Yacht Sanitization in Sanremo
The last Italian marina before the French border, and a common stop either way.
Sanremo works as a staging point: yachts stop here on the way to Monaco and the Cote d’Azur, or on the way back into Italy. Stops are short, which suits the jobs that finish in a day.
Short stops, so the list has to be realistic
Two or three days alongside is the normal window here. That is enough for some things and not for others, and it is worth being straight about which.
It is enough to treat the fresh water system and take the samples, and enough to degrease the galley hood and the duct behind it. Both are done from the quay without the interior being opened.
It is not enough for a full air-side job across every cabin. If the fan coils are the problem, that wants a longer stop — and Sanremo is often where a crew realises it, a week before the yacht is due somewhere else.
What we can do in a short stop is look, sample and tell you what the real list is, so the longer window gets booked for the right work instead of a guess.
Everything we can treat while you are in Sanremo
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.
Use the crossing as the planning moment
A yacht that stops here is usually between two programmes. That is the natural point to decide what gets done and where.
If the next leg is a charter season in France, treat and sample before she goes, so the report is in the file before guests come aboard.
If she is heading back to an Italian yard, we can survey here and do the work there, which saves you paying for a rushed job in a busy marina.
From the first call to the report
The sequence is the same whichever berth you are on in Sanremo. 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 Sanremo.
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.
Imperia
The next marina east.
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Monaco
Just over the border.
Open
Nice
Along the French coast.
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Savona
East, towards Genoa.
OpenThe complete list is on the ports page.
Working in Sanremo: frequently asked questions
We only have two days. What is worth doing?
The water system and the sampling, and the galley extraction if the smell is coming from there. Anything that means opening cabins needs a longer stop.
Can you meet us here and do the work in France?
Yes. We can survey in Sanremo and carry out the work at the next port, which often makes better use of both stops.
Is there a border complication?
No. We travel to the yacht; where she is lying is a logistics question, and we tell you in advance what it means for timing.
Stopping in Sanremo?
Tell us the yacht, the dates alongside and where she goes next. 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.