 marinas and four RV resorts<br />
offering over 5,500 marina slips in<br />
Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania and<br />
Tennessee.<br />
Family-owned company Ross Marine<br />
opened a 160-slip drystack at the<br />
newly-built Clark Island <strong>Marina</strong> in South<br />
Carolina, with a second phase planned<br />
to double the number of drystack<br />
spaces available.<br />
In Canada, the National Yacht Club in<br />
Toronto invested nearly $5 million in a<br />
new aluminium floating marina system<br />
to replace its ageing infrastructure.<br />
In the Bahamas, a megayacht marina<br />
was announced as part of the $250<br />
million Calypso Cove cruise port project<br />
at Long Island. A 200-room hotel,<br />
casino, waterpark, 18-hole golf course<br />
and retail outlets are part of the plan.<br />
Construction was expected to start by<br />
the end of 2023 or early <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Also in the Bahamas, an agreement<br />
was signed to develop Bluewater Cay<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> in the Yamacraw area on the<br />
southeast side of Nassau. Leading<br />
hospitality and property developer,<br />
Legendary <strong>Marina</strong>, is on an ambitious<br />
multimillion dollar mission to create a<br />
resort that will transform the yachting<br />
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Legendary <strong>Marina</strong> struck up an<br />
agreement to develop Bluewater Cay<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> in Nassau, Bahamas into a key<br />
resort.<br />
Conceptual rendering<br />
landscape. The centrepiece of the<br />
marina plan is a 120-slip dock capable<br />
of accommodating boats up to at least<br />
200ft (61m) and a dry storage facility<br />
for 750 boats of up to 55ft (16.7m) in<br />
length. The drystack will be rated for a<br />
Category 5 hurricane. The marina will<br />
also boast excellent accommodation,<br />
restaurant spaces, a tiki bar with a<br />
pool, a general store and onsite fuelling<br />
facilities.<br />
With the conceptual design and<br />
marina site plan now completed, work<br />
on the innovative Porto Habacoa<br />
superyacht marina and ultra-luxury<br />
resort in South Abaco was poised to<br />
begin. Designed from the ground up<br />
to provide flexible berth sizes and give<br />
large yachts generous manoeuvring<br />
space, the marina will offer 152 wet<br />
slips of 60 to 700ft (12 to 213m)<br />
and drystack storage for 200 boats.<br />
All docks will have fuel and pumpout<br />
points. The marina basin will be<br />
surrounded by a range of different<br />
residential offerings, a yacht club, a<br />
small casino, and a marina village with<br />
shops and restaurants.<br />
St George’s <strong>Marina</strong> and Superyacht<br />
Dock on Ordnanace Island in Bermuda<br />
officially opened for superyachts in May.<br />
The facility is able to accommodate<br />
up to ten superyachts and has a 170ft<br />
(52m) fixed concrete pier and an<br />
additional 140ft (43m) floating dock.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Technologies Inc (MTI)<br />
replaced the dock system at Blue<br />
D-Marin signed a partnership deal with<br />
Azimut Benetti whereby it acquired a<br />
large stake in <strong>Marina</strong> di Valetta and Porto<br />
Mediceo and commenced commercial<br />
integration with <strong>Marina</strong> di Varazze (right).<br />
Haven Resort on Leeward Channel<br />
in Providenciales Island, which was<br />
destroyed by Hurricane Irma in<br />
2019. The marina, long-renowned<br />
for its boutique-style charm and<br />
idyllic location, now offers 71 slips<br />
for megayachts up to 220ft (67m)<br />
at a heavy-duty aluminium dock<br />
arrangement manufactured at MTI’s<br />
factory in Montreal, Canada. Special<br />
features of the rebuilt marina include inslip<br />
pump-out, ample electricity supply<br />
and in-slip high-speed fuelling using<br />
built-in hydrants and mobile fuel carts.<br />
This eliminates large and unsightly<br />
dockside fuel dispensers and pumps.<br />
Wide-ranging services and amenities<br />
are offered to marina guests including a<br />
crew lounge.<br />
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In Australia, Melbourne City<br />
completed a $1.97 million upgrade<br />
of the city’s marina in Victoria<br />
Harbour, enabling it to better<br />
welcome larger vessels.<br />
Sydney’s Heritage-listed Jones<br />
Bay <strong>Marina</strong> received council<br />
approval for an upgrade to address<br />
the shortage of marina berths for<br />
large vessels in Sydney Harbour<br />
and see significant capital poured<br />
into the harbourside marina over the<br />
course of the year.<br />
The world-renowned Rivergate<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> & Shipyard on the Brisbane<br />
River in Queensland went up for sale,<br />
as it announced plans for a major<br />
expansion to support the fast-growing<br />
superyacht industry. Yard facilities<br />
include 300-tonne and 75-tonne<br />
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hardstand, berthing for vessels up to<br />
90m (295ft), a 24-hour fuel wharf and<br />
over 20 on-site marine trades. The 105-<br />
berth marina has all-tide deepwater<br />
access. Rivergate’s expansion<br />
plans include a 3,000 tonne ship lift,<br />
additional open hardstand space, refit<br />
sheds and support building, and inwater<br />
service berths suitable for a wide<br />
range of superyachts, commercial and<br />
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Integra Investments purchased Williams Island <strong>Marina</strong> in Aventura, Florida to boost its US<br />
portfolio to six marinas.<br />
The McGowan Government delivered<br />
a major funding boost for the coastal<br />
pool at Perth’s Ocean Reef <strong>Marina</strong><br />
waterfront precinct. The marina’s<br />
new project budget of $223 million<br />
will see the coastal pool become an<br />
iconic new destination, with the pool<br />
deck extended and the addition of an<br />
architecturally-designed hospitality<br />
building. It is expected to be a<br />
significant tourism draw for Ocean Reef<br />
and Western Australia. Once complete,<br />
Ocean Reef <strong>Marina</strong> will provide<br />
recreational, tourism, residential and<br />
boating facilities for local residents and<br />
visitors. The new marina will have up<br />
to 550 wet berths and a drystack for<br />
200 boats, new boat ramps, more than<br />
double the existing trailer parking<br />
and a family beach.<br />
In New Zealand, Whitianga<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> in Mercury Bay completed<br />
an ambitious 16-month renovation<br />
and expansion project with new<br />
pontoons and walkways, and a<br />
unique curved sea wall. The new<br />
highlight sea wall is both durable<br />
and efficient to protect the marina<br />
basin from heavy ferry and yacht<br />
wakes and wind-generated<br />
waves. Whitianga <strong>Marina</strong> can<br />
accommodate 231 vessels ranging<br />
in length from 10 to 24m (33 to 79ft)<br />
and is a Certified Clean <strong>Marina</strong>.<br />
Middle East and Africa<br />
In Egypt, Marinetek designed,<br />
manufactured and installed the floating<br />
pontoon elements at Ismailia Yacht<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> on Al Temsah Lake, the first<br />
marina on the Suez Canal, which will<br />
have 96 berths for vessels of 10-40m<br />
(33-131ft) in length. The Suez Canal<br />
Authority, the project investor, planned<br />
to open the first phase of the marina by<br />
the end of June and will build a modern<br />
service centre and other related facilities<br />
in subsequent phases. The marina will<br />
encourage smaller yachts to stop and<br />
rest in the Canal on their way between<br />
the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and<br />
is a significant step in the country’s aim<br />
to further develop its nautical tourism.<br />
Saudi Arabia announced plans<br />
to develop Sindalah, the first luxury<br />
island destination in the ‘Neom’ smart<br />
city project and one of the most<br />
important projects supporting the<br />
country’s national tourism strategy.<br />
Scheduled to open in <strong>2024</strong>, Sindalah<br />
is expected to reshape the luxury<br />
international yachting calendar by<br />
offering a new season for visitors and<br />
guests to enjoy. Perfectly positioned as<br />
a glamorous gateway to the Red Sea,<br />
Sindalah will be the closest ultra-prime<br />
superyacht marina to Europe and the<br />
Mediterranean. Expected to become<br />
an iconic destination for the world’s<br />
yachting community, the maritime<br />
facility will offer 86 berths for yachts up<br />
to 50m (164ft) and additional serviced<br />
offshore buoys for superyachts up to<br />
180m (590ft). Superyacht maintenance<br />
company MB92 Group entered into<br />
a partnership with Neom to establish<br />
a 10,000m² (107,600ft²) yacht repair<br />
facility at Sindalah.<br />
Finally, Dubai-based master<br />
developer Nakheel launched a new<br />
marina along the northern coastline<br />
at Dubai Islands. The marina, which<br />
will accommodate 13 superyachts up<br />
to 47m (154ft) in length amid its 248<br />
berths, will have easy entry to the<br />
sea and 40 dry berths for trailers up<br />
to 20m (66ft). Features include 24/7<br />
dock assistance, complimentary club<br />
car transfer, utilities and ice supply,<br />
waste collection, pump-out, free Wi-Fi,<br />
showers, washrooms and a laundrette.<br />
Security systems in place include 24/7<br />
CCTV surveillance and gated access.<br />
The newly opened Dubai Islands Beach<br />
is within walking distance of the marina,<br />
hotels just steps away.<br />
Porto Carlo Riva in Rapallo, Liguria,<br />
Italy was rebuilt following devastation<br />
caused by a major storm in 2018.<br />
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TALKING SHOP<br />
Left & below: Hurricane Sally ripped<br />
through Zeke’s Landing <strong>Marina</strong> in Alabama<br />
leaving a trail of destruction.<br />
A resilient rebirth at<br />
Zeke’s Landing<br />
When Hurricane Sally hit the US Gulf Coast in September 2020, Zeke’s Landing<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> in Orange Beach, Alabama lay directly in its path. While it incurred<br />
substantial damage, a dedicated team armed with ambitious plans saw the<br />
marina reopen just eight months later. Charlotte Niemiec invites marina owner,<br />
Lynne Swafford, to talk shop.<br />
Orange Beach, Alabama is well<br />
known as a water sports hub, with yearround<br />
warm weather, soft white sand,<br />
seafood galore and plenty of activities,<br />
such as sailing and dolphin spotting, to<br />
explore. A hub of maritime activity in the<br />
area for more than three decades, the<br />
marina offers the largest charter fleet in<br />
the Gulf of Mexico, along with its sister<br />
sites Sportsman <strong>Marina</strong> and San Roc<br />
Cay <strong>Marina</strong>. The marina, which was<br />
established in 1988 to build upon its<br />
premier restaurant that opened three<br />
years earlier, has always focused on<br />
charter fishing boats, reserving its wet<br />
slips for private boats.<br />
When Hurricane Sally battered<br />
Orange Beach with 110mph (177kph)<br />
winds, it devastated the region and<br />
obliterated many parts of the marina.<br />
Only the category 5 hurricane-rated,<br />
220 slip dry storage building stood<br />
firm against the storm as the team<br />
helplessly watched Sally sweep away<br />
all the docks and the dock store.<br />
Undeterred, the team began to<br />
rebuild and successfully reopened<br />
the dock store in April – just<br />
seven months later. The docks<br />
reopened a month after that<br />
and a redesigned restaurant in<br />
September 2022. The marina’s<br />
revamped facilities now boast a<br />
reconstructed office, a dockside<br />
gift and apparel shop, and an event<br />
centre, all fortified with state-of-theart<br />
infrastructure designed to hold<br />
up against the strongest storm.<br />
With its new lease of life,<br />
the team envisions the marina<br />
becoming a year-round business<br />
rather than a seasonal one, as it<br />
seeks to expand its operations,<br />
introduce more activities to<br />
foster stronger relationships<br />
with customers and extend its<br />
conservation efforts beyond the<br />
marina’s immediate environs. “The<br />
focus will be on fish conservation, reef<br />
restoration programmes and making<br />
conservation a lifestyle rather than an<br />
effort,” Lynne Swafford explains.<br />
Lessons learned<br />
The speed and quality of the<br />
reconstruction effort stands as a<br />
testament to the team’s collective<br />
dedication<br />
as it rallied to<br />
bring supplies<br />
together<br />
against all<br />
odds. Learning<br />
valuable<br />
lessons from<br />
the rebuilding<br />
process,<br />
Zeke’s Landing<br />
Lynne Swafford<br />
prioritised strategies that would “futureproof”<br />
the marina in the event of further<br />
hurricanes.<br />
“Predicting storm strength is<br />
challenging, so we went beyond current<br />
codes,” Swafford says. “We introduced<br />
breakaway pilings to minimise the<br />
impact on infrastructure if a boat breaks<br />
a piling. We revised our hurricane<br />
plan to make it mandatory for boats to<br />
leave Orange Beach if it is in the cone<br />
of a named storm. We installed larger<br />
pilings, relocated our dock store and<br />
improved our drainage systems. We<br />
enhanced our fuel system with triple-<br />
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Completely restored in a surprisingly<br />
short time frame, Zeke’s Landing has been<br />
‘future-proofed’. The reconstruction also<br />
reinforced the marina team’s commitment<br />
to expanding the facility.<br />
walled tanks and reduced the fuel lines<br />
by 400ft [122m]. We brought the entire<br />
property up to code and exceeded code<br />
in most aspects.”<br />
Additionally, the marina doubled<br />
its parking capacity by obtaining<br />
city approval to rezone the adjacent<br />
property. “This reconstruction not only<br />
restored our physical infrastructure<br />
but also reinforced our commitment<br />
to growth and to provide a resilient<br />
and high-quality experience at Zeke’s<br />
Landing,” Swafford says.<br />
Staying afloat throughout<br />
Despite the challenges – and without<br />
any grants or financial assistance<br />
– Zeke’s Landing managed to keep<br />
its customers satisfied during the<br />
reconstruction phase. It brought in<br />
temporary facilities such as floating<br />
docks, portable fuel stations, power<br />
sources, restrooms and offices. It did<br />
so even as the reconstruction effort<br />
overlapped with COVID, causing<br />
disruptions in the supply chain and<br />
