The Territory
from Genoa - Liguria

Focus on Italy

Blue Economy


  • Blue Economy jobs: approximately 1,089,710
  • Number of Blue Economy companies: approximately 232,841 companies
  • Direct value added: €76.6 billion
  • Total economic value generated: €216.7 billion (or 11.3% of national GDP)

Nautical Sector


  • Value added of the nautical sector (2024): over €13 billion
  • Jobs in the sector: nearly 168,000
  • Value added of shipbuilding: €10.3 billion
  • Jobs in shipbuilding: approximately 126,000
  • Shipbuilding exports: over €8 billion per year (three-year average)

Italy is the world leader, particularly in superyacht construction and high-end boating.

Approximately 800 marinas

167,000 berths

Coastline length approximately 7,900 km

Distribution of Berths


  • Genoa: 34.9%
  • La Spezia: 27.4%
  • Savona: 19.7%
  • Imperia: 18.0%
Focus on Regione Liguria

Blue Economy


  • Blue Economy jobs: approximately 101,000
  • Share of regional employment: 15.2% (1st region in Italy)
  • Number of Blue Economy companies: approximately 17,200 companies
  • Share of total regional companies: 10.9% (1st region in Italy), including:
    • 1,200 companies led by young people,
    • 3,981 companies led by women,
    • 1,614 companies led by foreign entrepreneurs.
  • National ranking by Blue Economy weight: 1st region in Italy

Nautical Sector


  • Value added of the nautical sector (2024): €1.53 billion
  • Jobs in the sector: 13,867
  • Share of national value added in the sector: 9.5%
  • Value added of shipbuilding: €534 million
  • Jobs in shipbuilding: 3,660
  • Share of national value added in shipbuilding: 21%
  • Shipbuilding exports: €2.87 billion
  • National ranking for specialization and importance of shipbuilding: 1st region in Italy

~3,150 specifically dedicated to services and recreational/port activities

9,100 establishments related to the nautical and maritime sector

€1.29 billion (estimated value of the regional recreational boating sector)

Sources

    • Fondazione Symbola – Geografie della Filiera Nautica Italiana 2026 (sector value added, sector jobs, weight of shipbuilding).symbola.net
    • Unioncamere – OsserMare – XIII National Report on the Sea Economy 2025 (Blue Economy employment and companies, weight in the regional economy).
    • National Observatory of the Sea Economy / ISTAT (shipbuilding exports).
    • Liguria Region – TEHA, Liguria 2030 (Liguria’s positioning and context data).
    • Liguria Region / Assonautica / Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) (marinas and berths).
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