Antonini Navi
Italy · La SpeziaGrade A14 of 40The yacht brand of a La Spezia steel-fabrication group that built hulls for other yards and now builds its own 30 to 34 m steel yachts.
What happened, 2023 to 2026
- Jul 2023BuildHull and superstructure of a 55 m delivered to another builder
- Nov 2023DealFirst 33 m custom steel yacht sold to an Italian owner
- Dec 2024MoneyRevenue nearly doubled in 2023; demand slowing, says the MD
- Nov 2025Build63 m Light63M concept by Nauta presented
- Jul 2026BuildFirst Seamore 34 delivered
- Sep 2026DealFirst XPD95 explorer sold
What it adds up to. A hull subcontractor turning into a builder on its own steel: the closest Italian case to a yard that starts from metalwork.
Who runs it
- General Manager, Antonini Navi; CEO Energy Division, Gruppo Antoninisince 2026
- Partner and Sales Directorsince 2020
- Production Managersince 2024
Organisation. Family managing director; sales partner as shareholder
What it shows for a new yard. Family managing director with a sales partner who holds equity; no separate operations seat.
Organisation chartthe top seat, the senior layer by function, and the managers where the top team is small; the number two is marked
Sales and marketing1 senior | Engineering and design1 managers | Production and operations1 senior | Projects and service2 managers |
 Aldo MANNA Partner and Sales Director since 2020 Owner familyNumber two |  Roberto Lorello Product coordinator since 2026 |  Davide Urli Production Manager since 2024 |  Enrico Ferlazzo Project manager since 2024 MM Marco Martinelli Boat chief since 2024 |
Number two. The only partner beside the owning family and the yard's seller; founder of a dealer business before. The production manager came in 2024.
The top team as read on LinkedIn8 people read as staff, October 2026
A family general manager and a partner-sales director (the dealer-entrepreneur who created the yacht line) over a Production Manager from Fincantieri, a boat chief, a project manager and a small technical office.
Antonini Navi is a steel shipbuilder's yacht brand, eleven people on LinkedIn: the family runs it, a partner sells it, and a production manager builds it. The structure is the two-person model the brief describes (commercial partner plus production lead) at its smallest, with the owner above both.
Sales and marketing 1
Production and operations 1
Engineering and design 1
Projects, service and after-sales 2
2 more people read as staff below manager level: see them in the directory.
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Facts and news, with sourcesthe research behind the overview
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Identity
- Full name: Antonini Navi, the yacht brand of Antonini Group S.p.A. (Gruppo Antonini SpA). source 1 source 2
- Founded: the family business is about 70 years old (Simone Antonini is the third generation, his son the fourth); the Antonini Navi yacht brand started about 4 years before 2024-12, so about 2020. Exact founding years not found. source
- Background: steel and aluminium hull subcontractor for major Italian yacht yards, plus oil and gas fabrication (for example, an offshore platform jacket and deck for Azule Energy, Angola). It moved into its own yachts partly because oil and gas work was weak.
- Headquarters and yard: Muggiano, Lerici (La Spezia province), in the Miglio Blu yachting district; more than 33,000 m2. source 1 source 2
- Ownership: private, Antonini family. The yacht facility expansion comes from a partnership between Antonini Group SpA and Aldo Manna (2026-07-30). source
- Sister brands: none found.
Size
- Employees: not found.
- Revenue (group, company statement in interview, 2024-12-03): about EUR 35 million in 2022 and about EUR 68 million in 2023; 10 to 15% growth expected for 2024. This includes non-yacht work. source
- Order book (yachts): 2 orders of 32 and 34 m as of 2024-12.
- Global Order Book: not found in the 2025 or 2026 top-20 coverage.
Product
- Size range: about 30 to 63 m (built and in build 30 to 34 m; 44 m and 63 m concepts). source
- Hull materials: steel hulls with aluminium superstructures (bimetallic joint). source
- Model: full custom and semi-custom on platforms designed with Hydro Tec.
- Seamore 34 — full-custom steel crossover, 34 m.
- Explorer Yacht 32M and Evo 31 — custom steel explorers.
- XPD95 — expedition-style motor yacht just under 30 m and under 200 GT.
- SUY (Sport Utility Yacht) line by Fulvio De Simoni: SUY 110 (34 m) and SUY 135 (44 m) — projects.
- Light63M — 63 m concept by Nauta Yachts (2025-11).
- Earlier subcontract work: delivered the hull and superstructure of a 55 m yacht to another builder (2023-07). source
- Deliveries 2023 to 2026.
Leadership
- Simone Antonini — managing director (also called chief executive), as of 2024-12-03. source
- Walter Antonini — credited with the vision of Seamore 34, title not stated, as of 2026-07-30. source
- Aldo Manna — sales director (2022 press); partner of Antonini Group SpA in the yacht facility, as of 2026-07-30. source
News 2023 to 2026
- 2026-09
First XPD95 (about 30 m) sold.superyacht24.it
- 2026-07
Seamore 34 custom steel crossover delivered to an Italian owner.superyacht24.it
- 2026-03
First Seamore 34 launched in La Spezia; second unit due soon.superyacht24.it
- 2025-11
Light63M, a 63 m concept by Nauta Yachts, presented.superyacht24.it
- 2025-07
SUY 110 explorer project (34 m, Fulvio De Simoni) unveiled.superyacht24.it
- 2024-12
Managing director Simone Antonini: revenue nearly doubled to about EUR 68 million in 2023; superyacht demand continues but is slowing; group diversifying into oil and gas.superyacht24.it
- 2024-04
SUY 135, a 44 m Sport Utility Yacht class, presented.superyacht24.it
- 2023-11
Sale of a 33 m custom steel yacht to an Italian owner, first of a Hydro Tec steel range.superyacht24.it