construction delays resulting from<br />
labour shortages.<br />
Today, the full-service marina<br />
once again offers 220 drystack<br />
storage spaces and 57 wet slips<br />
Hurricane Sally<br />
heads directly for Zeke’s Landing<br />
accommodating a wide range of sizes<br />
from 24-65ft (7-20m), on two 300ft<br />
(91m) floating docks and two fixed pier<br />
systems. “We offer fuel at each slip and<br />
for dry storage at the launch, including<br />
premium fuel. However, we do not<br />
provide pump-out services,” Swafford<br />
confirms.<br />
Although it is not equipped<br />
for superyachts, the marina can<br />
comfortably accommodate boats up<br />
to 67ft (20m) and it has two Wiggins<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Bull boat hoists and a 1994<br />
Taylor 90 Forklift. The marina is now<br />
operating at full capacity with an<br />
extensive waiting list since 2019,<br />
reflecting its enduring popularity.<br />
Zeke’s Landing takes pride in its<br />
comprehensive amenities and services,<br />
featuring outdoor bars, a full-service<br />
restaurant, a dock store, charter fishing,<br />
bait and ice delivery, fuel services,<br />
fish cleaning stations, an event venue,<br />
dolphin cruises, haul-out service,<br />
showers, on-site boat maintenance,<br />
cleaning and detailing. Its revamped<br />
restaurant – now adorned with<br />
paraphernalia from the storm, such as<br />
fishing rods – reopened last September,<br />
along with a new event venue.<br />
The marina’s commitment to security<br />
is evident through 24/7 personnel, an IP<br />
security system, padlocked access and<br />
video surveillance.<br />
In terms of environmental<br />
responsibility, Zeke’s Landing has<br />
implemented advanced initiatives,<br />
including an underground drainage<br />
system for the entire property and plans<br />
to add a triple stack storage to increase<br />
its dry rack slips by 100. Staff members<br />
are trained to identify and respond to<br />
oil or fuel releases, with spill kits readily<br />
available on the dock. The marina<br />
participates in regular trash pickups<br />
and disposal services, emphasising its<br />
conscientious approach to day-to-day<br />
operations.<br />
Zeke’s Landing’s story stands as a<br />
testament to its resilience, innovation,<br />
and commitment to providing an<br />
unparalleled maritime experience in<br />
the face of both natural disasters and<br />
global challenges.<br />
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New research<br />
outlines pathways to<br />
decarbonisation<br />
The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) took<br />
to the stage at Metstrade in Amsterdam last November to announce new<br />
peer-reviewed research outlining a multi-path approach to decarbonising<br />
recreational boating.<br />
The research, which specifically<br />
looks at marine propulsion in boats<br />
under 24m (79ft) in length, reveals<br />
that due to the unique on-water<br />
environment for recreational boating,<br />
and the varied interests of boaters and<br />
the experiences they seek, a variety<br />
of solutions must be considered to<br />
continue reducing carbon emissions<br />
from recreational boats.<br />
The research report, titled Pathways<br />
to Propulsion Decarbonisation for the<br />
Recreational Marine Industry, provides<br />
guidance to global governments and<br />
boating industry stakeholders as they<br />
work together to shape investments in<br />
technology and policy.<br />
Decarbonisation is defined as the<br />
process of gradual reduction and/or<br />
neutralisation of the footprint from fossil<br />
fuel carbon. Recreational boats account<br />
for less than 0.1% of global greenhouse<br />
Darren Vaux (left), president of ICOMIA,<br />
and Frank Hugelmeyer, president and CEO<br />
of the US National Marine Manufacturers<br />
Association announcing the new<br />
research at Metstrade 2023.<br />
gas (GHG) emissions, specifically<br />
0.7% of transportation carbon dioxide<br />
(CO2) emissions in the United States<br />
and 0.4% of transportation CO2<br />
emissions in Europe. For context,<br />
46% of emissions are generated by<br />
powering homes and industry, and 14%<br />
of emissions are generated by global<br />
transportation. In the last two decades,<br />
the US recreational marine industry<br />
alone has decreased marine engine<br />
emissions by more than 90% and<br />
increased fuel efficiency by more than<br />
40% - and it isn’t slowing down. Beyond<br />
this progress, the global recreational<br />
marine industry remains committed to<br />
leading conservation efforts that protect<br />
the natural marine environment and<br />
identifying ways to expand its collective<br />
efforts.<br />
“Our love for boating is fundamentally<br />
reliant on a healthy and sustainable<br />
marine environment, and we must take<br />
care of it to ensure the experiences<br />
boating provides can be enjoyed for<br />
generations to come,” said Darren<br />
Vaux, president of ICOMIA. “For the<br />
first time, we’ve united the global<br />
recreational marine industry around our<br />
most comprehensive, peer-reviewed<br />
research to explore opportunities that<br />
could reduce recreational boats’ carbon<br />
emissions, giving us the data we need<br />
to begin educating policy makers,<br />
our stakeholder community and<br />
boaters on the varied decarbonisation<br />
solutions unique to our industry. This<br />
new research provides guidance on<br />
the focus for the innovations we can<br />
begin exploring today to create a better<br />
boating experience that reduces our<br />
environmental footprint.”<br />
The Pathways to Decarbonisation<br />
for the Recreational Marine Industry<br />
report, commissioned by ICOMIA with<br />
leading global engineering consulting<br />
firm, Ricardo plc, investigated<br />
propulsion technologies across nine<br />
common recreational watercraft to<br />
compare the impact of lifetime GHG<br />
emissions, financial costs, usability,<br />
performance, range and infrastructure<br />
implications. The propulsion<br />
technologies investigated included:<br />
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• Battery electric (electric-powered<br />
boats and watercraft)<br />
• Hybrid electric (internal combustion<br />
engines using liquid fuel and electric)<br />
• Hydrogen (internal combustion<br />
engines or fuel cell)<br />
• Internal combustion engines with<br />
sustainable marine fuels (sustainably<br />
produced liquid substitute for<br />
conventional fossil fuel)<br />
• Internal combustion engines with<br />
gasoline or diesel<br />
Unique demands<br />
Recreational boats are considerably<br />
different to most other forms of<br />
transport, including automotive<br />
(on-road vehicles). Unlike<br />
automobiles, which are relied<br />
on to get from point A to B,<br />
recreational boats are used for<br />
leisure and vary significantly<br />
in not only how, but how often,<br />
they are used (e.g. many<br />
petrol-powered recreational<br />
boats are operated an<br />
average of 35 to 48 hours<br />
per year). The research also<br />
looked at the impact on<br />
cost of ownership based on<br />
propulsion technology and,<br />
compared to boats on the<br />
water today, increases in cost<br />
of ownership ranging from 5%<br />
to 250% are expected until<br />
alternatives achieve market scale.<br />
Due to the diversity of the types of<br />
boats in use and the varied experiences<br />
sought by boating consumers, from<br />
fishing to watersports to cruising,<br />
the research shows there is no<br />
universal, “one-size-fits-all” approach<br />
to decarbonise recreational boats. As<br />
a result, in addition to current internal<br />
combustion and fossil fuel-powered<br />
boats, the industry must consider a<br />
portfolio of technologies, including:<br />
• Sustainable liquid marine<br />
fuels, such as renewable dropin<br />
fuels, are expected to be the<br />
most suitable source of energy to<br />
decarbonise recreational boats<br />
by 2035 – by as much as 90% –<br />
without compromising the distance<br />
a boat can travel or its performance.<br />
Of the approximately 30 million<br />
recreational boats in use worldwide,<br />
with an average total lifecycle of<br />
40 to 50 years and global annual<br />
sales making up approximately 2%<br />
of the size of the current market,<br />
there is great potential for increased<br />
decarbonisation of recreational boats<br />
with immediate, widespread adoption<br />
of sustainable marine fuels.<br />
• Hydrogen is an emerging technology<br />
and another potential source for<br />
reducing carbon emissions from<br />
boats, as long as its production<br />
process is optimised. Hydrogen, if<br />
produced via electrolysis with zero<br />
fossil fuel electricity, can reduce<br />
carbon emissions for certain craft<br />
categories.<br />
• Electric propulsion is part of the<br />
strategy to decarbonise. However,<br />
it is not universally suitable for all<br />
types of recreational craft and use<br />
cases. Electric-only propulsion may<br />
have a higher GHG contribution from<br />
raw materials and manufacturing<br />
than conventional propulsion<br />
systems. Watercraft types with<br />
lower utilisation are unlikely to find<br />
that battery electric systems yield<br />
a reduction in GHG compared to<br />
the baseline internal combustion<br />
engine. It is important to note that<br />
this study considers both battery<br />
lifetime in years and recharging<br />
cycles as battery performance is<br />
expected to degrade over time<br />
regardless of utilisation. This could<br />
impact watercraft that have a long life<br />
span but are not frequently utilised<br />
as it may require several battery<br />
replacements throughout its lifetime.<br />
• Hybrid boats that use both electric<br />
and internal combustion engines<br />
powered by liquid fuels offer the<br />
potential for reducing carbon<br />
emissions from boats in certain<br />
scenarios—namely boats used<br />
for longer periods of time and for<br />
greater distances. As a result,<br />
hybrid technology provides the most<br />
potential for emissions reductions for<br />
boats that are used for rentals and<br />
other high-use environments.<br />
The path forward<br />
The new research paves the way for<br />
the recreational boating industry to<br />
begin educating global governments<br />
and boating industry stakeholders on<br />
the technologies and policies needed to<br />
further reduce carbon emissions.<br />
Key next steps the industry is seeking<br />
include:<br />
• The adoption of a technology neutral<br />
decarbonisation approach for marine<br />
environments.<br />
• An acceleration of the development<br />
and distribution of sustainable marine<br />
fuels and consumer education<br />
campaigns that support the adoption<br />
of these new fuels.<br />
• Consumer safety and government<br />
entities partnering with the<br />
recreational marine industry to<br />
establish marine electric technology<br />
standards and consumer safety<br />
protocols.<br />
• An expansion of R&D tax credits<br />
and investments to improve electric<br />
battery density and hydrogen<br />
research that can be applied to the<br />
marine environment.<br />
• Continued research to evaluate<br />
existing and emerging technologies<br />
and how to best apply them to the<br />
unique marine environment.<br />
“Despite our progress over the past<br />
two decades, our industry recognises<br />
and embraces the challenges and<br />
opportunities to create a sustainable<br />
future for recreational boating. We are<br />
excited to support and encourage the<br />
latest innovations to create a better<br />
boating experience,” Vaux continued.<br />
“Sustainable marine fuels allow boaters<br />
to act now while the industry continues<br />
innovating and investing in new<br />
technologies that push the boundaries<br />
of what’s possible. Through this research<br />
and a global education campaign,<br />
we’re uniting the recreational marine<br />
industry around a portfolio of solutions<br />
that creates positive change through<br />
multiple pathways and a framework to<br />
collectively move our industry forward.”<br />
To support the report findings,<br />
ICOMIA, on behalf of the global<br />
recreational marine industry, has<br />
launched Propelling Our Future, an<br />
international campaign to educate and<br />
advance the industry on research-driven<br />
technology solutions. To learn more<br />
and to download a summary of the full<br />
report, visit propellingourfuture.com<br />
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Fisher Island Club’s fixed slip marina<br />
system has now been reconfigured and<br />
replaced with Bellingham Marine floating<br />
docks to help mitigate problems with<br />
projected sea level rise.<br />
Resilient marina<br />
renovations lead to<br />
coral relocation<br />
by Marie Guyer and Anne Shoffner<br />
Fisher Island, a private barrier island community south of Miami Beach,<br />
Florida, is renovating its 1980s resident marina with sea level rise resilience<br />
and the modern boater in mind. Remarkably, the artificial and highly active<br />
marina basin supported a thriving stony coral community, creating an<br />
environmental obstacle when upgrading from a fixed to floating dock system.<br />
Outgrowing the existing 86-slip<br />
marina and approaching the end<br />
of the useful life of the timber fixed<br />
docks, an overhaul was due at Fisher<br />
Island Club’s resident marina. With this<br />
renovation, Fisher Island Club seized<br />
the opportunity to safeguard its marina<br />
investment by incorporating resilient<br />
docking features.<br />
In South Florida, the estimated<br />
service life for a marina is 30 to 40<br />
years, during which time water levels<br />
are projected to change significantly<br />
due to sea level rise. For fixed dock<br />
configurations, water level increases<br />
trigger premature replacement or<br />
repairs, creating an additional expense<br />
and an unwelcome interruption in<br />
marina operations. To circumvent<br />
these future water level challenges,<br />
Fisher Island Club chose a floating<br />
dock system. Floating docks inherently<br />
adapt to changes in water levels, as<br />
well as storm surge, offering a level<br />
of resilience to the projected sea level<br />
rise. Bellingham Marine was selected<br />
as the general contractor and floating<br />
dock manufacturer for the project.<br />
Optimising berth<br />
configuration<br />
The original marina satisfied the market<br />
when built in the 1980s, with most<br />
slips under 60ft (18m)<br />
in length, but the new<br />
configuration has been<br />
designed for the modern<br />
boater, with 80% of slips<br />
in the 60 to 70ft (18 to<br />
21m) range and 20%<br />
in the 90 to 120ft (27 to<br />
37m) range. Efficient use<br />
