Poerio (Tankoa): "If Civitavecchia wants a yacht yard, we're ready."
It remains to be seen what the Lazio Port Authority has in mind for the future of that area currently occupied by the 'skeleton' of a yacht.
Just hours after the news broke of the decision to revoke the concession granted to the Konig Group for the inactive area of the Privilege shipyard, Tankoa Yachts CEO Vincenzo Poerio entrusted SUPER YACHT 24 with a letter to be delivered to Pino Musolino, head of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority.
"After learning of the decision to revoke Privilege's concession, we want to make it clear that Tankoa Yachts remains interested in the facility and the area. If the Port Authority decides to reassign that area, or at least a portion of the Civitavecchia port, to superyacht shipyards, our company is interested, subject to the time needed to restart the production facility," Poerio said.
Port Authority President Pino Musolino, responding to the SUPER YACHT 24 article about the expiration of Privilege's concession, reiterated that no concrete action has been taken from the shipyard interested in taking over: "It's difficult to see something that has never been formalized/concretely implemented administratively go undone."
Tankoa Yachts, like other Italian shipyards, is experiencing a boom thanks to an already robust order book for superyachts, ensuring business for years to come. The shipyard in Genoa Sestri Ponente occupies an area of just 11.000 square meters, with a 250-meter-long and 20-meter-wide dock that can accommodate vessels up to approximately 100 meters. The Privilege shipyard in Civitavecchia occupies a yard spanning over 100.000 square meters.
At this point, it remains to be seen what the Lazio Port Authority has in mind for the future of the area currently occupied by the 'skeleton' of a yacht.
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