Shipyard · New build & refit

Benetti

Viareggio-founded builder owned by the Vitelli family's Azimut|Benetti Group since 1984, building steel/aluminium custom and semi-custom yachts with the large hulls done at Livorno. Livorno has delivered three hulls above 100 m (2019–2020). Refit is handled by sister company Lusben, whose Livorno yard has an 18,000 t floating dock and giga-yacht dry berths.

Yachts built by Benetti →

Key facts

Parent
Azimut|Benetti Group (since 1984)
Country
Italy
Founded
1873
Status
Active
Size range (LOA, m)
24–108 (group site lists Benetti 24–100 m; SYT lists 34–108 m across product lines)
Largest delivered
IJE (FB275), 108 m, 2019
Yachts delivered
not published as a build total; Superyacht Times directory lists 439 Benetti yachts in its fleet database (fleet count, as of Sep 2026)

Notable yachts

  • IJE · 108 m, 2019
  • Luminosity · 107.6 m, 2020
  • Mar · 107 m, 2020
  • Lionheart · 90 m, 2012

Services

  • new build (custom and semi-custom steel/aluminium, plus composite B.Yond/Oasis lines)
  • naval architecture and in-house design
  • refit, repaint and maintenance via Lusben (Livorno, Viareggio, Varazze)
  • keel pit for sailing yachts at Lusben Livorno
  • helipad and crew facilities at Lusben Livorno

Haul-out

Travel liftLusben Livorno 300 t; Lusben Viareggio 600 t (2022), with a 720 t lift announced as planned (Jul 2026); Lusben Varazze 400 t (2022)
ShipliftLusben Livorno Syncrolift 2,500 t, platform 70 m x 16 m
Dry / floating dockLusben Livorno floating dock 180 m x 32 m, 18,000 t; TrustedDocks lists a 350 m x 56 m graving dock at the Livorno site (probably the port's Morosini dock, not Benetti-owned — unverified)
Max LOA handled (m)108 (new build delivered); refit: 115 (Lusben giga-yacht dry berths) to 120 (group site) — sources disagree
Max tonnage handled18,000 t (Lusben Livorno floating dock capacity)
Sheds / berthsLivorno: capacity for 12–14 simultaneous superyacht builds (sources disagree: YachtBuyer 12, SYBAss 14); Lusben Livorno 35 dry berths and 32 wet berths (2022), incl. 7 giga-yacht dry berths up to 115 m; Lusben Viareggio 34 berths (2022)

Sources

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