Marinas & Berths News

Salamanca Group buys Barcelona Marina

Salamanca Group buys Barcelona Marina

9 August 2010

Salamanca Capital Investments has announced Salamanca’s acquisition of Barcelona Marina. Known locally as Marina Port Vell, the Marina dominates the heart of Barcelona.Salamanca has acquired the Marina from Global Via whose parent company, FCC, is one of Spain’s largest construction companies; it is understood that FCC is in the process of disposing of a number [...]

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Green Light For Victoria “Mega-Yacht” Marina

Green Light For Victoria “Mega-Yacht” Marina

9 August 2010

They might as well be the winds of change blowing through the Songhees Friday. The majestic slice of the capital’s harbour is one step closer to a transformation into the Victoria International Marina after Transport Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ruled the project will not adversely affect the environment. Now the group [...]

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Graham Greene-style row over megayacht parking space

Graham Greene-style row over megayacht parking space

9 August 2010

When Anthony Terry, a British former diplomat arrived in the peaceful village of Napoule on the French Riviera eight years ago, he fell in love with its two delightful local beaches either side of a listed chateau. Settling into semi-retirement in a house a stone’s throw from the beach, he hoped to take life easy [...]

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Mourjan Marinas IGY to Plan Riviera Waterfront Project in Morocco

Mourjan Marinas IGY to Plan Riviera Waterfront Project in Morocco

27 July 2010

Mourjan Marinas IGY, the luxury developer and manager of marinas and yachting destinations based in Dubai, has allied with the Moroccan investment firm Libra Capital to start the master plan for an exclusive waterfront project in the southwest of Morocco. This project would  include hotels, golf courses, retail and dining outlets, and a marina with [...]

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Communist-era naval base reborn as superyacht marina

Communist-era naval base reborn as superyacht marina

8 July 2010

A former Communist-era naval base in east Europe could soon become the most important new European superyacht hub in decades. Porto Montenegro marina is being developed in the Bay of Kotor in southern Montenegro, the tiny former-Yugoslav nation, a region with the lowest GDP in Europe. It is the brainchild of multi-millionaire gold miner Peter [...]

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