Confindustria Assembly approves 2024 budget Important news from the national assembly of Confindustria Nautica held today in Genoa.
Costruzioni Nautiche Tradizionali has presented its candidacy as a member of the prestigious association.
Absolute world leadership confirmed in superyachts, 51% of the market.
2022 was a record year for the nautical industry. Italy saw its absolute world leadership in superyachts confirmed, with 51% of the Global Order Book, the historic record for shipbuilding production (7.4 billion euros), and the world’s leading exporter (3.7 billion euros) and the growth of the supply chain which has seen over 200,000 employees, constantly growing since 2016. The General Assembly of Confindustria Nautica was the opportunity to present the results of the forecast survey on the trend of the sector, conducted on a significant sample of associated companies.
Analyzing the preliminary final balance for the 2023 calendar year, the growth in turnover compared to 2022 is absolutely prevalent among the companies, with indicators that point to a decidedly positive closure for the Italian nautical industry as a whole: 78% of the sample expects a improvement or closure in line with the previous year.
One in two companies indicates turnover growth in 2023/2024
In relation to sentiment about the 2023/2024 nautical year, one in two companies in the production sector indicates a growth in turnover. In general, the situation confirms the qualitative indications that emerged during the autumn shows, with a growing differentiation in the turnover trend between high-end production which continues to grow, at a more moderate pace compared to the two-year period 2021-2022, and small boating. , which awaits a market contraction, largely determined by economic factors such as high inflation and increased interest rates.
The line of Confindustria Nautica remains that of concreteness, far from the multiplication of communication and social initiatives, a line of concreteness aimed at bringing operational proposals to the institutions to responsibly grow the supply chain, protect and professionalize workers, create economic benefits for the community.
Among the results achieved by Confindustria Nautica in 2023, mention was made of the many internationalization projects implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ice Agency, the presentation of the sector on the Milan Stock Exchange, the expansion of the activities of the Research Office, to constantly measure the sector and provide analysis and interpretation of data to support the sustainable and efficient growth of the sector, the establishment of the Sustainability Committee and the organisation, together with Ibi, of two editions of the World Yachting Sustainability Forum, the repositioning of the Genoa International Boat Show at the center of global media attention, experimenting with the absolute potential of the Levante Waterfront project, the training course for yachtsmen’s electronic help desks, regulatory and fiscal publications.
As regards regulatory initiatives, the Reform of Professional Qualifications (MIT), the establishment for 2024 of a fund for the scrapping of engines and the purchase of electric thrusters, the release of navigation licenses for vessels within 7 days new, the rules in favor of the circulation of pleasure boats also in foreign territorial waters (Made in Italy Bill), the Revenue Agency Circular for the application of the Southern Italy Credit to rented units.
