Christophe Harbour Marina, the first superyacht marina in St. Kitts, has sold to Safe Harbor Marinas. Years in the making, Christophe Harbour Marina opened in 2015. It’s the brainchild of Buddy Darby, a superyacht owner and property developer who has been the chief executive officer from the start. Having cruised the Caribbean extensively, he noted…
Construction is about to get underway on a first for Indonesia, a full-service marina offering dockage, repair, and other services. In fact, the first slips will be available in the new Benoa marina, in Bali, during the second half of this year. The project is a joint effort between Marina Development Indonesia (MDI) and PT…
Excavation work is underway on the southwestern coast of Anguilla for Port Nimara, a resort with a megayacht marina. When it opens, nearly 120 slips will be available, several of them for yachts to 260 feet (79 meters). The site sits between the well-known hotel Cap Juluca and the equally renowned Altamer villas. For further…
A bankruptcy court judge has approved a change of ownership for a troubled marina in Brooklyn. ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina is set to operate under Radcliff Management, a U.S.-based large advisory firm. The auction took place on December 4. Besides the marina, it included ownership of a related sailing club and a restaurant on site. According to…
A few yacht yards and marinas along the U.S. East Coast hold Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status. The Marine Group Boat Works shipyard and Fifth Avenue Landing marina are the first yacht-specific FTZs in California. An FTZ is a specially designated area in or near a port of entry into which goods can import duty-free….
Following some of the worst flooding in Spain in decades, Marina Port Valencia is pitching in for the relief efforts. The employees are not only voluntarily pumping water out of homes, but also collecting much-needed food and other aid, distributing it to those in need. On October 29, a weather front with extreme rainfall caught…
When new ownership took over Bradford Marine in 2019, the Fort Lauderdale-based facility was a long-beloved boatyard. Approaching their fifth year of ownership, father-son duo John and Michael Kelly are keeping the promise made on day one. Not only have they preserved the working waterfront, but also have created a welcoming marina with outdoor events…
Citing insurmountable debt, the owners of ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina in New York have filed for Chapter 11. The marina includes more than 100 slips, for a variety of boats and yachts to 250 feet (76 meters). It also has a community dock offering free and low-cost boating programs to the public. These include a sailing…
Portugal’s Algarve coast has a handful of marinas, few capable of accommodating megayachts. Among them, Marina de Portimão wants to welcome even more. It’s adding more than a dozen additional berths, along with making a number of other improvements. Currently, the marina, in the city of Portimão, has 620 moorings and can accommodate yachts to…
The Maldives regularly lure cruisers, divers, and wellness-seekers from around the world. In fact, the island nation is widely considered a jewel in the Indian Ocean. Since visiting yachts, which typically drop anchor, are on the rise, a new real estate and resort development includes a marina. The Zamani Islands superyacht slips may be operational…
