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Refits in La Ciotat

Monaco Marine and MB92 are the two main yacht yards on the La Ciotat Shipyards site. Nautech also works there.

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Yards

Yards in La Ciotat

YardHaul-outWhereNotes
Monaco Marine La Ciotat300 t travel lift, 2,000 t yacht lift, 600 t crane46 Quai François Mitterrand45,000 m². 16 hard-standing berths for yachts up to 90 m. Climatised paint shed for yachts up to 90 m. +33 (0)4 42 36 12 12
MB92 La Ciotat4,300 t shiplift, 2,000 t Syncrolift, 200 x 60 m dry dockLa Ciotat ShipyardsHard standing for 6 yachts up to 115 m. Haul-out in under 3 hours. 50 m paint cabin. 300t Origins: 14 spaces for yachts of 30 to 50 m
La Ciotat Shipyards platforms300 t travelift, 2,000 t shiplift, 4,300 t shipliftYacht 20 to 45 m, superyacht 50 to 80 m, megayacht 80 to 115 mSite operator. 44 ha. Great Dry Dock has no stated size limit. Gantry crane lifts boats up to 600 t and 60 m

Monaco Marine gives its maximum yacht length as 160 m in its text and 200 m in its spec box.

Hard standings

Who uses the hard standings

Yacht platform11 public hard standings. 14 used by MB92
Superyacht platformMonaco Marine 13, MB92 3, Nautech 1
Megayacht platform1 public hard standing. 6 used by MB92

Public hard standings are open to ship repair companies that have a risk prevention plan with La Ciotat Shipyards.

Trades

Trades on site

Monaco MarineProject management, refit, interior, extension, conversion, paint work, maintenance, survey, carpentry, engine service, air conditioning, electrical, mechanical, piping, antifouling
On the siteAround fifty subcontracting companies that specialise in yachting

Great Dry Dock

Converted and renovated in 2016. MB92 La Ciotat holds the lease until 2042.

Crew and yard time

Under the ENIM rule for seafarers resident in France on foreign-flag ships, periods when the vessel cannot operate because of works, and periods in a shipyard, do not count toward the 183 days. (Fédération des Industries Nautiques, 2018.) Check the current rule for your yacht.

Sources. Checked 7 November 2026.

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