
SUPERYACHT #505 May 2004
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Article by Massimo Bernardo
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INTERNATIONAL MARINE TARRACO The new port for superyachts
Strategically positioned in the centre of the Costa Dorada, on one
of the most beautiful and climatically appetising waterfronts of
the Iberian peninsula, the town of Tarragona, with its two
thousand years of history, includes architectural remains of the
ancient Roman empire, a deep Mediterranean culture and a truly
important potential in the yachting field.
A great project was previewed at the last Dusseldorf Boat Show by
the very likeable Sales & Marketing manager Maria D. Campabadal, a
project which could make this Spanish town the real capital of
mare nostrum.
International Marina Tarraco (I.M.T.) is a wholly private port 50
miles south of Barcelona. Situated between the Balearics and the
Riviera, it has excellent motorway and rail links with its
hinterland. The waterfront is being transformed into a megaport
for maxiyachts. The project, to the design of famous architect
Ricardo Bofil, represents an investment of 35 million euros,
excluding the part for the construction of buildings. With its
three jetties - Muelle de Costa (520 m.), Muelle de Levante (420
m.) and Muelle de Lerida (300 m.) - there will be mooring for no
less than 90 yachts of 30 to 120 metres and even up to 150 metres,
thanks to a water depth of 9 metres.
The designers have paid special attention to environmental
aspects, equipping the port with the most modern and innovative
technologies both for storage and treatment of sewage from the
port structures and the fleet, and for the quays which will
include all services from Internet to bilge-pumping.
The project is divided into three phases. The first, involving the
Muelle de Costa, will be completed by the end of this year. The
Muelle de Levante will be operational in spring 2005 and the
Muelle de Lerida in autumn of the same year.
The three jetties will be "surrounded" by very luxurious terramare
that may be rented, thus remaining I.M.T. property.
For further information: IMT. Puerto Comercial Tarragona; Muelle de Levante s/n - P.O. Box
649; 43004 Tarragona - Spain. Tel. +34 977 244 173 Fax +34 977 216 322 E-mail: imt@imtarraco.com
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