of the existing basin also<br />
Divers investigated the<br />
health of the coral colonies<br />
and how best to<br />
transplant them.<br />
allowed for 13 new slips, for a total of<br />
99-slips.<br />
Basin modifications<br />
The change from fixed docks to floating<br />
docks, the increase in vessel draft, and<br />
the creation of new slips necessitated<br />
dredging and removal of previously<br />
placed rock riprap. The existing rock<br />
riprap, approximately 1 cubic yard per<br />
linear foot of seawall, was directly in<br />
the proposed footprint of the 8ft (2.4m)<br />
wide marginal floating dock and lined<br />
the 2,200ft (671m) perimeter of the<br />
basin seawall. The riprap consisted<br />
of rock boulders approximately 2 to<br />
6ft (0.6 to 1.8m) in diameter and was<br />
installed with the original marina.<br />
Through discussions with<br />
environmental agencies and review of<br />
historical information, it was determined<br />
the rock riprap was originally required<br />
by the County as a means of<br />
creating nearshore habitat as well as<br />
providing toe scour protection for the<br />
seawall. Fortunately, the State and<br />
Federal government allowed for its<br />
replacement under a permit exemption<br />
without mitigation requirements. The<br />
replacement toe scour protection<br />
measures have a lower profile to<br />
accommodate the rise and fall of<br />
the floating docks with the tide. The<br />
engineering design and permitting<br />
for the marina basin renovations was<br />
provided by Cummins Cederberg.<br />
Thriving coral colonies<br />
As part of applying for environmental<br />
permits for marina construction<br />
in Florida, in-water surveys were<br />
performed by the Cummins Cederberg<br />
marine science team to document any<br />
protected marine organisms, such as<br />
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stony coral colonies or seagrass in the<br />
construction area. Within the Fisher<br />
Island Club marina, marine scientists<br />
identified several hundred healthy ‘urban’<br />
stony coral colonies, ranging from 6in to<br />
3ft (15cm to 1m), growing on the rock<br />
riprap below the fixed docks.<br />
These ‘urban’ corals are the focus<br />
of many researchers, who are trying<br />
to determine how and why the corals,<br />
growing in marina basins, large ports<br />
and industrial areas, are doing so well.<br />
The stony corals found in the resident<br />
marina were particularly hardy and<br />
well-adapted to their environment,<br />
which was remarkable considering<br />
the existing fixed docks decrease light<br />
penetration and the vessel activity<br />
increases water turbidity, both of which<br />
can be harmful to coral colonies.<br />
Coral relocation<br />
To allow for rock riprap removal, the<br />
local permits required all stony corals<br />
greater than 6in (15cm) be detached<br />
from the rock riprap and transplanted to<br />
a suitable off-site location. To relocate<br />
the corals, it was first necessary to find<br />
a nearby recipient site with appropriate<br />
water depth, clarity and substrate<br />
with enough available open space<br />
to reattach the stony corals from the<br />
marina basin. A site with relatively<br />
shallow water, located east of the island<br />
and immediately south of the entrance<br />
to Port of Miami, was selected as the<br />
most suitable location to transplant the<br />
colonies.<br />
Following acquisition of the<br />
appropriate authorisations and permits,<br />
stony corals were harvested from the<br />
riprap substrate and relocated to the<br />
preferred coral recipient site. Coral<br />
colonies were assessed for size, overall<br />
health and growth form. Stony corals<br />
presenting signs of disease, overgrowth<br />
by an invasive boring sponge species<br />
or heavy algae, or with low potential for<br />
survival (e.g. breaking apart into very<br />
small fragments) were not removed.<br />
Boulder relocation<br />
obstacles<br />
Several large colonies of stony corals<br />
ranging from 2 to 3ft (0.6 to 1m) in width<br />
were unable to be successfully removed<br />
from the rock riprap due to their<br />
growth form (vertically on the riprap)<br />
and fragility. For those specimens,<br />
it was determined the entire “coral<br />
boulder” would need to be moved. This<br />
unexpected setback was overcome<br />
through coordination between the<br />
Cummins Cederberg environmental<br />
science team and the marine contractor<br />
selected for the dredging and riprap,<br />
Kearn’s Construction Company,<br />
who faced the challenge of carefully<br />
relocating massively sized boulders<br />
using heavy equipment and support<br />
divers without damaging the coral.<br />
With each coral boulder tagged and<br />
identified by marine scientists, the<br />
Kearns Construction team carefully<br />
lifted the entire coral boulder out of the<br />
marina basin with heavy duty slings<br />
secured by commercial divers and a<br />
long-arm excavator.<br />
“Working hand in hand to coordinate<br />
the coral boulder relocation was<br />
crucial for the success of the corals,”<br />
says Kearns Construction operations<br />
director, Brock Sullivan. “The engineer,<br />
environmental science team, and<br />
us (the contractor) had to be in sync<br />
to make sure there was no delay to<br />
the marina renovation schedule, and<br />
more importantly no harm to the coral<br />
colonies.”<br />
The coral boulders were placed on<br />
a construction barge and transported<br />
within a short period of time to a<br />
designated area on a breakwater<br />
outside the marina basin containing<br />
existing riprap and naturally occurring<br />
corals. The time on barge for these<br />
coral boulders was minimised to reduce<br />
long-term exposure to ambient air and<br />
the potential for the living coral colonies<br />
to dessicate or be exposed to harmful<br />
direct UV radiation.<br />
Final marina construction<br />
Over 450 coral colonies were relocated<br />
from boulders below the fixed docks<br />
in the marina basin. Results from a<br />
The remarkably resilient ‘urban’ corals,<br />
which have been successfully relocated,<br />
grew on the rock riprap below the fixed<br />
docks.<br />
six-month coral monitoring programme<br />
required by the County permit<br />
documented a success rate of over<br />
95%, meaning almost all the relocated<br />
stony corals remained firmly attached<br />
to the seabed, were free from coral<br />
disease and were doing well in their<br />
new environment.<br />
Notably, record high water<br />
temperatures during summer 2023 led<br />
to coral bleaching events throughout<br />
South Florida, and the relocated ‘urban’<br />
corals appeared to fare better than<br />
neighbouring natural corals, as they<br />
were likely conditioned to unfavourable<br />
environments from living in an active<br />
marina basin.<br />
When moving from a fixed to a<br />
floating dock system, challenges are<br />
to be expected. Through coordinated<br />
efforts with the environmental,<br />
regulatory, engineer and contractor<br />
team, we were able to resolve the<br />
basin renovations including coral<br />
relocation and permitting tasks related<br />
to the rock removal and dredging. To<br />
complement the engineering team<br />
and contractor, having an experienced<br />
team of environmental scientists and<br />
regulatory experts played a crucial role<br />
in providing Fisher Island Club with its<br />
resilient marina updates.<br />
Vessels have started to move back<br />
into the completed sections of the new<br />
marina, offering partial marina access<br />
to residents. Construction is expected<br />
to conclude in early <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
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Marking the installation of the first Fossil<br />
Free Marine unmanned fuel station<br />
operated by leading Swedish fuel retailer<br />
OKQ8.<br />
rigorous scrutiny, with its design and<br />
construction verified by DNV according<br />
to ship classification standards. This<br />
verification adds a layer of credibility,<br />
aligning with industry-wide recognition<br />
of the need for sustainable practices.<br />
Future-proofing for fuels<br />
What sets this unmanned marine fuel<br />
station apart is its forward-thinking<br />
approach. Designed to adapt to the<br />
ever-changing fuel landscape, it has<br />
the capacity to handle a spectrum<br />
of liquid fuels. From modern dropin<br />
biofuels to the promise of future<br />
e-fuels like methanol, the concept has<br />
been created to remain relevant and<br />
efficient in an industry characterised by<br />
innovation.<br />
Mobile fuel station<br />
pioneers sustainability<br />
and efficiency<br />
Swedish company Fossil Free Marine has unveiled a groundbreaking solution<br />
that promises to reshape the landscape of marine fuelling. Its recently<br />
introduced unmanned mobile marine fuel station, featuring a patent-pending<br />
design and EU protection, takes strides towards sustainability and efficiency.<br />
Constructed from vacuum-injected<br />
composite materials, the 24 x<br />
4.3m (79 x 14ft) unmanned station<br />
prioritises eco-friendly engineering. Its<br />
advanced materials not only enhance<br />
durability but also align with the<br />
industry’s commitment to minimising<br />
environmental impact. Recent findings<br />
on sustainable drop-in fuels emphasise<br />
the importance of such eco-conscious<br />
practices in the maritime sector.<br />
The station’s ability to refuel up to<br />
four 40ft (12m) boats simultaneously<br />
introduces a new level of efficiency.<br />
Adherence to the same safety<br />
standards as unmanned land-based<br />
stations and fuel cisterns in EU water<br />
catchment areas ensures a high<br />
and consistent level of fuel safety,<br />
reinforcing the industry’s commitment to<br />
sustainable solutions.<br />
In the realm of maritime ventures,<br />
safety and reliability are non-negotiable<br />
and the station has undergone<br />
Recent findings from ICOMIA’s study,<br />
”Propelling our Future” (see p.27)<br />
further underline the significance of<br />
sustainable drop-in fuels. The study<br />
identifies these fuels as the optimal<br />
solution for decarbonisation in most<br />
pleasure boat applications and use<br />
cases, emphasising their superior<br />
”cradle to grave” life cycle assessment.<br />
Fossil Free Marine’s commitment to<br />
sustainability aligns with the industry’s<br />
acknowledgment of sustainable drop-in<br />
fuels as a crucial element in the journey<br />
towards environmental responsibility.<br />
Measuring up at an impressive 60m³<br />
(2,120ft³), the unmanned station boasts<br />
six tanks, providing a versatile solution<br />
for various liquid fuels. This capacity not<br />
only caters to current fuelling needs but<br />
also anticipates the evolving landscape<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & PROJECTS<br />
of alternative fuels. Approved for<br />
delivery by leading sustainable fuel<br />
producers like Neste and Preem, the<br />
station positions itself at the forefront<br />
of the industry’s shift towards cleaner<br />
energy sources.<br />
For marina operators seeking a<br />
reliable, sustainable and future-ready<br />
solution, the station emerges as a<br />
strategic investment. Its compatibility<br />
with a range of fuels positions marinas<br />
at the forefront of environmental<br />
responsibility, meeting the demands of<br />
a market increasingly inclined towards<br />
sustainable practices. As an option,<br />
also available as a retrofit, the marine<br />
fuel station can be equipped with up<br />
to two modern odour-free grey/black<br />
water pump-out stations and a 7.5 m<br />
(25ft) extension kit for electric boat<br />
charging, enabling two electric boats<br />
to fast charge simultaneously without<br />
disrupting traffic to the fuel pumps.<br />
Built-to-order, stations are<br />
constructed at a leading Swedish<br />
composite shipyard, which also<br />
supplies the Swedish Navy – thus<br />
meeting military standards for<br />
quality and construction. Down the<br />
line, Fossil Free Marine stations will<br />
be shipped as ready to assemble<br />
kits, “IKEA style”, for local assembly<br />
in key global markets, such as the<br />
USA.<br />
The unmanned<br />
advantage<br />
Beyond its eco-friendly credentials<br />
and adaptability, the unmanned nature<br />
of the station introduces a new era<br />
of efficiency. Automated processes<br />
streamline fuelling operations, reducing<br />
the need for manpower and potential<br />
human error. This not only enhances<br />
safety but also contributes to costeffectiveness<br />
and operational efficiency<br />
for marina operators.<br />
Designed with a user-friendly<br />
experience in mind, the station’s<br />
modern fuel dispensers with card<br />
readers and app control and short<br />
convenient hoses aim to streamline<br />
the refuelling process for vessel<br />
operators. The automated systems<br />
not only ensure efficiency but also<br />
make fuelling a seamless process for<br />
boaters, emphasising practicality and<br />
convenience in maritime operations.<br />
Beyond its environmental and<br />
operational advantages, the station<br />
also presents economic benefits for<br />
marina operators. The reduced need for<br />
manpower and streamlined processes<br />
contribute to cost savings, together with<br />
a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)<br />
due to a service life of up to 50 years,<br />
making it an economically viable choice<br />
for those looking to invest in sustainable<br />
solutions without compromising on<br />
efficiency.<br />
The first Fossil Free Marine<br />
unmanned mobile marine station has<br />
now been in operation for well over<br />
a year in a busy marina just outside<br />
Stockholm. Operated by leading<br />
Swedish fuel retailer OKQ8 (part owned<br />
by Kuwait Petroleum), it has quickly<br />
become an iconic installation and<br />
talking point among local boaters.<br />
Looking ahead<br />
The Fossil Free Marine solution reflects<br />
advancements in technology and<br />
materials and aligns with the maritime<br />
sector’s broader goals. As the industry<br />
navigates the complexities of alternative<br />
fuels and environmental responsibility,<br />
the unmanned station stands as a<br />
tangible example of progress. As such,<br />
it is not just a product but a symbol of<br />
collaborative progress. Approved for<br />
delivery by key players in the sustainable<br />
fuel market, it exemplifies a shared<br />
vision for a cleaner, more sustainable<br />
maritime industry. As the industry<br />
navigates towards a low-carbon future,<br />
such collaborations become crucial for<br />
achieving collective environmental goals.<br />
www.fossilfreemarine.com<br />
Now a talking point in and around the<br />
