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Berth-holders benefit from discounts A
new scheme has recently been launched for berth- holders at Milford Marina in Wales, providing them
with exclusive discounts at many of the local businesses in and around the area.
Berth-holders who subscribe to
an annual contract are now given a ‘Gold Card’, which enables them to access discounted rates on a wide range of goods and services in the area, including insurance, chandlery, car and van rental, laundry and dry cleaning and in many of the shops and restaurants in Milford Haven. The Milford Marina Gold Card
scheme is just one of many added benefi ts enjoyed by the marina’s increasing number of loyal customers. In addition to the Gold Card, annual
berth-holders can also access the Passeport Escales programme enabling them to berth for free for up to fi ve nights at over 100 participating marinas across the South Coast of England, France, Spain and Portugal. Customers also benefi t from ten weeks of free boat yard storage, a 24/7 diesel pump facility and experienced marina staff that are available to help day and night. Lucy James, Marketing Manager at
the Port of Milford Haven, which owns and operates Milford Marina, said: “There’s never been a better time to bring your boat to Milford Marina as it’s more aff ordable, more accessible and great value. We’re continuously looking for innovative ways to add value for our customers and although we’ve already achieved Four Gold
A Gold Card discount scheme has been launched at Milford Marina.
Anchors from the Yacht Harbour Association, we’re aiming for fi ve! “The new Milford Marina Gold
Card really does off er some fantastic deals and along with a whole host of other perks, we hope our customers feel they are getting good value for money,” continued Lucy. “Accessibility has also vastly improved with transit
times through our new Samson Lock Gates being faster and more regular than ever and although Milford Marina is already one of the most competitively-priced marinas in Wales, we’re making it even more aff ordable for customers by off ering interest-free monthly payment plans when paying by direct debit.”
Adriatic projects keep Ingemar busy
Marsol expands beyond Middle East
UK modular docking systems manufacturer VersaDock has appointed Marsol International to expand beyond its current territories as the central distributor for the company’s products in the Middle East. Marsol, which has been the distributor for VersaDock for the last six years, is now expanding its collaboration into the Indian Ocean, including the Maldives and Seychelles. The company will continue to cover the UAE and Gulf States. Based in Dubai, Marsol offers
the VersaDock range of modular pontoons as part of its specialist product offer, targeting a number of areas such as leisure and residential applications. Marsol will focus on sales and
hire to the increasingly significant leisure marine sector. This follows the growth of high profile corporate
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sailing activities in the region such as Oman Sail, Extreme Sailing Series, world championships and youth training. In this respect, VersaDock’s range of systems is suitable for keeping vessels from youth dinghy fleets out of the water and can also provide solutions for temporary and permanent dockside hospitality. “We are pleased to be able
to include VersaDock’s modular systems as an important part of our product offer and identified a need within the commercial market for such a product,” commented Francois Coetzer of Marsol. “The versatility of the layouts and choice of dock system, along with the advanced design and integrity of the systems means VersaDock is highly suited to the challenges of demanding maritime operations here in the Middle East.”
In general, established tourist harbours along the Eastern Adriatic coastline of Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia are still enjoying positive growth following the strong increase in demand from yachts fleeing the Italian coast in 2012. Even today, many yacht-owners continue to favour the comfortable and well- organised berths on the opposite shore, preferring the efficient Croatian harbours rather than the bureaucratically-complex and often costly moorings along the Italian coast. Current projects are diverse
and include the extension of new moorings, which has favoured the Ingemar Group, whose brand of floating pontoons is well-known in the region.
On the Istrian peninsula near
Pola, the important marina of Luka Volme has again been enlarged and at Novi Vinodolski, against the background of the Gulf of Quarnero, a new leisure harbour is in the final
construction phase. On the island of Krk, where Ingemar installed steel pontoons on floating concrete units with wooden walkways some time ago, a series of new facilities are nearing completion for the local Port Authorities. In the meantime, the Milan-
based maritime engineering group is currently completing an important assignment on the Eastern Adriatic: Porto Montenegro is constantly expanding following significant improvements over the last few years, the 2015 award for the best moorings for superyachts and the installation of two imposing floating breakwaters, which delineate the new harbour area to protect the pontoons for maxi yachts. In Slovenia, Ingemar has
supplied new king-size floating pontoons for megayachts to Marina Port Rose, thus increasing the already ample moorings available for high-end nautical tourism.
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