Perini Navi
Perini Navi is an Italian shipyard based in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. Founded in 1983 by Fabio Perini, who pioneered automation and furling systems in large sailing yachts, the yard builds both sailing and motor yachts. Hulls and superstructures are built at the company's facilities in Istanbul, most of the outfitting is carried out in Viareggio, whilst maintenance and refitting is carried out nearby in La Spezia. Perini Navi's largest project to date was the 88m "Maltese Falcon" for repeat client Tom Perkins. Other owners include Rupert Murdoch, Silvio Berlusconi, Turgay Ciner, Gerhard Andlinger, Larry Ellison , George Economou, Massimo Moratti, Bertram R.C. Rickmers and Kenneth P. Weiss. Picchiotti is a member of the Perini Navi Group of shipyards. In 2021, an Italian court declared Perini Navi bankrupt. It had made a loss of €80.87 million at the end of 2019, and a debt exposure of nearly €100 million by the first quarter of 2020. It employed about 100 employees at the time.