L’entreprise familiale qui a fêté ses 30 ans cette année compte aujourd’hui 40 collaborateurs et vient d’ouvrir un nouveau dépôt sur les chantiers navals de La Ciotat. Une installation prometteuse qui va permettre au distributeur de peintures marines de fournir un service client de proximité. Entretien avec Richard Gibeaud, directeur d’AGL Marine. Monsieur Gibeaud, pouvez-vous…
Les chantiers navals de La Ciotat ouvriront leurs portes au grand public le dimanche 17 septembre de 10h à 17h. Les visiteurs seront invités à découvrir les infrastructures et équipements dédiés au refit et à la maintenance de grands yachts à travers un circuit balisé en 6 étapes. Parcours découverte Le circuit débutera sur…
Le site naval de La Ciotat spécialisé dans la maintenance, la réparation et le refit de superyachts lance une campagne de recrutement cet été afin de préparer la rentrée des yachts en septembre prochain. Une trentaine d’offres d’emploi ont déjà été publiées sur le site de La Ciotat Shipyards. Les chantiers navals de La Ciotat…
Compétition internationale de secours sur corde créée en 2006 par les pompiers belges de Namur, la 17e édition du Grimpday aura lieu pour la première fois hors de la Belgique, en France dans les Bouches-du-Rhône. Elle réunira des pompiers venus du monde entier dont le Japon, les Etats-Unis ou encore le Liban pour des épreuves…
Le Conseil d’Administration qui s’est réuni mercredi 10 mai 2023 dans les locaux de La Ciotat Shipyards a désigné Madame Arlette Salvo, Maire de La Ciotat en tant que nouvelle administratrice des Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat. Cette décision fait suite à l’augmentation de capital de la Ville qui a obtenu un nouveau siège au…
Les chantiers navals accueillent cette semaine trois nouveaux jeunes pour rejoindre l’équipe exploitation. Les effectifs de La Ciotat Shipyards se rapprochent désormais de 50 salariés. Romain Ferrage (25ans, Ceyreste), Joey Franquet (25 ans, La Ciotat) et Tony Katz (24 ans, La Ciotat), tous les trois recrutés comme agent d’exploitation en contrat unique d’insertion de neuf…
A l’occasion des Nauticales 2023, La Ciotat Shipyards, société gestionnaire du site naval et du port vieux de La Ciotat, a signé une convention de coopération avec Pôle emploi et la Ville de La Ciotat pour la mise en place d’un nouveau Dispositif d’Expertise Maritime pour les Entreprises (D’EMarE). Cet accord vise à aider les…
A l’occasion de la journée internationale des droits de la Femme, Pôle emploi La Ciotat a organisé le mercredi 8 mars 2023 une visite du chantier Exail (anciennement iXblue) pour faire découvrir à 7 femmes en recherche d’emploi les métiers liés à l’industrie navale. « C’est une grande première sur les chantiers » souligne Monsieur Ghigonetto,…
L’école de production de La Seyne sur Mer ouvre ses portes le samedi 4 février 2023 pour faire découvrir aux jeunes âgés de 15 à 17 ans le métier de chaudronnier. Souvent méconnu, la chaudronnerie offre pourtant des débouchés dans de nombreux secteurs d’activité tels que l’automobile, l’aéronautique et le naval ! La formation, gratuite,…
C’est au sein du nouveau Yachting Village que Monsieur Philippe Vincensini, directeur général des chantiers a exprimé ses vœux aux entreprises le mardi 24 janvier 2023 en présence de Madame Le Maire Arlette Salvo, des membres du conseil d’administration et du conseil municipal. Le directeur a ainsi renoué avec la traditionnelle cérémonie des vœux et…
Les chantiers navals de La Ciotat ont inauguré mardi 22 novembre 2022 leur nouvel ascenseur à bateaux de 4300 tonnes baptisé ‘Atlas’ comme le titan porteur du monde. L’événement auquel environ 350 personnes ont assisté a été organisé sur la plateforme même et regroupait les entreprises du site naval, les entreprises travaux qui ont participé…
La Ciotat Shipyards, gestionnaire des chantiers navals de la Ciotat, et MB92, leader mondial de la réparation et de la maintenance de yachts d’exception, annoncent aujourd’hui que le nouvel ascenseur 4300-tonnes, baptisé « Atlas », a accueilli aujourd’hui son premier client. Avec plusieurs réservations déjà programmées cet automne, l’honneur du premier est revenu donc à…
