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Monaco, Port Hercule

Port Hercule, positioned in a well protected natural bay with some of the deepest water on the French Riviera, is a magnet for the sleek and the chic. When you think Monaco, you also think of the on-site Monaco Yacht Show and the Monaco Grand Prix, whose iconic Formula 1 course and famous chicane runs virtually on top of the quay wall. As such, Port Hercule soaks up media attention, and enjoys an influx of ever larger luxury boats whose owners are eager to see and be seen.

The Marinetek solution becomes the fourth pontoon system it has been delivered for Ports de Monaco, replacing a 6m wide x 64m long ‘U Pontoon’ installed in 2010. The old U Pontoon is relocated to Port Fontvieille, which is the second marina in Monaco. The new U Pontoon will be an eye-catcher – positioned slightly further west of the stunning Yacht Club de Monaco and, at 120m, nearly double the length of its predecessor.

The U Pontoon was manufactured by Marinetek Adriatic using six 5m wide x 20m long Super Yacht floating concrete pontoons secured with exceptionally large sinker anchors for strong, stable asymmetrical mooring; all 13 available yacht berths (6 x 50m, 1 x 40m, 5 x 30m and 1 x 18m) are on one side. Two separate 80m berths run alongside but are not connected to the pontoon.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	Port Hercule, Monaco
Location:	Monaco
Investor:	Port Authority of Monte Carlo
Works:	building and installation of 3,5 and 6 meters wide Super Yacht pontoons, 3 piers
Budget:	1.400.000 €
Date of completion:	April 2011.
Products:	Super Yacht (Concours) pontoons M6316SY and M3820SY, aluminium access bridges and equipment; Seaflex anchoring system

There was serious competition for this contract and we are delighted to continue the great cooperation with Ports de Monaco and once again deliver a world class product that will become part of the scenery at this major luxury yacht hub.

“It will be a great asset for Port Hercule,” commented Daniel Realini, Deputy Executive Director of Ports de Monaco. “We are very pleased to be working with Marinetek again as we’ve been very happy with the quality and performance of our existing pontoons and with the after sales service and support. I look forward to seeing visiting boats moored up at U Pontoon in the early summer.”

Marina Vukovar

The contract for conducting works on the construction of communal port „ Marina“ was concluded in June 2018 between Port Authority Vukovar and Marinetek Adriatic , Hidrogradnja from Osijek and Grasa from Zagreb. The project of construction of a communal port is foreseen to construct a pier on the main stream of the Danube River, directly downstream from the river Vuka, where the moorings for 140 vessels of up to 12 meters length is formed.

The mooring of the vessel is provided along both sides of the main pontoon gate located parallel to a coastline of 265 meters, divided into 4 segments and connected by associated gangways. At the 70 ° point on the longitudinal axis, the ‘fingers’ have been installed on the longitudinal axis, with transverse structures with floats, for the mooring of boats on both sides.

The second pontoon gate, which is 60 meters long, is set up as a protection from the debris and iceberg, and also serves as a base for a 27.5 meter long bridge.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	Marina Vukovar
Location:	Vukovar
Investor:	Port Authority Vukovar
Marina capacity:	256 berths for vessels from 12 to 25 m in length and 30 berths for large yachts from 25 to 120 m in length
Works:	building and installation of 27 pontoons with additional equipment
Budget:	8,7 M Kn
Completion of works:	January 2019.
Products:	Marinetek All Conrete pontoons type M2412AC, steel pilots, fingers (60pcs), 27,5 m long access bridge

Since the marina is located on the Danube River itself, with over six meters water oscillations, it was necessary to design and implement an adequate and secure anchorage of the entire structure. The pontoon installation was performed by setting 27 steel pilots with an outer diameter of 508mm and a thickness of 25mm. The pilots are made of special steel S355JR on the outside of corrosion-proof material, while the inside of the pilot is filled with concrete for added strength. The total height of the pilot is 23.6 meters, and in the bottom of the river are dug at height over 12 meters. The pontoons are mounted on pilots with special clamps with sliding elements to ensure unobstructed lifting and lowering of the gates at maximum loads.

