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Destinations / Mediterranean
La Ciotat
A town harbour and a yacht refit shipyard on the Mediterranean. Jobs, berths, refits and visits.
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44 ha
shipyard site run by La Ciotat Shipyards
1,600 m
of industrial quays for yachts and superyachts
4,300 t
shiplift on the Atlas platform, for yachts of 80 to 115 m
200 x 60 m
La Grande Forme dry dock
5
jobs in La Ciotat on SuperyachtRoles today
Pages
La Ciotat pages
For crewJobsHow to arrive, what the rules say about papers and social cover, and where shore jobs are listed.For captainsBerthsThe Old Harbor marina and the yard quays at La Ciotat Shipyards.For captains and yardsRefitsMonaco Marine and MB92 are the two main yacht yards on the La Ciotat Shipyards site. Nautech also works there.For owners and charter guestsVisitingClimate by season, the anchoring rules for the bay, and how to reach the town.
Map
A town harbour and a shipyard
The Old Harbor is in the town. The shipyards and their quays are on the next waterfront.
1
Old Harbor. Town marina. 700 moorings. Yachts up to 40 m.
2
Quai François Mitterrand. Monaco Marine address, 46 Quai François Mitterrand.
3
Île Verte. Marks the western end of the bay area in the anchoring order.
4
La Ciotat-Ceyreste station. TER trains from Marseille, Toulon and Hyères.
Seasons
Best months and weather
12°
58
Jan
12.6°
41
Feb
15.4°
34
Mar
17.7°
67
Apr
21.7°
47
May
26.2°
24
Jun
29.1°
10
Jul
29.1°
23
Aug
24.7°
79
Sep
20.4°
90
Oct
15.5°
83
Nov
12.7°
60
Dec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.
Météo-France normals 1991 to 2020, Cassis station, at 212 m altitude. It is not in La Ciotat. Season bands are our own estimate.
Sources. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Monaco Marine: La Ciotat shipyard
- Monaco Marine: La Ciotat yacht lift
- Monaco Marine: La Ciotat yacht refit
- MB92: La Ciotat
- MB92: 300t Origins launch, 2020
- MB92: crew experience
- La Ciotat Shipyards: site
- La Ciotat Shipyards: overview
- La Ciotat Shipyards: yacht platform
- La Ciotat Shipyards: superyacht platform
- La Ciotat Shipyards: megayacht platform
- La Ciotat Shipyards: Great Dry Dock
- La Ciotat Shipyards: gantry crane
- La Ciotat Shipyards: Old Harbor marina
- La Ciotat Shipyards: operators on site
- La Ciotat Shipyards: public rates 2026 (PDF)
- La Ciotat Shipyards: careers
- Préfet maritime: order 157/2024, mandatory anchorage zones
- Préfet maritime: order 77/2025, anchoring duration
- Préfet maritime: order 099/2021, Calanques National Park
- Service-public.gouv.fr: short-stay visa
- FIN: ENIM and article L.5551-1, 2018
- UKSA superyacht salary guide
- Météo-France: Cassis climate normals
- La Ciotat Tourist Office: by train
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim: place coordinates
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