Ferretti secures the first ZES authorisation for the Port of Ancona
It will enable the group to expand its shipyard to build superyachts of up to 100 metres. “An economic impact of 30 million on the local area and related industries”
The Ferretti Group is expanding its superyacht yard in Ancona – the historic shipyard of the CRN brand – thanks to the first Single Authorisation for a Special Economic Zone issued by the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority and the SEZ authorities. A move which, as the group’s senior management explain, will enable the construction of superyachts up to 100 metres in length. The project will involve one of the existing production facilities within the shipyard and will increase the maximum construction capacity from the current 90 metres to 100 metres. The works are expected to take around six months.
The company states that the project “will have an initial economic impact of around 30 million euros on the local area and its related industries, paving the way for further significant investment. The strategic value of this expansion goes far beyond the additional 10 metres. The ability to build yachts up to 100 metres in length will strengthen Ferretti’s position at the very top end of the international superyacht market, expanding opportunities for the development of the future range and the ability to compete for increasingly ambitious projects, in which exclusive design, engineering excellence, technological innovation and manufacturing quality are decisive competitive factors.”
“This is exactly what I want Ferretti to stand for,” says Stassi Anastassov, global CEO of the luxury yachting group, “ambition, speed and the ability to deliver. In just 54 days, we secured authorisation to take our Ancona shipyard to the next level. It demonstrates what can be achieved when industry and the authorities share the same determination to move forward. But our ambition is not simply to build bigger yachts. Our ambition is to build the world’s most coveted yachts, setting new standards in design, quality, technology and innovation. And we want to do it here, in Italia.”
‘Made in Italy’, he continues, ‘is not just a marketing slogan for the Ferretti Group. It is our identity, our history and our future. Our brands are Italian, our craftsmanship is Italian, and our commitment to Italian industrial excellence is, and will remain, unwavering. The superyacht yard in Ancona is an extraordinary centre of shipbuilding expertise, and this expansion represents a further step towards fully realising its potential. I would like to thank the Port Authority (ADSP), the Marche Region, the Municipality of Ancona and the ZES authorities for their commitment and cooperation. When Italian excellence meets ambition and speed, extraordinary results become possible.”
The authorisation, in fact, signed on 21 October 2026 by Giosy Romano, Sole Coordinator of the SEZ for Southern Italy, and by Mirco Carloni, President of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority, is the first to be issued via the SEZ Single Authorisation procedure in the port of Ancona, following the extension of the relevant measures to the Marche Region. The process was completed in 54 days, the company explains, ‘thanks to the collaboration between the administrations involved’ and the support, in particular, of the Region, ‘especially its President, Francesco Acquaroli, and the Councillor for Productive Activities, Gino Brugaro, as well as the Municipality of Ancona’.