Dans le cadre des Journées Européennes du Patrimoine 2022, La Ciotat Shipyards ouvrira les portes des chantiers navals le dimanche 18 septembre. A travers un circuit balisé, les visiteurs pourront découvrir des équipements remarquables qui font de La Ciotat un site exceptionnel et de renommée internationale dans l’industrie du yachting. Le personnel de La Ciotat…
Au terme d’une mise en concurrence lancée en février 2022 par la société publique locale La Ciotat Shipyards, MB92 a remporté la compétition pour l’attribution de la grande forme du site naval de La Ciotat. L’analyse et les résultats de la mise en concurrence ont été présentés au Conseil d’Administration de LCS mercredi 22 juin…
Les chantiers bénéficieront dès cet automne d’un tout nouveau poste de garde entièrement modernisé. « L’objectif de ce nouvel aménagement est d’améliorer la circulation à l’entrée du site naval et de renforcer les contrôles d’accès » explique Rubin Mukam, Responsable d’opérations. Ce projet s’inscrit en effet dans la continuité du plan de sureté lancé en 2022…
La Ciotat Shipyards est heureuse d’annoncer l’attribution de bureaux dans le bâtiment du Mugel à l’entreprise Lumens spécialisée dans l’AV/IT (Audio Visual Information Technology) pour les résidences de luxe (maisons, hôtels de luxe et yachts). Entretien avec Cédric Baldenweck et Fréderic Grossi, associés et gérants de Lumens créée en 2000 par ces deux passionnés de…
La Ciotat Shipyards s’engage une nouvelle fois dans le développement d’un site industriel plus respectueux de l’environnement et annonce qu’elle vient d’équiper le nouveau quai d’attente et de travail de la plateforme Atlas-4300t d’un système de nurseries artificielles recréant la structure des herbiers de Posidonie, habitat naturel où s’abritent les jeunes poissons. Installée à l’entrée…
Après 10 années d’inactivité, l’ancien bateau porte de la grande forme sera démantelé et revalorisé en centre de traitement ces prochains jours. Ce chantier de dépollution marque un nouvel effort de la société publique locale La Ciotat Shipyards pour réduire son empreinte écologique. Pour ce faire, une aide financière d’un montant total de 500 000…
C’est avec une grande tristesse que nous avons appris le décès vendredi de Madame Rosy Sanna qui s’est éteinte à l’âge de 82 ans. Ancienne institutrice et Maire de La Ciotat de 1995 à 2001, Madame Sanna fut la 1ère présidente de la Semidep, société publique locale gestionnaire des chantiers navals de La Ciotat, renommée…
La Ciotat Shipyards a eu le plaisir d’accueillir ce jeudi 24 mars 2022 6 jeunes de moins de 25 ans pour une demi-journée d’immersion professionnelle au sein des chantiers navals de La Ciotat. Ce dispositif mis en place en collaboration avec la mission locale de La Ciotat et Pôle Emploi a pour objectif de faire…
Aujourd’hui 8 mars 2022, le groupement Matière/Bardex a acheminé avec succès la plateforme élévatrice du futur ascenseur à bateaux 4300 tonnes vers son emplacement définitif. Cette étape marque la fin d’une phase essentielle dans le cadre de la construction de la future plateforme de réparation pour mégayachts Atlas-4300t. L’entreprise française Matière et le groupe américain…
La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) vient de lancer un nouvel appel à projets pour la réhabilitation et l’exploitation de son « bâtiment moteurs » situé dans l’enceinte des chantiers navals à proximité de la grande forme de radoub. Comme son nom l’indique, ce bâtiment d’une surface au sol de 360m2 abritait autrefois le montage des moteurs…
La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) vient de lancer une procédure de mise en concurrence pour l’exploitation de son emblématique grande forme de Radoub et d’espaces annexes. La convention d’occupation aujourd’hui détenue par MB92 La Ciotat et renouvelée en mars 2019, arrive en effet à son terme le 31 août 2022. La dite « Grande Forme »,…
Bienvenue à Jérémy Cabibo, notre nouveau comptable qui a rejoint l’équipe ce matin. Ciotaden avec 11 ans d’expérience professionnelle, Jérémy aura en charge toute la comptabilité quotidienne de notre société jusque-là externalisée à un cabinet d’expertise comptable.
