12EYEBROWPONTOON PROJECTS


Strategic harbour in the Southern Mediterranean


W


ork is nearing completion for the inauguration of a new leisure harbour


at Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, managed by MPN Marinas, part of the MP Network, which provides integrated solutions for marinas. Capo d’Orlando Marina is on a


beautiful part of the coast between Messina and Cefalù opposite the Aeolian islands and is destined to become an important and popular tourist harbour mainly due to its central position in the Mediterranean and its warm and gentle climate for most of the year. The new marina, built by ATI


in concert with the companies Franco Giuseppe Srl and Eurovega costruzioni Srl, is formed by two large piers connected to the wharf, which spread out Northwards and from which a series of mooring pontoons branch out at right angles. The main piers, which are 5 m wide with concrete surfaces, are a


new model of Ingemar’s continuous floating elements with a freeboard of 60 cm and an elevated overload capacity of 500 kg/sq m, which enable the secure passage of electric vehicles, as well as having a wide access corridor to the pontoons. Overall, there are 280 m of monobloc floating pontoons in reinforced concrete with polystyrene core, in modules of 12.5 x 5 m, connected with semi-rigid joints and an ample central compartment protected by wooden panels for the transit of maintenance vehicles. The mooring pontoons are


discontinuous floating elements to allow for the recycling of surface water and have been decked with exotic hardwood walkways. The single fingers, up to 150 m


long, extend for an overall area of 850 m and are made of modules 2.5 m wide with an overload capacity of 250 kg/sq m; load- bearing structures are in galvanised steel supported by unsinkable


MARINA EURO-REPORT • MARCH 2017


concrete floating units with cores of expanded polystyrene. All the floating structures are


moored to tubular steel pilings fixed to the sea floor by special sliding devices that allow vertical movement according to wave height and tidal variations. The marina occupies an overall


surface area of 183,000 sq m and will be able to berth 562 boats of between 7.5 m and 40 m. Boat moorings will be of the Mediterranean type with bollards, deep chains and deadweights. All moorings will be supplied with firefighting terminals and steel service pedestals from Plus Srl of Ravenna, with E-Power systems to monitor electricity and water consumption remotely from the Marina’s offices. The service pedestals can be operated by mobile phone, computer and/or tablets by a new Smart Cloud system. Included in the elegant design of infrastructures will be a workshop


for repairs and a storage hangar, as well as 3,000 sq m of shops, bars, restaurants and minimarkets. In the centre part of the marina buildings will be the Yacht Club, including the club house, a large restaurant and outdoor space for both members and visitors. The transparent cupola of the patio will be illuminated in the evenings to allow people to admire the splendour of the night skies. Sebastiano Pulina, CEO of


Ingemar, pointing out the innovative characteristics of the marina’s floating structures, expressed his satisfaction at the Group’s participation in this important new Mediterranean port, which constitutes an important step forward in the reappraisal of the Sicilian coastline and Italian yachting. Enrico Bertacchi, CEO of MP Network, underlined the fundamental importance of being able to count on experienced, reliable service providers for the


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