With orders for smaller boats drying up, Poland’s equipment manufacturers have been tailoring portfolios to the more resilient bigger boat market
New models, new markets, new innovations, as Poland’s builders look to carve out opportunity as traditonal markets contract
Motorboat production saw a sharp fall in 2024, forcing many builders to pivot to larger boat production and hunt down new export potential in the Middle and Far East
Industry predicting up to 30% drop in output for 2024
After a number of years marked by robust growth, Poland’s boat industry, along with counterparts across Europe, hit choppier waters in 2023. Local builders have adapted to the difficult market situation by reducing their boat ranges to focus on bestselling craft, and introducing larger yachts to their ranges.
Renowned as subcontractors, Polish yards are not only investing in capacity, but brand building too, as they look to carve out their own market share
The Polish yacht market is driven by export sales to the European Union’s member states and other western destinations
Demand hits peak with order books pushing into 2023 for some builders
VTS is introducing two new Flying Shark models while developing a larger model planned for release within three years
The Sunreef 65m Explorer is said to be the world’s largest luxury catamaran
Yacht Concept is also making efforts to strengthen its position in the US market
Marek Sawczuk will oversee C-Job’s sales and engineering teams based in Poland
Polish builder’s new COO has over 25 years of leadership experience
The Polish builder is looking to redefine the zero-emission yachting industry