Construction starts on first ‘smart marina’
USA: Carroll Properties has broken ground on a new state of the art boat storage facility at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Gulf Star Marina is the region’s first smart marina and the first in the world to feature Automated Storage and Retrieval (ASAR) technology.
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GCCM to double in size
AUSTRALIA: Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM) is embarking on a stage two development project using an adjacent 20ha (49 acre) site it purchased some years ago. When complete, at a cost of over AU$100 million, the extensive site will be in an even stronger position to handle larger vessels. ...
Plans approved for Noss on Dart
UK: Premier Marinas has been granted planning permission for the redevelopment of Noss on Dart Marina in Devon and plans to invest £75 million in the site. ...
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SF MARINA: 1918-2018 - Celebrating a century
SF Marina team members, guests and partners travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden from all over the world as August tipped into September to take part in the centenary celebrations of one of the industry’s most innovative marina design and build companies. Instrumental in introducing the concept of floating concrete construction, SF Marina has continuously broadened its brief and its product reach. To mark the occasion, Marina World explores the company’s achievements, objectives and philosophy. ...
Smart standards in Sistiana
A model of beauty, sustainability and nautical sports, the marina of Portopiccolo Sistiana has been developed in an ancient limestone quarry that dates back to the second century AD and was in use until the 1970s. The project, for the marina and associated village of Borgo, is to be completed with a second marina in Sistiana Bay that will be dedicated to superyachts. Donatella Zucca reports ...
Optimising an asset class property
If managed correctly, marinas can be a sound investment. Brett Bolton of Coriolis Marine gives pointers on what to look for when buying, operating or preparing to sell. ...
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