Initial Design of Offshore Floating Marina System

초록

Marinas are often located in prime port side locations. In Korea these locations are already develped and reclamation of the exising properties poses many difficulties and financial overhead. Also, to develop a standard marina in Korea with tide reanges up to 8 meters would require considerable dredging and reclamation works needding long lead times and large SOC costs. The floating marina system provides also for all of functions needed to marina comparising a breakwater to protect the vessels, the pontoon system to house the vessels, a club house and retail tourism precinct, fuel reservoir and associated support facilities in a turn key self containd unit.