Nansha Marina: from “Gold” to “Platinum”
On October 14th 2018, it was officially informed by MIA (Marina Industries Association, Australia) that Nansha Marina had successfully passed the “platinum Gold Anchor” accreditation, and from now on is globally acknowledged as the Platinum Gold Anchor Marina—the highest standard that can be awarded for Marina service. In 2011 Nansha Marina became the first Marina in Mainland China to receive the “Five Gold Anchor” status, which was once again confirmed by the 2015 assessment. In 2018 Nansha Marina reached its new milestone—has become the highest quality Marina according to the “Global Gold Anchor Scheme”
The awarding of the Platinum Five Gold Anchor status means the international acknowledgement of Nansha Marina state-of the-arts facilities, top operational standards, service quality and team’s high professionalism.
MIA Chairman Mr. Andrew Chapman stated:
"The awarding of platinum Gold Anchor accreditation to Nansha Marina is a reflection of the excellence in the marinas facilities and services. Achievement of platinum status has come from a long term commitment by the marinas management team and its owners to continual improvement. The high quality on-shore facilities including dining and boat lifting combined with a modern pontoon system for the safe berthing of vessels are key attributes of this world class marina".
Though our history isn’t very long, it is full of memorable events and milestones that turned Nansha Marina into what it is now—the quality benchmark Marina.
- July 2011: Official establishment of Nansha Marina.
- July 2011: Nansha Marina—the 1st Marina in Mainland China to be awarded with the “Five Gold Anchor” status by The Yacht Harbour Association, UK (TYHA).
- Oct 2012: the premier launch of Yacht CN—Nansha Bay International Boat Show and China Yachting Conference, that became annual anchor event on the Marina’s calendar and opened a new chapter of NM’s history.
- Oct 2013: the 2nd Yacht CN 2013—Nansha Bay International Boat Show.
- Oct 2014: the 3rd Yacht CN 2014—Nansha Bay International Boat Show.
- Jul 2015: Nansha Marina confirms its status of the “Five Gold Anchor” marina after the MIA assessment.
- Oct 2015: the 4th Yacht CN 2015—Nansha Bay International Boat Show.
- Sept 2016: the 5th Yacht CN 2016—Nansha Bay International Boat Show & 2nd China Yachting Conference.
- Jul 2017: premier launch of the 1st Guangzhou Nansha International Sailing Regatta & Yacht CN 2017 Boat Show, the 1st international sailing event ever organized in Guangzhou. Also known as the “Nansha Maritime Silk Route Challenge Cup”, it brought together teams from the countries along the ancient Maritime Silk Route.
- Feb 2018: the legendary Volvo Ocean Race comes to GZ. Nansha Marina becomes the host venue for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18—China Guangzhou Stopover and is evaluated as one of the most successful stopovers in the edition by VOR organizing committee.
- Oct 2018: Nansha Marina is awarded the top quality status for the Marinas by MIA and becomes the platinum Gold Anchor Marina.
- Dec 2018: the 2nd Guangzhou Nansha International Sailing Regatta & Yacht CN 2018..Get ready to be impressed.
Nansha Marina’s members and guests are our main treasure, and to deliver the best of service to them is our staff’s prime objective. It’s their support and trust that encourage us to continuously improve our service. With customer’s satisfaction as the ultimate goal, Nansha Marina will continue to work hard to ensure its services and facilities are up to and even beyond our guests’ expectations.
About the global “Gold Anchor” scheme:
The Gold Anchor International Scheme is an industry accreditation scheme designed to assist marina users with their marina selection and to provide a customer focused framework for marinas to continually improve their service to consumers. The Global Gold Anchor Scheme has specifically been developed around the needs of boaters across the Asia/Pacific region. It takes into account the different types of marinas across this region.
Marinas currently utilizing the new rating system are independently assessed against specialized points-based criteria covering more than 96 different elements of marina facilities and services. Once a rating has been assigned to a marina subject it is subject to mystery shopper checks over the following three-year rating period to ensure the integrity of the system remains.
Platinum “Five Gold Anchor”—is the highest quality standard that currently exists in the global Marina Industry.
