Shipyard · Refit
ptw Shipyard
Tarragona refit yard next to Marina Port Tarraco, set up in 2017, that hauls yachts up to about 50 m on a 300 t travel lift and works on larger yachts afloat alongside. Most trades are in-house, including paint, carpentry and interiors, metalwork, electrics, AV/IT and an authorised Caterpillar service department, so it pitches itself as a one-stop alternative to Barcelona and Palma.
Key facts
- Parent
- Private — founder Xavier Mercado and co-founders (since 2022)
- Country
- Spain
- Founded
- 2017 per yard site ('since 2017') and Port Tarraco; BOAT International gives late 2016 (2018)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- haul-out up to 50 m (yard site); 30–45 m on hardstand per SuperyachtNews (2022); afloat work on yachts up to 85–180 m (see max_loa_handled_m)
- Largest delivered
- not published
- Yachts delivered
- not published
Notable yachts
- Martha Ann (70 m Lürssen
- refit referenced by BOAT International, 2018)
- unnamed 38 m Feadship haul-out · yard project video, undated
- unnamed 38 m Gulf Craft haul-out · yard project video, undated
- unnamed 40 m motor yacht relaunch · yard project video, undated
- M/Y Gatto and S/Y Elida haul-outs · lengths not published
Services
- haul-out and hardstand storage
- refit and repair
- yacht painting (two paint workshops per SuperyachtNews, 2022)
- carpentry, teak decking and interior refits
- engineering and custom fabrication
- metalwork (stainless, aluminium)
- electrics and onboard systems
- AV/IT networks and Starlink Maritime installation
- authorised CAT Marine Power sales and service
- tender and toys storage
- fuel supply
- tank cleaning
- black water removal
- lab analysis
- open yard accepting outside contractors (Port Tarraco)
- TPA-authorised facility for VAT savings for non-EU clients (Port Tarraco)
- crew facilities: toilets, showers and changing rooms (yard site)
- crew accommodation not published
Haul-out
| Travel lift | 300 t travel lift, yachts up to 50 m LOA (yard site; Superyacht Services Guide, undated); max beam not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | haul-out 50 (yard site). Afloat figures vary: technical quay 180 m long / 65 m LOA (yard-services page, undated); technical dock for yachts up to 85 m (yard homepage, undated); up to 140 m afloat (Port Tarraco page, undated); up to 180 m berthed at Port Tarraco (yard site, Superyacht Services Guide) |
| Max tonnage handled | 300 t (travel lift) |
| Sheds / berths | hardstand 15,000–16,000 m² (yard-services page 15,000; yard homepage 15,500; Port Tarraco 16,000; one yard page says 1,500, apparently a typo); workshops 2,100 m² (Port Tarraco; Superyacht Services Guide), BOAT gave 3,000+ m² (2018); tender and toys storage warehouse; 20 t tender crane; tender boarding platform; waste water treatment plant; shore power >380 V 3-phase 63 A; 24/7 security; crew accommodation not published |
Sources
- ptwshipyard.com — https://ptwshipyard.com/yard-services/
- porttarraco.com — https://www.porttarraco.com/en/commercial-area/nautical-services/ptw-shipyard
- superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/business/ptw-shipyard-announces-takeover
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/melita-marine-expands-with-tarragona-shipyard-acquisition--36787
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.