Blue Marina Awards

The Seal of Excellence for Marinas

Blue Marina Awards!

The recognition and enhancement program for marinas
Sustainability • Innovation • Hospitality • Inclusivity • Safety

In the heart of the Mediterranean, where sea meets land, the Blue Marina Awards highlight and support marinas that invest in quality and the future.

In the heart of the Mediterranean, where sea meets land, the Blue Marina Awards highlight and support marinas that invest in quality and the future.

It is not just a symbol: it is an annual, measurable, and practical pathway to make marinas more competitive, sustainable, innovative, and inclusive.

A pathway open to all marina facilities

The initiative is open to marina facilities, with no distinctions.
Each year, facilities can participate free of charge and receive:

an evaluation based on transparent criteria set out in the official regulations
an assessment certificate
the recognition mark for those that exceed the threshold (valid for one year)

The system wins

We do not reward only the best: we support everyone in becoming one.

Applications will open soon!

An initiative recognized for its ability to unite the sector and support the growth of marinas.

“I Blue Marina Awards rappresentano molto più di un semplice riconoscimento: sono un acceleratore di qualità, sostenibilità e competitività per l’intero sistema della portualità turistica celebrando chi contribuisce a far crescere il valore del mare per la nostra Nazione.“

"L’iniziativa è in linea con le politiche europee. I BMA sono un’iniziativa unica, importante ed oggettiva che sensibilizza le strutture dedicate alla nautica da diporto al miglioramento e le guida in un processo di valorizzazione rispetto alle caratteristiche chiave e alle azioni pragmatiche da intraprendere per diventare centri di eccellenza, in linea con la politica comunitaria.”

Le iscrizioni apriranno a breve!

Assessment criteria

Each edition pragmatically measures marina performance across key areas, in order to drive real, verifiable improvements.

Sustainability

Marinas are a meeting point between coast and sea: a delicate ecosystem where every choice matters.

For this reason, the Blue Marina Awards promote and assess concrete environmental and energy practices aimed at reducing the impact on coastal ecosystems: efficient resource management, pollution prevention, and biodiversity protection.

Safety and Security

In a marina, where services and accessibility come together, safety is an essential requirement. It concerns not only waters and vessels, but also the protection of guests and operators at every stage of the experience.

The Blue Marina Awards promote and assess operational measures and procedures that make the marina a protected, reliable environment, ready to manage risks and emergencies.

Hospitality and Inclusivity

In experiential tourism, expectations are rising and changing rapidly: service quality, guest care, and accessibility make the difference.

The Blue Marina Awards promote and assess aspects related to hospitality, visitor services, and inclusivity, in order to meet the needs of boaters and tourists. The goal is to make marinas deseasonalized centers of excellence—true gateways between sea and territory—open and welcoming to all.

Innovation

In an era of rapid change, innovation is essential to lead the Blue Economy of the future.

The Blue Marina Awards promote and assess areas with a strong technological and organizational component: service digitalization, operational efficiency, smart resource management, and new solutions to improve the user experience. The goal is to help marinas stay at the forefront, ready to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Blue Marina Awards

Advancing Excellence in Marinas

The Blue Economy is the beating heart of the future: marinas, tourist ports, landing facilities, and mooring points are not just places to park boats or points of arrival, but true centers of excellence—showcases for entire territories to the world, and drivers of innovation, sustainability, hospitality, and inclusivity.

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