IBI Market Overviews
Market Overview | Denmark
Full order books and momentum from a healthy 2019 have bought builders and their suppliers vital time in the COVID-19 battle
Market Overview | Finland
Off the back of one of the most positive Helsinki boat shows in years, Finland’s marine industry had been looking forward to a buoyant 2020. Now it waits anxiously to see what tomorrow brings
Market Overview | Gemany
Cracks were already beginning to appear in the industry, despite a buoyant Boot Düsseldorf, with growing sales of bigger boats masking softness in other sectors. Covid-19 has now set alarm bells ringing
Market Overview | France
Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, a smile has returned to the faces of leisure boat professionals in France. But the good results are mainly from exports as the home market remains lacklustre
Market Overview | Italy
Italy’s industry is riding high, but can the growth rate be sustained? Exports and confidence continue to rise as the industry gets ready for what it predicts will be another good year
Market Overview | Canada
One step forward, one step back – a turbulent trade landscape has presented its share of challenges to the Canadian boat industry, where it seems like every win is met with another fresh roadblock
Scandinavia sees uptick in buyer interest
Reports of strong buyer interest at dealerships in America are being echoed in Scandinavia where the summer season is approaching and buyers are looking for alternative holiday options
EU headed for ‘deep, uneven recession of historic proportions’
The EU head office says the coronavirus pandemic is savaging the European Union economy this year, creating a “recession of historic proportions”. It adds Western Europe will not fully recover until at least the end of 2021.
Yacht transport continues despite uncertainty over Med season outlook
While the future of the Mediterranean season for yacht and superyacht cruising and charter is unknown at this point in time, arrangements to transport yachts into key Med locations continues apace. Taking the yachting centre of Palma in Mallorca as an example, a number of yacht transport ships have been ...
Netherlands: longer lockdown puts 20,000 sector jobs at risk
The Netherlands has extended its coronavirus lockdown through May 20, piling on the economic pain for the boating and leisure sectors that expect damage to total €1bn. The HISWA-RECRON lobby also says close to 20,000 jobs are at risk.
Russia’s message urging boat owners to keep yachts closer to home falling on deaf ears
The number of yachts registered within the Russian jurisdiction continues to be low, despite attempts by the Russian state to convince domestic owners to keep their boats within Russian waters, according to representatives of the Russian Ministry of Sport and Tourism.
RV analyst sees no economic improvement before 2021
The recreational vehicle (RV) market in the US should bottom out during the current second quarter, but the industry faces a “long and bumpy road” to an economic recovery that won’t be seen before 2021 at the soonest, according to the industry’s leading analyst.
Mediterranean new-build yacht and refit yards start to reopen
With the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic being eased in countries such as Spain and parts of Italy, a number of yacht and superyacht new-build and refit facilities have started to reopen this week. France will stay in lockdown until at least May 11 and Monaco is set to ...
Coronavirus takes its toll on Russian market
Boatbuilders and charter sector hit hard by slump
