Modular floating moorings concept launched by Elire
Elire Infra Solutions is launching Lux by Elire, a modular, near-shore ‘luxury hub’ system, designed to help with berth shortages in popular cruising grounds such as the Mediterranean.
The hubs extend marina-grade infrastructure onto the water without the need for permanent shoreline construction or land reclamation. Available in scalable formats ranging from 200 to 1,600 square metres, the platforms are designed to enable marinas, developers, and hospitality operators to unlock underutilised water space and convert it into high-value, revenue-generating marine assets.
Addressing superyacht berth shortages
Berth shortages for vessels over 50 metres are now common, particularly in the Mediterranean, which hosts more than a quarter of the world’s superyacht fleet and reaches near-full occupancy during peak season. Increasing environmental protections are also restricting anchoring in sensitive seabed areas. Limitations in water depth, quay capacity, electrical infrastructure, and coastal development permissions are placing further pressure on operators across Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific.
Marinas are increasingly unable to meet demand, so Lux by Elire is designed to provide a solution.
Floating modular moorings
The system is built as a fully integrated ecosystem comprising mooring hubs, service and power hubs, and luxury hubs – aiming to create a cohesive nearshore infrastructure network that redefines how superyachts interact with coastal destinations.
- Mooring hubs provide organised, stable platforms for tenders and support vessels, relieving pressure on congested berths.
- Service and power hubs deliver utilities, including sustainable energy, refuelling, and integrated waste management.
- Luxury hubs form the centrepiece, offering high-end guest environments with lounges, dining, wellness facilities, and dedicated crew spaces.
Elire’s hope is that the hubs will enable operators to expand capacity significantly within existing footprints, improve service delivery, and introduce new revenue streams, while avoiding heavy construction, lengthy permitting processes, and environmental disruption.
As anchoring restrictions tighten across regions such as France, Italy, and Spain to protect sensitive ecosystems, such as Posidonia seagrass, Elire’s seabed-secured mooring systems provide a compliant alternative. Integrated power infrastructure enables yachts to access clean, reliable energy on the water, allowing them to shut down onboard generators entirely and reducing emissions, noise, and operational impact.
Luke Jenkinson, founder and group CEO of ELIRE, says: “The future of luxury yachting will not be defined by how much coastline a destination can develop, but by how intelligently it uses the water that surrounds it.”
“We fuse architectural-grade design with elite marine engineering. The result is a high-value asset that is rapidly deployable, infinitely adaptable, and compliant with the highest environmental standards.”
Paul Mackenzie, vice president of luxury and destination development, adds: “Luxury today is about space, privacy, and experience, not density. Our solution allows destinations to increase capacity while enhancing exclusivity and creating a more refined environment for guests.”
Sustainable alternative to anchoring
According to Elire, the luxury hubs can be deployed within months rather than years, and the modular nature allows capacity to scale with demand, while the ability to reposition or repurpose hubs across seasons transforms static infrastructure into a dynamic, multi-use asset.
The concepts are positioned to serve the widening gap between demand and capacity in the world’s most sought-after yachting destinations.
As the superyacht sector moves into a decade defined by growth, regulation, and rising expectations, Elire’s Luxury Hubs are designed as a new benchmark for scalable, sustainable, and experience-led maritime infrastructure.
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