En application de l’arrêté ministériel du 15 juillet 2019 relative à l’amélioration de la sûreté des ports, La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) poursuit la mise en œuvre de son plan de sûreté pour se conformer à la norme ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security). Celle-ci a été adoptée en 2002 à la suite des attentats…
Hier 16 décembre 2021, se tenait le conseil portuaire du port de pêche et du commerce de La Ciotat dans les locaux de La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS). Présidé par Monsieur Daniel WIRTH, Directeur des routes et des ports du Conseil Départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône, ce conseil a été l’occasion pour l’ensemble des usagers du ports, les…
Photo de gauche à droite : Mme Zohra Djellali, Conseillère technique Ports, eau et assainissement, Monsieur Philippe Vincensini, Directeur Général de La Ciotat Shipyards, Madame Arlette Salvo, Maire de La Ciotat , Monsieur Patrick Ghigonetto, Président LCS et Maire de Ceyreste, Monsieur Roland Giberti, Président du Conseil de Territoire Marseille Provence et Maire de Gémenos,…
A l’occasion des Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, La Ciotat Shipyards réitère son opération « Port Ouvert » qui avait remporté un franc succès en 2019. Le site naval ouvrira donc à nouveau ses portes au grand public le dimanche 19 septembre 2021 ! De l’ancienne cale de lancement sur laquelle se construit le nouvel ascenseur…
Last Thursday, July 30 2021, the Board of Directors of La Ciotat Shipyards under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrick Ghigonetto met at its premises to appoint its new CEO, Mr. Philippe Vincensini. He succeeds Mr. Jean-Yves Saussol, who had held that office since 2015. As the director general of services for the City of La…
As part of the construction of its new platform for giant yachts called “ATLAS-4300t“, the local public company La Ciotat Shipyards recently decided to further improve the environmental efficiency of the systems installed compared to what was initially planned. Thus, the choice was made to install a filtration and treatment system for careening water of…
La société publique locale La Ciotat Shipyards, pilote de la réindustrialisation des chantiers navals de La Ciotat, vient d’apprendre que les deux dossiers qu’elle avait déposés en février dernier dans le cadre de l’appel à projets sur la reconversion des friches polluées ont été retenus par l’ADEME – Agence de la transition écologique. Ces deux…
At the environmental symposium held today Thursday 25 March at the Monaco Yacht Club, La Ciotat Shipyards announced that, following a competitive bidding process, the pioneering hydrogen propulsion company HYNOVA has been offered the business unit lot 14 in the Yachting Village on the La Ciotat Shipyards site. The multidisciplinary jury assembled for the exercise…
La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) have just promoted Léo Lacarrière (on the left in the photo) to the position of Safety and Security Manager and Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO). He will work in close collaboration with Guillaume Lopez, recently recruited as Port Safety Officer by the Bouches-du-Rhône Department to reinforce the exercise of port police…
The local public company La Ciotat Shipyards had the great pleasure of welcoming to its shipyards Mrs. Annick GIRARDIN, Minister of the Sea, accompanied by MM. Benoît MOURNET, newly appointed sub-prefect for relaunching and Stephan ROUSSEAU, deputy director of DIRM Méditerranée. This visit was their first opportunity to take stock of the consequences of the…
La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) officially opened their yachting village on Friday 29 January 2021 at the end of the first board meeting of this new year, with the delivery of building A. There was no official ceremony in view of the current health situation, but the elected representatives, Mr Patrick Ghigonetto, LCS President, Mrs Nathalie…
La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) have just learned that it is one of 21 companies in the France-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region to have been selected to date to take part in the scheme to support industrial investments in the territories launched by the government under the label “France Relaunch“. More precisely, LCS have been awarded a grant…
Le conseil portuaire s’est réuni pour la seconde fois cette année, vendredi 18 décembre 2020 dans les locaux de La Ciotat Shipyards. Outre un bilan de l’activité des chantiers pour l’année écoulée et un rappel des mesures mises en place pour palier la crise sanitaire, LCS a proposé d’autoriser un certain nombre de changements de…
In August 2020, La Ciotat Shipyards conducted a survey amongst the 30 companies working across the shipyards, in order to better understand their sensitivity to environmental concerns. First of all, the high response rate to this survey (2 companies out of 3) showed a real interest in the subject, particularly because some of them had…
