Boosting mooring in Milos port Revo mp for Lido

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was put to the test by very strong winds,
which hit the structure in a vertical
direction. An excellent wave attenuation
performance was reported.
Gerasimos Damoulakis, mayor of Milos,
spoke of the benefits of modernising the
harbour infrastructure and stressed that
all technology used was environmentally
sound and would have no adverse effects
on marine life or the coastline.
Boosting mooring
in Milos port
GREECE: A floating breakwater is now in place in the port of Adamas on the
island of Milos to protect moorings and act as a secure dock for visiting boats.
It will be used to host Greek and overseas sailing teams in July for the 49th
Aegean Rally, the oldest and most prestigious sailing regatta in the country.
Project contractor GF Ergotaxio
oversaw the installation of the 120m
long structure, which is manufactured
from third generation Marinetek
breakwater pontoons. Two days after
the project completed, the breakwater
Revo mp
for Lido
Drystack
Bellingham Marine began work on
installing new timber docks from its
newly formed timber division. New
locker boxes, power centres and fire
hose cabinets were also installed,
and electrical components, potable
"The project aims to increase the
number of mooring berths while offering
safe mooring to a significant number of
boat owners visiting the island, providing
ease of accessibility to the hinterland and
enjoying some of the island's 75 beaches,
all of which offer breathtaking views and
unique sea waters," he said.
Milos is considered to offer the biggest
natural port in the Mediterranean and
is a leading Greek tourism destination.
Milos port president, Nikolaos Xenakis,
confirmed that cruising is experiencing
significant growth and that the number
of leisure boats seeking berths was
increasing, especially during the summer
months.
The breakwater is installed to the east
of the harbour and offers 60 berths.
It also serves to protect the port from
pollution, allowing for water circulation
and renewal.
water lines and fire suppression systems
were upgraded.
The new docks feature a specially
engineered southern yellow pine deck,
which has been enhanced with a moisture
inhibitor to extend service life.
USA: BellPort Group's Lido Yacht
Anchorage & Drystack in Newport
Harbor, California, has undergone a
complete renovation.
Scheduled to coincide with a large
dredging project in the Rhine Channel,
the docks were lifted out so as to
facilitate the removal of 90,000 cubic
yards of spoil laced with mercury,
pesticides and other toxic chemicals. The
project removed Rhine Channel from the
US Environmental Protection Agency's
list of toxic hot spots.
Upon completion of the dredging,
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