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ROCKLAND — Twenty months after the state approved for the expansion of the Safe Harbor Marinas expansion in Rockland Harbor, the project has yet to proceed.

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Rockland marina unveils revised expansion plans Share Bill Morong of Safe Harbor Marinas responds to a question posed by Rockland Mayor Ed Glaser. Stephen Betts A company that owns about 100 marinas across the country unveiled Thursday afternoon its plans to expand a marina in Rockland Harbor. Safe Harbor Marinas hopes to have the expansion completed within a year with dredging to be done during the winter. Professional engineer Michael Sabatini along with Bill Morong of Safe Harbor ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Construction on a long-awaited new boat ramp at Midge Point will begin in June and be complete in October, weather permitting. Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert said Queensland company Australian Marine and Civil was awarded the $1.55m contract to complete the works for the new boat ramp at Jimmy’s Rocks Road. “The contract includes construction of a new two-lane boat ramp and 120-metre-long access causeway at Jimmy’s Rocks Road,” Mrs Gilbert said. “The des...

Marina Conference and Expo Begins Tomorrow Author: Jan 26, 2021 The Association of Marina Industries Conference and Expo kicks off virtually tomorrow with a preconference workshop, the Soundings Trade Only is the official media sponsor. “The AMI Conference and Expo is the premier educational event for the marina sector,” said Michele J. Goldsmith, publisher of Soundings Trade Only. “We have collaborated for many years and are happy to work with them in 2021 on this new virtual platform....

Today according to the coast guard, that number tops out at 12 million. translating to 130 million boat users. at the same time, experts say very little has been invested in boating infrastructure. this man calls it a tragedy waiting to happen. >> if the boat ramp is not well maintained you have the danger of actually recovering boats and having something catastrophic happen. first responders that cant get into the water in a timely manner they simply cant do their job. >> the former director of...

Along the coast. >> boating advocates are calling for tens of millions of dollars in state and local investment for new boat ramps and to fix existing boating infrastructure. deal calls the investment an investment in more than just boats. >> to you this is about jobs? >> yeah, theres over 650,000 people that work in the marine industry in the united states right now, and with the infrastructure improvements that are clearly needed, there could be so many more people getting employed in our indu...

Laughingly say theres no such thing as a permanent boat ramp along the coast. >> boating advocates are calling for tens of millions of dollars in state and local investment for new boat ramps and to fix existing boating infrastructure. deal calls the investment an investment in more than just boats. >> to you this is about jobs? >> yeah, theres over 650,000 people that work in the marine industry in the united states right now, and with the infrastructure improvements that are clearly needed, th...

The united states. today according to the coast guard, that number tops out at 12 million. translating to 130 million boat users. at the same time, experts say very little has been invested in boating infrastructure. this man calls it a tragedy waiting to happen. >> if the boat ramp is not well maintained you have the danger of actually recovering boats and having something catastrophic happen. first responders that cant get into the water in a timely manner they simply cant do their job. >> the...