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UCINA CONFINDUSTRIA NAUTICA: THE 60TH EDITION OF THE FT WAS FINISHED YESTERDAY. LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
ICE AGENCY AND UCINA CONFINDUSTRIA NAUTICA SUPPORTING ITALIAN COMPANIES EXPOSING IN USA
ALESSANDRO CAMPAGNA, THE BOAT SHOWS: "THE BOAT SHOW OF FORT LAUDERDALE COMPLETE AND CROSS EVENT OF THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE SHIPPING NAUTICA. CONSTRUCTION SITES AND ITALIAN COMPANIES IN FORCE TO REPRESENT THE BEST OF MADE IN ITALY ".
The 60th edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which recorded the presence of over 1,500 boats on display and 1,200 exhibitors, ended yesterday, November 3rd.
Also this year ICE - Agenzia and UCINA Confindustria Nautica have organized a collective participation for the support and development of the business and networking activities of Italian operators.
To choose to exhibit in the group were: Api, Ascom, Besenzoni, Boat Lift, Micad, Navaltecnosud Boat Stand, Navisystem Marine Electronics, Palinal Yachting, PMP Nautica, Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Novamarine, Sanguineti Chiavari, Thermowell Marine, Viraver Technology.
Alessandro Campagna, Commercial Director of the Boat Shows: “The Fort Lauderdale Boat Show is a fundamental event for the US market, a complete and transversal event in the various sectors of pleasure boating, all in a very informal and different atmosphere. to which we are accustomed to the European salons. "
"The US market is a complex market that requires constant research into the dynamics of development," continued Campagna. - With this in mind, the collaboration between UCINA Confindustria Nautica and ICE Agenzia is strategic and of fundamental importance for all those companies that begin the journey in this market. A note of merit must be given to all shipyards and Italian companies present at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show to represent the best of Made in Italy, a value recognized and appreciated by American shipowners and not only that they have crowded the event. "
The USA is the first export country for Made in Italy pleasure boats, with an export value for 2018 equal to 410.7 million euros, with an increase of 37.5% compared to 2017.
The sector of "boats and pleasure yachts with inboard engine" is, in Italy, the most significant in terms of exported values: towards the USA, 23.9% of exports are directed, for a value of 476 million dollars.
Daniele Deustachio, ICE Miami: “ICE Agenzia organizes a collective participation of 14 Italian companies in an area of approximately 176 square meters at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale.
This is the main event in the sector, covering different types of products, from yachts to products for shipbuilding and handling, marine bunkers, satellite antennas, electronic and mechanical components, nautical accessories and furnishings, equipment for the fishing, crew uniforms up to new boat prototypes. "
"The fair covers a total area of over 279 thousand square meters with more than 1200 exhibitors from 52 countries - added Deustachio - The boats on display range from superyachts to traditional boats, worth over 3 billion dollars , along a route of about 10 km of floating docks, connected by a network of water taxis. "
Italy has been represented by over 20 companies in the Italian nautical scene: outside the collective, Absolute of Americas, Azimut - Benetti, Baglietto, Benetti Yachts, Cimolai Technology, Ferretti Group, Fincantieri Yachts were present at the Fort Lauderdale Motor Show , Gianneschi Pumps And Blowers, Monte Carlo Yachts, Palumbo Superyachts, Rossinavi, Sacs, ZAR Formenti.
Piero Formenti, ZAR Formenti, fresh from the success of the press conference for the official presentation on the US market of the new ZAR 95 SL with T-Top in VTR, confirms a growing interest of the American public towards the ZAR brand at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show: “I am happy and proud to successfully export the quality and design made in Italy in the sector of inflatable boats. "
Alessandro Gianneschi, Gianneschi Pumps and Blowers: “The Fort Lauderdale Boat Show certainly represents a strategic fair. Our perception was of a better show than last year, even if the heat has probably affected the number of visitors in the central hours of the day. For the Gianneschi pumps and blowers the US market is of extreme interest, we are growing and focusing on one side on strengthening the presence and assistance of customers, on the other on expanding sales on the American market ".
Mario Gornati, Sanlorenzo: “We are very satisfied with the commercial results achieved in the American market in 2019, the year in which Sanlorenzo Americas recorded the most significant sales performance since the arrival of our brand in the USA in 2006. The Fort Lauderdale Boat Show confirms to be the main showcase of overseas yachting both for the number of exhibitors and boats, and for the number and quality of visitors. "
Marco Donà, Saim Group: “Despite the scorching heat, the Americans again this year have not missed a boat show that is always interesting and more extensive than ever.
In great force, as always, the Italian representation, thanks to the presence of all the main manufacturers with a significant number of boats on display, to underline, if necessary, the leadership in the motor yacht segment. Even the Italian cluster promoted by ICE has confirmed its relevance in the international components panorama. The FLIBS is an essential appointment for visibility on American markets. "
Gino Chiodini, Besenzoni: “The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show remains an important event and the presence of brands from all over the world proves it. I consider the visitor turnout positive and the interest shown during. "
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show was like every year also an opportunity to take stock with the US press and the companies involved present at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show on the excellent results of the recently concluded edition of the Genoa Boat Show which, with 188,404 visitors and 986 exhibitors, it was confirmed as the reference nautical event of the whole Mediterranean area and an indispensable tool for the companies of the supply chain.
The international promotional activity of UCINA Confindustria Nautica and ICE Agenzia will close in 2019 with the organization of a collective of companies at the METS in Amsterdam (19 - 22 November), to resume at the beginning of 2020 with an institutional presence at the BOOT in Düsseldorf (18 - 26 January 2020).