Yachting and tourist ports, what development policies?

“Yachting” is not just ports, the importance of this sector for Italy is given by the numbers: just think that the high-end nautical industry annually generates a direct, indirect and induced economic impact of 27.7 billion euro, with an economic multiplier effect of 2.7 times. In Sardinia alone, as emerges from the ongoing project of the University of Sassari, "Regional observations and analyzes of yachting and tourist ports in Sardinia", there are over 3,500 companies active in the pleasure boating sector with profits of around 15 by 2023. million euros. Hence the need to develop an in-depth study to identify the best policies for the development of the sector, shared with the territory and local actors. Sardinia could take on an absolute leading role in the market for large-scale pleasure boating and luxury at sea.

On Friday 22 November, from 9.30 to 18, in the Aula Magna of the University of Sassari, the conference "Tourist ports: fundamental axis for the yachting segment" will take stock of the growth prospects of the yachting sector and of the high-speed supply chains. it linked in the Sardinia region, as well as tracing the state of the art.

The conference represents the final phase of the project "Regional observations and analyzes of yachting and tourist ports in Sardinia", conducted by the Department of Economic and Business Sciences of the University of Sassari in collaboration with Federagenti, the Port Authority of Olbia, the Capitaneria of the Port of Cagliari and financed by the Sardinia Region.

After the institutional greetings from the Magnificent Rector of the University of Sassari Gavino Mariotti, from the Councilor for Mobility of the Municipality of Sassari Massimo Rizzu, from the Director of the Department of Economic and Business Sciences Giuliana Giuseppina Carboni and from the Sardinia Region, the first part of the work will be attended by : the President of the Maritime Agents Association of Sardinia Giancarlo Acciaro, the Maritime Director and Port Commander of Cagliari, CA. (CP) Giovanni Stella, the Maritime Director and Commander of the Port of Olbia C.V. (CP) Gianluca D'Agostino, the scientific manager of the project Prof. Brunella Brundu, Prof. Donatella Carboni, Dr. Valentina Arru, Dr. Riccardo Podda, Dr. Giovanni Demurtas, Prof. Ivo Manca, Dr. Stefano Carboni, Prof. Giacomo del Chiappa, Dr. Roberta Carboni, Dr. Claudia Marchese, Prof. Gianfranco Benelli, Dr. Salvatore Virdis, Enrico and Alessandro Andria of Easycura.

In the second part of the day, speeches are expected from Prof. Emeritus Francesco Adamo, Prof. Marcello Tadini, Prof. Giuseppe Borruso, Prof. Ginevra Balletto, Prof. Silvia Battino, Dr. Francesca Sinatra, Dr. Mara Ladu, Prof. Clara Benevolo, Prof. Carlo Marcetti, Marina Manager and C.E.O Vasco De Cet, AssoYacht President Michael Tirritto. Brunella Brundu and Donatella Carboni close the works.

“The objective of the project is to contribute to the knowledge of yachting in Sardinia, contextualising it in the Mediterranean basin and with a view to developing the sector. From the data and their analysis, overall and complex visions of the state of tourist ports and yachting have emerged at different scales of geographical detail, the return of which will take place through a final report for the Sardinia Region, which will be possible to share with administrators and actors local”, says the scientific director of the project, Professor Brunella Brundu.