Metstrade 2025 has closed after welcoming around 20,000 marine professionals to the largest edition of the show to date.
For the first time, the show was held across the entire RAI Amsterdam complex with close to 1,700 exhibitors displaying their products and services.
Highlights of the 2025 show included 30 Country Pavilions, representing innovations and new products by organisations from 20 nations.
There were also zones for superyachts, marina and yards, construction materials, foiling, and startup suppliers and companies, as well as the Next Gen Zone, which presented companies delivering solutions to reduce environmental impact across the sector.
This has been the most exciting Metstrade to date.
Patricia Becker
“This has been the most exciting Metstrade to date,” said Patricia Becker, exhibition manager Metstrade.
“Welcoming visitors to our biggest edition has been nothing short of exceptional – it has been a true global convening of the leisure marine industry.
“There has been a great atmosphere throughout the show, with the Country Pavilions and dedicated zones buzzing with business deals, while our many stages and speakers drew in engaged audiences eager to listen and learn from experts in their fields.”
Niels Klarenbeek, director maritime events, thanked everyone who contributed to making the 2025 edition of Metstrade a success and added: “Plans are already underway for the 2026 edition of Metstrade, where we will be making further updates to the show layout to meet the ever-increasing demand and needs of our exhibitors and visitors.
“We look forward to sharing more details about what we have in the pipeline in the coming months.”
Leisure marine industry
Other highlights of Metstrade included the 34th edition of the DAME Design Awards, showcasing the ‘best of the best’ new products in the leisure marine industry, with overall winner the LXNAV E360 Round Chartplotter.
The Boat Builder Awards also celebrated the best in boat building with Johan and Britt-Marie Carpelan, co-founders of Targa Boats, honoured as this year’s Lifetime Achievement recipients.
In addition, there were five stages featuring a curated content plan of speakers, expert-led sessions and panel discussions.
And the Superyacht Forum and Superyacht Coating Conference provided platforms for networking, collaboration and innovation.
Metstrade 2025 concluded with the Yacht Racing Forum.
In 2026, The Superyacht Forum will take place from 16-17 November and Metstrade from 17-19 November.
