Over 55,000 Visitors Flock to Gyeonggi International Boat Show

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] It has been tentatively estimated that about 55,000 people visited the '2022 Gyeonggi International Boat Show' held from the 11th to the 13th.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 15th that despite the COVID-19 situation, about 55,000 people visited the recently held Gyeonggi International Boat Show, which is an increase of about 15,000 compared to the approximately 40,000 visitors at the last on-site event held in 2019.

This is analyzed to be due to the simultaneous hosting for the first time this year at the same venue as the Korea International Fishing Expo, attracting the rapidly increasing number of fishing enthusiasts.

At this year’s event held at Goyang KINTEX and Gimpo Aramarina, about 50 companies participated in export consultations, and the marine engine manufacturer 'Daedong Marine Tech' (Sacheon, Gyeongnam) signed an export contract for 20 generators (worth about 1 million USD) to Iran, with a total consultation contract amounting to 32 million USD.

An official from the province said, "The Gyeonggi International Boat Show held on-site for the first time in three years attracted great interest and business from the industry and visitors," adding, "Gyeonggi Province will actively support the marine leisure industry to become a representative industry of the 30,000 USD national income era along with marine tourism."

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