This is the first installment of Marinetek ponton elements using steel pilots in Croatia, and the entire project has been completed in just three winter months, to the satisfaction of contractors and investors. It is certain that the port will be used by all the citizens of the town of Vukovar and the surrounding places that have boats and other vessels, and with the built breakwater and promenade this will give a whole new look to this part of the city.

Marina Lazure

Hotel and marina Lazure located in Meljine, about 2 km east from Herceg Novi, is offering a magnificent view of the entrance to the bay of Kotor. The russian company, Imperio Holdings ltd, has taken over the task of reconstructing the old Lazaret – building of medievel maritime quarantine, and arranging a small communal port in front of the Lazaret. During the development of the project, investor has certainly preserved the original appearance and architecture of this historical complex, and improved it into exceptional facility of the highest category. The small harbor and fixed breakwater are protected cultural monuments and have been preserved in their original form. Around the harbor itself, the investor has formed a new marina with 220 berths protected by new stone breakwater. Compliance with the requirements of the restorer and maritime domain, and the complexity of the construction of breakwater itself, delayed the completion of the marina almost until the end of 2019. Marina has a full function in early 2020.

During project development, in several phases Marinetek has delivered total of 33 Heavy Duty pontoons (width 2.7m, 3m and 4m) to form a 7 inner piers, and 4 breakwater elements (5 m wide) to secure additional protection of the entrance to the waters of marina. The inner piers are anchored with chains, and the outer pier, which is 4 m wide and is intended for the largest vessles up to 30 m long, as well as the floating breakwater, are anchored with Seaflex elements. A standard quadruple berth is provided for anchoring yachts.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	Marina Lazure
Location:	Montenegro
Investor:	Imperio Holdings Limited
Works:	manufacture and installation of floating pontoons
Budget:	8.2 MKn
Completion of works:	Start of first phase – in 2014; completion of second phase – during 2019
Products:	Marinetek floating pontoons type M2700HD, M4300HD, M3300HD, and breakwaters type M5316BRK

Extremely large tourist resorts, Porto Montenegro in Tivat and Portonovi in Kumbor, are being built near the Lazure complex, which significantly surpass Lazure in size and luxury. However, the extremely beautifully renovated and decorated complex of the medieval Lazaret with an attractive wellness center and swimming pools, and an attractive boutique marina, will surely find its regular users and a place on the new nautical map of Montenegro.

“The breakwater is essentially a small mountain, most of which is under water. The widht of our pier at the bottom is approx. 45 m, and depth in this part of water area is from 8 to 13 meters. The bottom is covered with extremely thick layer of mud, so quite demanding and complicated works have been performed. In a similar way it is built a breakwater – a mole on the shipyard, which is one of the biggest attractions of Herceg Novi. Hopfully, our marina will eventually become one also – Ana Martynova, director of Imperio Holdings ltd.

Marina Kornati

Marina Kornati in Biograd is one of the first and certainly the most important nautical subjects on Croatian coast. Back in 1974, the company Iliria dd built the first nautical port in Croatia, today’s hotel port from which systematically began to develop nautical tourism throughout the Adriatic, and is rightly took the name of the pioneers of nautical tourism, and the city Biograd became the cradle of nautical tourism . Hotel harbor over time has become too small for current needs of boaters, and Illyria Inc. realizing the enormous potential and the importance of yachting tourism on the development of the town at the sea and its overall impact, in 1985 built a new Marina Kornati, with an additional 450 berths.

Today, Marina Kornati is a true center of nautical tourism in northern Dalmatia. Capacity of marina is over 750 berths, with the appropriate service center and restaurants. Annually, marina hosts over 40 sailing regattas and events, boat show in October and about 300 charter boats in various charter agancies.

After almost thirty years, management of marina and Ilirija dd made the decision for significant reconstruction of the maritime part of marina and the adaptation for new and modern business conditions in nautical tourism.
Stable concrete piers were demolished and replaced with new highest – quality floating concrete pontoon piers. The width of piers and distance between them are carefully determined in order to accept a new and larger vessels. The entire infrastructure was changed, as well as all access piers, the electrical energy and water supply installations and fire-fightning equipment. Old concrete service cabinets were replaced with new stainless steel cabinets with modern look.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	Marina Kornati – reconstruction of piers
Location:	Biograd na moru
Investor:	Ilirija dd Biograd
Marina capacity:	750 berths
Works:	demolishing and removing of old piers and equipment.Construction, delivery and installation of new piers with mooring system of piers and vessels and with new installations
Budget:	2M €
Year of completion:	2016.
Products:	Heavy Duty M4300HDS, M3300HDS, M2700HDS
Extras:	Demolishing and replacement of old piers in different phases

