Yacht Sanitization in Marina di Carrara
Between Viareggio and La Spezia, on a coast that builds and repairs.
Marina di Carrara sits in the middle of the Tuscan and Ligurian yachting belt, close enough to both Viareggio and La Spezia that a yacht often moves between them during a single work period. For us that means a short drive and no travel surcharge.
A coast where the same yacht moves between yards
Work started in one port frequently finishes in another. That is worth knowing before you plan the water side.
If a yacht is treated in one yard and then moved and refilled somewhere else, the sample in the file no longer describes the water on board. The final fill and the final sample belong at the last stop, not the first.
It also matters for the air side. Moving a yacht with the joinery open and the ducts exposed means dust gets in, so duct and fan coil work is better scheduled after the moves are done, not before.
We plan around that rather than pretending it does not happen: if the yacht is going to move, we say which parts of the job should wait.
Everything we can treat while you are in Marina di Carrara
The same six jobs make up almost every visit. On most yachts more than one of them is needed at the same time, which is why we survey first and then plan them into a single stop.
Fresh water system
Tanks, distribution lines and every outlet treated as one network, then checked.
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Legionella testing and remediation
A sampling plan, accredited lab analysis, and treatment across the whole network if a sample comes back positive.
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HVAC and air ducts
Ducts and air handling units opened, cleaned and checked, cabin by cabin.
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Fan coils and air conditioning
Units opened, coils and filters cleaned, condensate trays checked — where the smell on start-up usually comes from.
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Galley hoods and extraction
Filters, hood and the duct run behind it degreased, right up to the fan.
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Odour and mould investigation
Finding where a smell or a damp patch actually starts, instead of covering it.
Read moreSee the full list of services if you are looking for something more specific, such as water sampling, post-refit or charter turnaround work.
Short hops make timing the real question
Nothing about this port is difficult. The only thing that catches people out is sequencing.
Treat and sample when the yacht is in her final berth for that period, and the paperwork means something. Do it early and it describes a system that has since been drained, moved and refilled.
If there is a delivery date, work back from it: laboratory analysis takes days, not hours, and a positive result needs room for a second pass.
From the first call to the report
The sequence is the same whichever berth you are on in Marina di Carrara. What changes is the timing, and that is planned around the yacht rather than around us.
We look before we quote
A technician goes through the yacht with the crew: which outlets are used daily and which almost never, where the air handling units sit, what the crew has actually noticed.
The visit is planned around you
We fit the work into the window you have — between charters, during a yard period, or over a quiet weekend alongside.
We work alongside
No yard move and no lift. The heavy equipment stays on the quay; only hoses and a small dosing unit come aboard, on protected decks.
You get it in writing
Sampling points, what was done, and the laboratory report where water was analysed. That document is what closes the job.
Every port has its own rhythm. We plan the visit around the berth and the crew, not the other way round.
Francesco Colombo
CEO · AirBio Marine, a division of AirBio (Ekonore S.r.l.)
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Our own technicians, certified processes
Every intervention is carried out by AirBio technicians employed and trained in house, never subcontracted. We work under certified management systems and close each job with a technical report the captain can file on board.
- ISO 9001Quality
- ISO 14001Environment
- ISO 45001Health & safety
- ISO 16636Pest management
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What a visit looks like
A few moments from the jobs we do on yachts every season: the equipment on the quay, the systems we open and the checks we close with. The same way of working applies in Marina di Carrara.
Other ports on the same run
If the yacht moves before we get to you, or you are berthed one harbour along, these are the pages for the ports next door.
Viareggio
Our base, twenty minutes south.
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La Spezia
The Gulf of Poets, just north.
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Livorno
Down the Tuscan coast.
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Genoa
The Ligurian hub, further north.
OpenThe complete list is on the ports page.
Working in Marina di Carrara: frequently asked questions
Is there a travel charge?
No. Marina di Carrara is close enough to our base that nothing is added for travel.
The yacht will move to another yard mid-job. Is that a problem?
Not if we know in advance. We split the work so the parts that must reflect the final state — the last fill and the sampling — happen at the last berth.
Can you do just the sampling, without a treatment?
Yes. Sampling and analysis is a service on its own, and sometimes the right first step: it tells you whether a treatment is needed at all.
Working on this stretch of coast?
Tell us the yacht, which yard she is in and whether she is moving during the period. A technician calls you back within 24 hours.
Tell us about the yacht
Yacht length, marina, systems and what you have noticed on board. A technician reads the message and calls you back to plan the survey.
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Where we work
Italian Riviera and Tuscany marinas and yards — Viareggio, La Spezia, Portofino, Genoa, Sanremo, Livorno, Argentario — and other Mediterranean ports on request.
Documented work
Every job ends with a technical report and photos for the yacht's records.