busy marina in Islinge, Lidingö (right),<br />
the new fuel station has been open for<br />
over a year.<br />
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Whitepaper illuminates key<br />
role of bi-directional charging<br />
UK-based Aqua superPower has released an important whitepaper shedding<br />
light on the immense potential of Vessel-to-Everything (V2X) technology for<br />
the maritime industry. The landmark report rounds off the Virtual Bunkering<br />
of Electric Vessels (VBEV) project, which was funded by the UK Government<br />
to assess the financial, technical and operational feasibility of bi-directional<br />
charging infrastructure in the maritime sector.<br />
V2X is the overarching term for using<br />
bi-directional charging technology to<br />
transfer the energy stored by electric<br />
vessel batteries to the grid, buildings or<br />
load. With a sharp focus on the value<br />
of V2X technology for electric vessels,<br />
the VBEV project seeks to drive the<br />
sector’s decarbonisation and foster<br />
the development of a robust marine<br />
V2X ecosystem, enabling widespread<br />
adoption.<br />
Battery electric vessels have been<br />
identified as a cornerstone in the UK<br />
Government’s Clean Maritime Plan,<br />
particularly for short to medium range<br />
vessels like ferries, workboats and<br />
recreational boats. Furthermore, these<br />
batteries can also be seamlessly<br />
integrated with alternative fuels to<br />
create hybrid systems for vessels with<br />
longer range requirements.<br />
Upgrades at marinas, harbours<br />
and ports are anticipated to include<br />
charging infrastructure and shore<br />
power, dramatically increasing power<br />
demand and grid capacity, and<br />
reshaping dynamic between the energy<br />
and maritime sectors. As the adoption<br />
of battery electric vessels surges,<br />
substantial investments in enabling<br />
infrastructure at both system and site<br />
levels are indispensable.<br />
The paper, titled ‘The Opportunity for<br />
Bi-directional Charging in the Maritime<br />
Sector’, offers crucial insights into the<br />
cross-sector maritime V2X possibilities,<br />
including:<br />
• Enhancing energy flexibility and<br />
energy arbitrage services to support the<br />
power grid, thus promoting renewable<br />
energy generation, grid resilience and<br />
energy security.<br />
• Seamlessly integrating battery<br />
electric vessels into marina energy<br />
management, optimising onsite<br />
renewables, managing grid constraints<br />
and reducing energy costs.<br />
• Revolutionising the financial model<br />
for electric vessels by generating<br />
consistent revenue from V2X services,<br />
ultimately reducing the lifetime costs of<br />
vessel ownership.<br />
• Capitalising on the projected<br />
growth of battery electric vehicles,<br />
advancements in V2X technologies,<br />
escalating demand for renewables<br />
and the maturation of energy markets<br />
to drive the maritime sector towards<br />
net-zero emissions and economic<br />
opportunities.<br />
The paper aims to underscore<br />
the pivotal role V2X can play in the<br />
maritime sector and the wealth of<br />
opportunities it presents. It also outlines<br />
the key steps necessary to make<br />
marine V2X a reality, emphasising<br />
the critical need for universal<br />
communication standards among<br />
OEMs, utilities and charging companies<br />
to accelerate adoption.<br />
In conjunction with the paper, Cenex<br />
(UK Centre of Excellence for Low<br />
Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies) has<br />
also published a report titled ‘Vessel-to-<br />
Grid: An Analysis of Revenue Streams<br />
and Vessel Archetypes for Bi-Directional<br />
Charging of Electric Vessels.’ As part of<br />
the VBEV project, this report zeros in<br />
on the value of V2G for electric vessels,<br />
providing a comprehensive perspective<br />
on the immense potential of V2X<br />
technology in the maritime sector.<br />
“Aqua superPower is proud to<br />
lead the exploration of the future of<br />
maritime technology,” notes Adam<br />
Marshall, chief technology officer. “This<br />
whitepaper illuminates the potential of<br />
technology as a transformative force in<br />
the maritime sector. It underscores how<br />
bi-directional charging infrastructure<br />
can empower electric vessels as not<br />
only consumers, but as contributors<br />
to the grid, enhancing sustainability<br />
goals, reducing operational costs<br />
and catalysing an industry-wide shift<br />
towards clean energy solutions.”<br />
Aqua superPower CEO, Alex<br />
Bamberg, explains that V2X is not<br />
only a relatively novel concept in the<br />
maritime sector but is also in its infancy<br />
in the automotive industry, where it is in<br />
early stages of commercialisation with<br />
significant research and development<br />
projects ongoing. “The VBEV project<br />
sets the stage for a groundbreaking<br />
UK demonstrator of bi-directional<br />
boat charging, poised to unlock the<br />
substantial opportunities and benefits<br />
that this transformative technology<br />
offers to the maritime sector. We are<br />
proud to play a leading role in making<br />
V2X a reality for the benefit of all<br />
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Operators who put their marinas<br />
on the EV map, attract new guests<br />
who are eager to access convenient<br />
charging.<br />
EV charging in<br />
the marina industry<br />
Rolec has been a trusted supplier of electrical facilities to marinas around the<br />
world for over three decades and, in recent years, has also developed a fastpaced<br />
EV (electric vehicle) charging business for the UK market.<br />
Over the past ten years, emissions<br />
have been the biggest discussion<br />
point in the UK, leading to increased<br />
investment in renewable energy. Over<br />
800,000 people are now driving electric<br />
cars and a larger conversation is<br />
opening up about how much waste we<br />
produce as a nation.<br />
As the UK prepares for a net-zero<br />
future, demand for greener modes of<br />
transport and charging infrastructure<br />
increases. The transition to fully electric<br />
vehicles means that EV remains one<br />
of the largest green tech industries,<br />
with the most potential for growth over<br />
the next decade. In fact, according to<br />
the International Energy Agency, the<br />
number of electric cars on the road<br />
globally surpassed 10 million in 2020,<br />
despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This<br />
trend is expected to continue as more<br />
manufacturers invest in electric vehicle<br />
technology.<br />
Zero-emission transport is not<br />
purely a car issue. If we expand our<br />
perspective to include other forms<br />
of transport, we might be surprised<br />
to find out that the most significant<br />
thing that we can do to reduce our<br />
individual environmental footprint is<br />
to stop flying. Travelling abroad is<br />
responsible for around 1 billion tonnes<br />
of CO2 emissions globally each year<br />
– which is more than the emissions<br />
produced by entire countries – making<br />
it the next on the chopping block for<br />
the environmentally conscious people<br />
among us.<br />
With this in mind, the marina industry<br />
has the potential to become the saving<br />
grace for Britons looking to get away<br />
from it all without sacrificing the planet<br />
in the process.<br />
Charging away from home<br />
Infrastructure needed to support the<br />
transition to fully electric in the UK<br />
is not currently meeting demand.<br />
This factor was identified as the main<br />
concern for EV drivers in Zenith’s<br />
EVXperience report, with range anxiety<br />
and the struggle of finding somewhere<br />
to charge-up on journeys seen as a<br />
roadblock to enjoying an EV staycation.<br />
Having the option of charging at your<br />
destination will, for many, make the<br />
difference between a relaxing family<br />
vacation and a weekend trawling the<br />
countryside trying to get charged up.<br />
It is, therefore, no surprise that,<br />
according to new research by the UK<br />
Department for Transport (DfT), almost<br />
half (47%) of the available public<br />
charging network, or 19,044<br />
charge points, can be found in<br />
destination locations. Adding<br />
charge points at marina facilities,<br />
gives EV drivers the security of<br />
knowing that they won’t have to<br />
plan their trip around charging,<br />
which will encourage them to<br />
favour the marina for their next<br />
short-break or summer holiday.<br />
Put your marina on the<br />
EV map<br />
Around 90% of EV drivers<br />
seek out destinations that have<br />
charge points over those that do not.<br />
If operators put their marinas on the<br />
EV map, they attract new guests by<br />
providing convenient charging. Another<br />
thing to consider is the number of EV<br />
drivers who will travel that bit further<br />
in search of charging. If you know<br />
your area is lacking public charging<br />
infrastructure, and most areas are,<br />
offering charge points increases the<br />
likelihood that EV owners will choose<br />
your marina over others than don’t<br />
offer charging. Depending on your<br />
location, EV charge points can be<br />
available to guests for the duration of<br />
their stay, as well as being offered to<br />
motorists passing through the area.<br />
And charge points visible on charging<br />
apps, like ZapMap, attract drivers to the<br />
marina for a top-up en route to another<br />
destination.<br />
Vehicle downtime, although a source<br />
of irritation for EV drivers, also opens<br />
up an additional business opportunity.<br />
A café, mini golf, or even just a vending<br />
machine will be much appreciated<br />
by families looking to pass the time<br />
as their car gets juiced up, and these<br />
have the potential to become additional<br />
revenue streams.<br />
However, when taking the UK’s<br />
high energy prices into account, the<br />
thought of giving away more electricity<br />
to visitors might seem like a daunting<br />
proposition. But with the right backoffice<br />
software, charge points can pay<br />
for themselves over time. Charging<br />
tariffs can be completely customised<br />
with segment pricing for different<br />
groups, like staff and public; tariffs<br />
raised during peak hours; and reserve<br />
charge points set up for certain visitors<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & PROJECTS<br />
Rolec’s partnership with Wattif provides<br />
marina owners with different funding<br />
options.<br />
at certain times. This means that the<br />
marina can guarantee that visitors<br />
will have charging available to them.<br />
Wattif funding<br />
Thanks to its strategic partnership<br />
with Wattif, Rolec is in the unique<br />
position of being able to offer<br />
fully funded, part funded, and<br />
subscription options to marina<br />
owners, enabling them to install EV<br />
charging infrastructure with less risk<br />
to business.<br />
Wattif’s 100% fully funded<br />
turnkey solution covers the cost of<br />
charge point installation, purchase,<br />
maintenance and software.<br />
Charging infrastructure can be<br />
installed without any risk of investment<br />
for the business. Alternatively,<br />
marinas can take advantage of a<br />
50% partially funded option. If opting<br />
for this, Wattif takes responsibility for<br />
the cost of installing, maintaining and<br />
operating the charge point and also<br />
shares the initial upfront cost. The<br />
third, subscription, option provides<br />
an all-inclusive EV infrastructure<br />
solution without initial costs. Wattif<br />
handles everything from set-up to site<br />
management, and marina owners<br />
can still access OZEV (Office for Zero<br />
Emission Vehicles) grants.<br />
Whichever Wattif model is selected,<br />
all operating costs are included. Wattif<br />
EV will always operate and maintain the<br />
charge points, meaning operators can<br />
spend less time looking at EV charge<br />
point management and more time with<br />
visitors.<br />
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MARINAS
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & PROJECTS<br />
Adapting marinas<br />
to alternative fuel<br />
propulsion systems<br />
by Ian Dobson and Esteban Biondi<br />
Climate change mitigation requires widespread changes to reduce green<br />
house gas (GHG) emissions, including changes to recreational navigation<br />
energy sources. Some of the questions being asked across the sector include:<br />
What does the future look like? How do marinas need to respond? When do I<br />
need to act? PIANC RecCom working group 217 is drafting technical guidance<br />
for the adaptation of marina infrastructure to support the energy transition of<br />
the recreational navigation industry.<br />
The fuel puzzle<br />
Front and centre to the question of<br />
adaptation is the need to understand<br />
which fuel propulsion systems will<br />
be used by recreational watercraft in<br />
a decarbonised future. The range of<br />
theoretical alternative fuels available for<br />
recreational boating activities is varied,<br />
but very few are being implemented<br />
at scale. Potential fuel sources include<br />
electric engines, synthetic liquid fuels<br />
(for internal combustion engines),<br />
hydrogen (fuel cell and combustion),<br />
methanol, and hybrid combinations<br />
thereof.<br />
Whilst electrical supply systems<br />
are already commonplace in marinas,<br />
significant changes are required to<br />
address the needs for battery charging<br />
for primary propulsion systems. For<br />
each type of solution, the supply chain<br />
of the energy source and the availability<br />
of vessels will determine the marina<br />
requirements.<br />
Which fuel will win?<br />
The sustainable propulsion system of<br />
choice for recreational vessels will drive<br />
the demand for marina adaptation.<br />
Recreational navigation propulsion<br />
systems continue to evolve as powertrains<br />
and fuel technology provide more<br />
advanced solutions. The automotive<br />
industry was thought to be a reference<br />
for technology development, but boats<br />
significantly<br />
differ from<br />
cars. The increased<br />
mass<br />
of fuel systems<br />
in vessels<br />
creates a<br />
disproportionate<br />
amount of<br />
drag increasing<br />
fuel consumption,<br />
the Ian Dobson<br />
impacts of autonomy changes are more<br />
significant in marine environments,<br />
and the use patterns of private vessels<br />
are very different from private cars.<br />
ICOMIA evaluated the GHG life cycle<br />
emissions of alternative propulsion<br />
systems in its recent report on Pathways<br />
to Propulsion Decarbonisation for<br />
the Recreational Marine Industry (see<br />
