In August, Barcelona-based OneOcean Port Vell plans to complete the last stage of its development, bringing its slip total to 158. It’s the final step in a five-year transformation of a basin into an attraction for home-berthed and transient yachts and megayachts. Construction on OneOcean Port Vell, started as Marina Port Vell, kicked off inContinue Reading
OneOcean Port Vell Adding Superyacht Slips
The last stage of OneOcean Port Vell’s development in Barcelona is underway. Come next summer, eight additional berths will join the existing 150. The expansion began this month, near the glass-clad Torre de Control building on the property. The slips should be completed next August. OneOcean Port Vell (formerly known as Marina Port Vell) willContinue Reading
Winter Work Tax-Free at OneOcean Port Vell
American- and other non-EU-flagged megayachts considering traveling to Europe for minor repairs over the winter can now do so tax-free at an unusual location. OneOcean Port Vell has a permit allowing it to extend the TPA tax-free benefit to owners whose yachts are berthed there. In brief, this Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption has typicallyContinue Reading
OneOcean Port Vell: New Name for Marina Port Vell
To underscore its relationship to OneOcean Ventures, Barcelona-based Marina Port Vell has been renamed OneOcean Port Vell. Related to this, OneOcean PortVell, its members’ club, and is wellness center are collectively being branded under the name OneOcean Barcelona. You may recall that last autumn, OneOcean Ventures was formed by Salamanca Group, which owns the marina;Continue Reading