Euromaritime · 2028

Agoris analysis · updated November 2026

Key takeaways

• Euromaritime is the professional trade show for France's maritime and inland waterway economy: naval construction and repair, on-board equipment, marine safety and environment, ports and port technologies.
• Organiser: GICAN, the naval construction trade association bringing together more than 320 manufacturers and organisations, through its events subsidiary SOGENA. The trade show has existed since 2013.
• Next edition: from Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 February 2028 at Parc Chanot Marseille, on a biennial rhythm in even years.
• Results of the last edition, 3 to 5 February 2026: 330 exhibitors, 5,791 visitors from 70 countries, 1,547 business meetings, 50 conference and workshop sessions, 156 speakers, 30% international visitors.
• The trade show has been based in Marseille since 2020, after three Paris editions at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. 2028 will be its fifth Marseille edition.
• Strictly professional access: proof of professional activity required, entry barred to under-18s, paid badge (€70 excl. VAT at the early-bird rate in 2026), free for students aged 18 and over.
• The same organiser runs Euronaval. GICAN's two showcases split the field: civil and inland waterway for Euromaritime, military for Euronaval.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

The nomenclature published by the organiser is structured into five families, and it says fairly precisely who attends: naval and inland waterway construction, from seagoing vessels to surface and underwater drones, covering the whole refit field; maritime equipment, from materials to main machinery, transmissions and hybrid or wind propulsion; marine safety and environment, from state action at sea to renewable energy; services to operators, from naval architecture to software, financing and training; ports and port equipment, from handling to the smart port.

Notable exhibitors

The full list of named exhibitors is published by the organiser on its official exhibitors and floor plan page.

Official sponsors of the 2026 edition included the CMA CGM group, headquartered in Marseille, Chantier Naval de Marseille, the Armateurs de France federation and the international cruise association CLIA.

The five companies recognised by the Euromaritime Awards 2026 jury give a sense of the technical line-up: Subsea Tech for SeaCAT, an unmanned inspection system for offshore wind turbines, Wattalps for an immersion-cooled battery, Clauger for an on-board energy diagnostic system, OceanWings for a wind propulsion system, and SEA.AI, special jury mention for Sentry.

The SEAnnovation space hosted ten start-ups in 2026, including 432 Technologies (decision support for aeromaritime and offshore), EHEVO MOTORS (hydrogen, biogas or e-methanol engines), Polyacht-EFTM and EXTENSEE, an operator of aerial, surface and underwater drones.

Visitor quality

The trade show is closed to the general public: proof of professional activity required, under-18s turned away, paid badge. This filtering produces an unusual ratio: 1,547 business meetings organised in 2026 for 5,791 visitors, close to one scheduled meeting for every four visitors.

The international dimension is real but measured: 70 countries represented, 30% international visitors, with a clear Mediterranean tropism. For an equipment manufacturer, the line-up is less substantial than at the major Northern European events, but the density of French and Southern European decision-makers is hard to match elsewhere. No OJS certification or third-party attendance audit is published: the available figures are those released by the organiser after each edition.

Programme & community

Conference programme

Content occupies a place at least equal to the exhibition itself: 50 conference, workshop and pitch sessions in 2026, hosted by 156 speakers, after 60 hours of conferences and 169 speakers in 2024.

The programme is structured around the Blue Village, a hub located next to the SEAnnovation space and organised around one theme per day. In 2026: the Blue Pact on decarbonisation, the Blue Capital on sector financing, then the Blue Talent Day on employment and training, which brought together CINav, Expectra Naval, La Touline and Leadership alongside exhibitors such as Advance Emploi Naval, ENSM, LaCapitainerie.com and the University of Toulon. An on-site TV studio serves as a meeting point for the industry. The 2028 programme had not been published at the time of writing.

Institutional speeches are the other pillar: the 2026 speaker list notably included Éric Banel, director general of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Xavier Ducept, secretary general of the sea.

Awards

The "EUROMARITIME AWARDS", launched at the 2026 edition, are open, free of charge, to direct or indirect exhibitors offering products or services within the maritime industry's fields of application.

Three awards are presented, plus one special prize: the "Maritime Energy Transition" Award, the "Maritime Innovation" Award, the "Maritime Safety and Security" Award and the "GICAN Special Prize", reserved for GICAN members exhibiting at the trade show. The 2026 jury brought together six experts from Green Marine Europe, Mer et Marine, SEA Europe, GICAN, Pôle Mer Méditerranée and the Comité stratégique de filière.

The SEAnnovation space, launched in 2020, plays a related but non-competitive role: around ten start-ups exhibit there, pitch and meet manufacturers and investors.

Community & networks

Euromaritime is backed by a dense institutional ecosystem, its main difference from a commercial exhibition: high patronage from public authorities, support from the ministry responsible for the Sea, the Ministry of Transport, the Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture, the Région Sud and the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropole.

The professional partners listed cover most of the industry's representation: GICAN, Armateurs de France, Sea Europe, CLIA, Ports de France, Voies navigables de France, Union Maritime et Fluviale, Pôle Mer Méditerranée, Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-Fos and ENSM.

