Pontoons for Ocean Race
Alicante, chosen for the fifth time as the starting point for The Ocean Race 2023, is one of three race venues to benefit from floating pontoon arrangements supplied by Grupo Lindley companies.
The public entity Generalitat Valenciana, through its company Sociedad de Proyectos para la Transformación Digital, contracted Almarin to install and subsequently remove floating and mooring infrastructure for the regatta and support boats in Alicante.
A total of 360m (1,180ft) of Lindley floating pontoons, and several anchorages and swing moorings to moor the boats in case of emergency, were installed for the support vessels of the participating boats.
From Alicante, the regatta sailed to Mindelo on the island of São Vicente (Cape Verde). At this stop over, Lindley Marinas built and installed the floating infrastructure to receive the regatta and support boats. Local port authority ENAPOR awarded the contract for the supply, installation and removal of 140m (460ft) of pontoons with bow moorings for the event.
Access by two gangways from the fixed jetty through bridgeheads designed and installed by Lindley, including water and electricity services, ensured that the fleet had proper conditions for their stopover in Cape Verde.
After the South Africa (Cape Town) stage completes, the fleet will disembark at Itajaí (Brazil), where Lindley Marinas and its local partner have built and installed floating infrastructure for berthing and mooring. The pontoons were built locally using reinforced concrete pontoons with polystyrene core. After the event they will be re-used for the neighbouring Marina de Itajaí, built by Lindley in two stages in 2015 and 2018.
“From Almarin and Lindley, we’re honoured to contribute to this fantastic project where the best regatta teams compete, and also to be able to join the event’s motto based on sustainability, recycling and reusage for protection of the oceans,” says Lindley Marinas CEO Luis Vasconcelos Dias.
www.lindley.pt
READ MORE
Charlotte Harbor upgrades with new Travelift
Innovation comes in threes
Boosting the AcqueraPro network
Concrete breakwater protects municipal marina
Showcasing industry innovations
Driving growth in superyacht cruising
Transparent billing and control
Repowering inland marinas
Preparing for electric boat charging
Fast charge in Brittany
Redefining marina safety and connectivity
Continuing success in Middle East
Developing pedestals as 'technological hubs'
Broom Boats sells to Horning Pleasurecraft
Call for bids to operate Funchal Marina
Building a marina portfolio
Bring in the architects
Coastal concepts: re imagining marina potential
Port Vell shape up for America's Cup
D Marin wins tender for Camille Rayon
City green lights marina rebuild
Attenuator offers sailboat storage
Piers replaced at QEII Marina
Suntex and Northgate to manage Kimberling Resort
Biggest marina in Seoul approved
MALTA: Superyacht berth sold
UK: MDL Marinas invests in upgrades at Ocean Village Marina
BVI: Mainstay endorses Nanny Cay expansion plans
AUSTRALIA: Alder expands reach in Whitsundays
THAILAND: Key boat shows to merge for 2025
NEW ZEALAND: Marlborough Sounds clinches first Clean Marina certificates
UK: Improving the Beacon
NETHERLANDS: Lots to come at Metstrade 2024
USA: Suntex buys Marine Emporium Landing
Waste clearance on the seabed
Barefoot safe decking options
New hoist completes cat haul out facility
The widest docks in Spain
How technology paves the way for a smarter marina
Avoid the pitfalls and spot the trends
Scottish marina offers development opportunities
SEA Index rolls out to French marinas
European marinas advance ocean stewardship
World first vessel to grid project
Selecting the best charge points
Marinas24: big turnout for new venue
Fourth Monaco Rendezvous focuses on innovation
IBEX 2024: Exploring the biggest issues
Creative solutions for challenging projects
Building tomorrow's floating structures