Marinova Places 100 Concrete Pontoons at Egypt's El Alamein Marina

Construction progresses across six docks

Marinova Floating Systems has reported substantial progress on the floating infrastructure for El Alamein New Marina on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Its September 2026 project update confirms that all 100 principal concrete pontoons have been placed in the marina basin and 59 steel mooring fingers, each 15 metres long, have been installed across the first four docks.

These achievements form part of a six-dock facility expected to provide more than 230 berths for boats and yachts up to 36 metres. The installation milestones are genuine construction progress, but do not establish that the complete harbour is open or that berths can already be reserved. Further work includes longer mooring fingers and remaining utility and safety equipment.

Engineering the floating pontoon units

Each main pontoon is reported to measure 12 metres by four metres, with a structural depth of approximately 1.6 metres and nominal freeboard of 0.65 metres. Marinova uses marine-grade reinforced concrete around an expanded-polystyrene buoyancy core. The dimensions and buoyancy system are intended to support stable pedestrian access and vessel services within the marina's designed operating conditions.

Floating marina equipment must be engineered for more than its empty weight. A designer must consider uneven pedestrian loads, vessel mooring forces, water-level variation, wave action and the behaviour of joints connecting adjacent units. Seemingly small differences in freeboard or movement can affect boarding access and the safe routing of utility lines for visiting yachts.

Mooring fingers, gangways and shoreside services

The layout includes six connections to shore using landing areas and gangways. Services are planned for electricity and water at berths, together with lighting, emergency equipment, access ladders, sewage pump-out provisions and fire-response points. Rolec is involved in supplying electricity and water pedestals, including visible consumption meters to support the marina's operations.

Kased Khair is identified as the project's general contractor, with responsibility for dredging and piling associated with fixed infrastructure under Egyptian engineering supervision. Those civil works are critical to the final harbour performance because pontoon design and layout depend on the completed basin, seabed conditions and the protection afforded against sea states.

Applications for superyacht service infrastructure

Berths designed for boats up to 36 metres can accommodate some yachts, while remaining below the size of many of the largest modern superyachts. The announced capacity should therefore not be described as an unrestricted 80-metre superyacht marina. Yacht captains must verify usable water depth, berth width, safe mooring arrangements, power provision, fuel access and entry requirements for the actual vessel.

Egypt's wider efforts to welcome cruising yachts include the Sail to Egypt promotion and a Yacht Single Window intended to simplify some arrival and administrative procedures. A new operational marina could support those initiatives, but the vessel's voyage planning must still be based on official entry procedures and current facility availability.

Supplier network and next construction phases

Marinova combines engineering activity in the Netherlands with manufacturing and installation support in Egypt. Its published product portfolio includes reinforced-concrete floating pontoons, walkway units and breakwater structures, while project requirements determine the final detail of each certified installation.

The official manufacturer photograph used with this article illustrates Marinova's floating-infrastructure work; it is not presented as a verified aerial photograph of every completed dock at El Alamein. The main unresolved questions for prospective berth holders are construction completion, commissioning and publication of the harbour's final operating specifications.