Marinas and Boatyards
Marinas and boatyards offer the vital services, ranging from repairs to slips and seasonal storage, that boaters require. Because they're in regular contact with boat owners, these businesses can take the pulse of the recreational boating industry every day. Developments such as new facilities and new services at these sites help to drive the industry forward.
Greek Marinas Association to host ICOMIA conference
The World Marinas Conference is scheduled for Oct. 25-27 in Athens.
Pier Sixty-Six Marina expands
Tavistock Development Company, owner of Pier Sixty-Six Marina, has added slips and dockage for vessels up to 400 feet long on the north and south sides of the 17 Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale. The property now has 157 slips, representing a 24-percent increase, and 5,000 feet of linear dockage, a 67-percent increase.
Group wins appeal for $80 million Miami marina plan
The city of Miami and a development team comprising RCI Marine Group and Suntex Marinas have won a key circuit court ruling.
Suntex acquires California marina
Pleasure Cove Marina in Napa will continue Suntex’s expansion into California.
Port 32 Marinas buys Tampa Harbour Yacht Club
The full service facility will be known as Port 32 Tampa.
Suntex adds rentals to another marina
Suntex Marina Investors LLC has gotten a step closer to its goal of offering rentals at its 46 locations with the addition of a fleet at Laurel Marina & Yacht Club in Tennessee.
Marina group wins court appeal for $80 million Miami marina redevelopment
RCI Marine Group and Suntex Marinas move to the next stage of a plan to redevelop Virginia Key.
Atlantic Marina Holdings rebrands properties as Port 32
With the redevelopment of its four Florida marinas, the company becomes one of the state’s largest slip holders.
Suntex names new COO
Rich Carter is tasked with improving the “service experience” at Suntex Marinas.
Marathon Boat Yard sold
Located on Boot Key Harbor, the 12-acre facility sold for $5.75 million.
Front Street Shipyard receives grant
The $670,000 grant from the Department of Transportation will be used for a water-jet cutting machine.
Baltimore marina completes $9 million renovation
Harbor East Marina is modernized with new docks and event space.
Fort Lauderdale hotel and marina sells for $171 million
The 9-acre Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina on the ICW has 33 slips.
Marina industry healthy Down Under
A just-launched study on Australia’s marinas shows healthy growth in workforce, infrastructure investment and slip demand over the last six years.
Obexer’s first marina on Lake Tahoe with ValvTect fuel
Obexer’s Boat Company in Homewood, Calif., is now carrying ValvTect Marine Gasoline at its docks.
Michigan clean marina program adds six facilities to certified list
Six facilities have been added to the list of Certified Clean Marinas in the Michigan Clean Marina Program.
SkipperBud’s adds Michigan location
SkipperBud’s is breaking ground on a marina complex on Cass Lake in Waterford, Mich., this week.
Suntex expands boat club and rental program
Suntex added a new boat club at CrossTimbers Marina in Sperry, Okla., the ninth it has opened.
RMK Merrill-Stevens adds high-capacity Travelift
Miami-based RMK Merrill-Stevens has added a Marine Travelift 100 BFMII mobile boat hoist to its yard. The 100-ton machine will be operational this summer and will join an older 70-ton unit on site.
Expansion begins at Maine’s largest boatyard
Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, announced last week that it has finalized the financing it needs to start construction of a new facility adjacent to its existing yard.
The Boat House Group names COO
Marine industry veteran Rick Gasaway has joined the Boat House Group as chief operating officer.
United Yacht Sales opens new office on Long Island
United Yacht Sales, a yacht brokerage firm, has added an office at Seaborn Marina in Bay Shore, N.Y. Sales professional Mordy Miltz will run the new facility.
Clean marinas in Michigan increase by nearly 20 percent in 2018
The Michigan Clean Marina Program has certified 64 facilities across the state, increasing by nearly 20 percent in the first half of this year.