19/12/2025
Craft, heritage and quiet excellence – behind the scenes at Baglietto’s artisanal shipyard
Baglietto’s shipyard sits quietly on the La Spezia waterfront, but nothing about the operation feels small. The sheds hum with specialists, the slips are packed with steel and aluminium giants in mid-build, and the order book stretches years into the future. Yet, despite its 170-year legacy and star-studded roster of owners, Baglietto often can’t say much at all. Privacy, in this world, is currency — and it’s one of executive director Egidio Bisson’s biggest headaches....
Baglietto’s shipyard sits quietly on the La Spezia waterfront, but nothing about the operation feels small. The sheds hum with specialists, the slips are