Two other French events shape the year for the logistics and port supply chain: Top Transport Europe, also held in Marseille, and the Assises Port du futur, focused on port foresight. Euromaritime remains the only one to cover the vessel, on-board equipment and port infrastructure simultaneously.

On site: what you need to know

For access, parking and the surrounding area, see the venue listing: Parc Chanot Marseille, Rond-Point du Prado, 13008 Marseille. The 2026 edition occupied the Palais des Événements and the Palais de la Méditerranée; the hall allocation for 2028 is not yet published.

The location is an argument in itself: ten minutes from the Vieux-Port, five metro stations from Saint-Charles station, thirty minutes from Marseille Provence airport, three hours from Paris by TGV. Access is via metro line 2, Rond-Point du Prado stop, also served by nine bus lines, with a self-service bike station at the entrance. The site has 1,800 parking spaces, free during build-up and breakdown, paid during the trade show.

Opening hours for the 2026 edition ran from 9am to 6pm on the first two days and 9am to 5pm on the last, with the badge required to stay visible at all times. The organiser offered a negotiated Air France-KLM rate and accommodation booking through its partner Revolugo.

On visitor pricing, the 2026 scale was tiered: €70 excl. VAT until 15 January, €100 excl. VAT from 16 January to 2 February, €120 excl. VAT on site, free for students aged 18 and over on proof of status. The 2028 scale is not yet published.

How much it costs to exhibit

The organiser does not publish an exhibitor price list. Sales go through an online participation simulator, then a quotation drawn up with a sales representative, before an admission request. An early-bird rate is offered, with a deadline announced for each cycle.

Preparing your visit

For exhibitors

• Use the official participation simulator as soon as sales open: the early-bird rate is real and the best spots go quickly.
• Decide in advance whether your presence centres on physical equipment or on a service: the former requires a load study and a logistics budget on a different scale.
• Prepare the business meeting programme before the trade show. With 1,547 meetings organised at the last edition, value is captured in the agenda, not in footfall.
• Look into applying for the Euromaritime Awards: free participation, four categories, including one reserved for GICAN members.
• For a start-up, target the SEAnnovation space rather than a standard stand: around ten places, with direct access to investors and manufacturers.

For decision-making visitors

• Register early: the badge bought on site cost €120 excl. VAT in 2026 against €70 excl. VAT at the early-bird rate, and pre-registration avoids the queue.
• Bring proof of professional activity: checks are real, and under-18s are not admitted.
• Choose your day according to the Blue Village theme: decarbonisation, financing and employment do not draw the same contacts.
• Use the business meeting programme rather than walking the floor: it is the trade show's highest-value service.
• For recruitment or a career change, target the Blue Talent Day, which brings together the industry's schools, training bodies and recruiters.

CSR policy & initiatives

Euromaritime publishes its own CSR policy, structured around four objectives: engaging suppliers through a responsible purchasing policy, as the organiser considers that most on-site impacts stem from outsourced services; supporting eco-design of stands, with a CSR guide made available to all exhibitors; engaging permanent and temporary teams; analysing and optimising the trade show's environmental impacts. A dedicated contact is published, rse@sogena-events.com.

At group level, the organiser SOGENA publishes its own CSR policy, identifying eleven priority issues, from responsible purchasing to sustainable catering, accessibility, waste and energy, with no quantified target or deadline. No ISO 20121 certification specific to the event or to SOGENA is published.

The certified guarantee comes from the venue. Marseille events, operator of Marseille Chanot and a member of the GL events Venues network, is certified ISO 20121 for the management of its spaces and the hosting of all types of events, and makes its certificate available on its website. The venue began this process as early as 2019, under its previous operator.

The decarbonisation of maritime transport, alternative fuels and wind propulsion are also the trade show's editorial thread. This is a content theme, to be distinguished from the event's own organisational commitment.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Euromaritime changed in nature in 2020. Founded in Paris in 2013 as a blue economy trade show, it moved to Marseille to be closer to France's leading port and to gain Mediterranean depth. The bet was risky: leaving the Paris scene means giving up part of the institutional flow.

The figures suggest it paid off. The recent trajectory is steady rather than spectacular: 300 exhibitors and 5,183 visitors in 2024, 330 exhibitors and 5,791 visitors in 2026, with the number of countries represented rising from 60 to 70 and business meetings from 1,400 to 1,547. In a market as concentrated as the French maritime sector, this trend reflects a renewal of the exhibitor line-up rather than a cyclical effect.

The second movement is editorial: the 2026 edition created two new formats, the Euromaritime Awards and the TV studio, and restructured the programme around the Blue Village. This is the mechanics of a trade show seeking to generate news, not just floor space.

Finally, the division of roles with Euronaval has stabilised: GICAN has two showcases, one civil and inland waterway in Marseille, the other military in the Paris region, both in even years. For a manufacturer present in both markets, the budget trade-off therefore falls in the same year, not on an alternating cycle.

The calendar for the 2030 edition has not been announced.

All data without an explicit source comes from the organiser's website.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (euromaritime.fr).