International Boat Industry – August-September 2019

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W

ith limited demand for
luxury yachts in Poland,
the country’s shipyards rely
heavily on exports with around 95% of
sales intended for overseas markets. Core
production is from 6m-9m, and many
yards double up as subcontractors for
foreign firms. But domestic buyers are
slowly coming back.
According to Polboat, the Polish
Chamber of Marine Industry and Water
Sports, local builders produced over 21,500
outboard-powered motorboats in 2018

• roughly on par with the previous year.
  This represents a near two-fold increase
  compared with 2009, when the Polish
  sector was hit by the global economic
  downturn and output fell to around
  11,000 craft.
  “In 2018, the production of sailing
  yachts in Poland was on a similar level to
  the year before. However, a decisive drop
  was seen in the production of units with
  inboard engines, especially in the boat
  segment up to 7.5m,” Polboat secretary
  general Michał Bąk told IBI. “That is why
  we recorded increases in this segment –
  10% among boats up to 7.5m and over 10%
  in the segment from 7.6m-12m compared
  to 2017.”
  Another large increase last year was in
  the sale of PWCs, Bąk said.
  Poland’s main export destinations are
  still Scandinavia and Western Europe
  (Germany, France and the Netherlands),

S Local builders like Galeon are doing well

REAL GDP GROWTH (2018) 5.1%

REAL GDP GROWTH (2019 est) 4.0%

NUMBER OF ADULTS 30.6 MILLION

NUMBER $ MILLIONAIRES 62.000

BOAT PARK 78,000

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

(Change in index points Jun/Jul) 0%

NEW CAR SALES

(Change Jan-Jun ‘18/19) +1.9%

POLAND

A decisive drop

was seen in the

production of units with

inboard engines, especially

in the boat segment up

to 7.5m

although many Polish yards, after years of

building a strong position in Europe, are

beginning to enter new markets in other

Mediterranean countries, the Middle East

and Asia, the US and Australia.

“Constant increases are being generated

by companies producing motorboats up

to 12m with outboard engines, mainly

for export, although increases can also be

seen in the domestic market,” says Bąk. “In

addition, manufacturers of luxury yachts

like Galeon and Sunreef are doing well.