ICOMIA 2025 World Marinas Conference – Setting a course for sustainability
- The ICOMIA World Marinas Conference, set to take place in 2025 in Venezia Certosa Marina, has already attracted significant regional funding.
- Adopting a sustainable approach, the conference will be officially certified by RINA and will embrace ocean science and conservation, environmental education and diversity and accessibility amidst an exciting programme.
TransEurope Marinas welcomes the news that the next ICOMIA World Marinas Conference will be held in a member marina. Venezia Certosa Marina is to be the venue for the 2025 edition, a famously serene retreat in the Venice lagoon. The island lends much to its history as a shipyard and naval base, with a successful marina offering over 400 berths, a boatyard, sailing school and artisanal boatbuilding.
With a rich maritime heritage and strong cultural identity, Venice is a prime host for next ICOMIA World Marinas Conference, set to take place from the 15th – 17th October, 2025. Known as the “Queen of the Sea” and one of the world’s most iconic destinations, it is entirely fitting that this flagship event should take place in a city built on the water.
Having attended 5 World Marina Conferences over recent decades, conference organiser Alberto Sonino is looking forward to building on his experience with an event that both elevates knowledge acquisition and celebrates the cultural and maritime heritage of his native city:
I’m looking to create a really transformative experience that attends to the diverse needs of the industry, strengthens our community, and also offers an exclusive opportunity to see an unconventional side of Venice. Our pre-conference programme will include guided trips around the lesser-known islands, museums and monuments of the lagoon, and a visit to the MOSE flood barrier amongst other surprises.
With environmental concerns carrying such importance, it is essential that a business trip is eminently productive and justifiable, providing maximum value not just for participants, sponsors and exhibitors, but also for the destination.
An early start and proactive management team, headed by Sonino and well-known industry figure Roberto Perocchio, owner of nearby Marina Cavallino and also a member of TransEurope Marinas, has already managed to attract significant funding. This includes strong regional support including the patronage of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, the Ministry of Tourism, the Veneto Region and the Municipality of Venice, amongst others.
For sponsorship and further information please contact:
Organising Secretariat
ICOMIA WORLD MARINAS CONFERENCE 2025 – Certosa Island | Venice | 15-17 October 2025
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About the Organisers:
ICOMIA, the International Federation of Marine Industry Associations
ICOMIA brings together the national associations of the marine industry into a single global organisation and represents them at international level by expressing a strong and united voice in the context of the various conomic and organisational challenges facing the sector. ICOMIA has been an active promoter of the international marine industry since 1966, working with authorities, regulatory bodies, and related organisations to facilitate and encourage the growth of the recreational marine industry worldwide, while maintaining policies and guidelines to ensure the success, protection and growth of the industry.
CONFINDUSTRIA NAUTICA – The Italian Marine Industry Association
The Italian Marine Industry Association, Confindustria Nautica, is the national non-profit institution that since 1967 has represented the interests of the entire yachting supply chain on a national and international level, dedicated to encouraging and enabling the growth of the sector’s businesses, promoting marine culture and developing nautical tourism across Italy.
Initiatives provided by the Italian Marine Industry Association include the collection, processing and dissemination of industry data gathered from throughout the yachting supply chain and nautical tourism segment, in relation to both domestic and international markets. It also promotes the technical and economic development of the sector through the development of research projects, publications, in-depth studies, debates and conferences.
Every year, the Italian Marine Industry Association – CONFINDUSTRIA NAUTICA – organises a brimming programme of international events to promote the yachting industry in Italy and abroad, including the Genoa International Boat Show, Design Innovation Award, Italy’s National Sea Day, the Sailor of the Year Award, the Satec Convention and Boating Pioneer Award, all adding to a year-round calendar of international events devoted to the industry’s latest developments and most pressing issues.
ASSOMARINAS The Friendly Italian Marina Network
The Italian Tourist Ports Association – ASSOMARINAS – has been operating since 1972 to create a network between the accommodation facilities for recreational boating along the Italian coasts. Assomarinas strengthens the exchange of information and services between tourist port operators by assisting members in carrying out their activities for a constant improvement of the services offered. It represents the operators at a Regional and National level with the support of Confindustria Nautica, the Association of Shipyards, Nautical Industries and Related Industries to which Assomarinas belongs.
The Association promotes nautical tourism by participating in the most qualified sector conferences and boat shows, working incessantly for the growth of the nautical tourism sector and for the formation of a more favorable sector policy through Federturismo Confindustria, the system Confindustria for tourism. To support the importance of accommodation facilities for nautical recreation on an international level and to encourage the training and updating of operators, Assomarinas also actively participates in the organisation of the ICOMIA WORLD MARINAS CONFERENCE.
CONTACTS: Cavallino Treporti (VENICE region, Italy) Ph. +39 041 5371397 info@marinas.it press@marinas.it
Vento di Venezia and Venice Certosa Marina
Vento di Venezia was founded in 2003 with the objective of designing, building and managing facilities and services for pleasure boating in the Venice Lagoon, as well as promoting the physical and socio-economic regeneration of the Venetian territory through the pleasure boating industry In 2004, a multifunctional service centre was built by Vento di Venezia on the previously abandoned Certosa Island, to allow its redevelopment and integration with the city of Venice, through the establishment of economic activities and services for both residents and tourists. Vento di Venezia has also built and manages Venezia Certosa Marina, which includes high-end harbour facilities, a shipyard dedicated to the construction of traditional Venetian boats, a hotel accommodation facility, spaces equipped for sports and cultural events and a nautical training centre.
