A project put on-hold to build a marina in Barcelona for large yachts has been re-started (read article in Castilian here, La Vanguardia).The city council has just given its approval to the move, allowing the chosen site to be redeveloped and buildings constructed there; it has also approved the redevelopment of the existing muelle de Pescadors, in the heart of the old Port. The initial plans for the new marina included a fishing port but the fishermen objected to this idea as they wanted to keep working in the same place as they always have, the muelle de Pescadors. However, the marina will go ahead, creating spaces for between 100 and 150 yachts, including for some that can measure up to 70 metres. La Vanguardia has seen documentation relating to the construction that suggests it could be ready by 2015. However, the final complex is likely to be significantly different from that which port authorities originally wanted due to bureaucratic and financial problems. The W Hotel, located in the same area, was also subject to changes to its original scope, leaving it much shorter than originally planned. The designs for the new development include a dry marina for 243 boats, around 100,000 square metres of buildings including those for the port authorities and services, a sports complex and fuel storage, as well as restaurants and outdoor eating areas.