The Dubai International Boat Show opens on Wednesday, 9 March. With its 28^th iteration, the Dubai International Boat Show 2022 promises to be the best edition yet and will be a true celebration of life and free time at sea.

The Emirates show will be open until 13 March in the new and luxurious port of Dubai, where visitors can admire an incredible fleet of some of the most beautiful and largest pleasure boats in the world. At the Dubai International Boat Show, there will also be futuristic accessories, and competitions and much more have been planned.

The port of Dubai is an international maritime centre like no other. With its cosmopolitan lifestyle, a mix of different mooring spaces, the most advanced cruise ship terminals in the region and an extraordinary location, the port of Dubai is the ideal location to host an event like the Dubai International Boat Show.

Roberto Spadavecchia from Naval Tecnosud (centre) at DIBS

The tourist marina in the port has space for 1,100 vessels, making it the largest in the Middle East and Northern Africa. It is equipped with a number of facilities and services, including a high-tech harbour office with end-to-end yachting services, a heliport, a crew area, two supply stations, a maritime deposit, a bunker for super yachts and pumping services.

Above all, the tourist marina is one of the few in the world that can accommodate super yachts up to 160 metres long.

Exhibiting at the Dubai International Boat Show will be a number of Italian businesses: from shipyards like Benetti, Sanlorenzo, Ferretti, Evo Yachts and Cranchi Yachts, to the equipment and supplies provided by Naval Tecnosud, handles by Fratelli Razeto & Casareto, desalinators by Schenker and air conditioners by Thermowell. In addition, Confindustria Nautica will also have a stand at the Show.