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New center for the repair and restructure of mega yacht in the port of Marseilles
It will be managed by the Monegasque Marine Monk, that it will invest 44 million euros
September 21, 2018
Yesterday the Harbour Authority of Marseilles and the Marine Marseille Monk of the Monegasque group Marine Monk has undersigned an agreement for the creation of a center, repair and restructure of for maintenance mega yacht of length comprised between 90 and 133 meters that will be realized in the basin of Mirabeau, in the harbour area oriental of the French port. The understanding, which signed to the term of a procedure of under way contest at the beginning of this year and which won from the company of the group Marine Monk, previews the concession to the society of an area of 55 thousand square metres for a period 50-year-old.
The initiative previews an investment of beyond 44 million euros by Marine Monk while the Harbour Authority will spend 27 million euros in the realization of infrastructural works, amount that includes deep by the State and of the Region pairs respective to 1,25 million and 2,5 million euros.
"This project of development - it has emphasized the president of the surveillance council of the harbour agency, Jean-Marc Forneri - does not constitute only a good news for the field of the nautical one of Marseilles, but also for the local cluster of the naval repairs that in our territory it counts about 90 companies. This project to Marseilles - it has added Forneri - is not destined to compete close center of the Ciotat (where Marine Monk manages a boat yard, ndr), but indeed to propose a complementary offer strengthening the coherent regional offer and creating with a ready one facing the Spanish and Italian competition in this segment".
The president of Monk Marine, Michel Ducros, has explained that the decision to realize the new center to Marseilles is due to the fact that "the strong increase of the market of mega the yacht demands an increase of our ability dedicated to major unit, until 6.000 tons and 130 meters of length, that it can be accommodated single in the port of Marseilles Fos. With the creation of this base to complementary Marseilles to our excellent yard of the Ciotat for the units from 50 to 80 meters and with the opening of our site near Toulon-La Seyne for unit from 35-50 meters - it has emphasized Ducros - we are able to offer to our complete service to all the types of yacht and mega yacht".
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Yesterday the Harbour Authority of Marseilles and the Marine Marseille Monk of the Monegasque group Marine Monk has undersigned an agreement for the creation of a center, repair and restructure of for maintenance mega yacht of length comprised between 90 and 133 meters that will be realized in the basin of Mirabeau, in the harbour area oriental of the French port. The understanding, which signed to the term of a procedure of under way contest at the beginning of this year and which won from the company of the group Marine Monk, previews the concession to the society of an area of 55 thousand square metres for a period 50-year-old.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
