REFIT SHIPYARDS


IMM


IMM has been in the yacht refit and repair business since 2007, offering reassuring quality in project management across a range of non-traditional locations in the Caribbean and Eastern USA. With three main facilities, IMM has you covered in the Caribbean waters. IMM Guadeloupe: Refit yard in operation for 15 years able to accommodate any length alongside and haul-out using the 700-ton floating dock. IMM Sint Maarten: Interim in-water maintenance works can be completed by the experienced onsite project managers and finally, the facility in Puerto Rico. For more details Tel: +590 690 41 86 41 or visit www.imm-yachting.com


Adria Docks has its refit and repair service based at Trogir, Croatia. Katarina Omrčen reports positive news: “Lots of things have evolved and nowadays shipyards have very low pollution impact. For example, at Adria and elsewhere sand blasting in open areas is replaced with ultra high pressure water jetting. Yards now also rely on other green technologies in their production processes.”


Jelle Engel at KM Yachtbuilders (KMY) in Makkum, Holland hits the nail bluntly on the head when he says the very act of building yachts is not an environmentally friendly or essential activity. But, on the other hand, KMY and the other yards build sturdy, long-life yachts that supply a living for the 75 or so people who work on


their creation. Most of the materials are either GRP, endangered tropical wood, or aluminium. Engel explains; “KM Yachtbuilders are a aluminium specialist. That is our core material. Producing aluminium takes a serious amount of energy from mining the Bauxiet to the plates that we work with. For us the aluminium, the systems and interior materials are a focus point in our approach and search for sustainability.”


Keeping it simple, low maintenance and sturdy are the starting points of all KMY projects, often alongside Dykstra Naval Architects


MANOEL ISLAND YACHT YARD


Manoel Island Yacht Yard Ltd. (MIYY) is one of the oldest established refit yards in the Mediterranean. Over the years MIYY has enjoyed respect for its commitment, reliability and workmanship. Its central Mediterranean location and ease of access by sea and air make Malta an ideal location for marine repair activity and a convenient choice to cruise with some of the greatest historical and architectural heritage available anywhere in the Mediterranean. An area of 33,000 sqm includes 7 slipways capable of slipping vessels up to 50 metres, 500


tons of total displacement and ample jetty capacity and berthing facilities for afloat work. Over 600 boats serviced annually with two marine travel hoists with a maximum lifting capacity of 50 and 75 tons. Dedicated project management ensuring undivided attention for every project with the workforce is also complemented by a number of approved international and local sub-contractors. For more details Tel: + 356 213 4453/4 or visit www.yachtyard-malta.com


who also work for Greenpeace. KMY began investigating ways to improve sustainability a few years ago: Explains Engel; “We asked ourselves ‘What does sustainable mean, where to start, how to measure it, how to communicate it, how to motivate the team and how to make it work?’” The yard began and analysed a particular build project, using as many sustainable materials and techniques as possible.


“Right now, having finished this 36 ft sailing yacht, half owned by Gerard Dykstra and half by KMY, and with most of it analysed


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