Facility becomes Taiwan’s first MIA-accredited marina five years after earning Gold Anchor endorsement

The Horizon City Marina in Kaohsiung has been accredited with Taiwan’s first Certified Marina Operator (CMO) license.
Issued by the New South Wales, Australia-based Marina Industries Association (MIA), the CMO certification is the latest milestone for the growing marina, coming just five years after the facility also earned Taiwan’s first Gold Anchor global marina accreditation.
“The development of Taiwan’s yachting facilities and services may have had a late start, but we have gained invaluable knowledge and experience through international seminars and communication with marina managers from other countries,” says Horizon City Marina manager, Eve Kung. “Receiving the CMO certification allows us to pursue and continue the multi-faceted development of the yachting industry and lifestyle in Taiwan.”
MIA president Andrew Chapman noted that that apart from becoming the 58th certified marina operator in the world, Kung becomes the first Chinese woman to have earned the certification.
Established by the British Marine Federation and the MIA, the CMO license is granted to marina operators with at least 50 slips, a minimum AUD$500,000 in gross annual revenues, and at least six employees. Applicants must also demonstrate sound strategy, finance, regulation, operation, hardware, supply chain and human resource experience and capabilities.
Founded in 2013 in the port of Kaohsiung on Taiwan’s southwest coast, the 10,000m2 Horizon City Marina accommodates vessels up to 200 feet in length.

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