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MARINA ASIA-PACIFIC


Volume 4, Number 15 May 2017


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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE One island – six marinas


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NATCHEZ ON THE WATERFRONT 12 Glitz tends to sell


EDITOR’S COMMENT F


orming as a tropical low over the Coral Sea on 23 March, Cyclone Debbie gradually intensified to become a named tropical cyclone on 26 March. After steadily strengthening offshore, it made


landfall near Airlie Beach, Queensland, on 28 March and continued to travel South, causing significant damage and flooding in the South-East of this Australian state. In total, the storm killed at least 12 people in Australia, making Debbie the deadliest cyclone to hit the nation since 1974. Once the evacuation of tourists from the stricken


area had been completed, representatives from two of Marina Asia-Pacific’s advertisers – Bellingham Marine and M-Tech Marine Technologies – travelled to the area to assess the damage to local marinas caused by wind gusts of up to 280 km/h and an eight metre storm surge, and to help any facility that required assistance in resuming operations as soon as possible. Bellingham Marine specialises in floating pontoons,


platforms and wave attenuation systems for marinas worldwide (see page 15). The company also produces dry storage systems for the upland storage of boats. M-Tech Marine Technologies is Australia’s leading manufacturer


and distributor of service pedestals, metering solutions, emergency service equipment, pump-out systems and accessories for the marina industry (see advertisement on the left). According to John Spragg, General Manager for


Bellingham Marine’s operations throughout Australasia, Greg Dunne and Paul Sorrel from his company, and Darren Wilkinson from M-Tech arrived on Hamilton Island in the Whitsunday Islands to discover that the chaos and level of devastation was truly heartbreaking, with intense winds and huge seas having wrecked jetties, destroyed piers and deposited a line of shipwrecked yachts along the foreshore. Many marinas in the region had sustained considerable damage and John added that several were nearly gone. He also understood that because of the scale of the destruction, insurers decided to employ a ‘triage’ system to prioritise policyholders’ claims. Both Bellingham Marine and M-Tech understood the


urgency of the situation and this magazine commends their efforts to provide an immediate and effective response after the storm had passed.


David Young PONTOON PROJECTS


Breakthrough extends service life and cuts costs WATERFRONT


Long-awaited development in Melbourne EQUIPMENT REVIEW


ASIA-PACIFIC NEWS


MIA Awards 2017/18 NOTICEBOARD


Announcements from around the region HOSPITALITY


Achieving excellence in customer service 3 7 8


Expanded options for marine forklifts BOAT SHOWS


Marine17 incorporates BLA Tradeshow


Front cover: Superior Jetties of Queensland has delivered another outstanding marina berth project for a new refit facility based at the Coomera River site of Gold Coast City Marina. Completion of the project will be the first step towards welcoming more superyachts to the facility, thus fuelling local industries, contractors and boosting the Gold Coast’s economy (see page 17).


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