In Italy, the maritime economy has over 250 thousand companies and 1.13 millions of employees, and generates 80 billion euros of added value which rise to 225 billion considering relations with the the rest of the economy, equal to 11.4% of national value added, up by +3.8% against +2.1% for the entire economy. The highlights the "Focus On Blue Economy and Boating" developed by the research office of SACE, the Italian Export Credit Agency owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which is presented at the Boat Show to be held from 1 to 6 October in Genoa. The document specifies that behind These results There are structural factors that are reporting The sea at the heart of European strategies: the reorganisation of global supply chains, the energy transition, security critical infrastructure and the growing role of the Mediterranean in geopolitical balances.

The report explains that the territorial dimension is one of the most important of the distinctive elements of the Italian blue economy. The Southern Italy contributes about 34% to the added value and almost 40% to employment. The sea thus confirms a lever of economic and social development for the coastal areas. Liguria, Sardinia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Campania, Sicily and Lazio show a particularly high concentration of blue activity.

The document of the SACE research office confirms that the strength of the of the blue economy lies in the ability to activate other supply chains, as every euro produced by the maritime sectors generates another 1.8 in the rest of the national economy. In addition, the network it involves activities often far from the sea in the strict sense but indispensable to its functioning: manufacturing, energy, construction, digital services, training, research, finance and consultancy. The highest multipliers are those of the handling of goods and passengers (2.7) and shipbuilding (2.4). In both cases, the dense network of suppliers weighs heavily, technologies, logistics services and infrastructures involved. Tourism sports and recreational activities and the fish supply chain Instead, they activate complementary supply chains, from the agri-food sector to hospitality, from furniture to specialized manufacturing.

The report notes that the challenge for the growth of the blue economy is not only about maritime traffic, but about the capacity to integrate port, rail, road and hinterland into efficient and sustainable logistics. According to SACE, the competitiveness of the will depend on acting on three lines: simplifying, innovate and train. The interventions indicated as essential are: the development and modernization of infrastructures ports, including by reinvesting ETS revenues in the green transition; the electrification of the docks; the digitalisation and automation of logistics; strengthening of skills technical skills.

The document then points out that at the heart of the blue economy Italian boating industry, a productive reality heterogeneous and innovative, one of the main drivers of growth national law, which involves almost a thousand companies and over 168 thousand employees, with an added value of more than 13 billion euros. It is directly worth 1.6% of Italian exports of goods and over 25% of European nautical exports, with peaks of almost 30% for the yachting. For Italian boating, 2025 was a year of record and for the first time boat exports exceeded 10 billion euros, with a growth of +40% over 2024 which has all segments.