"Mandalina" gets 80 additional berths for megayachts

The Turkish corporation Dogus Group has bought the remaining shares of the marine "Mandalina" in Šibenik from the Nautical Center Prgin (NCP). Thus it has become the sole owner of the first marina for megayachts in Croatia and increased its capacity of 400 berths by 80 new berths

  The Turkish corporation Dogus Group has bought the remaining shares of the marine "Mandalina" in Šibenik from the Nautical Center Prgin (NCP). Thus it has become the sole owner of the first marina for megayachts in Croatia and increased its capacity of 400 berths by 80 new berths, Slobodna Dalmacija reports.

  The Chairman of Dogus Group Husnu Akhan said this would be a boost to the tourist potential of the region that will lead to a further increase in services and standards of Dogus Group in Sibenik. He added that the company has estimated that all marinas of the corporation must include residential exclusivity in order to meet all the expectations of those who chose the services of Dogus group. Akhan adds that additional investments in commercial and tourist facilities in the "D-Marin Dalmatia" in Zadar are also in their plans.
 
  "We make sure that we are not excluded from the cities in which D-marinas exist and that they, thanks to their specific content, raise standards by sharing the lifestyle of their environment and the region. Participation of our marinas in social life is very important to us. To this end we provide sponsorship to cultural creativity and sports activities in the region. "D-Marin Mandalina", for example, took on the sponsorship of the 15th evenings of Dalmatian chanson in August 2012. We also sponsored KK Zadar, and since the middle of last season GKK Šibenik , the basketball team that has had a very successful season, "said Akhan.

  "D-Marin Mandalina" is the first Croatian marina to acquire the right to carry the rating "Five golden anchors" of the Yacht Harbour Association - TYHA.

  "We estimated that international standards of quality of D-Marin services are undeniable and we will invest our energies in order to ensure sustainability," says Akhan. He adds that he believes the administrative barriers, particularly bureaucratic slowness in the development of major projects, which some investors perceive as an insurmountable stumbling block, doesn't mean that Croatia does not offer a favorable climate to foreign investors.

   "Of course, as in all other countries, there are points that are still in the developmental stage. However, during our operations in Croatia, we felt like we were at home, enjoying the support of local and national authorities when it comes to dealing with the bureaucratic issues. Such experience is motivating for new investments in which we sincerely believe. Croatia is a country which offers great opportunities for foreign investors, especially in terms of its tourist potential. I think Croatia's accession to the EU will increase interest in your country because from the point of view of commercial dimension of business new, mitigating circumstance for foreign investors are expected. Croatia has undergone a structural change that must be respected in the process of its transition to a free market economy and in the framework of reforms needed to join the European Union. Following the increase in foreign investment we believe that the Croatian economy will rise to a higher level, " Akhan said.