Shipyard · Refit
Lusben
Lusben is the Azimut|Benetti group's refit arm, working from three Italian sites that split the fleet by size, with Livorno handling the larger yachts on its floating dock and syncrolift. The group reports about 80 projects a year and has put around €12m into infrastructure, including a larger travel lift at Viareggio.
Key facts
- Parent
- Azimut|Benetti Group
- Country
- Italy
- Founded
- 1956
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- 20–115 (Varazze 20–45; Viareggio 20–65; Livorno up to 115 on dry berths)
- Largest delivered
- not published (refit yard; largest named refit found: Maltese Falcon, 88m, refit reported 2023)
- Yachts delivered
- not published as a total; approx. 80 refit projects a year across Livorno and Viareggio (Pressmare interviews, Oct 2025 / Jul 2026)
Notable yachts
- Maltese Falcon · 88m, refit 2023
- Masquenada · hull extension, 2021
- Alfa · Benetti, delivered 2020, full renewal
- Belle Brise · Perini, refit
- Audace · refit, pre-2023
Services
- refit
- rebuild and hull extension
- repaint
- maintenance and class work
- sailing-yacht keel work (dedicated keel pit at Livorno)
- technical marina berthing
- crew assistance and new crew facilities at Livorno
- helipad (ENAC daytime certified) at Livorno
Haul-out
| Travel lift | Viareggio 600t (720t unit bought/under installation per 2025–26 reports); Varazze 400t; Livorno 300t; trolleys 1,920t (Livorno) and 250t (Viareggio) |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | Livorno syncrolift 2,500t, platform 70m x 16m |
| Dry / floating dock | Livorno floating dock 180m x 32m, 18,000t capacity; Livorno keel pit 12m long x 3.5m wide x 8.5m deep (sailing yachts up to 70m LOA) |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 115 (Livorno dry berths); floating dock 180m long |
| Max tonnage handled | 18,000t (Livorno floating dock capacity) |
| Sheds / berths | Livorno: 25 dry berths, 22 wet berths up to 70m plus 600m of wet berth quay and 7 dry berths up to 115m, 125,000 sqm onshore work area, up to 40 yachts; Viareggio: 34 wet berths, 14 hardstandings, 30,000 sqm marina; Varazze: 9 hardstandings (2 indoor, 7 outdoor), 8 wet berths |
Sources
- lusben.com — https://lusben.com/en/livorno/
- lusben.com — https://lusben.com/en/viareggio/
- pressmare.it — https://pressmare.it/en/media/press-mare/2026-07-03/lusben-70-years-refit-from-viareggio-development-livorno-hub-90891
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-presents/lusben-refit-yard-manager
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.