Super yacht refit and maintenance specialist, IMS Shipyard, is thrilled to announce that it expands its service offer and multiplies its berthing capacities five-fold. At the centre of the Toulon bay, in the popular Western Mediterranean yacht holiday location – the South of France, the shipyard will open 80 additional berths to accommodate up to 100 yachts from twenty to eighty metres in length on its two sites. The company will be ready to welcome the first yachts at the end of this year.

Rendering of the new site IMS 700

THE FORMER ST-MANDRIER NAVAL AIR STATION: A REMARKABLE SITE AND SETTING
Work has begun: IMS Shipyard’s extension project on the former naval air station in St-Mandrier on the bay of Toulon is currently underway. The infrastructures for super and mega yacht repair and maintenance will receive the first yachts at the end of this year on a site that is both beautiful and impressive!

The yard will offer everything super yacht owners and captains could wish for. Viewed from the former control tower, to be transformed into a VIP office to welcome clients and public figures, it is an awe-inspiring sight. With the magnificent bay of Toulon on the horizon, 50,000 square metres of a vast basin have been attributed to IMS in the form of a thirty year lease agreement. There is also the 60,000 square metres standing area on the hard (five times the surface area owned by the company on its site IMS 300) and four enormous boat-sheds for housing three yachts up to 50 metres at the same time.

Site IMS 700

UNCOMPARABLE CAPACITY AND SERVICE OFFER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
IMS Shipyard has been a renowned key player in the maintenance, repair & refit sector for the last 25 years and with the addition of the IMS 700 site it becomes the largest yacht repair yard in the Mediterranean with a total surface area of 130,000 square metres. It has the capacity to house up to 100 twenty to eighty metres yachts and an extremely comprehensive service offerings:
– lifting equipment up to 670 tonnes (including two travelifts, cranes, forklifts, elevating platforms and a slip for vessels up to 100 tonnes 20 metres in beam) under full private management offering adapted costs and flexible usage;
– 100 slots including 25 floating berths;
– a draught of up to 10 metres for large sailing yachts;
– long term mooring available for work in closed, covered boatsheds;
– paint work shop: a boatshed dedicated to paint work that can hold three boats of up to fifty metres at the same time;
– a private and secure site 24/24 and 7/7 including the maritime zone monitored by the French Navy;
– individual box storage for sea toys and various equipment all year round;
– a 500 square metre CREW QUARTER designed to simplify daily life for crews (offices, multimedia room, fitness, terrace and BBQ);
– a conference/meeting room for 100 people.

Site IMS 300

FIRST BOATS TO BE RECEIVED END OF THE YEAR 2014
The definitive go-ahead to begin work was made possible by the signature of a 30 year temporary occupation agreement between the French Navy, the Toulon conurbation committee (TPM) and YSEC from the holding company Nepteam, owners of IMS Shipyard. Work has already begun on the preparation of the hard standing area by planing down the asphalt. This phase will be followed by preparation of the platform (crushing, ground levelling and treatment).

Work will continue throughout the summer and autumn of 2014 with several phases regarding the maritime zone (construction of a hauling out place, a floating break water and a floating pontoon); the buildings for in-house crews and ship crew members (including a 500 square metre CREW QUARTER specifically for crew members) and refurbishment of the sheds that were hosted French Navy planes and helicopters for a large part of the twentieth century.

Site IMS 300 from above

IMS Shipyard – Key Facts & Figures:

Location
83430 – Saint Mandrier Sur Mer (Toulon) – South of France
IMS 300 Site N 43°05’ – E 5°55’
IMS 700 Site N 43°05’ – E 5°56’
On-site boat lifting and moving equipment
• 320 and 670 tonne travelift;
• 35 to 50 tonne cranes, 3 to 5 tonne forklifts, elevating platforms, a boat slip for vessels up to 100 tonnes and 20 m in beam etc.

Capacity
• 100 slots including :
• 25 floating berths
• 75 dry slots (including 35 in sheds for long-term winter maintenance)
• An average of 300 to 400 boats are expected every year.
Draught
• up to 10 metres.
Docks
Site IMS 300: width of 10 m and length of 35 metres.
Site IMS 700: width of 13 metres and length of 100 metres.

Surface area
Total surface area of 130,000 square metres including:
• 77,000 square metre platform (including 20,000 square metres of sheds – height up to 15 metres
• A 50,000 square metre secure maritime zone 24/24 and 7/7 3,000 square metres of offices and workshops including
• 500 square metres for crews (fitness, multimedia room, rest area, outdoor terrace and BBQ, private sea access…)
• and 1,000 square metre storage area (for tenders, jet skis, various equipment…) secured year round
Paint work
1 shed for paint work that can host three yachts up to fifty metres simultaneously.
Human resources
• Internal staff with over 100 employees :
• project managers,
• mechanics,
• electricity,
• welder and pipe work,antifouling and maintenance,
• purchasing department,
• concierge service,
• administrative staff.
• On-site subcontractor centre, the Marine Activity Park: naval architecture & engineering, design & decoration, painter, carpenter and teack work, welder, hydraulics, mechanics, sail making & rigging, sheet metal work, engines & generators, electronics & video hi-fi etc.)

About IMS SHIPYARD
Founded in 1987 for the construction of aluminium vessels for transporting passengers, the shipyard has been carrying out naval refitting, repairs and maintenance since 1992. Presided over by Denis PELLIGRINO since 2009, the company has been owned by the French holding company NEPTEAM since 2011. With an annual turnover of around 9M€, IMS Shipyard has established itself as a leading player in the sector, particularly appreciated for its serious attitude, the quality of relationships with its clients and its capacity for respecting quote prices and deadlines. IMS Shipyard has become the official base for After-Sale Support for a number of international yacht builders.