p.27), concluding that “the diversity of<br />
the recreational marine industry means<br />
environmental sustainability and decarbonisation<br />
initiatives<br />
cannot take<br />
a one-size-fits-all<br />
approach related<br />
to propulsion<br />
technologies.”<br />
Electric<br />
vessels are<br />
presently the<br />
most visible Esteban Biondi<br />
introduction to<br />
alternative fuels. There are a growing<br />
number of fully electric and hybrid<br />
propulsion vessels available to buy on<br />
the market today, ranging from RIBs to<br />
90ft (27m) catamarans. Multiple small<br />
boat designs are available with full<br />
electric propulsion systems, with some<br />
manufacturers having a long waiting list.<br />
Due to energy density, cost of battery<br />
energy solutions and desired range,<br />
hybrid energy systems are predominant<br />
for yachts and catamarans.<br />
Next to the market, and in early rollout,<br />
are the hydrogen-electric hybrids,<br />
most of which will utilise a hydrogen<br />
fuel cell to provide electric power. There<br />
is also much development in the world<br />
of commercial shipping, with solutions<br />
under development that include<br />
hydrogen, ammonia and methanol.<br />
These types of solutions are presently<br />
considered the alternative pathways to<br />
providing non-fossil fuel propulsion to<br />
superyachts, even if the 37th America’s<br />
Cup will showcase the introduction of<br />
hydrogen fuel cell chase boats.<br />
Synthetic liquid “drop-in” fuels,<br />
such as biodiesel and hydrogenated<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & PROJECTS<br />
vegetable oil (HVO),<br />
can be used in<br />
internal combustion<br />
engines, with<br />
relatively minor<br />
modifications, to<br />
lower emissions of<br />
carbon and other<br />
pollutants. However,<br />
their emission<br />
performance<br />
varies widely due<br />
to production<br />
methods and source<br />
materials. Other<br />
fuels for internal<br />
combustion engines<br />
include methanol<br />
and hydrogen-based<br />
diesel substitutes.<br />
Since there<br />
is a vast fleet of<br />
recreational vessels with internal<br />
combustion engines that cannot easily<br />
be replaced, synthetic drop-in fuels<br />
(often labelled ‘transition fuels’ as they<br />
are unlikely to be carbon zero) are likely<br />
to provide a valuable interim solution<br />
to the wider market in the near term.<br />
However, the ICOMIA report highlights<br />
that the life cycle emissions of the<br />
most carbon-efficient drop-in fuels can<br />
be lower than alternative propulsion<br />
systems with low usage, due to the<br />
emissions embodied in the mining and<br />
fabrication of the propulsion system<br />
itself.<br />
If you think that it is ‘too early to say’<br />
or it ‘remains unclear’ which fuel will<br />
win the race to replace fossil fuels, you<br />
might be providing the right answer to<br />
the wrong question. There is already<br />
consensus that the industry will require<br />
an array of solutions to meet the wideranging<br />
needs of the customer and the<br />
medium-term landscape will require<br />
infrastructure to support an array of<br />
fuelling systems.<br />
Future-proofing<br />
infrastructure<br />
The challenge for the marina owner<br />
and operator is digesting this<br />
changing landscape and coming to<br />
informed business decisions on how<br />
to invest in assets whilst meeting<br />
customer expectations and achieving<br />
carbon emission targets (internal or<br />
regulatory). From an institutional and<br />
industry perspective, PIANC RecCom<br />
intends to create the conditions for<br />
marina adaptation so that marina<br />
facilities do not become a bottleneck<br />
in the decarbonisation process of the<br />
recreational navigation industry.<br />
The traditional fuel berth is the most<br />
obvious piece of infrastructure to<br />
review. It is highly likely that the berth<br />
will need to cater for the dispensing<br />
of an increased number of liquid fuel<br />
types. Synthetic drop-in liquid fuels,<br />
which can be stored in traditional tanks,<br />
are the most straightforward to adapt to,<br />
but a wider variety of fuel storage and<br />
dispensing systems may need to be<br />
available.<br />
Electric hook-ups at berths are<br />
commonplace to enable powering<br />
of vessels for ancillary purposes. In<br />
general, these power systems need to<br />
be upgraded for increased amperage<br />
in order to be used for slow charging of<br />
batteries (‘drip feed’ charging stations).<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s may need to invest in new<br />
pedestals, wiring and transformers to<br />
provide slow-charging berths for some<br />
full electric and hybrid vessels across the<br />
marina. However, the challenge comes<br />
when significant numbers of boats are<br />
being charged at the same time, causing<br />
increased simultaneity requirements<br />
during peak charging demand periods<br />
or exceeding the total power demand on<br />
the marina electrical system.<br />
This problem of available electrical<br />
energy supply becomes increasingly<br />
more problematic where super-fast<br />
chargers are provided (anywhere<br />
between 7kW and 22kW) for electric<br />
boats, in addition to car chargers in the<br />
car park. The mix of super-fast chargers<br />
to drip charges should be assessed<br />
based on the customer mix, but also in<br />
the context of what the local power grid<br />
can support.<br />
The storage and delivery of hydrogen<br />
will require more complex systems for<br />
pressurised storage and dispensing.<br />
However, aside from capital investment<br />
in specialist equipment, operators<br />
also face a huge impact on space<br />
requirements. Larger fuel berths<br />
will be required, with associated<br />
landside storage and access space<br />
that will absorb commercial space.<br />
Infrastructure requirements for<br />
methanol may be less demanding than<br />
hydrogen, but there are still details to<br />
be worked out.<br />
New propulsion systems in the<br />
recreational navigation industry<br />
will require a mix of infrastructure<br />
adaptations in marinas. Different<br />
marinas will have to respond to different<br />
emerging demands, depending<br />
on vessel sizes, user profiles and<br />
environmental conditions. Significant<br />
investments will be required over<br />
time, so careful analysis and planning<br />
will be required. Whilst there are<br />
many questions to be answered,<br />
PIANC RecCom intends to lay out<br />
the fundamental principles with the<br />
working group 217 upcoming report<br />
and develop more detailed guidance as<br />
needed in the future.<br />
Ian Dobson, managing director of TILT<br />
Engineering Design, is a member of<br />
the PIANC Recreational Commission<br />
and is chair of the Working Group<br />
titled – The impact of Alternative<br />
Fuel Vessels on <strong>Marina</strong> Design<br />
and Management. Esteban Biondi,<br />
principal at Applied Technology &<br />
Management, is chair of the PIANC<br />
Recreational Commission.<br />
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EVENTS<br />
The <strong>Marina</strong> & Yard Pavilion (left) formed<br />
part of a busy Metstrade show (below).<br />
Metstrade remains<br />
essential anchor point<br />
The 35 th Metstrade in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (15 th -17 th November 2023)<br />
continued to uphold its pole position as the leisure marine industry’s essential<br />
anchor point event. Busy networking in the <strong>Marina</strong> & Yard Pavilion (MYP), and<br />
two well-attended vibrant <strong>Marina</strong> <strong>World</strong> sessions in the theatre, reinforced the<br />
value of the show for all associated with the marina and yard sector.<br />
Metstrade 2023 comprised 1,540<br />
exhibitors from 53 countries across 11<br />
halls at RAI Amsterdam. There were<br />
240 first-time exhibitors, and 18,630<br />
visitors spanning 130 nationalities.<br />
Croatia was the latest nation to<br />
launch a pavilion, bringing the total to<br />
29, and the sector-specific pavilions<br />
also increased, with the Foiling<br />
Technology Pavilion and Start-Up<br />
Pavilion joining the well-established<br />
Superyacht Pavilion, Construction<br />
Materials Pavilion and <strong>Marina</strong> & Yard<br />
Pavilion.<br />
Speaking after the show closed,<br />
Metstrade director Niels Klarenbeek<br />
emphasised: “It is an absolute privilege<br />
to have the heritage and strong bow<br />
wave of positive sentiment from 34<br />
editions behind us, but we take nothing<br />
for granted. Our team is committed to<br />
ensuring that Metstrade facilitates the<br />
connections and business required for<br />
a successful year ahead.”<br />
“Without the underpinning creativity<br />
and enterprise of the supply chain,<br />
we have no marine industry. Our 2023<br />
numbers are impressive but they don’t<br />
tell the whole story. We are particularly<br />
grateful to have received so much<br />
positive feedback about the quality of<br />
the interactions between our audience<br />
and exhibitors over an extremely busy<br />
three days,” he added.<br />
Pavilion networking<br />
Most <strong>Marina</strong> & Yard Pavilion<br />
exhibitors reported a steady<br />
level of visitors and good<br />
interest for the wide variety<br />
of products on display. David<br />
Bayé of Spanish power<br />
pedestal manufacturer Viltec,<br />
a first-time exhibitor, described<br />
the event as very productive.<br />
“Compared to other shows we<br />
usually attend, we think it was<br />
very well organised in many<br />
aspects and there was a large<br />
representation of the most<br />
important companies in the<br />
marina sector. The business<br />
contacts we made were<br />
numerous and of high quality.”<br />
Mark Coy of US-based<br />
dock float manufacturer<br />
Den Hartog, was equally<br />
satisfied. “Metstrade 2023 was another<br />
great success,” he said. “This is our<br />
eleventh year of exhibiting and the<br />
event provides us the opportunity to<br />
meet with new client prospects, existing<br />
clients, colleagues and friends. This<br />
year we were also able to meet our<br />
Japanese distributor Yachting <strong>World</strong>.”<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> <strong>World</strong> was delighted to host<br />
a Waterfront Drinks reception, which<br />
was well attended by marina owners,<br />
operators and MYP exhibitors.<br />
Looking to the future<br />
In the first of two <strong>Marina</strong> <strong>World</strong><br />
discussion sessions in the Metstrade<br />
theatre, both expertly chaired by marina<br />
consultant Oscar Siches, attention was<br />
focused on ‘<strong>Marina</strong>s of the Future’.<br />
Siches was joined by Melanie Symes<br />
of marina consultancy Innovamarina<br />
and Patrick Lindley, CEO of Portuguese<br />
marina builder Grupo Lindley. The key<br />
issues of operational stumbling blocks,<br />
sustainability, and best use of data<br />
were amongst topics discussed.<br />
Siches on operations: “We should<br />
spend time teaching Government how<br />
to deal with marinas. Government<br />
has never understood marinas. There<br />
are exceptions but boating is still<br />
considered a sport for people with<br />
money. And we are probably the least<br />
polluting sport in the world, especially<br />
sailing.”<br />
Symes on sustainability: “I think<br />
we need to look outdoors – outside<br />
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EVENTS<br />
Oscar Siches (standing) with Patrick<br />
Lindley and Melanie Symes discuss<br />
marinas of the future.<br />
our comfort zone. We need to be<br />
proactive and we don’t have the innate<br />
knowledge so we are going to have to<br />
ask.”<br />
Lindley on building sustainably:<br />
“Part of our role is to help marina<br />
owners manage infrastructure more<br />
efficiently. We’ve been looking at<br />
materials and starting to measure<br />
carbon footprint and we are surprised<br />
by some new findings. The carbon<br />
footprint of concrete and aluminium,<br />
for example, are very similar and I’m<br />
getting data that tells me that tropical<br />
hardwood has the same carbon<br />
footprint as composites.”<br />
In terms of data usage, Symes<br />
pointed out the value of using data from<br />
diverse sources, e.g. oceanographic<br />
data, and Lindley emphasised that<br />
“data is measuring the path, not<br />
predicting the future.”<br />
The future of marinas in many<br />
parts of the world is also affected by<br />
concession terms – another reason<br />
for tightening up good relations with<br />
local councils and Government. Lindley<br />
emphasised that a path needs to be<br />
found that encourages investment in<br />
Franco Ceroici (left) and Oscar Siches<br />
fully engage the audience in highlighting<br />
blinkered views on diversity that rob us<br />
of the chance to enhance our lives and<br />
businesses.<br />
infrastructure in the end stages of a<br />
concession.<br />
Discussing diversity<br />
Franco Ceroici of Italian dockside<br />
equipment manufacturer Plus<br />
International joined Oscar Siches to<br />
discuss the merits of diversity within<br />
the marina workforce. Idan Cohen of<br />
Pick-a-Pier, scheduled as the third<br />
presenter, was unfortunately unable to<br />
travel from Israel due to the ongoing<br />
Middle East conflict.<br />
Siches, a well-travelled Argentine<br />
who has lived in Mallorca, Spain for<br />
many years, gave a fascinating slide<br />
presentation explaining the diversity<br />
issue:<br />
“It is estimated that 80-85% of our<br />
perception and learning are facilitated<br />
through our visual sense. Vision is<br />
important for many different skills<br />
including interacting with others,<br />
spotting danger or opportunities to<br />
play, eat, sleep, finding things we<br />
need, reading, writing etc.” But what<br />
we ‘see’ doesn’t give us the full picture.<br />
“A minority position [in society] often<br />
makes you ‘racialised’ before you’re<br />
allowed access to your ethnic identity.<br />
While in their home countries they were<br />
Moroccan or Jordanian or Algerian,<br />
they come to the EU – and they’re<br />
Arabs.”<br />
“Diversity recognises that people<br />
are unique and that each person is<br />
different in a visible and non-visible way.<br />
The qualifiers include race, nationality,<br />
religion, gender, sexual orientation, age<br />
and disability.”<br />
How can we embrace diversity?<br />
Current staff shortage might actually<br />
help. Ceroici, a Slovenian brought up<br />
in Italy, noted: “Diversity is very small<br />
in the European workforce, but now<br />
it’s harder to get staff, employees are<br />
coming in from other parts of the world.”<br />
But we need to ‘individualise’ rather<br />
