La Ciotat Shipyards

To strengthen its position as a leading European hub for large yacht refitting, La Ciotat Shipyards successfully completed the Atlas platform, a strategic infrastructure designed to increase its capacity to accommodate yachts ranging from 80 to 105 metres.

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Delivered after more than two years of construction, this 40,000 m² platform is now a major facility at the Port of La Ciotat, the only site in France capable of regularly accommodating refit operations for very large yachts.

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Built by VINCI Construction Maritime et Fluvial, the project involved extensive earthworks, civil engineering and port development works, including the diversion of the Bucelle canal and the integration of a next-generation boat lift developed by the Matière/Bardex consortium.

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Thanks to this infrastructure, La Ciotat Shipyards now has a high-performance industrial facility capable of meeting the technical, environmental and logistical requirements of the leading players in the yachting industry.

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Atlas platform in figures:

• 40,000 m² of operational area
• Lifting capacity of up to 4,300 tonnes
• Capacity to accommodate yachts up to 105 metres
• Available electrical power of 1.25 GW per vessel
• Innovative fluid-bed transfer technology
• Lifting speed of 20 cm per minute
• Minimum rate of wastewater treatment before discharge at sea: 99.8%

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This development has enabled La Ciotat Shipyards to expand its range of services and sustainably strengthen the port’s attractiveness in the international superyacht refit market.

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