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EESC Seminar on Maritime Industries – Athens, 12 May 2014

Jean-Pierre Goudant, Vice-President of French Nautical Industries Association

European Boating Industry

Nautical industries: a source of regional development and

accumulation of diverse complementary maritime activities.

About today’s presentation

1. About European Boating Industry

2. The EESC opinion on nautical industries

3. Market perspectives

4. How to foster future growth


Who we are

� European Boating Industry is the instrument that already 15 national federations in Europe have decided to use for their representation at EU level

� European non-profit association registered under Belgian law and based in EU district of Brussels (Belgium)

� More on www.europeanboatingindustry.eu



President & Council (2013-2015)

President R. Marx

CEO Marx Technik

- BVWW, Germany

Vice-President P. Formenti

CEO ZAR Formenti

- UCINA, Italy

Vice-President Y. Lyon-Caen

Chairman, Groupe Bénéteau

- FIN, France

A. Morgan

Former Director Zodiac UK

- BMF, UK

P. Jasionowski

CEO Ostroda Yachts

- POLBOAT, Poland

P. Sääsk

CEO Saare Paat

- AEB, Estonia

K. Heiberg-Andersen

CEO Windy Boats

- NORBOAT, Norway

C. Sanlorenzo

Secretary General

- ANEN, Spain


The European nautical tourism. Sailboat event at Saint Tropez


Key figures for the nautical activities in Europe

� Nautical tourism is popular!

� 48 million EU citizens practice watersports

� 36 million of them also boaters

� Fleet of 6 million boats, 80% below 8m

� 4,500 marinas offering 1.75 million berths

� High attraction for sea festivals, regattas & ocean racing

About the EESC opinion

� The nautical community welcomed the opinion, its conclusions and recommendations

� Wish to see now the political willingness of national and EU decision-makers to tackle the identified issues

� The nautical sector can be better exploited in Europe


Market perspectives for 2014

� Hoping for market recovery in 2014 but unequal situation within Europe - among countries - among boat segments

� Some positive signs in Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia

� Dramatic fall of domestic markets in Spain, Italy, Greece � some signs of recovery in Spain

� Resilience of super-yachts sector


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Wordwide comparison Study

2006 2012

565 Companies 386 Companies

8453 Boats 8302 Boats

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without TUI Marine

Estimated data

Charter market

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Fleet age evolution

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Charter market

How to foster the future growth

� No internal market for nautical services:We deserve a better, harmonised regulatory and fiscal framework to operate across Europe

� Member States and EU need to recognise the particularities of our activity and support its sustainable development

� European Boating Industry is committed to work with policy makers to achieve these important long-term objectives


How to foster the future growth

� Key European boatbuilders concerned by lack of financing opportunity in Greece

� No leasing only credit

� Sailboat rental increase ( 18 weeks instead of 16,5 two years ago) NOT sales

� High taxation on any pleasure boat compared to professional ones

� Real opportunity to double the boat business in Greece near 2000 units/year, means jobs, higher revenues….

� Sales & rental structures exist and are pretty good

� Financing/leasing is the answer!

� *EESC Seminar on Maritime Industries – Athens, 12 May 2014


Thank you for your attention!

European Boating Industry

Mirna Cieniewicz, Secretary General

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.europeanboatingindustry.eu

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