2024 BtoB trade show calendar for yachting professionals

If public boat shows are often the occasion to meet the professionals of the boating industry, there is nothing like BtoB events to make the industry live. BoatIndustry has compiled a list of the main known events for yachting professionals. A panorama to enrich with your suggestions.

BtoB boat shows 2024 per month :

January

International Breakfast Meeting âeuros Boot Düsseldorf

Location: Düsseldorf

Date: 23/01/2024

Organized jointly by Boot Düsseldorf and European Boating Industry (EBI), the International Breakfast Meeting brings together international experts to discuss the regulatory, industrial and economic challenges facing the marine industry. It is traditionally held over breakfast, on the occasion of the Boot Düsseldorf trade show.

February

Ocean BtoB

Location: Lorient and online

Date: 20 and 21/02/2024

Organized by Bretagne Pôle Naval, Ocean BtoB is a meeting place for all sea-related professionals, including yachting and ocean racing manufacturers. Round-table discussions and direct exchanges aim to strengthen and broaden participants' networks and knowledge. The first day will be held physically in Lorient, while the second will be exclusively remote.

March

JEC World

Location: Paris-Villepinte

Dates: 05/03/2024 to 07/03/2024

The annual meeting place for composite materials. A must-attend event for yacht builders. All the latest developments in resins, cores, fibers and manufacturing processes are presented. It's also an opportunity to draw inspiration from the aeronautics, rail and automotive industries.

Seatec

Seatec de Carrara
Carrara Seatec

Location: Carrara (Italy)

Dates: 03/14/2024 and 03/15/2024

Aimed at shipyards and designers of pleasure boats and yachts, the Seatec show brings together equipment suppliers and subcontractors in the nautical industry, with a strong presence from the luxury sector, linked to the Italian market.

April

May

Navexpo

Location: Lanester, Lorient harbour

Dates: 05/29/2024 to 05/31/2024

Navexpo is France's leading afloat trade show for professional and service boats. Marina managers will find companies and equipment for dredging, mooring and marina management.

National Boat and Yachting Law Day

Location: Paris Arche de la Défense

Date: 23/05/2024

Organized each year by the Legisplaisance association around a different theme dealing with the law and regulations in the nautical world, the Journée Nationale du droit de la plaisance et du nautisme brings together the professionals, yachtsmen and institutions behind the legislation. In 2024, the theme will be the synergies between sea and mountain in the face of climatic, social and economic challenges.

June

Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo

Location: RAI Amsterdam

Dates 06/18/2024 to 06/20/2024

Electric propulsion is probably the most important development for the marine industry in the 21st century. The Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo is fast becoming the must-attend event on the subject, with supplier stands and technical conferences.

July

August

September

NMEA Conference and Expo

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Dates: 16/09/2024 to 20/09/2024

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

October

IBEX

Location: Tampa, Florida

Dates: 01/10/2024 to 03/10/2024

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

November

METS Trade

Location: RAI Amsterdam

Dates: 19/11/2024 to 21/11/2024

As the world's biggest trade show for the marine industry, METS has become a must-attend event for the latest trends in yachting and marina equipment. Visit DAME Award innovation award.

Yacht Racing Forum

Location: 20/11/2024 to 22/11/2024

Dates : Amsterdam

Visit Yacht Racing Forum is the major event for ocean racing professionals. Primarily an Anglo-Saxon event, it has opened up to the French, as demonstrated by the choice of Lorient to host the 2018 edition. It is now linked to METS Trade in Amsterdam, with programs of conferences, debates and visits to the RAI Amsterdam site.

December

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