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NewsCanary Islands opposition calls for community to accelerate €8.5m marina project
Opposition politicians want regional authorities to take over marina investment
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MDL Marinas to invest £60m over next decade on improvements
The investment will be spent on upgrading facilities, new marina hardware and the provision of services
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Investors bidding to build new Malaga marina
Bids are reportedly coming in from specialist investors in maritime construction projects to develop the new 500-berth San Andrés marina in Huelin, Malaga, around 50km northeast of Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol.
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New UK marina, several upgrade projects in progress
Newark Marina’s James Wilkinson (R) with Jon Challis of Inland and Coastal The UK’s extensive inland boating sector, including areas such as the Lake District and its 2,000-mile canal network, play host to many marinas and marine leisure facilities. Recently one new marina on the Grand ...
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Controversial Malaysian marina project scrapped by state government
Construction at the site was halted in March due to Covid-19 A controversial RM43bn (US$14bn) port project including a yacht marina and cruise terminal promoted as being the largest in the region has been stopped by the state Government of Melaka (English name Malacca). Recent press ...
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Australian yacht club awarded international environmental accreditation
Australia’s South of Perth Yacht Club (SOPYC) has achieved accreditation under the International Clean Marina Program along with the additional recognition of it being a Fish Friendly Marina.
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Green light for €1bn marina and port project in Cyprus
The 650-berth Larnaca Marina and port plan After an extended waiting period, the Cypriot Ministry of Transport last week gave its approval for the combined €1bn Larnaca Marina and port project to go ahead. According to a Cyprus Mail report, this huge development, which ...
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Baltic states look to boost boating sectors
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia all looking to capitalise on yachting infratructure investment
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Demand has US marinas bursting at the seams
F3 Marina began construction of its new 130ft-tall drystack marina in Ft Lauderdale last February “There’s nowhere to put ‘em.” That’s F3 Marina president John Matheson’s assessment of the US boating boom and the demand it has created for berthing and storage space, which is making ...
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Strong investor interest in Greek port
Greek government planning, despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, continues to be implemented with the aim of maximising the growth potential of the country’s ports for the benefit of local communities and the Greek economy as a whole.
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Turkish marinas pull together in face of disaster
Turkish marinas have shown an impressive display of solidarity following the mini tsunami that struck the country’s Aegean coast last week.
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Green light for new luxury marina in eastern Crete
The construction of Elounda Hills Marina in eastern Crete, part of the Elounda Hills tourism project by developer Mirum Hellas, has been given the go-ahead following a joint ministerial decision.
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Miami Beach voters sink marina redevelopment plan
Voters in Miami Beach have rejected the US$55m sale of air rights over the city-owned marina, effectively killing a multimillion-dollar redevelopment deal. Developer David Martin planned a 385ft luxury residential tower and rehab to the Miami Beach Marina including a US$22.5m 45,000sq ft marina facilities building, US$40m in capital ...
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IGY Marinas adds Miami facility to grow its portfolio to 19
The latest expansion of the global IGY Marinas portfolio has taken place in the US with the Miami-located Island Gardens Deep Harbour boosting the group’s network to 19 facilities in 11 countries serving over 2,000 superyachts annually.
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Cala del Forte marina opens for business
The new Monaco Ports-owned marina, Cala del Forte in Ventimiglia, Italy, opened for business last week when Tuiga , flagship of the Monaco Yacht Club, became the very first yacht to dock at the brand-new Molo d’Onore berth.
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Summer extends into autumn for Michigan marinas
At a time of year when most boaters in winter climes are battening down for the season, marinas in Michigan are seeing a push to extend the season, shortened in part by Covid-19 restrictions in the spring. “We still have quite a few boats in the water,” according to ...
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Croatia sees €30m hotel and marina, first on island of Vir
Croatia’s top 2020 tourist destination saw 101,000 guests by the end of September resulting in 2.1 million overnight stays and revenue within 10% of 2019, despite not one hotel room on the Island of Vir.
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Bahamian marinas decry “weekend of havoc” over Covid confusion
Confusion caused by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis’ emergency order allowing Bahamian seaports and marinas to remain open on New Province despite a Covid-19-related local lockdown resulted in a “weekend of havoc” that the island nation cannot afford to repeat. Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president Peter Maury said boaters ...
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Work on Greek marina gets underway
Bulldozers move in to Alimos Marina as long-awaited build work begins
