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March April 2020 Marina World

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GLOBAL REVIEW marina, Marinetek will replace the marina’s existing Mediterranean mooring system, installed in the late 1980s, with a complete floating pontoon arrangement that will accommodate 270 vessels and boats up to 18m (59ft) – with 12 superyacht berths. • Sweden: Plans progressed to transform the picturesque wharf area of Malagakajen into a high-quality, mixed use marina. The pontoons will be twice as wide as usual at 4m (13ft) to provide ample space for equipment, boat owners and visitors. The 10m (33ft) wide floating breakwater is expected to be built in March 2020 and the entire marina, offering 160 berths, will be completed in time for this year’s sailing season. • Malta: Details were released on redevelopment plans for Manoel Island Marina, destined to be one of the largest mixed-use developments in the Mediterranean. Marina Projects worked with the masterplan in association with Foster & Partners and Midi plc. • Azores: The Municipal Authority of Povoaçao opened a new boat harbour on the south eastern side of São Miguel, the biggest island in the Azores archipelago. The Americas • Florida, USA: Port 32 opened as a service destination with in-water service berths for yachts up to 46m (150ft). The facility is part of a multiphase development project that will offer wide-ranging facilities and the largest drystack in Broward County. The marina offers a self-service boatyard with a 150-ton Marine Travelift able to handle vessels up to 37m (120ft) in length. Drystack storage will accommodate vessels of 8-17m (25-55ft). • California, USA: After years of stalled plans, planning and design finally progressed for the five-year phased rebuild of The Marina at Dana Point in southern California which, at over The old industrial harbour area of Malagakajen in Skärhamn on the west coast of Sweden is to be developed into a mixed-use marina. 2,400 berths, is the largest on the US west coast. Bellingham Marine will install the floating infrastructure for the 0 million project. • Florida, USA: F3 Marina bought SunDance Marine in Fort Lauderdale and began the process of transforming it into F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale using its “next level” F3 Drystack technology. It is scheduled to complete this year. • Florida, USA: Florida’s City Commission approved plans to renovate Las Olas Marina. The multi-million-dollar project, which complements plans to enhance the waterfront, includes 68 berths for vessels up to 76m (250ft). • Canada: Poralu Marine commenced phase two of a 1,000 slip marina project on Lake Simcoe in Ontario. Friday Harbour Resort is destined to become a new all-year-round upmarket residential and visitor destination. • Florida, USA: Suntex Marina Investors purchased the Bahia Mar Yachting Center (BMYC) in Fort Lauderdale. The marina offers 250 berths capable of mooring vessels up to 91m (300ft) along its 914m (3,000ft) parallel dock and more than 1,524m (5,000ft) of floating docks. The investment in BMYC coincided with Suntex’s sale of The Marina at Dana Point in southern California – the largest on the US west coast – will be rebuilt in phases. www.marinaworld.com - March/April 2020 19

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