than ‘generalise’ these new recruits. “It’s<br />
important to greet and acknowledge<br />
people; make them visible,” Siches<br />
emphasised. “We have a duty to reeducate<br />
– the cleaner and the CEO<br />
both go to the barbecue.”<br />
The problem with diversity is within<br />
companies. “Your marina is a mini<br />
America – different people and different<br />
cultures. We are permanently being<br />
judged by the community and they have<br />
more power than us. Gender, religion<br />
– everything enhances your marina,”<br />
Siches concluded.<br />
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COMPANY UPDATE<br />
Keeping it in the family<br />
UK-based WISE Handling looks to the future with new managing director, Paul<br />
Illingworth, at the helm. Officially engaged in August 2023, he spent his first six<br />
months meeting customers, reviewing service policy and overseeing work on<br />
a variety of new orders.<br />
A retired colonel,<br />
Illingworth served for 35<br />
years in the British Army,<br />
graduating as an explosives<br />
engineer with the Royal<br />
Logistics Corps, and<br />
ending his army career in<br />
the General Staff as head<br />
of the Ministry of Defence<br />
department responsible for<br />
all procurement, training<br />
and safety for the UK’s<br />
Explosive Ordnance<br />
Disposal (EOD) and Search<br />
community.<br />
Paul Illingworth<br />
As an ‘Illingworth’ he was, however,<br />
perhaps destined to have a second<br />
challenging career. WISE, established<br />
in 1972, is an acronym of Watson,<br />
Illingworth & Sutcliffe Engineering<br />
and has always been owned and<br />
operated by this triumvirate ‘family’.<br />
Peter Illingworth, Paul’s father, used<br />
his schoolboy son for free labour to<br />
clean out the company van, Paul recalls<br />
whimsically, and whilst still at school<br />
he completed a project to design a<br />
boat cradle that WISE<br />
then put into production.<br />
He worked during school<br />
holidays in the drawing<br />
office supporting chief<br />
engineer Keith Tubman –<br />
but adventure in the army<br />
beckoned.<br />
As part of WISE<br />
succession planning,<br />
Illingworth was invited for<br />
interview in December<br />
2022 to replace Barrie<br />
Sutcliffe as managing<br />
director. He passed the<br />
test, but sadly was unable to benefit<br />
from the intended extended handover<br />
due to Sutcliffe’s untimely death last<br />
year.<br />
Looking back<br />
WISE started out manufacturing<br />
cantilever racks for the steel industry<br />
but, after just a year of operation, built<br />
and delivered its first marine hoist to<br />
Ridge Wharf Yachting. In 1977, the<br />
company clinched its first overseas<br />
order, for Vilamoura <strong>Marina</strong> in Portugal.<br />
A Wise hoist is integral to operations at<br />
Phuket Boat Lagoon in Thailand.<br />
In the 1970s and 80s, the marine<br />
business raced ahead of the racking<br />
business and became the company’s<br />
primary division, and over the next<br />
two decades the company expanded<br />
its manufacturing facilities in West<br />
Yorkshire where machining, shot<br />
blasting, fabrication, hydraulic<br />
assembly, painting and product testing<br />
are conducted.<br />
The portfolio<br />
WISE products cover a complete<br />
range of marine hoists, amphibious<br />
marine hoists, self-powered slipway<br />
hoists, tractor-towed trailer hoists, boat<br />
transporters and industrial hoists. Lift<br />
capacity varies by product from 10 to<br />
800 tonnes, with variable width and<br />
bespoke frame sizes available to order.<br />
Across the powered range it offers the<br />
latest Tier 5 diesel engines and battery<br />
power as a further option. Remote<br />
operation is via a Scanreco handset,<br />
linked into the hoist electronics pack to<br />
give remote diagnostic monitoring of<br />
functions.<br />
All designs incorporate durable<br />
components that are suited to harsh<br />
marine environments. Selected use<br />
is made of galvanising, bronze, 316<br />
stainless steel and other maintenancefree<br />
components.<br />
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COMPANY UPDATE<br />
HMS Raleigh’s new SP25 self-powered<br />
slipway hoist delivered in December 2023.<br />
Talking to Paul<br />
Illingworth<br />
On company strengths:<br />
As a family owned and run<br />
organisation, there are distinct<br />
advantages regarding the governance<br />
of the business and the freedoms at<br />
the disposal of the directors and I have<br />
been amazed by the passion of the<br />
staff to support our customers. There is<br />
a huge amount of loyalty to the brand<br />
and that is borne out in examples of<br />
length of service of key members of<br />
staff, such as Malcolm Chapman who<br />
recently celebrated 50 years with WISE.<br />
The company is also fortunate to<br />
have some new young talent and this is<br />
a key focus area we are continuing to<br />
invest in, a recent example of which has<br />
been the appointment of a new service<br />
manager and a design apprentice.<br />
During the first month of my tenure,<br />
it was great to meet several of our<br />
customers during a tour of the south<br />
coast of England and northern Europe<br />
and gain operational feedback from the<br />
A W50 hoist for Vlaamse Yachthaven<br />
Nieuwpoort in Belgium undergoing<br />
function and factory load testing before<br />
despatch this month (<strong>January</strong>).<br />
coal face. My primary focus as the new<br />
WISE managing director is to ensure<br />
we continue to meet our customer<br />
requirements and deliver the highest<br />
standards of support. The technology<br />
employed in our new machines gives<br />
us the ability to remotely monitor<br />
performance and adjust settings,<br />
and we also have a wealth of data<br />
that we are beginning to exploit in<br />
support of effects based/preventative<br />
maintenance.<br />
We will, of course, be judged by our<br />
performance, but I am acutely aware of<br />
the impact to operational output when<br />
a key piece of machinery<br />
is off the road and am<br />
keen to work closely with<br />
our customers to mitigate<br />
such impacts.<br />
On export:<br />
As a UK manufacturer<br />
our home base is our<br />
strongest market,<br />
followed by Europe,<br />
the Middle East and<br />
Asia. China offers an<br />
interesting prospect<br />
upon which to build<br />
existing sales, and<br />
South America and<br />
Africa are new markets<br />
worth exploring. We<br />
have recently seen an<br />
increasing demand in<br />
the industrial sector<br />
with orders from Rolls<br />
Royce, Siemens and<br />
Urenco amongst others.<br />
This gives us a unique<br />
opportunity to reverse<br />
engineer technology<br />
Rear Admiral Asquith CB takes command<br />
of HMS Raleigh’s SP25 controls as VIP<br />
guest for the hoist commissioning day.<br />
employed in our bespoke industrial<br />
products into the marine range.<br />
On hybrid and electric:<br />
Personally, I have not witnessed a<br />
seismic shift from diesel power to<br />
hybrid/electric. The vast majority of<br />
enquiries in 2023 were for diesel and<br />
those who expressed an interest in<br />
hybrid/electric are nervous about the<br />
ability to sustain duty cycles in busy<br />
yards and the life/cost of a replacement<br />
battery. There is no doubt an underlying<br />
intent to transition to green energy.<br />
However, whereas the balance has<br />
tipped in the car industry, the boat<br />
handling market is still in the very early<br />
stages of transition.<br />
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COMPANY UPDATE<br />
On hoist trends:<br />
There is definitely a trend for larger<br />
capacity hoists. In analysing WISE<br />
repeat orders over the past 50 years,<br />
we have seen a 20% growth in capacity.<br />
This trend is also recognised in broader<br />
beams in particular market areas as<br />
boat owners switch to catamarans and<br />
demand grows in the crew transfer<br />
vessel market. The WISE variable width<br />
range offers customers the flexibility<br />
to cater for a broad span of boats and,<br />
coupled with an ability to operate on<br />
slipways, has the potential to reduce<br />
the infrastructure costs of building a<br />
wider dock.<br />
On materials and quality:<br />
As a UK manufacturer and member<br />
of Made in Britain we have a drive to<br />
source UK products where possible.<br />
Our experience of working with<br />
customers in the nuclear, aviation and<br />
defence sectors has given us a deep<br />
understanding of exacting quality<br />
control measures and traceability of<br />
steel and component parts. Steel is<br />
sourced from UK or EU mills and is<br />
subject to routine independent quality<br />
testing to assure certification. All WISE<br />
products come fully CE certified in<br />
accordance with BS EN 15011:2020<br />
‘Crane, bridge and gantry crane’<br />
standards and the company<br />
operates to ISO 9000 Quality<br />
Management standards.<br />
Ongoing success<br />
Last year was a busy year for<br />
WISE, with the final quarter<br />
seeing deliveries of a trailer hoist<br />
to Emsworth <strong>Marina</strong> (UK), and<br />
three self-powered slipway hoists<br />
to Castlepoint Boatyard and FM<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> in the Republic of Ireland,<br />
and HMS Raleigh in Cornwall,<br />
UK. Factory load testing was<br />
successfully completed for a W50<br />
marine hoist due for dispatch to<br />
Vlaamse Yachthaven Nieuwpoort in<br />
Belgium this month (<strong>January</strong>) and a<br />
new BT25 boat transporter design is<br />
nearing completion for Lymington Yacht<br />
Haven, UK.<br />
Two further machines are also<br />
due for delivery early this year. First<br />
Left: A W320 hoist working at integrated<br />
marine services company Base Marine in<br />
Exmouth, Western Australia. Below: A 25<br />
tonne industrial hoist specifically built for<br />
Rolls Royce.<br />
is a W60 marine hoist for Premier<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>’s Chichester <strong>Marina</strong> in the<br />
south of England, and the second a<br />
W300 marine hoist for a Saudi Arabian<br />
customer.<br />
When asked what practical advice<br />
Illingworth would give to a yard<br />
manager looking to purchase a new<br />
piece of yard machinery, he says:<br />
“Talk to us. The process of buying a<br />
hoist can be a complicated one, and a<br />
large capital investment that needs to<br />
deliver to expectations. Getting the right<br />
specifications to meet the operational<br />
demands of the marina is vitally<br />
important and cannot be decided on<br />
without the right level of consultation.”<br />
If your chosen hoist proves to be<br />
the right choice, it’s a solid investment.<br />
Dickies Marine Services in the UK has<br />
recently bought a second WISE hoist<br />
to replace a WISE machine purchased<br />
in the early 1970s. Forty years of solid<br />
service represent the level of quality<br />
that Paul Illingworth values – “and we<br />
are looking forward to the next repeat<br />
order in 2064!” he smiles.<br />
www.marinaworld.com – <strong>January</strong>/<strong>February</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
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New transporter –<br />
fit for a Princess<br />
A brand new heavy-duty self-propelled HBC45M HF recently rolled out of the<br />
Roodberg factory in the Netherlands.<br />
The customised transporter, with a<br />
capacity of 45 tons, was built for Benny<br />
and Jessica Martinsson, owners of four<br />
Rental service<br />
boost in<br />
South Florida<br />
Port 32 <strong>Marina</strong>s, a leading owner, operator,<br />
developer and acquirer of a growing collection<br />
of marinas in Florida, has expanded boat rental<br />
services at its facilities in Tierra Verde, Naples,<br />
Cape Coral and Marco Island.<br />
The company’s fleet of newer and larger boats<br />
from trusted brand names is designed to suit busy<br />
families, frequent travellers and avid boaters. Each<br />
boat is outfitted with top-of-the-line technology and<br />
comfort amenities and is kept in optimal performing<br />
condition. Boaters can choose between half or full<br />
day rates. Pricing for a half day ranges from $275 to<br />
$399 and a full day from $350 to $525 depending on<br />
locations and boat type.<br />
“We are thrilled to expand our boat rental amenities<br />
at our southwest Florida marinas,” says CEO Austin<br />
Schell. “From beginners to seasoned boaters, we<br />
aim to create world-class boating experiences for the<br />
waterfront communities we serve.”<br />
Additionally, through its partnership with<br />
Gulfstream Boat Club, Port 32 offers boat rentals<br />
at its other Florida locations including Lighthouse<br />
Point <strong>Marina</strong>, Tierra Verde, Tampa and Palm Beach<br />
Gardens.<br />
Princess dealerships in Scandinavia<br />
and thus the third largest distributor for<br />
Princess Yachts. The couple already<br />
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owned around seven Roodberg<br />
products due to company take-overs<br />
and were thus familiar with the quality<br />
of the brand.<br />
The Martinssons discussed their<br />
need for a transporter with higher<br />
capacity, self-drive and remote control<br />
functions at Metstrade 2022. With the<br />
yachts getting ever bigger, adjustments<br />
were required in the way they are<br />
handled and, despite having sufficient<br />
manpower available, they both liked<br />
the idea of Benny being able to singlehandedly<br />
transport and stow a boat<br />
safely and in optimal condition from the<br />
boat crane to the storage hall.<br />
All work, from concept drawings,<br />
welding, coating, motorisation to<br />
automation took place in-house in a few<br />
months and the Princess dealers flew<br />
to the Netherlands to personally receive<br />
the new machine. A smiling Benny,<br />
with his hands-on mentality, was able<br />
to check and try out all the technical<br />
aspects and, after some last-minute<br />
adjustments, the HBC45M was on its<br />
way to Sweden by special transport in<br />
October 2023.<br />
www.roodberg.com<br />
Freedom adds two<br />
Sydney clubs<br />
Freedom Boat Club has opened two new locations on Australia’s<br />
Sydney Harbour: Freedom Boat Club Mosman Bay at Mosman Bay<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> and Freedom Boat Club Manly at North Harbour <strong>Marina</strong>.<br />
Both locations will be corporate-owned and add to Freedom’s<br />
growing Asia-Pacific business, which now has nine locations.<br />
“We are thrilled to be expanding<br />
our presence on Sydney Harbour<br />
by opening at these two iconic<br />
and unique marinas set within<br />
the heart of the local community,”<br />
