Author(s)

V. Ibarra & V. Esteban

Abstract

Maintenance costs in marinas V. Ibarra*, V. Esteban* "Divisio Ports i Costes, Conselleria d'Obres Publiques, Urbanisme i Transports, Generalitat Valenciana, Blasco Ibdnez, 50 46071, Valencia, Spain ^Lab. Puertos y Costas, Universidad Politecnica, Camino de Vera 46022, Valencia, Spain ABSTRACT The paper reports on the items to be considered to establish the maintenance costs. Legal and technical aspects are reviewed. Maintenance costs reported for six privately owned relevant marinas in the Valencia area are analyzed. This is compared with economical and financial considerations and maintenance costs in some recently developed publicly owned marina facilities. 1. INTRODUCTION Maintenance work includes all the operations to be undertaken periodically to keep the facilities in good condition Maintenance is a continuing operation, requiring trained ataff to handle repairs and perform preventive work. Maintenance has been shown to be necessary for ports and harbours to operate. Th

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