Demolition works on piers C1, C2, C3 and C4 began immediately after signing the contract, in mid of November 2015, and the completion of installation of 3 completly new floating pontoon piers were completed by the Christmas of that year. Phase 1B, which refers to the replacement of piers B6 nad B7 (piers in front of the restaurants,) was completed as agreed – in late February 2016. Phase two will include the replacement of piers B1 to B5 (North marina) and works will take place in period from November 2016 till February 2017.

Of course this is not all we need to mention. Marina Kornati announced a major development plans for the future, in which our company again will give it`s contribution …

Marinetek was given a duty that in a very short period of time, in a few winter months and in a several phases, demolish and rehabilitate existing concrete piers, produce and anchor new floating pier and implement completely new infrastructure. Explicit request of the investor was that the “main activity of marina can not stop”, so that all works were performed simultaneously, pier by pier, moving vessels from the marina from the old piers to new ones. This extremely demanding organizational task Marinetek has done in cooperation with BSK commerce from Rijeka, Rc Neptun from Šibenik and Marex elektrostroj from Zadar.

Marina Agana

At the end of January Marinetek NCP began with production of floating pontoons for complete reconstruction of A, B, C and V piers of marina Agana in Marina. This marina has 134 berths divided into 6 piers of a total length of 470m which are equipped to accommodate a boat up to a maximum length of 25m. Marina Agana is located in the central part of Dalmatia, halfway between the Split and Sibenik county centers, on the very bottom of the marina bay and offers a safe and peaceful place with a lot of content that gives boaters a comfortable stay.

Due to the dilapidation of all pontoon elements and equipment, Marinetek has replaced all existing floating piers with new concrete continuous elements, type M3012AC and M3015AC with additional equipment, cleats, wooden bumpers and access bridges. In addition to the replacement of the complete pontoon system, in cooperation with the company Dubina engineering from Split and Elektrolux TS from Šibenik, installation of anchoring systems of piers and vessels, and the construction of a new water supply network and electrical installation were also carried out.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	Marina Agana – reconstruction of piers
Location:	Marina
Marina capacity:	134 berths
Works:	dismantling and replacing old piers and equipment. Building, delivery and installation of new piers with anchoring system and complete installation
Budget:	3,5 mil KN
Date of completion:	2018.
Products:	M3012AC and M3015AC
Extras:	system of steel galvanized carriers

For the anchoring requirements, along with standard concrete anchor blocks, in smaller depths we used geotechnical anchors with required capacity not to jeopardize the required boat gauges The specificity is also the anchoring system of pier “V” which is placed in parallel line with the mound-breakwater and anchored by a system of steel galvanized carriers (“hands”) and with diagonal inox cables to take over the longitudinal forces. Steel supports are fastened on land with pre-made concrete reinforcements, and on pontoon with special acceptors whose anchoring is performed during the production of pontoon elements.

For the anchoring system of vessels we used standard quarter mooring. In line with the needs of the planned vessels and the existing network capacities, a new project for electricity distribution on the piers was created. Also, new service cabinets (type Tango) with adequate connections were installed.

Marinetek performed all the work in accordance with the agreement and provided timely installation of all pontoon elements. Considering that during the construction of the marina’s construction works marina was completely filled with vessels on an annual basis, we provided the installation of all piers successively, with measures of increased precaution and safety at the site of installation and with minimal restriction of regular activities in the marina.

Boduli Rijeka – Superyacht pier

At the beginning of summer 2014 Marinetek NCP performed an installation od anchoring blocks and soon after installation of floating pier in Rijeka port. This is the project of Port Authority Rijeka and 4,3 M kn worth investment, whose main goal is to increase the capacity of the mooring. Works on construction and installation of piers are successfully done by Marinetek NCP and BSK Commerce from Rijeka, whose joint offer was selected in public proceedings issued by Port Authority.