said David Kurczewski, general<br />
manager shared services<br />
Asia-Pacific. “Both locations are<br />
highly sought-after and give our<br />
members additional opportunities<br />
to explore Sydney’s Waterways<br />
and provide truly local boating<br />
opportunities for more of the<br />
broader Sydney region.”<br />
“We’re inspired by the support<br />
from our marina partners as we<br />
expand the Freedom brand on<br />
Sydney Harbour and throughout<br />
Australia. We look forward to<br />
continuing to deliver remarkable<br />
member experiences and seeing<br />
our members create incredible<br />
memories on the water this<br />
season and beyond.”<br />
The new clubs, which opened<br />
in December 2023 for the<br />
peak of the Australian boating<br />
season, grant unique access to<br />
Sydney Harbour. Mosman Bay<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> is highly regarded as<br />
one of Sydney’s most desirable<br />
marinas enabling Freedom to<br />
offer its innovative boating model<br />
in the heart of Lower North<br />
Shore neighbourhoods. North<br />
Harbour <strong>Marina</strong> serves as the<br />
boating hub of Sydney’s famous<br />
Northern Beaches.<br />
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Lithium battery fires on boats are now<br />
a frequent occurrence and can spread<br />
alarmingly quickly.<br />
Safe storage for<br />
lithium batteries<br />
Lithium battery fires on boats are not just a risk, they are a reality. Incidents<br />
causing the destruction of multiple yachts are now a weekly occurrence,<br />
according to iAqua Ocean Safety, manufacturers of the iAqua Lithium Safety<br />
Store, a product engineered to prevent these disasters.<br />
If marinas mandate the use of the<br />
Lithium Safety Store for all boats, this<br />
policy not only enhances the protection<br />
of individual vessels but safeguards<br />
the entire marina from the domino<br />
effect of spreading fires, setting a new<br />
benchmark in maritime safety. They<br />
can also tap into a profitable venture by<br />
providing the stores for rent.<br />
As lithium batteries age, they become<br />
more vulnerable to fires. Tiny cracks<br />
can form in their casings, allowing<br />
seawater or salt moisture to seep in,<br />
creating a high risk of spontaneous<br />
and uncontrollable fires. Even new<br />
batteries aren’t immune, especially<br />
when charged with high-capacity, quick<br />
chargers provided by manufacturers to<br />
The Lithium Safety Store, available in different, stackable sizes, contains vulnerable batteries<br />
and any ensuing fire, and has early warning alarms and fire-suppression.<br />
shorten charging times.<br />
The Lithium Store took years to<br />
develop and is backed by multiple<br />
patent applications covering the<br />
usage of ground-breaking materials<br />
and unmatched construction levels<br />
to contain violent lithium fires of up to<br />
2,000°F/1,100°C; and rapid-response<br />
advanced communications to give<br />
essential early warnings of fire.<br />
Each store is built with a 1in<br />
(2.5cm) thick wall fortified with Kevlar<br />
to give intense heat resistance<br />
and blast protection. The UL 94VO<br />
rated insulation core ensures heat<br />
remains contained, and a sleek, high<br />
gloss glass fibre or carbon finish<br />
adds strength and enhances the<br />
appearance of the box. Thanks to its<br />
heat-blocking construction, the unit can<br />
be comfortably moved using standard<br />
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be relocated to an open area or, if<br />
necessary, discarded overboard.<br />
The stores are also equipped<br />
with early warning systems and<br />
fire-suppression and have a built-in<br />
water inlet fire extinguishing port that<br />
allows any unit to be manually flooded<br />
via a one-way inlet valve. And each<br />
comes with a handheld digital infrared<br />
temperature reading gun operating<br />
from 58°F to 932°F (-50° to 500°C),<br />
with backlight for day/night usage. Heat<br />
can thus be monitored from a distance<br />
to enhance safety.<br />
Three different sizes are available<br />
in stackable designs with carrying<br />
handles to make each convenient to<br />
use and tidy to store – and installing the<br />
Safety Store onboard, not only protects<br />
the boat and the marina but can also<br />
reduce vessel insurance premiums.<br />
www.iaquaoceansafety.com<br />
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Marconn pedestals installed at Port d’Aro<br />
in Spain (left) and at Horizon <strong>Marina</strong> in<br />
France (below).<br />
Eco pedestals<br />
promoted for export<br />
Spanish company Viltec further promoted its Marconn power pedestal range at<br />
Metstrade last November. Launched in 2018, and the recent recipient of some<br />
first prize awards for sustainability, innovation and emerging technology, the<br />
product is marketed as 100% sustainable – for a variety of reasons.<br />
Marconn is ‘eco intelligent’; improving<br />
efficiency and control of power<br />
and water consumption to promote<br />
environmental awareness among<br />
users. Key features<br />
include: centralised<br />
access control and<br />
connection from<br />
the marina office;<br />
easy maintenance<br />
with 360° technical<br />
access; grounddirected<br />
perimeter<br />
LED lighting;<br />
individual water<br />
and electricity<br />
meters and antitheft<br />
system;<br />
warning to the<br />
user of excessive<br />
consumption and<br />
disconnections;<br />
and monthly bill<br />
payment or pre-pay<br />
bill via an app.<br />
Each pedestal<br />
can service up to<br />
ten users and the<br />
Marconn platform<br />
has app and web<br />
for multiple customers. A remote control<br />
and management system is also<br />
offered. Wi-Fi connection points are<br />
incorporated in all units.<br />
But perhaps the most striking<br />
feature is the sustainable and reusable<br />
pedestal housing (two pedestals in<br />
each of two categories – Urban and<br />
Oceanic). The Oceanic pedestals<br />
either incorporate recycled fishing nets<br />
or bottle caps reclaimed from land<br />
and sea. Over 580,000 of the latter,<br />
equivalent to 1.5 tons of recycled<br />
materials have been used to date. The<br />
shells are made of polyethylene, which<br />
is non-toxic, does not chip, crack or<br />
absorb water, and resists impact and<br />
solar rays. Mass colour guarantees that<br />
the pedestal colour will not fade.<br />
Thanks to their design, supply intakes<br />
can be positioned to suit customer<br />
requirements and operators can also<br />
select the type of socket used. Logos<br />
or images can be incorporated in the<br />
casing and the top door, as well as the<br />
registration doors, which offer ample<br />
space for lettering or advertising. Any<br />
other functional information, such<br />
as mooring numbers, can also be<br />
incorporated.<br />
Real-time management comes<br />
via a cloud-based intuitive, multiplatform<br />
web application and users<br />
can download the Marconn app for full<br />
control of their utilities’ usage.<br />
Pedestals can be customised to suit<br />
any environment. In the<br />
BeCharter Cambrils<br />
project in Tarragona,<br />
for example, a pedestal<br />
was manufactured for<br />
wall-mounting.<br />
Viltec looks after<br />
customers by offering<br />
regular maintenance<br />
and swift spare parts<br />
supply, and looks<br />
after the environment<br />
by planting a tree<br />
for every pedestal<br />
it installs. Marconn<br />
pedestals, fully<br />
available for export,<br />
have been tried and<br />
tested in several<br />
Spanish marinas<br />
including Port d’Aro<br />
(Girona); Port Ginesta<br />
(Castelldefels);<br />
and Port Forum<br />
(Barcelona).<br />
www.viltec.net<br />
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Installing the Man Overboard alarm on<br />
its orange pole (left) and the completed<br />
project (below).<br />
Man Overboard alarm<br />
readies for export<br />
The Man Overboard <strong>Marina</strong> Alarm System, designed by Melbourne-based Paul<br />
Williams, was developed in prototype form in 2018.<br />
In 2019, Williams partnered with fellow Australian<br />
manufacturer, DEK Technologies, to deliver a high<br />
tech alarm system with an intuitive user interface.<br />
Now, having<br />
undergone 18 month<br />
tests at Royal Melbourne<br />
Yacht Squadron<br />
(Australia) – where it<br />
has already saved a<br />
life – and Westhaven<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> (Auckland, New<br />
Zealand), the system<br />
is ready to go into full<br />
commercial production.<br />
The concept is a<br />
deceptively simple<br />
solution for marina<br />
owners and operators to<br />
mitigate risk if someone<br />
falls into the water from<br />
the dock or a berthed<br />
boat. The person in<br />
distress pulls on a rope<br />
(pull switch) that runs<br />
underneath the whole<br />
length of the dock edge.<br />
This activates an audible<br />
alarm and strobe light<br />
that alerts anyone<br />
nearby, and sends a signal to the base<br />
station.<br />
Immediate texts and emails are then<br />
sent out to up to six people that the<br />
marina has pre-programmed into the<br />
system, along with cascading phone<br />
calls. If no one is available, emergency<br />
services are contacted.<br />
The system is completely wireless<br />
and powered by renewable energy, and<br />
has a ‘heartbeat’ that signals every hour<br />
to reassure the monitors that the alarm<br />
is live.<br />
Williams, who was actively<br />
discussing the concept at Metstrade<br />
last November, cautiously eyes<br />
export opportunities. “I believe we are<br />
ready to go global,” he tells <strong>Marina</strong><br />
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Smart <strong>Marina</strong>s guide…<br />
The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
Group (IMG) has produced a Smart <strong>Marina</strong>s Guide. Produced by IMG members<br />
to assist marinas in navigating digital transformation, it looks at the future of<br />
marinas, why the move to digital matters, why everyone is talking about it, and<br />
what marinas can start doing now to prepare.<br />
Martinho Fortunato of IMG said:<br />
The Smart <strong>Marina</strong>s Programme was<br />
first introduced to IMG in October<br />
2019 in light of a pressing need for<br />
the marina industry to respond to<br />
technological developments, such as<br />
digital transformation processes that<br />
enhance efficiency and seamless user<br />
experiences across the transportation<br />
and hospitality industries.”<br />
“We realised that there is clearly<br />
…and 2022<br />
industry statistics<br />
considerable scope for ICOMIA to<br />
assume a global role in developing<br />
programmes on crucial marina-related<br />
issues, such as interconnection, data<br />
collection and sustainability.”<br />
The document aims to kick off the<br />
process for future work needed in<br />
terms of regulation, policy making and<br />
development of best practices, outlining<br />
the vision and defining some basic<br />
terms.<br />
ICOMIA has also released the latest edition of its Recreational Boating<br />
Industry Statistics, a much-valued reference document that offers a wealth of<br />
industry intelligence.<br />
The report indicates that throughout<br />
2022 boat sales were still elevated<br />
despite fiscal pressure from inflationary<br />
increases. Demand for new boats<br />
continued to outweigh supply.<br />
Recruitment and retention of staff<br />
in all areas of the industry remained<br />
sluggish, with both large and small<br />
companies considering workforce<br />
challenges to be a significant concern.<br />
A wider emergence of alternative<br />
boat propulsion technologies was<br />
reported, as was an increased shift<br />
towards charter, boat rental and boat<br />
sharing opportunities, particularly<br />
among younger boaters.<br />
Highlights include:<br />
• 2023 global data snapshot and a<br />
comprehensive market overview<br />
• Detailed national reports from 25<br />
countries<br />
• Global summaries of key product<br />
segments<br />
• Import/export data for the<br />
international boat trade<br />
• Marine engine statistics from<br />
ICOMIA’s Marine Engine Committee<br />
• International boat show statistics<br />
• The Superyacht Group’s annual<br />
report<br />
• Industry articles selected by IBI<br />
magazine<br />
• Raw-data spreadsheets<br />
The IMG Smart <strong>Marina</strong>s Guide can<br />
be downloaded free of charge, and the<br />
Statistics Report is priced at €880 (50%<br />
discount to ICOMIA members).<br />
www.icomia.org<br />
Dura adds<br />
smaller size<br />
mesh<br />
UK-based GRP marine products<br />
supplier Dura Composites has<br />
added a new 30mm Mini Mesh<br />
product to its d² GRP grating range.<br />
Available in popular and efficient<br />
panel sizes of 3007 x 1027 and 4027 x<br />
1267mm, the 30mm product comes in<br />
green, grey, dark grey and sand colours<br />
to suit a wide range of environments.<br />
As with the entire Mini Mesh range,<br />
the 13mm open hole size meets<br />
requirements of the European Ball Fall<br />
tests, and it still maintains a 900mm<br />
span on 1.5Kn point load at L/100.<br />
d², a patented GRP grating series<br />
designed, developed and available<br />
exclusively from Dura Composites, is<br />
known for safety, strength and swift<br />
installation. It has advanced anti-slip<br />
properties and is anti-corrosive making<br />
it ideally suited to harsh maritime<br />
conditions. Its composition has been<br />
safety tested to over one million<br />
footfalls.<br />
Dura Composites claims that, as well<br />
as its small hole size, safety features<br />
and impressive strength-to-weight<br />
ratio, 30mm Mini Mesh uses 17.33%<br />
less embodied carbon than the 30mm<br />
grating available elsewhere in the<br />
industry, making it a sustainable choice.<br />
A 30mm Mini Mesh product was<br />
available as part of an earlier grating<br />
range several years ago but now, as<br />
part of the d² range, it has been designengineered<br />
for maximum performance<br />
and efficiency.<br />
www.duracomposites.com<br />
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Storm protection in Quincy Bay<br />
Safe Harbor <strong>Marina</strong> Bay in Quincy<br />
Bay, seven miles south of Boston,<br />
Massachusetts, now benefits from<br />
an SF <strong>Marina</strong> floating concrete<br />
breakwater system.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Bay’s west basin has a long<br />
history of recurring storm damage and<br />
the new breakwater is engineered to<br />
overcome extreme weather events. It<br />
not only protects the marina’s floating<br />
timber docks and fingers from the area’s<br />
numerous seasonal storms, but also<br />