La Ciotat Shipyards announce today the launch of a call for submissions by parties interested in taking out a tenancy on the last available lot in their new yachting village. The premises consists of a 380m2 workshop and is reserved for an innovative company manufacturing or developing a new product or service that will reduce…
The Board of Directors of the local public company La Ciotat Shipyards met on Friday October 16, 2020 for an important meeting in more ways than one. Not only was it the first opportunity for the new board to meet following the municipal and metropolitan elections in the spring, it also allowed it finalise a…
Also known as “Baron d’Huart” by the employees of the shipyards, Jean d’Huart has just passed away. Related to the Terrin Family, renowned for having shaped the local shipbuilding industry, he served as CEO of the C.N.C. for 20 years from 1962 to 1982. Under his management, the yards experienced a “Golden Age” characterised by…
Image ©Galatea Aujourd’hui 3 juillet 2020 se tient le premier comité de suivi environnemental de la plateforme pour mégayachts Atlas sous la présidence de Madame Trignat, secrétaire générale de Préfecture représentant Monsieur le Préfet et dont le but est d’émettre un avis sur le protocole de suivi environnemental. Ce comité réunit notamment Monsieur Patrick…
A new step that demonstrates their commitment to the environment, La Ciotat Shipyards decided to ban plastic waterbottles for their staff and use bottles made of stainless steel. Interview with Arnaud, service technician and staff representative. #waterrevolution
La Ciotat Shipyards are pleased to welcome the young company AirQy into their Mugel building. Created in 2015 by Steeven Clos, AirQy are specialising in aeraulic networks cleaning for yachts (air conditioning and ventilation). The company is currently based in Six-Fours-Les-Plages and employs 5 technicians. It has been working all along the French Mediterranean coast…
La Ciotat Shipyards revealed on 27th May 2020 that they have commissioned Sebastien Labastie, to help them create a strong visual identity for the future Atlas platform. As the platform is intended to become an iconic and game-changing feature of the shipyard, it is important for LCS that it stands out of the crowd. Meeting…
Following the announcement of the order by the Maritime Prefect of the Mediterranean authorising the resumption of certain leisure activities, La Ciotat Shipyards wishes to inform its customers of the rules that it has put in place to prevent accidental transmission of the virus during interactions between yacht crew and other visitors, and La Ciotat…
On 24 March, 2020, La Ciotat Shipyards appointed a partnership comprising Egis Eau, a leading provider of consultancy and engineering services in the areas of water, energy and the environment, and Galatéa,a specialist in monitoring and analysing marine environments, to manage all aspects of environmental monitoring and mitigation with respect to the construction of the…
La Ciotat Shipyards have announced that as of yesterday they have started a collaboration with the companies ID Yachting (“L’Atelier d’Isabelle”) and Tilcara, both of whom have facilities within the yards, in order to produce protective face masks for non-medical personnel in accordance with AFNOR SPEC reference S76-001: 2020. Both companies specialise in the interior…
La Ciotat Shipyards hoisted this morning, March 20, a 14-meter-long banner with their 250-ton historical crane in order to say simply “Thank you” and “Bravo “ to the remarkable work of the medical and nursing staff who are fighting in the front line against the current pandemic. The current crisis brings to light their dedication…
The construction work of the Atlas platform will be setup at the very location of the old slipway. The construction works will start at the beginning of March and La Ciotat Shipyards asked Mr. Kerouanton, Teacher-Researcher at the University of Nantes to make a historical and heritage study. Interview : Mr. Kerouanton, what do you do…
La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) welcome the fact that the official Enquiry Commissioner expressed a favourable opinion on the ATLAS-4300t platform. It follows the public inquiry organised from December 11th, 2019 to January 15th, 2020. We are even more pleased to note that this opinion is totally free from any reservation and does not require any…
Welcome on board to the piloting simulator of Marseille-Fos. It has allowed La Ciotat Shipyards to best adapt and design their future Atlas platform in order to get the best conditions for captains. Thanks to Mr. Jean-Philippe Salducci, President of the Marseille-Fos Pilotage Station as well as Mr. Pierre Bonnard for their warm welcome.
