Shipyard · New build & refit
Ocean King
Family-run Chioggia yard that grew out of commercial ship repair and started building yachts in 2007, putting tug-style engineering into explorer and displacement yachts. Genesia, a 40 m Explorer 130, won a 2018 World Superyacht Award, and the first 40 m Doge 400, Lori, was delivered in 2024 with a second hull launched in April 2025.
Yachts built by OCEAN KING →Key facts
- Parent
- Private (Ballarin family)
- Country
- Italy
- Founded
- Yard c. 1990 as Adriatic Shipyard (Denison, Feb 2026: '35 years ago'); yacht building from 2007
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- Approx. 26–42 m delivered; builds offered to 60 m (SYT)
- Largest delivered
- Lori (Doge 400 GT #01), 40.37–41.8 m (SYT news 40.37, BOAT 40.4, SYT profile and brokers 41.8), 2024
- Yachts delivered
- 7 (Denison Yacht Sales, early 2026); SYT profile says 50+ vessels (as of Sep 2026, likely includes commercial)
Notable yachts
Services
- Steel/aluminium yacht new build to 60 m
- refit
- commercial vessel repair and maintenance (historic, to 100 m / 5,000 GT)
- in-house engineering
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published; self-propelled cranes 30 t, 55 t and 60 t (yard site, undated) |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published; slipways: 3,500 t for vessels to 95 m and 900 t for vessels to 60 m (yard site, undated) |
| Dry / floating dock | Dry dock 1,250 t capacity (yard site, undated); dimensions not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 95 (slipway, yard site, undated); commercial repair to 100 m (Denison, Feb 2026) |
| Max tonnage handled | 3,500 t (slipway, yard site, undated) |
| Sheds / berths | 36,800 m2 open area, 2,500 m2 covered; carpentry shed 1,400 m2 with 19 m height; workshop 500 m2; warehouse 500 m2; fitting-out dock 100 m long, 4.5 m depth (yard site, undated). Crew accommodation: not published |
Sources
- oceanking.it — https://oceanking.it/company/shipyard/
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/ocean-king
- denisonyachtsales.com — https://www.denisonyachtsales.com/2026/02/frank-10-from-italy-with-love/
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/ocean-king-doge-400-gt-yacht-lori-first-look
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.