IL DISTRETTO
The city’s relationship with water was its founding element. In 1172, Lucca and Genoa, both mercantile cities and therefore interested in controlling maritime transport and communication routes, built military defense garrisons near the coast to protect themselves from Pisa and Florence: the “Castrum de Via Regia,” located in the area of present-day Montramito.
The Yachting industry in Tuscany: a geolocal district
The yachting industry demonstrates an undeniable Italian heritage, with Tuscany playing a leading role thanks to its network of shipyards, innovative companies, service providers, and hospitality.The superyacht market shows promising signs of growth and presents stimulating opportunities for new construction, refit & repair, and aftersales.The yachting economy encompasses a wide variety of activities, professions, and trades from manufacturing to tourism and everything in between.
70 Specializations
45 Shipyards & Refit (in district costal provinces: Lucca, Pisa, Livorno, Massa Carrara, Grosseto, La Spezia)
The activities
MANIFACTURING
- Subcontractors (electromechanical and plant engineering, woodworking, fibers and fabrics, accessories, lighting systems, painting)
- Raw material suppliers (Ingo, virgin fiber, chemical compounds)
AFTERMARKET
- Aftersales services
- Brokerage
- Ship chandlers
- Yacht management
- Classification services
- On-board and ground services
- Marinas, harbors, nautical tourism, and dedicated services
- End of yacht life cycle, dismantling
Tuscan Excellence in Numbers
2.506.909.000 € in revenue (49% of the italian total)
5000 coastal Companies (37% of the italian total)
22.000 professionals in the sector (40% of the italian total)
5,6 professionals per company
64 port facilities (Marinas and docks)
17.701 moorings (18% of the italian total)
201 ground service companies in the nautical district
| Item | Italy | Tuscany | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipbuilding production value in 2022 |
€ 4.5 billion | € 2.5 billion | 49 % |
| Companies | 11,000 | 4,000 | 26 % |
|
Employees (breakdown in parentheses) |
122,000 (22,000 direct · 100,000 services/indirect) |
45,000 (10,000 direct · 5,000 services · 30,000 related tourism) |
36 % |
| Marinas and recreational boating facilities | 786 | 64 | 7.2 % |
| Berths | 166,612 | 17,701 | 17.9 % |
