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Refit and Maintenance Yards

The yards that refit and maintain the great yachts, from Palma and La Ciotat to Genoa and Barcelona.

Last checked October 2026.

A superyacht alongside the yard at sunsetPhotograph: Pixabay

Portugal

None that meets our standard yet.

Spain

  • MB92 GroupBarcelona and La Ciotat

    A superyacht refit specialist of more than 30 years, with a €40 million investment in its Barcelona yard; its French yard at La Ciotat has a 4,300-tonne shiplift for yachts up to 115 metres, a 2,000-tonne shiplift for yachts up to 80 metres, a 300-tonne travelift and a 200-metre dry dock. Visit website ↗

  • Astilleros de MallorcaPalma

    A long-established Palma yard in the port's Contramuelle-Mollet area dedicated to refit and maintenance of yachts and superyachts, with technical and logistics support across the Mediterranean. Visit website ↗

  • STP Shipyard PalmaPalma

    A 130,000 m² open refit yard taking yachts up to 120 metres, with a 1,000-tonne travelift, among the largest in Europe, and more than 500 specialist companies on site that owners can hire directly. Visit website ↗

  • VMG Astilleros de SaguntoSagunto (Valencia)

    A refit and repair yard founded in 2020 by the Ibaizabal Group, with a 5,000-tonne shiplift on a 102 by 22 metre platform for yachts up to 125 metres, among the largest shiplifts in the world built for yachts, and classed by Lloyd's Register. Visit website ↗

The varnished deck, sails and brass of a classic ketch moored beside a modern yacht
A classic ketch

France

  • Monaco MarineFrench Riviera and Provence

    A network of nine yards from Marseille and La Ciotat to Antibes, Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Monaco, servicing superyachts up to about 160 metres and 6,000 tonnes, with 30 years in refit and maintenance. Visit website ↗

  • IMS ShipyardSaint-Mandrier (Toulon)

    A refit and maintenance yard for sail and motor yachts in Toulon harbour, with a 670-tonne travelift, about 100 berth slots ashore and more than 15 trades on site. Visit website ↗

Italy

  • Amico & CoGenoa

    A Genoa refit and repair yard for super and megayachts, with a 4,000-tonne shiplift, a 170-metre dry dock and about 115 projects a year. Visit website ↗

  • LusbenLivorno, Viareggio and Varazze

    The Azimut-Benetti Group's refit division, working since 1956; its Livorno yard alone can berth up to 40 megayachts. Visit website ↗

  • Palumbo Upfit (formerly Palumbo Superyachts Refit)Naples, Malta and Marseille

    A Naples-based group with seven yards (Naples, Messina, Ancona, Savona, Malta's Grand Harbour, Marseille, and the Viktor Lenac yard at Rijeka in Croatia, mainly for commercial ships) and dry docks for vessels up to 268 metres; its Malta yard has a 160-metre dry dock, a covered 140-metre dry dock and a 420-tonne travelift. Visit website ↗

Croatia

None that meets our standard yet.

Montenegro

  • Adriatic42Bijela (Bay of Kotor)

    A superyacht refit yard opened in 2022 by a joint venture of Drydocks World and the Investment Corporation of Dubai under a 30-year concession, with a 180 by 34 metre floating dock and a 720-tonne travelift; its first client was the 107-metre Black Pearl. Visit website ↗

Greece

None that meets our standard yet.

That makes 10 entries in all.

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