Newsletter October 2021

During the G20 summit, it was announced that the EU and US reached an agreement on suspending and adapting the US' steel and aluminium tariffs. This also means that the EU's retaliatory tariffs will be suspended, including on US recreational boats and engines.  The US will suspend the section 232 tariffs on steel and replace them by a tariff-quota system. The retaliatory tariffs put in place by the EU will be suspended, as well as…
A key development in the EU-US relationship is the establishment of the Trade & Technology Council (TTC), a platform for permanent discussion that has the objective to coordinate approaches to key global technology, economic, and trade issues; and to deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations, basing policies on shared democratic values. The EU-US TTC met for the first time in Pittsburgh on 29 September 2021. The work of the TTC is structure in multiple areas…

boot Düsseldorf and European Boating Industry (EBI) are launching the "Blue Innovation Dock" (BID), a new stage at the show from 22 to 30 January 2022. The BID will bring together companies, visionaries, investors and policymakers to make the industry fit for the future and promote sustainability and innovation through boot Düsseldorf's unique platform. This exceptional forum, which will take place throughout the show, will discuss the steps towards a sustainable development of the industry.…
On 6 October 2021, EBI participated in the NAUTICOM online forum organised by an EU-funded project on “Nautical cooperation network in Macaronesia. Promotion of internationalization, tourism competitiveness and Blue Growth of the Macaronesia region” (NAUTICOM). The aim of the project is to encourage the development of nautical tourism in the Macaronesian region and archipelagos (Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Azores, Madeira). The theme of the conference was "Maritime and coastal tourism, basic sector for the blue…

On 8 October 2021, the Blue Planet Economy European Maritime Forum was held online. It brought together different representatives from trade associations, innovative SMEs, investors, research centres and institutions to exchange their views on the future of the Blue Economy. Speaking at the panel on “Tourism: between infrastructures and logistics 2020-2030” was EBI Secretary General Philip Easthill, who highlighted that the sustainable transition in Europe, also coming from the European Green Deal, is crucial for…
EBI was invited to speak during a session held in hybrid form at the Italian Pavilion for the 2020 DUBAI Expo. The topic of the session was “The future of the Coastal Zone: Observing and Predicting the Global Coastal Ocean in support of sustainable economics and coastal policies”. The aim of the session was to offer an opportunity for dialogue between policy-makers, business representatives and science. In representing the boating sector, EBI’s Secretary General Philip…

The Ocean Race published the “Sustainable Boat Building: Roadmap to 2030” that aims to help the racing and boating industry align with global 2030 requirements to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50%. The roadmap is the result of a process started in in 2021, when the Ocean Race commissioned a research and engagement project to survey industry representatives, review existing industry research and published action plans, and develop a Roadmap to highlight key ares where…
The Blue Growth Community, an initiative funded by the EU, adopted a Position Paper in reaction to the European Commission Communication on a Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy. The position paper offers key messages identified by the Blue Growth Community related to areas covered by the Commission’s communication. The main areas covered by the position paper are circular blue economy, maritime spatial planning, research and innovation, blue investments, blue skills, maritime security, territorial cooperation, and marine…

On 25 October 2021, Messe Düsseldorf announced that the 2022 edition of the boot Düsseldorf will be held from 22 to 30 January 2022 back at full capacity, with over 1,500 exhibitors from more than 50 countries exposing in 17 exhibition halls on 220,000 square metres of exhibition space. The proportion of exhibitors from abroad is over 60 per cent, with Italian manufacturers in the lead, ahead of the Netherlands, France and Great Britain. Among…

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