Yacht Sanitization in Palma de Mallorca
The Mediterranean’s largest yachting service hub, and its busiest winter.
Palma is where a very large part of the fleet spends the off-season and where most of the industry’s trades are concentrated. That makes it easy to get work done and hard to get it done in the week you want.
Everybody refits in the same months
The constraint in Palma is not access or space. It is the calendar, and it is the same calendar for every yacht here.
From November to March the whole island is working on the same list, and the trades that get booked first are the ones the yard needs to coordinate. Work like ours, which does not block anybody else, tends to get pushed to the end — and then squeezed.
That is a shame, because it is one of the few jobs that genuinely benefits from being early. A water sample taken in December leaves months to deal with whatever it shows. The same sample taken in April leaves a fortnight.
The practical advice for Palma is simply: book it at the start of the winter, not at the end.
Everything we can treat while you are in Palma
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.
Early winter, every time
If there is one port on this list where timing is the whole game, it is this one.
November and December: survey, treat, sample. There is room to act on the result and no pressure from a delivery date.
March and April: only the final check and, if needed, a second pass. Trying to start the whole job then is how yachts leave Palma with the work half done.
From the first call to the report
The sequence is the same whichever berth you are on in Palma. 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.
A clean system is easy to prove when every step is written down. That is what we hand to the captain.
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 Palma.
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.
Ibiza
The next island, south-west.
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Barcelona
North, on the mainland.
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Valencia
West, on the mainland.
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Marbella
South-west, on the Costa del Sol.
OpenThe complete list is on the ports page.
Working in Palma: frequently asked questions
When should we book for the winter?
As early in the season as you can. The work itself is quick; what you need is time for a laboratory result and, if necessary, a second treatment.
Everyone else is doing their refit at the same time. Does that affect us?
Only through availability. The work does not depend on the yard, but the calendar fills, and the yachts that book in November get the slots they want.
Can you coordinate with the yard and the other contractors?
Yes. Nothing we do blocks another trade, which is exactly why it is easy to fit in — and exactly why it gets forgotten.
Wintering in Palma?
Tell us the yacht, the yard or marina and when she goes back into service. 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.