La Ciotat Shipyards now offer fiber to all companies located in the building annex of the A and C Shed. Connected to La Ciotat infrastructure, the network is secure upstream and the fiber mutualised. The rate is set at €100 including all taxes (no deployment costs and without obligation). It delivers : A guaranteed symmetrical…
La Ciotat Shipyards joined on February 4, 2020 the “Water Revolution Foundation”, the first independent, international, science-driven, non-profit organisation started from within the superyacht industry that is taking the lead to neutralise its ecological footprint and preserve the world’s precious oceans. Being located within the natural setting and the biodiversity of the Golfe d’Amour (home…
Students from the hotel school of La Ciotat visited on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 the yards. A rare opportunity for those 12 students who are intended for working in the restaurant and service industry to discover kitchens of superyachts in an exceptional environment. Welcomed by Jean-Yves Saussol, CEO of La Ciotat Shipyards and Nicolas Genelot,…
Sandra Servière joined La Ciotat Shipyards this week as head of operations. She will especially be in charge of developing the third strategic axis of LCS #friendler. She will manage work to further improve ecological footprint on the yards on one side, and the reception conditions on the other side. Sandra may also contribuate to…
Following a competitive tendering procedure launched in June 2019, La Ciotat Shipyards decided to sign the temporary occupancy agreement for the public port domain with the company iXblue for the operation of 6631 square metres of the “A” shed. Having been installed there since 2003, iXblue, with its various entities, will be able to continue…
Our company is currently subject to a disinformation campaign on the web and social media providing false or incomplete information. La Ciotat Shipyards wishes to restore the truth in order to allow everyone to separate the true from the false. #factchecking #4300t LA CIOTAT SHIPYARDS IS IN OPERATION THANKS TO PUBLIC MONEY: FALSE LCS…
Built on a site of 2,5 hectares, the future Yachting Village should help strengthen a cluster dedicated to refit and maintenance of yachts, super-yachts and mega-yachts. After the foundation stone-laying ceremony last October 30, we met Céline Guigou, in charge of operations at La Ciotat Shipyards. What is the purpose of the Yachting Village at…
Sud Moteurs is a family business from Marseille which will be among the first ones to join the Yachting Village in the second quarter of 2020. A new challenge for this SME of 185 employees that will reinforce its expertise in repair and maintenance of propulsions lines of megayachts. Interview with Jeremy Santiago, Business Manager…
Two of the most imposing and famous yachts in the world have together taken their places in La Grande Forme dry dock of La Ciotat Shipyards for a refit orchestrated by the operator MB92 La Ciotat. Before the refit, Head of the maintenance department, Philippe Marrot, and his teams, supervised the (very) delicate dry docking…
Jean-Philippe Salducci, Captain, pilot and Union President of the Marseille and Gulf of Fos pilots, oversaw the creation of a manoeuvre simulator for La Ciotat Shipyards and its future 4300t lift. The Marseille-Fos pilot teams will in fact be responsible for securing and optimising the entry of yachts and mega-yachts onto the quay of the…
On 16th December 2019, La Ciotat Shipyards (LCS) presented the environmental features of their upcoming 4,300t platform dedicated to megayachts. As a side event, the company disclosed that they have chosen Vinci Construction Maritime et Fluviale as the main contractor on this project. The related contract was formally signed by Mister Régis Garnier, Général Manager.…
As previously announced by Patrick Boré, President of La Ciotat Shipyards at the La Ciotat Yachting Village foundation stone-laying ceremony, the public tender for the revamping and management of the « Transit » shed is now open ! This project mingles the implementation of La Ciotat Shipyards’ industrial ambitions with the promotion of their cultural…
La Ciotat Shipyards hosted yesterday the big nautical committe. Chaired by Benoît Rouvière, it was composed of representatives of the port (professional fishermen, pleasure boating, passenger boat, etc.). They were asked to give their opinion for the construction work of the future 4300t shiplift. As for any construction project including modifications of the port or access…
