Marina Docks
Marina Docks Project
Modular Pontoon Berthing System
A non-slip floating dock system for yacht berths, walkways and pontoon bridges — modules that follow the waterline instead of fighting it.
01 The Concept
Berths that follow the waterline
A fixed jetty only works at one water level. A floating dock works at all of them — which is why the modern marina is built on pontoons.
This case documents our modular marina dock system: a non-slip walking dock for yacht berths, floating platforms and pontoon bridges on the sea. Each dock is assembled from interlocking HDPE pontoon sections that form a continuous, stable deck just above the water — vessels rise and fall with the tide while the berth, the cleats and the walkway stay in exactly the relationship their crews expect.
The photograph that opens this page is a real installation: white pontoon modules joined on a Mediterranean waterfront, with orange connection hardware visible on deck and a rigid-inflatable tender berthed alongside. Nothing about the layout is theoretical — the system is in service where real boats, real fenders and real swell do their worst.
For marina operators and waterfront developers, the modularity is the commercial point: berths can be added, removed or re-arranged between seasons, and a damaged section can be swapped without touching the rest of the dock.
02 The Pontoon Sections
Three sections, one continuous dock
The 75 cm system is built from three section types — front, middle and end — so any dock length is a matter of counting modules.
The front section (P19) closes the dock with a shaped nose; the middle section (P20) repeats for as many metres as the berth requires; and the end section (P21) terminates the run. Every section shares the same 75-centimetre width, so walkway width, berth spacing and finger length all grid out on the same dimension.
Sections are moulded in HDPE plastic — a material chosen for marina service because it does not corrode, does not rot, does not need painting, and tolerates the daily abrasion of lines, fenders and footwear. Sections connect mechanically into a single rigid run, so the dock behaves as one structure rather than a chain of loose floats.
Larger 120-centimetre sections (P22 / P23 / P24) are available for heavier-duty applications such as service piers and bigger vessels, with section weights from 70 kg to 95 kg.
- P19 front section — 75 × 75 × 165 cm, 32 kg, shaped nose
- P20 middle section — 75 × 75 × 110 cm, 27 kg, repeats to any length
- P21 end section — 75 × 75 × 165 cm, 34 kg, closes the run
- HDPE throughout — no corrosion, no rot, no repainting
03 Surface & Safety
Non-slip by texture, safe by detail
A marina deck is wet most of the time. The walking surface is engineered for that condition, not against it.
The deck of every section carries a moulded non-slip tread pattern — visible in the photograph as a fine checker texture across the full walking area. Because the pattern is part of the moulding rather than an applied coating, it wears with the material instead of off it: there is nothing to re-paint and nothing to peel.
Around the open edges, the dock accepts guardrail posts and rope or rail infill, creating a continuous handline along walkways where guests, children and luggage trolleys move alongside the water. Cleats are positioned on the deck grid for permanent mooring, and the connection hardware sits flush enough that lines run fair without snagging.
The result reads as a working dock rather than an obstacle course: level walking, defined edges, positive handholds, and hardware exactly where a line expects to find it.
04 Layouts & Configuration
From a single walkway to a full marina
The same section set assembles into every configuration a waterfront might need — the layout is a design decision, not a new product.
Straight runs of the 75 cm system form access walkways and boarding piers for beaches, lake resorts and yacht clubs. Parallel runs with fingers between them form berthing marinas, where each finger serves a row of vessels. Connected runs at angles form floating bridges across water, turning opposite banks into a single site — one of the system's documented applications is exactly that: a floating pontoon bridge on the sea.
Because sections connect on all sides, corners, T-junctions and widening points resolve within the same grid. Utilities and services can be routed along the dock run, and accessory options — guardrails, cleats, additional walkway width — are specified per zone rather than per project.
For seasonal operations the same property matters in reverse: a marina laid out for summer charter traffic can be re-configured for a winter event deck or storage berthing without demolition, because every element of the layout is a connected module, not a weld.
- Access walkways — shore to platform, beach to water
- Yacht berths & fingers — marina rows on the 75 cm grid
- Floating bridges — documented application on open sea
- Re-configurable — layouts change between seasons
05 Specifications
The 75 cm system at a glance
| System | Modular marina dock / yacht berth / floating walkway & pontoon bridge |
| Module width | 75 cm (120 cm heavy-duty system also available) |
| P19 — front section | 75 × 75 × 165 cm · 32 kg per piece · HDPE plastic |
| P20 — middle section | 75 × 75 × 110 cm · 27 kg per piece · HDPE plastic |
| P21 — end section | 75 × 75 × 165 cm · 34 kg per piece · HDPE plastic |
| Walking surface | Moulded non-slip tread pattern (part of the shell, not a coating) |
| Safety options | Guardrail posts with rope or rail infill |
| Mooring | Deck-integrated cleats on the connection grid |
| Heavy-duty option | P22 / P23 / P24 sections, 120 × 120 × 94 cm, 70–95 kg |
| Configurations | Walkways, finger berths, marina rows, floating bridges |
| Customisation | Berth lengths, layouts and accessories configured per project |
Figures are taken from the official product documentation (product pages id=325, id=317, id=318). Project-specific engineering, anchoring design and quotations are provided on request.
06 Gallery
The system in service
Mediterranean harbour berths, lake walkways and workaday pontoons — the same module set, doing different jobs.
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