The 80 m long floating pier is made of four breakwater pontoons type M3820BRS, each of which is nearly twenty meters long and three and a half meters wide, and should increase capacity of the mooring in the harbour for about 50%.
Pier is bounded for massive coastal construction with cross chain link with inserted inox/rubber spring inserted in order to prevent larger movement of the piers. Pontoons are equipped with access bridges, cleats and service cabinets with double water and electricity plugs. On client`s request all pontoons have rubber fenders.

Anchoring system consists of crossed-anchored lines made with Seaflex system, anchored to massive blocks of 99 tons, which will enable safe mooring of large vessels even during poor weather condition.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	superyacht pier Riva Boduli
Location	Rijeka, Croatia
Investor:	Port Authority Rijeka
Works:	design, production, delivery and installation of floating pier made of breakwater pontoons type M3820BRS
Budget:	4,3 mil Kn
Date of completion:	2014.

The basic purpose of new built pier and mooring system is the acceptance of popular tourist sailing boats during summer months. Namely, these sailing boats usually bind to coats Boduli in Rijeka port and the problem was that the coast wasn`t long enough so sailboats had to bind to each other. For the rest of the year, these berths are intended for mega yachts. Anchoring system provides safe berths during winter months, for 9 yachts up to 35 m long and 5 yachts up to 5 m long, as well as for vessels of Police Deparment, Port Authority and Harbour Master.

Batala port, Dubrovnik

The project of construction of the Batala communal port is very important for the city of Dubrovnik and it was necessary to develop a series of studies. The idea of building the Batala communal harbor started long ago in 2012, with the adoption of the urban planning when they started the conceptual solutions. After that, all the required permits and studies of the impact on the environment were completed, and finally they started with the whole project. Today, Batala is one of the most modern harbors in Croatia and is primarily intended for the local population.

The main idea was that Batala is organized on the principle of ports in historic centres. Dubrovnik is the city of world famous cultural heritage and beauty, one of the most attractive and famous cities in the Mediterranean . In the maritime world, it is well known that Dubrovnik is one of the first ports who began to cultivate the nautical tourism. This city is significant destination that goes through progressive growth and development phase, both of larger marinas and small harbours.

The total investment “weighed” was 12 million kuna, County Port Authority Dubrovnik loaned ten million kuna from the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development while 2 million kuna was cut off from its own funds.
Marinetek NCP as a contractor was responsible for the construction and supply of a total of 6 floating piers of a total length of 600 meters, with approximately 500 berths for boats owned by local people who have signed a contract with the County Port Authority. This valued project is among the few in Croatia that solves the problem of the constant demand of the local population for communal berths.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Project:	Communal port Batala
Location:	Dubrovnik
Investor:	County Port Authority Dubrovnik
Marina capacity:	500 berts
Works:	600 m floating pier
Budget:	8,7 Mkn
Date of completion:	2017.
Products:	Heavy Duty pontoons 2700 HDS , breakwater 3800BRS

Works on the construction of the Batala harbor took place in two phases. In the first phase of the work, Marinetek built and delivered pontoons for 95.5 meters long pier B, designed for the first 60 boats. It contains 7 pieces of floating reinforced concrete elements of 12 and 15 meters in length.

The second phase involved the construction and installation of four pontoon piers (A, C, D and E) and a one breakwater pier with its inner berths. The value of works in this final phase was 10.7 million kuna.

The production of floating pontoons and its equipment lasted for 3 months and to Dubrovnik were carried by sea in five separate tugs, each tug with a length of 75 to 110 m.
Works on the pontoon installation were entrusted to firm Marine Sub d.o.o. from Sibenik

Anchoring system of piers was conducted using a reinforced concrete anchor blocks and elastic ropes Seaflex from Swedish company, which makes the floating docks extremely calm and stable with minimal horizontal shifts. This system represents the most modern and fully comfortable anchoring system with respect to the highest safety standards.
Since the project of anchoring piers and vessels was made on the basis of a future reconstructed coastal promenades along the coast of Gruž, we had to carry out a “temporary” solution so all the piers could have safe and unhindered access. So, till the reconstruction of the coast, we derived steel galvanized bridges at the point based on AB blocks at the seabed. This specific access to the piers caused enthusiasm both by the local people and by the Dubrovnik tourists who use the access ports as a “good location for photographing“.