Shipyard · New build & refit
ISA Yachts
Ancona yard that opened in 2001 as International Shipyards Ancona and has been a Palumbo Superyachts brand since 2016, sharing the Ancona site and its 3,300 t syncrolift with Columbus and Extra. It built mostly 37–50 m motor yachts in the 2000s and has moved to larger custom hulls, delivering the 80 m Belita and 67 m Sea Raider X in 2026. Two further 80 m hulls are in build and a 100 m design is being marketed.
Yachts built by ISA →Key facts
- Parent
- Palumbo Superyachts (since 2016)
- Country
- Italy
- Founded
- 2001 (Ancona yard opened under previous owners)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- about 30–80 delivered (ISA fleet page 29.6–79.8 m); 100 m ISA Giga Yachts project in development
- Largest delivered
- Belita, 79.8 m, 2026
- Yachts delivered
- about 40–43 (ISA fleet page lists roughly 40 yachts 2004–2026; SYT fleet database lists 41), as of Sep 2026; SYT records 3 deliveries in the last 12 months
Notable yachts
Services
- new build (custom and series steel/aluminium and composite motor yachts)
- naval architecture
- assistance and refit via Palumbo Superyachts yards (Savona in particular)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | Ancona 560 t; Savona 820 t (Palumbo Superyachts site, undated); max beam not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | Ancona 3,300 t superyacht lifting platform / syncrolift (Palumbo site; Megayacht News 2019); platform dimensions not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | not published (four sheds suited to projects up to 80 m per Yacht Harbour report on the 2016 acquisition; largest delivered 79.8 m) |
| Max tonnage handled | 3,300 t (Ancona lifting platform) |
| Sheds / berths | Ancona: four sheds, projects up to 80 m (Yacht Harbour, 2016); other shed/berth data not published |
Sources
- isayachts.com — https://www.isayachts.com/
- palumbosuperyachts.com — https://www.palumbosuperyachts.com/en/shipyards
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/isa
- megayachtnews.com — https://megayachtnews.com/2019/07/shipyard-spotlight-palumbo-superyachts-columbus-yachts-extra-yachts-isa-yachts/
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.