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yards. Thanks to an export rate of 90%, Italian
production of new yachting units confirms its
world leadership in the superyacht segment,
accounting for over half of global orders. The
same can be said for the large inflatable boat
segment and that of components and equip-
ment”.
In her closing statement, Enrica Del Grosso,
Regional Director of the North-west Business
Network at SACE, outlined the role played by
the Italian insurance-financial group in sup-
porting companies across the sector and help-
ing them become more competitive as they
face the double transition of digitalisation and
sustainability.

Day 2: ESG and Design Innovation at the
forefront
The second day of the Genoa Boat Show saw
the third edition of the “Shaping the Future
- World Yachting Sustainability Forum” take
place. The event, organised by the Italian
Marine Industry Association in partnership
with IBI – International Boating Industry, the
world’s leading yachting intelligence platform,
was a key moment for the industry to discuss
how Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) regulations impact yachting, as well as
the challenges the yachting sector is facing in
terms of sustainability.
Margherita Sacerdoti, Investor Relations and
Head of the Italian Marine Industry Associa- Sustainability Manager at the Ferretti Group;
tion’s Market Intelligence and Research Depart- Erik Stromberg, Vice-President of Power &
ment. “Turnover in the shipbuilding sector Motor Yacht Development at the Beneteau
experienced an increase of 14.8%, achieving Group; Nicola Pomi, Director of Global Yacht
a growth rate close to the upper end of the Business at Volvo Penta; Paolo Moretti, CEO
estimated confidence interval”. of RINA Services; and Andrea Guido, Technical
One of the key factors driving this further and New Product Development of Sanlorenzo
increase in turnover was the feat achieved by Yacht, participated in the panel discussion,
the shipbuilding sector in terms of production. which was moderated by Ed Slack, IBI’s Edi-
In this regard, Prof. Marco Fortis, Director and tor-in-Chief.
Vice President of the Edison Foundation and The speakers taking part in the roundtable pre-
scientific coordinator of this study, highlighted sented their business models and individual
that, in 2023, the export of yachting units pro- experiences in moving their own companies
duced in Italy exceeded the €4 billion thresh- towards a more sustainable attitude. Strat-
old, only to continue growing in the first four egies were analysed and a number of focal
months of 2024, reaching a peak of €4.23 topics were discussed, including the journey
billion. towards decarbonisation, the proper develop-
“In 2023, Italy retained its leadership as the ment of necessary infrastructure by the indus-
world’s number one exporter in the ship- try, the ideal application of the latest available
building sector, accounting for 19.3% of technologies, how to deal with practical issues
global exports; this is the largest share ever related to ESG applications, the commercial
recorded by our country”, Fortis continued. advantages of working towards objectives
“The Italian yachting industry clearly enjoys beyond mere compliance, and the impact on
a strong propensity for foreign markets, with innovation across the yachting industry.
the US continuing to be this country’s most Achieving cohesive goals requires dialogue,
important market on the global scale for our collaboration, and team building among vari-

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