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MAY 2026

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NAVALIA brings its fourth edition to a close with a sales volume around 5,000 millions Euros

The exhibition that has consolidated as the first top in Spain and South Europe, has coincide with good news for the sector The fourth edition of the International Shipbuilding Exhibition of Vigo, close its doors this afternoon with its aims achieved. The Navalia's manager Javier Arnau, was very satisfied with the result of the event that happened in a important moment for the sector, and that coincide with good news that everyone expected: first steps on firm ground for the tax lease resolution and workload for Galician shipyards confirmation (PEMEX). For these reasons Arnaud said that this edition turnover could reach 5.000 millions Euros, having into account that the hired vessels price is around 30 and 100 millions Euros, and it is easy that each shipyard could aspire to two or three. Furthermore, the Navalia's manager reminded its "really important" the business made by the ancillary industry that those days have been in contact with Brazil, Mexico, and Panama or Morocco delegations. Javier Arnau explained that this brands already know, because its participation in other editions that "we are a business trade fair", reminding, for example, that the Sinaloa state (Mexico) wants to count on the Navalia's support to organize an international naval meeting in its country.

Regarding the visitors number, the International character of the exhibition, as well as different conferences organized during the event (more than 40), have attract to the exhibition centre more than 25.000 professionals, looking for last news of a sector that have seen in Navalia something more than a fair. Javier Arnau announced that the event has achieved turning into another speaker of the sector, focusing all their needs and helping them to go abroad: "We would like to invite all the Galician companies to come with us to our missions abroad, because the success of the exhibition will be the success of the naval sector and vice versa". With these numbers, Navalia has reach the top position of Spain and the South of Europe, so "now we have to focus on the North events", said Mr. Arnau.

Therefore, having into account that it is a biennial exhibition, Arnau announced that after this edition close Navalia's organization will begin to work in the promotional calendar of the 2014 edition, and its next dates will be the off-shore exhibition of Stavanger (Norway) in August and the SMM Hamburg in September. "We will not want to be stopped, over all taking into account that it seems to begin a new sector recuperation" he affirmed.