Shipyard · Refit

Adriatic42

Superyacht refit yard on the old Bijela commercial shipyard in the Bay of Kotor, a short hop across the water from Porto Montenegro. It pairs a 180 m floating dock with a 720 t travel lift, so it can take both large hulls and mid-size yachts ashore. The 107 m sailing yacht Black Pearl was its first docking in late 2022.

Key facts

Parent
PM Holdings (Porto Montenegro) and Drydocks World
Country
Montenegro
Founded
2022 (project announced June 2022; officially launched 2 Nov 2022); Bijela shipyard site nearly 100 years old
Status
Active
Size range (LOA, m)
not published (yard targets large yachts; first client 106.8 m)
Largest delivered
Black Pearl, 106.7–106.8 m, 2022 (first yacht docked; BOAT 106.7, SuperyachtNews 106.80)
Yachts delivered
not published

Notable yachts

  • Black Pearl · 106.7 m, refit 2022

Services

  • full refits and major overhauls
  • routine and preventive maintenance
  • class and survey work
  • mechanical and electrical upgrades (stabilisers, rudders, navigation)
  • exterior painting and surface treatment
  • teak decks
  • interior renovation
  • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified
  • crew accommodation not published (crew use Porto Montenegro Crew Club facilities per Yachting Pages)

Haul-out

Travel lift720 t travel lift (yard site; described as largest in the region); max beam not published
Shiplift6,000 t syncrolift announced for delivery 2023/24 (BOAT International and a-yachting.me, 2022); not listed on current yard site, so status not published
Dry / floating dockFloating dock 180 m long, 10,000 t lift capacity; width 34 m (yard site, BOAT, Yachting Pages) or 37 m (Porto Montenegro and Superyacht Content, 2022); built by Hat-San Shipyard, Turkey
Max LOA handled (m)106.8 (Black Pearl, 2022); no published yard maximum; Yachting Pages lists yachts up to 50 m (undated)
Max tonnage handled10,000 t floating dock lift capacity; 720 t travel lift
Sheds / berths8,000 m2 warehouses and workshops; 150,000 m2 operational yard area (yard site) vs 100,000 m2 hard-standing (BOAT, 2022); over 1,000 m of operational berth (SYT); crew accommodation not published

Sources

  • adriatic42.com — https://adriatic42.com/
  • superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/adriatic-42
  • boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/adriatic-42-refit-yard-black-pearl
  • drydocks.gov.ae — https://www.drydocks.gov.ae/news-and-events/adriatic42-a-mega-yacht-yard-in-bijela-montenegro-is-officially-operational

Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.