The new service facility of Monaco Marine La Ciotat opened its doors to megayachts at the end of April 2007. Vincent Larroque, director of the shipyard, is proud to report a very active first 9 months of activity, with no less than 25 hauling out, and a very tight schedule for the beginning of 2008.
The site covers a total area of 35.000 square meters, with 2 200 square meters dedicated to offices and workshops. The 33.000 square meters concrete apron allows to haul out up to fourteen yachts of a size between 40 and 80 meters+. The 2000 ton Yachtlift® is positioned sideways against the quay feeding a large transfer and storage system on rails, giving maximum versatility and speed of operation. A yacht can be lifted and transferred to its berth in four hours.
With references such as :
- 32m Comex built Janus
- 33m Benetti, Il Odyssey
- 36m Nuevo Vulcano Fayza
- 37m Heesen, Calaf
- 39m Heesen, Serenity
- 40m Alloy, Ad Lib
- 41m Alloy, Como
- 42m Cantieri di Pisa, Element
- 52m Amels, Kiss the Sky
- 52m Amels, Deniki
- 53m Sensation, Noble House
- 58m CMN, Netanya 8
- 58m Austal, Outback
- 59m Lurssen, Oasis
- 60m Oceanco, Aviva II
- 62m Codecasa, Apogee (photo)
- The Golden Fleet; 66m Golden Shadow and 80m Golden Odyssey......amongst others!
Monaco Marine La Ciotat ends the year on a very positive note, having created 40 jobs (40 more in the next 6 months), and employing 250 to 300 sub-contractors at full speed.