Shipyard developments in Toulon

The site was originally the Normed shipyard that specialised in ship repair and it will now be developed as a combined project between The Port of Toulon and Monaco Marine.

The Bois Sacre site extends over 30,000m2 in total and the development will create two separate zones both relating to the maintenance, repair and refit of leisure vessels up to 60m in length. It will involve the construction of warehouse space extending to 4,000m2 and 570m2 of workshops, leaving the remainder of the area as a hard standing for boat storage and outside work.

Part of the area will become a dedicated site for the repair and refit of catamarans, a first with this speciality in the Mediterranean. The quayside will be strengthened and developed with a ramp to allow the handling of the catamarans and there will be a system of hydraulic jacks that will mean up from 12 to 15 multi-hull craft can be handled at one time.

The rest of the site will be used for the repair and refit of superyachts, with both alongside and hard standing facilities. The port authority will undertake the renovation of the port infrastructure in the area, re-developing the quaysides and creating a harbour basin. In addition a travel hoist with a capacity of 300 tonnes will be installed.

In total some €16m will be invested in the development with Monaco Marine contribution €10m of this. Monaco Marine estimates that the development will provide work for 40 direct jobs and 100 indirect jobs. Completion is anticipated by 2015 and it is estimated that initially the turnover will be in the region of €6m.

Monaco Marine currently operates shipyards along the French Riviera and was instrumental in the re-development of the LaCiotat Shipyard for superyacht building and refit when the shipyard closed down.

Further information: www.monacomarine.com

By Dag Pike