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New marina for Gibraltar A
fter winning the Bathing Pavilion project and the first phase of Marina Bay projects in Gibraltar,
Marinetek Finland has been awarded a project to build a 700-berth Small Boat Marina in Gibraltar. It will cater for 700 local boats up to ten metres and thus increase the total number of berths in Gibraltar significantly. The marina will be protected
by a fixed breakwater to be built simultaneously, which will also serve as a public promenade and for berthing megayachts and passenger ships. The fixed structures are being built by the main contractor Gibraltar Joinery & Building Services (GJBS), for whom Marinetek is acting as a sub-contractor. The end customer is the Gibraltar Government. The project has high demands
for the long life-time and low life-cycle costs, so Marinetek’s All- Concrete pontoons were therefore chosen as they require minimum annual maintenance and have a 50-year design life. For the same reason, long-life Titanium Hybrid
Seaflex was chosen as the mooring system. The pontoons are equipped with Marinetek’s new FN8000 and FN600K fingers with WPC-decking and F6000C Concrete Fingers along with Rolec’s Smartcard electricity and water services. The marina’s lighting system is powered by solar panels to make it as environmentally- friendly as possible. The marina has also been designed to give disabled boaters good access to boats. The project has a very tight
deadline of June, 2015, by which time Marinetek is to supply and install a total of 140 large size pontoon units and 350 finger piers among other equipment. The company is using its network of manufacturing facilities in three factories: Finland, Latvia and Sweden. “We will use five different production lines in three countries and our weekly production will be 20 units. The fingers will be produced in Sweden and in Latvia with four production lines. This is a good example of how our ‘One
Marinetek’ strategy works when big and fast deliveries are needed,” stated Ville Leisti, Technical Director of the Marinetek Group. “We are very happy to build this
world-class marina reference and add it to our previous success stories in Limassol, Cyprus and Aker Brygge,
Norway. With the support of our parent company’s network we are able to handle the manufacturing and logistic challenges and serve our customers in the best way and deliver the project in on time,” added Ville Frost, Sales Manager of Marinetek Finland.
Left to right: Ville Frost, Sales Manager, Markku Rantanen, Senior Partner, Marinetek Finland, and Gino Catania, Senior Project Manager, GJBS.
Marine Travelift redesigns website
The official launch of its new website was recently announced by Marine Travelift, which manufactures boat hoists, forklifts and transporters for marinas and boatyards. It is a significant upgrade, providing a more interactive experience for site visitors and potential customers. According to Kristen Wondra,
Marine Travelift’s Marketing Communications Manager, the customisation of the company’s equipment was the driving force behind the decision to redesign the site. “Our equipment is specifically tailored to meet each customer’s unique needs and the possibilities are almost endless,” Wondra explained. “We needed the ability
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to demonstrate that online with new photos and videos.” The site is divided into six key
areas: Products, Vessels, Customer Care, Industry Tools, News and Events, and About Us. In these six sections, customers can learn about the entire life cycle of purchasing equipment with Marine Travelift.
“By developing these sections and emphasising the importance we place on real partnerships, we’re hoping to get customers more information on the front end and then work with them throughout the life cycle of the product,” Wondra added. The new website can be visited at:
www.marinetravelift.com
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