Shipyard · Refit
Monaco Marine
Network of nine refit and maintenance yards on the French Riviera and Provence coast, with the large-yacht work concentrated at La Ciotat. Founded in Monaco in 1995 by Michel Ducros, it was bought in 2025 by US marina group Safe Harbor, which is controlled by Blackstone Infrastructure.
Key facts
- Parent
- Safe Harbor Marinas
- Country
- France / Monaco
- Founded
- 1995
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- 10–90 network-wide (Boat Industry, 2025); 45–160 at La Ciotat (yard site)
- Largest delivered
- n/a (refit network, no new builds)
- Yachts delivered
- n/a (refit); La Ciotat handles 65+ superyachts per year (Monaco Marine site, accessed Sep 2026)
Notable yachts
not published
Services
- refit
- repair
- maintenance
- paint
- haul-out and hard standing
- winter storage
- small-craft and superyacht service across 9 sites
Haul-out
| Travel lift | La Ciotat: 300 t travel lift; figures for other 8 yards not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | La Ciotat: 2,000 t yacht lift (platform size not published) |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 160 (La Ciotat, per yard site) |
| Max tonnage handled | 2,000 t (La Ciotat yacht lift) |
| Sheds / berths | La Ciotat site 45,000 m2 with sheltered spaces; counts not published |
Sources
- monacomarine.com — https://www.monacomarine.com/en
- monacomarine.com — https://www.monacomarine.com/en/shipyards/la-ciotat/yacht-lift
- boatindustry.com — https://www.boatindustry.com/news/49771/acquisition-of-monaco-marine-by-us-group-safe-harbor-finalized
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.