Newsletter Nov - Dec 2022

EBI, its Council and President, wishes you happy holidays

On behalf of EBI, our Council and our President, we want to wish you happy Holidays! 2022 has been both a challenging and rewarding year, during which EBI has undergone many changes and achieved many of its goals. For this reason, as we approach the end of the year, EBI’s president Jean-Pierre Goudant, wanted to address our members with a letter in which he briefly recapitulates the last 12 months. From our side, we at…

boot Düsseldorf comes back in person with two events co-organised together with EBI

boot Dusseldorf returns to its traditional in-person format in January 2023 and European Boating Industry, as part of its extended partnership agreement will organise two high-level events: the already established International Breakfast Meeting (IBM) and the new Blue Innovation Dock (BID). In its eighth edition, the International Breakfast Meeting will focus on one of the main challenges facing the sector today: the lack of labour with the skills the industry needs. On Tuesday 24…

EU institution calls for new maritime industrial strategy with recreational boating focus

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion calling for an industrial strategy for the maritime technology sector. The EESC is a consultative body made up of representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups that acts as a bridge between the EU decision-making institutions and its citizens. It delivers opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament. The strategy highlights 4…

Autumn 2022 Economic Forecast: The EU economy at a turning point

According to the autumn economic forecast of the European Commission, the EU economy has now entered a much more challenging phase after a strong first half of the year. Although growth in 2022 is set to be better than previously forecast, the outlook for 2023 is significantly weaker for growth and higher for inflation, the largest threat comes from adverse developments on the gas market and the risk of shortages, especially in the winter of…

Mapping of ecological vulnerability to tourism and boating in the Mediterranean

Developed by the EU-funded Destimed project, a mapping tool has been created to identify ecological vulnerability to tourism in the Mediterranean Sea. This includes a number of indicators specific to boating and nautical tourism, such as moorings per km of coastline, marinas influence area, and pleasure craft traffic. These indicators can be combined on the map with other key data, such as Marine Protected Areas, activity of other tourism sectors, and biodiversity. The tool can…

Zero pollution and Biodiversity: First ever EU-wide limits for underwater noise

Underwater noise due to human activities at sea can harm marine biodiversity. EU experts have adopted recommendations on maximum acceptable levels for impulsive noise (such as oil and gas exploration and extraction) and continuous underwater noise. Maritime traffic is the main source of continuous underwater noise. The new limits mean, that to be in tolerable status, no more than 20% of a given marine area can be exposed to continuous underwater noise over a year…

Zero emission vehicles by 2035: first ‘Fit for 55' deal

The European Parliament and Council reached an agreement ensuring all new cars and vans registered in Europe will be zero-emission from 2035. The agreement is meant to send a strong signal to industry and consumers: Europe is embracing the shift to zero-emission mobility and an acceleration on the production and sale of low emissions vehicles is expected. This agreement aims to encourage the acceleration in the production and sale of low-emission vehicles, starting the transport…

New European agenda for tourism approved by EU countries

The Council of the EU, representing EU countries, has adopted formal conclusions setting out a European Agenda for Tourism 2030, which includes a multi-annual EU work plan to help Member States, public authorities, the Commission and stakeholders make the tourism sector greener and more sustainable, resilient and digitalised. Council conclusions are not legally binding, but they have a strong influence on European policies, as they are the main instrument by which the Council guides the…

Extension of the recognition period for CE marking in the UK

The UK Government has extended the recognition period for CE marking in Great Britain until 31 December 2024.Some key takeaways for members to be aware of: Starting in January 1st 2025, most goods being placed on the market or put into service in Great Britain, including recreational craft, will have to comply with the new UK Conformity Assessed. Conformity assessment activities for CE marking undertaken before 31 December 2024 will be allowed to be used…

OECD Tourism Trends and Policies

The 2022 edition of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD´s biennial Tourism Trends and Policies analyses tourism performance and policy trends to support recovery across 50 OECD countries and partner economies. It examines the key tourism recovery challenges and outlook ahead, and highlights the need for co-ordinated, forward-looking policy approaches to set tourism on a path to a more resilient, sustainable and inclusive future.Tourism policy priorities, reforms and developments are analysed and examples of…

APER partnership with Composite Recycling

APER is a world leader in the dismantling, recycling and recovery of end-of-life recreational craft. It has dismantled more than 6,500 boats through its network of 30 dismantling centres. It was created by the French Federation of Nautical Industries and approved by the French State in 2019. On Monday 5 December, at the “salon nautique de Paris”, the eco-organisation APER and Composite Recycling formalised their partnership aimed at deploying low-energy mobile units to treat composite…

EBI Calendar

21 – 29 January boot Düsseldorf. Get your tickets here. 21 – 29 January Blue Innovation Dock co-organised by EBI & boot Düsseldorf (boot Düsseldorf, Blue Innovation Dock Lounge Hall 10). 24 January 2023, 8:30 – 10:30 CEST International Breakfast Meeting, co-organised by EBI & boot Düsseldorf (Room 3,…