Design and engineering

ASTRA MARINAS has unique knowledge and experience in marina design The expertise of ASTRA MARINAS includes:

• Engineering of maritime structures, waterfronts, berths, marina buildings
• Market research and marina concept studies
• Business planning and feasibility studies
• Permissions
• Supervision

ASTRA MARINAS performs the marina design and planning according to local standards and norms with international experience, involving foreign consultants and specialists.

ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN A MARINA TECHNICAL PROJECT

Marina projects are quite different depending on site conditions, space limitations, strategic positioning of marina business or Client requirements. The following list shows all the possible elements of the technical project.

SEA SIDE

• General configuration, including protection against waves, harbour entrance, interior channels and depths. (1)
• Breakwaters, fixed or floating. (2)
• Dredging. (3)
• Piers (3)
• Berths, including disposition, selection of pontoons and fingers, accesses, anchoring systems and services bollards.
• Electricity and water supply in berths.
• Additional networks for berths such as TV, phone / fax, data.
• Petrol station.
• Waste water pumping station for boats.

(4) Topography and bathymetry required
(5) Waves study required.
(6) Sea bed characteristics study required.

LAND SIDE

Marina facilities for ships

• Reparations esplanade
• Slip
• Travel – lift
• Crane
• Repair shop
• Oil and dangerous waste collection system
• Dry storage for boats

Marina facilities for users

• General configuration of land area, including waterfront design, landscape planning and road accesses.
• Drainage, water, waste water, lighting and electricity networks
• Marina users parking
• Public parking
• Urban waste collection system
• Users dressing room and toilets
• Marina employees dressing room and toilets
• Harbour master's office
• Clubhouse
• Sailing school
• Nautical accessories store
• Shopping area

TYPES OF PROJECTS

There are two different types of marina projects according to site conditions:

A) Projects in open coast with hard maritime conditions. (I.E. Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea)

B) Projects in protected coasts or inland waters where waves are not a significant matter. (I.E. Inland lakes)

Projects in open coast need some studies of maritime engineering that are unnecessary or much simpler in protected or inland waters:

• Waves study, which include wave climate, wave propagation and harbour oscillation analysis.
• Design and calculation of rubble mound or vertical breakwaters.
• Analysis of the effects of the project on coastal dynamics.

STAGES INCLUDED IN A MARINA PROJECT

Usually, marina projects include 4 stages of engineering works.

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