reduces costly repairs.<br />
Steel-reinforced and virtually<br />
unsinkable, each of the 14 Type-400<br />
SF <strong>Marina</strong> pontoons used in the project<br />
has a buoyancy rating of approximately<br />
102.4 psf yet offers exceptional stability.<br />
An exclusive coupling system absorbs<br />
and distributes stress loads. The<br />
pontoons are anchored on 30in (76cm)<br />
steel piles.<br />
Designed in an L shape, the<br />
attenuator is 722ft (220m) long x<br />
13ft (4m) wide on the west basin.<br />
Doubling as docking space for transient<br />
megayachts, it has electric and water<br />
supplies routed through integrated<br />
utility ducts. A second smaller section<br />
extends from the marina’s rubble mound<br />
breakwater to overlap the larger portion<br />
and protect the harbour mouth. Each of<br />
the 21 pontoons is secured with a pair of<br />
30in (76cm) steel piles.<br />
Whether cruising the Boston skyline,<br />
fishing for flounder or exploring the<br />
many small islands in the area, both<br />
local and visiting boat owners find Safe<br />
Harbor <strong>Marina</strong> Bay ideally situated. It<br />
can accommodate vessels with drafts up<br />
to 12ft (3.6m) and up to 150ft (46m) long<br />
without beam restrictions. The marina<br />
hosts four restaurants and a short stroll<br />
along the Nantucket-style boardwalk<br />
provides access to an extensive range<br />
of shoreside amenities and communitycentric<br />
activities.<br />
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES<br />
Extra berths at<br />
The Boat Works<br />
A Stage 5 expansion of additional sheds and hardstand at The Boat<br />
Works on the Australian Gold Coast has been completed in time for the<br />
new season.<br />
The next phase will comprise work<br />
on the waterfront, which includes<br />
new marina berths at a Super<br />
Elite concrete pontoon system<br />
manufactured and installed by<br />
Superior Jetties.<br />
Andy Vollmer, Superior Jetties<br />
project manager, outlined the work:<br />
“We have added nearly 300 linear<br />
metres [980ft] of new berthing, and<br />
we have given the rest of the marina<br />
a subtle facelift with new pile caps<br />
for a refresh and to help incoming<br />
captains and owners identify marina<br />
arms by colour as they approach,”<br />
he explained.<br />
All in-water service berths are<br />
reinforced with ProFender premium<br />
dock protection for the safety of<br />
every vessel.<br />
The Boat Works’ owner, Tony<br />
Longhurst, said the new sheds<br />
and hardstand, teamed with the<br />
18 new berths, will be immediately<br />
snapped up by visiting boats. “There<br />
is a huge demand to accommodate<br />
more boats undercover and our 70<br />
sheds have reached capacity,” he<br />
confirmed. “We are proud to offer<br />
new opportunities for growth for<br />
all our marine service providers<br />
and partners within our two worldclass<br />
yards. Their success in turn<br />
enhances our operational efficiency.”<br />
The Boat Works marina boasts<br />
full-service berths for vessels of<br />
all sizes, including wide-bodied<br />
multihulls of any beam. It welcomes<br />
up to 30 superyachts to 65m (213ft)<br />
in length, with the benefit of extra<br />
wide pontoons for in-water service<br />
works and provisioning. Superior<br />
Jetties also installed 50 superyacht<br />
berths in the superyacht basin just<br />
three years ago.<br />
Gold Coast Waterways Authority<br />
(GCWA) has committed to continual<br />
dredging works within the Coomera<br />
River to ensure a 3.5m (11ft 6in)<br />
depth at low tide.<br />
The Longhurst family is investing<br />
heavily in infrastructure ahead of a<br />
predicted influx of yachts in the lead<br />
up to the 2032 Olympic Games and<br />
the rising demand for berths 20m<br />
(66ft) and above.<br />
“The Boat Works is an accredited<br />
Superyacht Ready marina and holds<br />
5 Gold Anchor certification,” stated<br />
general manager, Shane Subichin.<br />
“We have evolved to provide two<br />
world class boatyards – marina and<br />
superyacht yards, with high-end<br />
facilities and new lifting equipment,<br />
while maintaining our focus on<br />
customer service,” he added.<br />
www.superiorjetties.com<br />
Pacsoft<br />
launches<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>Pay<br />
Marine software provider Pacsoft has<br />
launched a new payments platform for<br />
marina and boatyard operators that takes<br />
the pain out of managing credit card<br />
transactions for berth rentals, fuel and<br />
the myriad of other products and services<br />
most operators sell on site.<br />
Pacsoft general manager, Sean Cocks,<br />
says the new <strong>Marina</strong>Pay platform is<br />
seamlessly integrated with PacsoftNG marina<br />
management software and its online customer<br />
portal, making it easy for businesses to make<br />
the shift.<br />
“We wanted to create a bespoke payment<br />
solution for the marina and boatyard industry<br />
that solved some of the issues often thrown<br />
up by more generalist payment offerings,” he<br />
notes. “<strong>Marina</strong>Pay is an end-to-end payment<br />
service, so you’re<br />
only dealing with<br />
one company, and<br />
it includes timesaving<br />
features<br />
like bulk invoicing<br />
to automate<br />
recurring<br />
payments, such<br />
as monthly berth<br />
rental invoices and<br />
integrated token<br />
generation.”<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>Pay offers competitive rates and can<br />
be set up to process both online payments<br />
and those made via on-site payment terminals.<br />
It is currently available in New Zealand and<br />
Australia and will be offered in Canada, the<br />
USA and the UK in coming months.<br />
“We’ve had some fantastic feedback from<br />
users of our software who have taken the leap<br />
and come on board with <strong>Marina</strong>Pay. They can<br />
now take payments from customers using our<br />
mobile-friendly customer portal, which comes<br />
complimentary with <strong>Marina</strong>Pay subscription,”<br />
Cocks continues.<br />
The customer portal is a PacsoftNG add-on<br />
that makes it simple for marina customers<br />
to log in from anywhere, via any device, to<br />
update their personal and vessel information,<br />
upload documentation, make payments<br />
online, and digitally sign agreements.<br />
www.pacsoftmms.com<br />
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES<br />
Port Vell launches bunkering service<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Port Vell in Barcelona has launched a new pipeline fuel supply service that allows for a more efficient and flexible<br />
service to clients moored at the marina.<br />
The fuel system, part of the<br />
marina’s ongoing investment plan,<br />
aims to reduce environmental<br />
contamination risks while<br />
enhancing safety, allowing<br />
refuelling without the need to<br />
move to a loading dock or petrol<br />
station.<br />
A 510m (1,670ft) pipeline<br />
distribution network has been<br />
installed to supply fuel directly<br />
at mooring points via a pumping<br />
system. Between 400 and 450<br />
litres can be loaded per minute,<br />
meaning that a 1,000 litre<br />
capacity tank onboard a 60m<br />
(197ft) superyacht can be filled<br />
in four hours as opposed to the<br />
eight hours expected via a conventional<br />
pump.<br />
Breaking ground<br />
on the future<br />
US-based Brownell Boat Stands & Equipment celebrates its 70 th year in <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
In a timely nod to recent growth, the company has broken ground on a new US<br />
manufacturing facility and signed a new, exciting partnership with P&D Marine<br />
Services in the UK.<br />
At almost 50,000ft² (4,645m²), the<br />
new manufacturing facility, located in<br />
Dartmouth, Massachusetts is 10%<br />
larger than Brownell’s current factory,<br />
which has served the company for all<br />
of its seven decades of business. Not<br />
too far from the current facility, the site<br />
will provide for an easy transition for<br />
existing, experienced staff.<br />
Set for a <strong>January</strong> 2025 opening,<br />
the new facility is designed for a<br />
more natural flow in the production<br />
process allowing Brownell to expedite<br />
workflow, improve efficiency, maintain<br />
the company’s high quality standards,<br />
and provide even better value to its<br />
customers. With these improvements,<br />
the new facility is planned to serve<br />
Brownell well for the next 70 years.<br />
Signing a deal with its first-ever<br />
distributor in the UK represents an<br />
exciting expansion into a new market.<br />
P&D Marine Services will give Brownell<br />
The marina reached an agreement<br />
with Termopetroli, a leading company<br />
its first significant presence in the UK,<br />
and reflects the ever-increasing global<br />
footprint of the company. P&D has<br />
a storied past almost as long as the<br />
Brownell brand, with over 50 years in<br />
the industry.<br />
“These are some huge steps that<br />
we’ve been taking recently and we<br />
couldn’t be more excited for the future<br />
growth that awaits us here at Brownell,”<br />
said Peter Hughes, vice president<br />
sales and marketing. “Throughout our<br />
history as a company, we’ve maintained<br />
the highest quality standards – we’ve<br />
never had a recall, never had a failure,<br />
not once in seven decades in the<br />
industry. These thrilling new ventures<br />
will simply serve to boost our companywide<br />
commitment to be and produce<br />
the absolute best of the best that our<br />
industry has to offer.”<br />
www.boatstands.com<br />
in the supply of fuels and lubricants for<br />
superyachts to provide the service.<br />
New agent<br />
for Capria<br />
Argentina-based stacker machinery<br />
expert Capria has expanded its<br />
operations in North America by<br />
appointing Simone Structures as its<br />
newest sales and technical service<br />
representative.<br />
Simone Structures recently completed<br />
the installation of an eight ton Capria<br />
top-running stacker crane at Aqua<br />
Waterfront Village, a lakeside community<br />
in Kelowna, BC, Canada (see <strong>Marina</strong><br />
<strong>World</strong> November/December 2023).<br />
“Working with Jamie Sheaff and his<br />
team went exceptionally smoothly,” said<br />
Monica Capria, marketing and business<br />
development. “Their supportive project<br />
management was great, but they also<br />
had the technical knowledge to get the<br />
crane up and running smoothly without<br />
issue. This resulting partnership just<br />
makes sense.”<br />
Covering the Canadian Pacific<br />
northwest, Simone Structures has<br />
extensive experience with cranes and<br />
heavy industrial equipment. The company<br />
comprises a team of highly qualified<br />
engineers, technicians, operations and<br />
sales personnel.<br />
www.thestackermachinery.com<br />
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Index to Advertisers<br />
AMI Conference &<br />
Expo, USA 20<br />
ASAR, USA 45<br />
Aqua superPower, UK 54<br />
Bellingham Marine, USA 7, 9 & 11<br />
Bluewater Marine<br />
& Dock, USA 54<br />
Boat Lift, Italy 10<br />
Capria, Argentina 26<br />
Conolift by Kropf Industrial,<br />
Canada 22<br />
D-Marin, Greece 29<br />
Den Hartog Industries, USA 46<br />
Eagle Floats by<br />
Hendren Plastics, USA 61<br />
Flovac, Spain 67<br />
GH Cranes<br />
& Components, Spain 20<br />
Gigieffe, Italy 46<br />
Golden Manufacturing,<br />
USA 14 & 15<br />
Ingemar, Italy 12<br />
Inmare, Italy 53<br />
Lindley, Portugal 36<br />
Livart, China 48<br />
Marex, Croatia 26<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Master by IRM,<br />
Slovenia 54<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Projects, UK 68<br />
MARINAGo by<br />
Scribble Software, USA 18<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s24, Australia 48<br />
Marine Travelift, USA 57<br />
Marinetek, Finland 4<br />
Martini <strong>Marina</strong>s, Italy 42<br />
METSTRADE, Netherlands 59<br />
Molo, USA 38<br />
PierPump by Vogelsang,<br />
Germany 8<br />
Plus International, Italy 32<br />
Poralu Marine, France 35<br />
Ronautica, Spain 40<br />
Roodberg - a brand of Frisian<br />
Industries, Netherlands 63<br />
SF <strong>Marina</strong> System, Sweden 2<br />
Seaflex, Sweden 6<br />
Seijsener, Netherlands 36<br />
Sunwalk Docks, USA 42<br />
Superior Group, Australia 60<br />
Twinwood by Soprefa, Portugal 38<br />
Walcon Marine, UK 32<br />
Water Witch, UK 26<br />
Waterfront innovations<br />
in Canada<br />
Poralu Marine has created a natural swimming pool within a protected<br />
environment in Ottawa, Canada (below). A world-first project for the company,<br />
the pool offers 1,000m² (10,800ft²) of aquatic space for local residents.<br />
Located on a riverbank, the pool<br />
has no energy or water treatment<br />
requirements and is<br />
very cost-effective<br />
to run. It offers all<br />
the comforts of<br />
a traditional pool<br />
(swimming lanes,<br />
underwater steps,<br />
ladders, floating<br />
islands etc) and is<br />
formed of platforms<br />
along the bank and<br />
projecting into the<br />
river.<br />
The project<br />
is one of two<br />
recently completed<br />
examples of the<br />
company’s innovative design approach<br />
to sustainable waterfront development<br />
in Canada. The second project, a 300m<br />
(980ft) long promenade (top), connects<br />
land and water at Bondar <strong>Marina</strong> in<br />
Sault-Sainte-Marie. It links the marina<br />
directly with the city hall and was a real<br />
technical challenge, with anchoring<br />
onto riprap.<br />
“Our aim is to help cities think<br />
about urban design in a different<br />
and innovative way. The new leisure<br />
infrastructures we’ve created in<br />
Canada protect the environment.<br />
They also allow local governments to<br />
enhance their appeal and give their<br />
residents unique spaces where they<br />
can enjoy nature to the fullest,” said<br />
Quentin Bresson, manager of Poralu<br />
Marine’s waterfront development<br />
business unit.<br />
www.poralu.com<br />
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THE SMART<br />
GREEN<br />
FUTURE OF<br />
SEWAGE<br />
COLLECTION<br />
Vacuum sewerage systems are ideal for use<br />
in marinas and ports of any size.<br />
The Flovac system can capture sewage and<br />
bilge water from boats and all facilities<br />
around the marina complex.<br />
No electrical power required at dockside<br />
Discreet, small diameter pipework<br />
No risk of water contamination<br />
Validates MARPOL certification<br />
Eco-sustainable system<br />
Ease of installation<br />
No odour, no spills<br />
www.flovac.es
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES & MARKET RESEARCH<br />
BUSINESS PLANNING<br />
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