2018 BtoB yachting and marine trade shows calendar

METS 2016 Exhibition

If the general public boat shows are often the occasion for meetings between the professionals of the nautical industry, nothing better than the BtoB events to make live the sector. BoatIndustry draws up a list of the main meetings intended for the professional actors of the yachting industry. A panorama to enrich with your suggestions.

January

International Breakfast Meeting - Boot Düsseldorf

Place: Messe Düsseldorf

Date: 22/01/2019

The International Breakfast Meeting is organized jointly by Boot Düsseldorf and the European Boating Industry (EBI). It welcomes international experts to discuss the regulatory, industrial and economic challenges of the boating industry.

February

Ocean BtoB

Location: Lorient

Date: 06/02/2019

Organized by Bretagne Pôle Naval, Ocean BtoB is a meeting place for all professionals related to the sea, among which the nautical and ocean racing industries. Round tables and direct exchanges aim to strengthen and broaden participants' networks and knowledge.

March

Sail Inn Pro

Location: Bilbao

Date: 06/03/2019

Backed by the Sail In festival, the Sail Inn Pro professional day aims to develop the network of sailing professionals in the Basque Country and beyond.

Maritime Employment Week

Location: France

Dates: 11/03/2019 to 16/03/2019

An initiative of the Pôle Emploi, the maritime employment week aims to promote maritime professions throughout France, through conferences, job-datings, trade fairs, but also visits to shipyards.

JEC World

Place: Paris-Villepinte

Dates: 12/03/2019 to 14/03/2019

Annual meeting of composite materials. It is an essential event for yacht builders. All the latest developments in resins, cores, fibers and manufacturing processes are presented. It is also an opportunity to draw inspiration from the aeronautical, railway and automotive industries.

Pro&Mer exhibition

Location: Lorient

Dates: 19/03/2019

Organized by Bretagne Pole Naval, the Pro&Mer exhibition brings together companies and training schools in the maritime sector with people wishing to join the sector.

Meeting of the Ports, Boating and Coastal Affairs

Location: Ajaccio

Dates: 27/03/2019 to 28/03/2019

A conference created in 2006, the Ports Nautisme et Littoral meetings bring together every year the private and public actors of the port world in order to discuss the evolutions of the sector. The event is held alternately on the Atlantic coast and the Mediterranean.

Navexpo

Location: Lorient

Dates: 28/03/2019 to 30/03/2019

Navexpo is the first French in-water exhibition for professional and service boats. Marina managers will find companies and equipment for dredging, mooring and marina management.

April

National conference on boating and yachting

Location: Les Sables d'Olonne

Dates: 02/04/2019 to 03/04/2019

Created in 2018 on the principle of the Assises de l'économie de la Mer, the Assises nationales du nautisme et de la plaisance aim to bring together French professionals in the sector around thematic conferences and interventions by political authorities.

Seatec

Location: Carrara (Italy)

Dates: 03/04/2019 to 05/04/2019

Aimed at shipyards and designers of pleasure boats and yachts, the Seatec show brings together equipment manufacturers and subcontractors of the nautical industry, with a significant presence of luxury related to the Italian market.

June

Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo

Location: RAI Amsterdam

Dates 25/06/2019 to 27/06/2019

Electric propulsion is probably the major development of the nautical and maritime industry in the 21st century. The Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo is becoming the must-attend event on the subject, with supplier stands and technical conferences.

National Day of the law of the yachting and boating

Place: Auditorium of the Arche de la Défense, Paris

Date 07/06/2019

Organized each year by the Legisplaisance association around a different theme dealing with the law and regulations in the nautical world, the National Day of the law of pleasure boating and yachting brings together professionals, boaters and institutions at the origin of the legislation.

September

NMEA Conference and Expo

Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk VA

Dates : 16/09/2019 to 20/09/2019

Organized by the powerful NMEA, the show is dedicated to marine electronics. The NMEA Conference & Expo includes an exhibition area, seminars, real-life sailing trials and the NMEA Award for the best marine electronics product of the year.

October

IBEX

Location: Tampa, Florida

Dates: 01/10/2019 to 03/10/2019

The largest show for equipment manufacturers and suppliers to the marine industry in the United States, the IBEX show has been taken over by the METS organizers, who want to open it up more to European professionals.

November

METS Trade

Location: RAI Amsterdam

Dates: 19/11/2019 to 21/11/2019

As the world's largest trade show for the marine industry, METS has become the place to be to learn about trends in yachting and marina equipment. The DAME Award, the innovation award, is presented there.

International Coastal Exhibition

Location: Montpellier

Dates: 2019 edition to be specified in the 2nd semester

The International Coastal Exhibition brings together professionals from the world of ports and coastal development.

Yacht Racing Forum

Location: Bilbao

Dates: 25/11/2019 to 26/11/2019

The Yacht Racing Forum is the major meeting place for ocean racing professionals. Mainly Anglo-Saxon, it is opening up to the French, as shown by the choice of Lorient to host the 2018 edition.

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