Rossini invests €2 million in Pesaro: new building for yacht crews

Designed for the crews of yachts staying at the facility, as well as for shipyard personnel, the new building will be constructed by Cantiere Rossini in the port of Pesaro, within the area dedicated to superyacht refit. The foundation stone was laid on the morning of 19 September 2026. The investment amounts to approximately €2 million and completion is scheduled for 1 October 2027, with the bulk of the construction expected to be finished around two months earlier.

Approximately 38 metres long, the new facility will expand the range of services available to both the shipyard and yacht crews. The ground floor will accommodate technical areas, storage facilities and services. The first floor will be primarily dedicated to crews, with a dedicated office and a 130-square-metre gym overlooking the harbour and the yachts berthed alongside. The project also includes a large lounge and two outdoor terraces, one facing the shipyard and the Adriatic Sea, the other overlooking the city. The spaces will also be suitable for meetings, events and initiatives connected with the maritime sector and the city.

Around 65% of the building will be constructed in timber sourced from controlled sources. High levels of insulation and a large surface area of solar panels are intended to make the building largely energy self-sufficient.

The ceremony was attended by Stewart Parvin, CEO of Cantiere Rossini; Andrea Biancani, Mayor of Pesaro; Mirco Carloni, President of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority; and Clarissa Torturo, Deputy Commander of the Pesaro Harbour Master’s Office, together with representatives of 24U, the engineering company that has supported the shipyard throughout the development of the site. Parvin, Biancani and Carloni jointly broke ground in a symbolic ceremony.

For Parvin, the occasion also provided an opportunity to look back over eleven years of work. The former Cantiere Navale di Pesaro was acquired in September 2015, when the industrial site was in a state of abandonment. Its redevelopment initially required an investment of approximately €19 million, followed in 2020 by a further €6 million for the two large paint sheds. With the new building, total investment rises to around €27 million. Today, the company employs approximately 35 people directly, in addition to a network of specialist contractors and companies involved in its refit projects.

“At Cantiere Rossini we usually always look ahead, but today it is worth taking a few minutes to look back,” Parvin said. “Eleven years ago, we acquired an abandoned site with no obvious future. Since then, we have continued to invest, build and believe in this project. This new building may represent a smaller investment compared with the previous phases, but it is very important to us because it marks another step in improving the shipyard and, above all, the experience of the people and crews who use it every day.” Parvin also recalled the support received over the years from local authorities, the Harbour Master’s Office and the professionals involved in the shipyard’s development.

Mayor Biancani recalled that the project had initially been met with concern by part of the local community. Today, he said, “Cantiere Rossini has successfully integrated into the city and opened its doors to the local community, becoming a venue for culture and events as well as an operational shipyard.” The shipyard also brings yacht owners, representatives, professionals and crews to Pesaro, many of whom had previously been unfamiliar with the city and the region. “As an administration, we want to continue supporting this growth and create the conditions for Rossini to continue investing in Pesaro and in our local area.”

Carloni concluded: “Cantiere Rossini is an example we are proud of. The role of the Port Authority is to facilitate investment and ensure that quays and port areas become opportunities to generate income, employment, wellbeing in the workplace and broader economic value. Together with the Municipality and the Harbour Master’s Office, we are working on a vision for the port of Pesaro that does not simply respond to today’s needs, but anticipates what this port will require fifteen, twenty or thirty years from now.”

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