La Ciotat Shipyards revealed last Tuesday that it awarded the design-build for their future shiplift for mega-yachts to a partnership between the French company Matière and the US corportation Bardex group. As Jean-Yves Saussol, CEO of La Ciotat Shipyards pointed out; “the fact that half of the contract’s added value goes to a French manufacturer…
Prior to the laying of the foundation stone of the Yachting Village, La Ciotat Shipyards organized on October 30, 2019 a professional roundtable discussion regarding the creation of an industrial cluster for the trades of maintenance, repair and conversion of large yachts. Moderated by Jean-Yves Saussol, CEO of LCS, brought together several high-level participants including:…
When it opens in the course of 2020, the Yachting Village® will consist of some 8000sqm of industrial workshops dedicated to about 20 companies selected for their excellent know-how in the fields of big yachts refit and repair. This project, fully financed and carried out by LCS yachting village SAS, a subsidiary of La Ciotat…
Le chantier naval de La Ciotat Shipyards est très heureux de vous accueillir sur ses quais pour cette visite exceptionnelle, dans le cadre des journées du patrimoine. En parcourant notre itinéraire balisé, vous allez découvrir les outils industriels spectaculaires qui font la renommée mondiale de notre chantier. Découvrez le passé, le présent et le futur…
Pour la première fois de son histoire, La Ciotat Shipyards ouvrira ses portes au grand public le dimanche 22 septembre, dans le cadre des Journées du Patrimoine. Itinéraire balisé, conférences explicatives et tirage au sort pour sélectionner les chanceux qui pourront monter sur le grand portique… : agenda de l’évènement ! Site exceptionnel par sa…
Furnished offices are available from September 2019 in La Ciotat Shipyards for rent per day: Each office includes : High speed Internet Basic office furniture Acces to shared kitchen at the same level Lavatories 2 access badges for pedestrians 1 car acces Information & Enquiries (choose Onsite business relocation) Blueprint
The Board of Directors of La Ciotat Shipyards met on Tuesday, May 7th at 10 am under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrick Bore. According to the report produced by Jean-Yves Saussol, CEO of the company, concerning the result of contacts made with various public and private partners of the project and the provisional business plan…
After the unavoidable asbestos removal works, the actual demolition of the “old welding school” building has started and will continue through the end of April. The place will then be cleared up for the construction of the new workshops, which should be delivered in the second quarter of 2020.
Following a tendering procedure organized in accordance with French law, La Ciotat Shipyards have decided to renew the mandate for MB92 La Ciotat who continue to lead in the sector of super and megayacht refit. The new contract has been signed on 27th March 2019 by Mr. Antonio Cirera, MB92 Group CFO and representing MB92…
Following a call for projects procedure in compliance with Ordinance No. 2017-562 of April 19, 2017 relating to the property of public persons, the Local Public Company LA CIOTAT SHIPYARDS, having its registered office at 46 quai François Mitterrand, 13600 La Ciotat, France concluded on March 27, 2019, a temporary occupancy agreement (TOA) with the…
First harbor in France equipped with a full-electric workboat. As a symbol of La Ciotat Shipyards’ commitment to environmental and technological issues, our big gantry crane solemnly launched this Saturday 23rd March “LCS 1”, a brand-new semi-rigid workboat with a 100% electric propulsion. La Ciotat Shipyards is the first harbor in France to be equipped…
For the first time, La Ciotat Shipyards has carried out a comprehensive survey among the 29 companies having a permanent base in La Ciotat to determine the overall sales and the related number of jobs of the shipyards. At the end of 2018, those companies have together declared 619 permanent jobs (excluding seasonal workers and…
