Amico Marine was created to showcase and promote the complex and integrated reality of the companies that support the evolution and growth of Amico & Co, an international leader in refit, maintenance and services for large yachts.
The brand expresses both identity and vision: it looks to the future whilst consolidating the history, experience, expertise and values that have distinguished the group for over thirty years.
Amico Marine presents itself as a unique system in the international nautical landscape: a group of companies, know-how and infrastructure that share a common identity and a single goal: to offer services of excellence in every detail, with an eye always on the future.
Providing clients with direct expertise, experience, and reliability to guarantee 360° technical and logistical support for yacht operations.
Upholding the values of professionalism and work ethics within the shipbuilding and yacht services industry, while building a foundation of trust and partnership with clients, crews, and managers through expertise and transparency.
Operating since 1991, Amico & Co is the group’s flagship company.
Based in Genoa, it specialises in repairs, maintenance and refits of superyachts between 35 and 140 metres.
Its growth and success in the global market, supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure, advanced technologies and a team of high-profile specialists, have enabled it to define a successful operational and quality approach, which has also been adopted by the group’s other shipyards.
Today, Amico & Co operates as an international point of reference for superyachts, guaranteeing the complete management of any type of intervention on board.
Amico Loano is the shipyard dedicated to mid-range sized vessels, specialising in the repair, maintenance and refit of yachts up to approximately 55m LOA, naturally completing the group’s offering.
Located in Loano, in the heart of western Liguria and within the Marina di Loano, it occupies a strategic position halfway between Portofino and the French Riviera.
It operates according to the same philosophy, operating methods and quality standards that distinguish the group, offering bespoke services with a high degree of flexibility.
The environmental context, characterised by a mild climate all year round and a territory rich in tradition, contributes to creating an experience that is particularly appreciated by yacht owners.
Gatti shipyard specialises in small vessels up to 24 metres in length, expanding the group’s presence in the small to medium-sized boat segment.
Its integration allows the group to extend its services and expertise to the entire yachting supply chain, operating according to the same quality standards and with the same focus on flexibility and customisation that characterise all the group’s businesses.
Amico Servizi is the group’s holding company, providing centralised support to all group companies, managing various cross-functional activities and ensuring efficiency and consistency in internal operations.
Waterfront Marina is the berthing facility adjacent to the Amico & Co shipyard, dedicated to large yachts, their Owners, crews and yacht industry professionals.
Designed to provide full hospitality services, also outside of technical stops, it can accommodate up to 26 yachts of up to 120m LOA.
The facilities include lounges and meeting rooms, galleys, restrooms and laundry facilities, changing rooms, a yoga studio, a fully equipped gym and technical offices, as well as three sports fields, a barbecue area and ample parking.
Waterfront Marina offers high-level mooring services and continuous technical assistance to vessels and their crews.
Marine Tools is the group company dedicated to the development of management software for yachts and superyachts.
Born from the collaboration of naval engineers, software houses and direct users from the yachting sector, Marine Tools works with industry professionals to transform real needs into effective technological solutions, developing products such as In-Yacht, designed by the industry for the industry.
Officine Meccaniche Sarimi is a workshop specialising in metal carpentry, operating in the maritime sector since 1982.
Its activities include the construction and repair of ships, ferries, pontoons and superyachts, forming an integral part of the production processes involved in ship repair and the refitting of large vessels.
The workshop manufactures all types of steel and light alloy products, from individual hull blocks to entire boats, including structural elements such as blocks, stabiliser fins, bulbous bows, masts, funnels, swimming pools and piping.
It is also equipped to carry out hull extensions, with the prefabrication of blocks in situ at its production site, particularly for superyachts.
The history of the Amico family has its roots in Varazze, where between the 18th and 19th centuries the Amico family were part of a community with strong ties to the sea and shipbuilding.
In an area where almost the entire population worked in shipyards and where the craftsmanship of carpenters, caulkers, blacksmiths and sail makers reached the highest levels, the Amico family distinguished itself for its competence, professionalism and dedication.
In 1799, Matteo Amico, a master shipbuilder, set out on his own path by moving to Loano and founding a small shipyard, which his son Giuseppe Francesco transformed into a solid business specialising in the construction of medium and large sailing ships.
With the transition to steel hulls and steam propulsion, the shipyard ceased operations, but the family continued its maritime activities, gradually moving to Genoa.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, Pietro Amico worked as a carpenter at the Regio Cantiere della Foce shipyard and later became a member of the Port Carpenters and Caulkers Guild. It was he who established the family’s roots in Genoa.
In 1885, the Amico company was officially founded by Michele, Pietro’s son, establishing itself as a port business at a time of profound change in the naval industry.
In 1920, the business passed to Luigi Amico, a key figure in the company’s development thanks to his professionalism, flexibility and ability to introduce innovative technologies.
After the war, Luigi led the company through a process of modernisation that led it, from the 1960s onwards, to introduce cutting-edge methods and equipment: from high-pressure sandblasting to hydraulic platforms, from automated systems to ultra-high pressure hydroblasting in the 1990s.
In the 1950s, Guido Amico joined the company and gradually took over its management. Under his leadership, Luigi Amico established itself as a leading provider of technical port services and, thanks to his vision, a project was launched in the 1980s to build a new shipyard in what was then an abandoned area of the port of Genoa.
This insight marked the beginning of a new phase in the family’s history: in 1991, Amico & Co was founded by Guido and his son Alberto, who carried on the family tradition by applying it to a growing sector, the refit and maintenance of large yachts.