New marina sites get the go-ahead

THE cabinet has approved two new sites for marinas and the extension of two already approved yacht moorings, it was announced yesterday.

The new sites, rubber-stamped by the cabinet on Wednesday, are just west of the old Limassol port and at the Paralimni fishing shelter. The sites to be extended are the Larnaca marina and the site earmarked for a yacht harbour at Ayia Napa.

Marinas are one of the ‘pet’ projects of Commerce and Tourism Minister Nicos Rolandis, who sees yacht docks as a vital part of plans to upgrade the local tourism product.

The island currently has two marinas, at Limassol and Larnaca. A Paphos marina site has also been approved, bringing to six the number of planned or existing marinas on the island.

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