Following a call for projects procedure (launched in October 2017) in compliance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 2017-562 of 19 April 2017 relating to the property of public persons, followed by some adjustments, the local Public Company LA CIOTAT SHIPYARDS, having its registered office at 46 quai François Mitterrand, 13600 La Ciotat, France concluded…
Alexandre Rolland a rejoint en ce début d’année 2019 La Ciotat Shipyards pour prendre en main le projet de création de la plateforme 4000T, destinée au refit de Mega yachts. Les challenges majeurs auxquels Alexandre Rolland devra faire face sont le respect, et si possible l’accélération, du calendrier de réalisation, le respect du budget prévisionnel,…
The shipyards of La Ciotat have a special place in the social and industrial history of France. It is for this reason that the services of the Ministry of Culture pays special attention to the site. Meet Helena Corset, Architect for “Bâtiments de France”. LCS: In your opinion, what makes the shipyards a remarkable heritage…
After the acquisition in July 2018 of Blohm + Voss La Ciotat, MB92 Group announced in September 2018 the acquisition of the shipyard Compositeworks, and the creation of a new entity, MB92 La Ciotat. In October, MB92 La Ciotat was chosen as a strategic partner for the future 4000 T platform which will be launched…
Present in La Ciotat Shipyards since 2003, iXblue is the only operator of the shipyard to manufacture workboats … as well as sonar, AUVs (Autonomous Undermarine Vehicles), and to have an hydrogeophysics and oceanography research division with a presence all around the world! With a new location in La Ciotat coming soon and many other…
It is an exceptional work that has been completed by the Classic Works’ shipyard, based in La Ciotat Shipyards: the renovation, to superyacht standards, of the schooner “Armide”, built in 1938! A complete state of the art renovation, which involved up to 30 people for 2 ½ years. See you in 100 years? Beyond a…
Launched in late 2017, LCS “Objective 2020” is an ambitious program for the development of the shipyard in 3 axes: #bigger #better and #friendlier. This last axis concerns in particular the improvement of hospitality on the site. Over the last two years, La Ciotat Shipyards has engaged in a direct consultation process with crewmembers of yachts…
Mr Gerard Larcher’s official visit , on August 31st 2018 , on La Ciotat Shipyards’ site , was intense and exciting. For half a day, the President of the Senate, guided by Mr Patrick Bore, Mayor of La Ciotat and President of La Ciotat Shipyards, along with Mr. Jean-Yves Saussol, CEO of La Ciotat Shipyards,…
MONACO YACHT CLUB, 26 September 2018 La Ciotat Shipyards has formally awarded MB92 La Ciotat a 35-year exclusive right-of-use of more than 23,000m2 on a new megayacht platform to be serviced by a 4000-tonne shiplift. The platform will be dedicated to the refit of yachts measuring up to 105m. This decision marks the end of a…
It’s a long and rich story made of innovations, know-how and great men… But the story of La Ciotat Shipyards is mostly the story of a rebirth. La Ciotat Shipyards invests to become the reference shipyard in the refit and repair of Mega Yachts (+ 80m). La Ciotat Shipyards will have a platform and a…
Today, Friday, August the 31st, 2018, Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate, visited the site of La Ciotat Shipyards, a first since the implementation of the project to reindustrialize the site. During a brief press conference, Mr. Larcher paid tribute to the exemplary consensus surrounding the shipyards, and especially the proactive policy of its shareholders,…
Construction of a Megayacht platform served by a shiplift, launching of a new 12 000 m² business area “LCS Yachting Village”…
As part of the continuous improvement of our services, we submitted to the captains and crew members a satisfaction survey…
As of September 2018, the crews of yachts both ashore or afloat within the site of La Ciotat Shipyards will receive broadband Internet access…
Focus on “L’Atelier d’Isabelle”, a family owned business specializing in the interior designing of Megayachts, driven by high expectations and a know-how recognized worldwide…
The President of La Ciotat Shipyards and La Ciotat’s Mayor, Patrick Bore took the lead in mobilizing against the reform of the ENIM. Looking back on a turbulent year…
Subsidiary of a family owned and international business, Seco Yachting has chosen to locate on the site of La Ciotat Shipyards in order to grow in the heart of the ecosystem of yachting…
