Genoa builder of 45 to 72 m steel yachts owned by the Orsi family and run by a former Benetti CEO, adding capacity fast.
2007
Founded
Orsi family
Owner
not published
Revenue
3 to 4 yachts a year
Output
45 to 72 m
Range
18th · 10 projects
Rank
What happened, 2023 to 2026
Jun 2024Build58 m Diamond Binta launched
Jul 2025BuildFirst hull built at the Civitavecchia site arrives in Genoa
Sep 2025DealTakes over the OTAM yard and brand next door in Genoa
Mar 2026Deal72 m full-custom T720 sold to a US owner for 2030
Jun 2026BuildKeel laid for the 61 m Project Dream, delivery 2029
Oct 2026DealCEO Poerio leads the consortium bidding for TISG, rumoured EUR 260 m
What it adds up to. Hulls in Civitavecchia, outfitting in Genoa, a second yard bought in 2025, and a CEO who may end up running TISG as well.
Who runs it
Direttore Generalesince 2008
Presidentsince 2018
Joint CEO
Sales and Marketing Managersince 2018
Head of Marketing and Communicationsince 2025
Shipyard Manager (Genoa)since 2023
Shipyard Manager (Civitavecchia)since 2024
Organisation. Family owner; outside CEO (ex-Benetti) with a co-CEO and a sales manager
What it shows for a new yard. Family owner above an outside CEO with a co-CEO and a sales manager: the owner keeps the chair, hires the operator.
Former leaders now elsewhere2 people who held a top or senior seat here
now General Manager at Eurocraft Cantieri Navali srl
now Chief Technical Officer at Hydro Tec
The top team as read on LinkedIn75 people read as staff, October 2026
A president from the shareholder side, a joint CEO and a long-serving general manager, over a yard-level layer: shipyard managers for Genoa and Civitavecchia, a head of production (from TISG, 2025), head of management control, purchase manager, one sales and marketing manager and one business development manager, head of marketing and communication, and technical department heads (systems, structures, hull).
Tankoa is a boutique full-custom yard whose commercial function is two people, so the owners and the general manager sell. The operational layer has been refilled in 2024-2026 largely from The Italian Sea Group (production head, production engineering head, shipyard manager), the same drift seen at Baglietto: TISG's troubles are staffing its neighbours. The former production head is now Baglietto's COO.
Seats and dates are as the people describe them on LinkedIn; a person who moved in the last months can still show the old seat. Tap a person for the profile and the reading.
Candidates at Tankoa Yachts3 in the pools; the shortlisted first, then by tier and score
* Yacht network20%European Sales Manager @ Mangusta Yachts; ITAMA & MOCHI Emea Sales Director @ Ferretti Group
* Technical and pricing20%No evidence in the profile.
* Business building20%No evidence in the profile.
Leadership maturity10%No evidence in the profile.
Reading. Since Nov 2018; Mangusta European sales manager, Ferretti (Itama and Mochi) EMEA sales director, hotel and fitness sales before. The yard's one sales seat.
* Business building20%Supplier Development & Expediting Manager @ FINCANTIERI
Leadership maturity10%No evidence in the profile.
Reading. Since Dec 2024 after a month as head of project management; TISG senior project manager, Fincantieri supplier development, Azimut-Benetti project and service manager; mechanical engineer.
Career
Shipyard Manager · Tankoa Yachts Dec 2024 – Present
Head of Project Management · Tankoa Yachts Sep 2022 – Nov 2024
Senior project manager · The Italian Sea Group Mar 2020 – Jul 2022
Supplier Development & Expediting Manager · FINCANTIERI S.p.A. Nov 2017 – Mar 2020
Project Manager · Azimut|Benetti Group Oct 2010 – Nov 2017
Service Manager · Azimut|Benetti Group Dec 2007 – Sep 2010
Progettazione Aircraft Ground Equipment · Alenia Aeronautica Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
Education
Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Federico II' Laurea in ingegneria meccanica; Università Politecnica delle Marche Master di 1° livello in Mega Yacht Planning; Liceo Scientifico Statale Galileo Galilei - Napoli
* Commercial leadership30%GM and Global Sales Director @ Cutting Underwater Technologies (2010-2016)
* Yacht network20%No evidence in the profile.
* Technical and pricing20%No evidence in the profile.
* Business building20%Managing Director @ Stara Glass S.p.A. (2020-2022); General Manager @ Aethra
Leadership maturity10%No evidence in the profile.
Reading. A former managing director of industrial firms (Stara Glass, Aethra) and global sales director, now a project manager at the yard since 2024. General management outside yachting, no yacht sales.
Career
Project Manager · Tankoa Yachts 2024 – Present
Direttore · De Wave Group 2022 – 2024
Managing Director · Stara Glass S.p.A. 2020 – 2022
Business Acquisition Director · JFD Global 2016 – 2020
GM and Global Sales Director · Cutting Underwater Technologies Ltd 2010 – 2016
Facts and news, with sourcesthe research behind the overview
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Identity
Full name: Tankoa Yachts S.p.A.
Founded: 2007 by the industrialist Guido Orsi, with former Baglietto managers, according to Boat International. Production started in 2008. Other sources give 2006 or 2008. source
Headquarters: Genoa, Italy.
Yards.
Genoa: main yard; outfitting and launch.
Civitavecchia (near Rome): taken over in 2023 for hull building. The site covers 34,000 sq m and builds 50 to 72 m hulls. source
Former OTAM yard in Genoa: business division and brand acquired in 2025-09. The site has about 4,800 sq m covered, 3,300 sq m open and a 10,000 sq m water basin. source
Ownership: private. The Orsi family, founders and former owners of Baglietto, controls it. Eva Orsi has been president since 2018. source
Sister brands: OTAM brand and its Genoa yard, acquired in 2025-09.
Size
Employees: not found for the company as a whole. About 300 people (direct staff and subcontractors) work at the Civitavecchia site, as of 2026-05-18. source
Output: 3 to 4 superyacht deliveries a year, and Civitavecchia builds 4 hulls a year.
Revenue: not found. The company is private.
Boat International Global Order Book: Tankoa is not in the top 19 of the 2025 edition. source 1source 2
Order book: 9 superyachts on order or in build according to BOATPro, as of 2026-06-08. source
Order book: YachtBuyer MarketWatch counts 11 yachts (2026-03). source
Product
Size range: about 45 m (T450, TX450) to 72 m (T720 Fenice). The model list on the company site runs up to the S801 Vespucci concept. source
Hull materials: not stated on the company pages that were read. Steel cutting for the largest hulls is mentioned (Megayacht News, 2026-05-18).
Semi-custom and full-custom only. Tankoa does not build series yachts.
