Blue Marina Awards

Blue Marina Awards Events

Blue Marina Awards events represent a key moment for the marina sector, promoting sustainability, innovation, safety, and hospitality within the Blue Economy.

Each event is a concrete opportunity to explore how marinas can evolve from simple berthing infrastructures into true catalysts for sustainable development, territorial attractiveness, and economic growth.

A territorial presence for the blue economy

BMA events are organized along the Italian and Mediterranean coasts with a clear objective: to maintain a strong presence in local territories and bring together marinas, companies, institutions, and stakeholders around the strategic themes of the blue economy.

The EU blue economy generates €263 billion in gross value added and supports 4.9 million jobs, making it one of Europe’s most strategic engines of sustainable growth. In this context, the Blue Marina Awards serve as a platform for enhancing and supporting marinas on their path toward sustainable and competitive growth models.

Marinas and landing facilities are not simply places to dock, but:

  • hubs of social aggregation

  • centers of innovation and services

  • gateways to experiential tourism

  • drivers of the cultural and environmental enhancement of local territories

The themes at the heart of the events

Blue Marina Awards events address the most debated and influential issues for the sustainable growth of the nautical sector:

  • energy transition and environmental sustainability in marinas

  • technological innovation and digitalization

  • sport and sailing as drivers of aggregation and deseasonalization

  • inclusion and accessibility in nautical infrastructure

  • safety and quality of hospitality

Each event is designed as a pragmatic space for discussion among sector operators, institutions, and industrial partners, with a focus on concrete and replicable solutions. Furthermore, each event is measured in terms of environmental impact through the BMA Event Sustainability Index (BESI).

The strategic value of the events

Knowledge exchange and best practices

Through workshops, round tables, and technical contributions, BMA events encourage the sharing of successful experiences and the adoption of new sustainable management models for marinas.

Collaborative network

The events create connections among marinas, companies, associations, and institutions, generating strategic partnerships and development opportunities.

Promotion of excellence

The Blue Marina Awards bring together the sector’s efforts in sustainability, innovation, and hospitality, helping strengthen the competitive positioning of Italian marinas.

A vision aligned with national and European guidelines

Nautical tourism, a beating heart of Made in Italy, stands out as a key sector for economic growth and for attracting high-quality tourism flows.

For this reason, Blue Marina Awards events are developed in line with:

  • national strategies for the blue economy

  • European guidelines on sustainability and ESG

  • ecological transition and innovation goals

Discover the upcoming events

Visit the pages dedicated to each event to find out about:

  • dates and locations

  • programs and speakers

  • participation details

  • specific themes for discussion