Ports and port-related problems are a well known drawback for the development of this production sector, that has recently scored such a growth to stand currently out as 2% of the Italian GNP: 6 billion euros, to be precise, data being submitted by Confindustria Nautica at the event Road to Expo Dubai. And this is just to quote proper Nautical Industry. If we consider the spin-off a boat generates in terms of tourism and services, we can easily consider two or three times as much, especially considering the so called high-level tourism, that involves the biggest yacht sailing on Italian waters without finding suitable ports for mooring
And we still have room to hope growth perspectives will remain those predicted by the responsible for Confindustria Nautica Offices, Stefano Pagani Isnardi, even considering the recently outburst war in Ukraine that is now upsetting the world balance. During the latest Exhibition in Genova, Pagani claimed “big yards awill be busy with current commissions for the next three years at least; the only predictable rub will be to handle this volume of orders so as to deliver boats with no delays, no penalties, and satisfied customers”. It might also be Covid’s effect and fear of infection, that raised a new desire for an ”isolated “ holiday; as a matter of fact, the latest Boating Exhibitions
