北美国际船舶、游艇及配件展览会（IBEX - International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference ）是北美最大的海洋行业船舶、游艇及配件专业技术贸易展，由世界领先的休闲海洋设备行业专业平台和社区METSTRADE在全球范围内提供支持及组织该活动。该展一年一届，在佛罗里达州坦帕市国际展览中心举行。IBEX是造船厂行业盛会，每年来自全球700多家厂商在同一个场所交流与展示最新产品及技术。
IBEX是一个全球性的B2B专业船舶游艇设备展会，为了吸纳和照顾更广泛的客户，力求为参与各方提供一个专业的展业的展示平台。美洲地区很多游艇展大大小小数十个，但是鲜有船舶游艇配件展，而IBEX正式提供了这个平台，搭建这个桥梁。IBEX的辐射也是全球性的，除了大量的北美和南美客人外，每年还会有相当一部分的大洋洲、欧洲和亚洲的客户来参加这一盛会！
如果您建造、设计、服务或销售船只或海洋产品，IBEX是您必须参加的海洋行业活动。IBEX是北美领先的技术造船展示会，它提供了一个独特的论坛，海洋行业可以在这里开展业务、分享想法并加快新产品开发。不要错过与整个海洋产业做生意的机会。
IBEX教育大会由行业专家、我们的教育合作伙伴和参展商为您带来，提供从核心技能到高级主题讨论的前沿培训和信息。2023年教育大会将包括2023年10月2日（星期一）的会前会议，以及在展会期间举行的系列研讨会和技术讲座。
IBEX涉及行业：设计与工程；施工方法和材料；码头和游艇运营；调查与修复；船用电气系统；船用机载系统；管理与政策；新兴趋势；可持续性等。
展品范围(Show Products):
码头浮桥、船坞，固定设备和维修设备等，导航系统，通信设备，甲板和内部装修，安全设备和配件，船上厨房和卫生间设备，绳索，船帆和桅杆，造船材料和设备，船用电子电器设备，发动机管理，发动机和电机，燃料处理，液压系统，绝缘材料，船用照明，润滑油，电池电气系统，登船设备，导航系统，探测系统，安全救生衣设备，驾驶控制设备，转动设备，通风装置，启动器系统和部件等。
展会报告(Show Reports):
Attendance And Innovation Up Year Over Year As North America’s Premier Marine Event Sets The Pace For 2026
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) announced today that this year’s show, which closed on Thursday, October 9, saw year-over-year growth in attendance, reinforcing its position as North America’s premier marine event. From networking events to insightful seminars and bustling docks and booths, IBEX 2025 brought decision makers together to move the industry “Fast Forward.”
IBEX 2025 welcomed 7600 professionals from more than 70 countries to a packed Tampa Convention Center. The show featured displays from 710 exhibitors, including 115 companies that were new to IBEX this year. Also attending their first show were in excess of 70 students from South Florida marine technical programs. These future boatbuilders and marine technicians were part of the IBEX Career Day program, produced in collaboration with the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC).
The show kicked off in high gear on Tuesday, October 7 at the annual Industry Breakfast, Innovation Awards Presentation and Keynote, attended by more than 900 industry professionals. NMMA President and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer delivered his Industry Address, while Kevin O’Connor, Emmy Award-winning TV host of This Old House and Ask This Old House, gave an inspiring keynote. The Innovation Awards judges recognized the next generation of material and technological advancements, announcing 12 Innovation Award winners and four honorable mentions, chosen from among the program-record 112 entries submitted by exhibiting marine industry companies. Products can be viewed on the online Innovation Way Showcase.
New educational experiences such as the Marine Ideas Exchange (MIX) on the IBEX Main Stage, along with signature networking events like Pitch the Press, the Opening Night Party, and the Mid-Show Mixer, drew impressive crowds and contributed to a notable increase in overall education participation. At the core of the event was IBEX’s exclusive lineup of curated, expert-led technical sessions offering highly specialized content available only at IBEX. These sessions delivered the in-depth, hands-on learning the show is known for, covering advanced boatbuilding techniques, materials innovation, systems integration, and design solutions. Complementing this technical focus, new Main Stage programming expanded the conversation to include broader themes in business strategy and leadership, offering fresh perspectives and actionable insights that resonated with attendees. Together, these educational and networking opportunities reinforced IBEX’s position as the marine industry’s essential platform for innovation, learning, and connection.
“Boatbuilding is a decentralized and diverse industry, strengthened by a global network of innovators and skilled professionals,” said Mary Velline, IBEX Show Director. “IBEX brings that community together each year to share challenges, celebrate breakthroughs, and spark the ideas that move our industry forward.”
Exhibitors and attendees had positive comments about all elements of the Show.
“From preshow promotion to the nuts and bolts of the show, we feel it was a resounding success,” said Pat Brown, President of Teak Isle. “We noticed that the builders seemed to be bringing larger groups of people this year than in the past. This showed their dedication to needing to develop new models and that IBEX is the place to find the information and products to do that.”
“IBEX is always a fantastic opportunity to connect with our partners, distributors, media, and friends from across the marine industry,” said Marcus Hamilton, CEO, Propspeed. “This year was especially exciting as we introduced the new Foulfree™ Multi-Surface System and received such positive feedback from the market. It’s a show that continues to help us build relationships and share our innovations with the people who make this industry thrive.”
“This was the best show we’ve had in the past four years,” said Kent Jopling, Senior Global Sales Manager, Special Markets, Harman Marine. “We were able to display many new technologies that will make ‘the life in a day of a boater’ less stressful and more enjoyable. Boat builders obviously recognized this which was evident in the number of new leads and opportunities we walked away with from IBEX. Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and go to work turning opportunities into reality.”
“It was a great show for Boat Fix,” said Boat Fix Founder, Alastair Crawford. “We definitely felt that there was more quality foot traffic in terms of visitor attendance. It was great to see both existing and new OEM customers – and interestingly we are now being approached in record numbers by boat manufacturers realizing the gamechanger value of our after sales support and 24/7 customer service.”
IBEX will return to the Tampa Convention Center, with IBEX 2026 Show dates set for October 6 – 8, 2026.
IBEX 2026 | Oct 6-7-8, 2026, Tampa, FL
IBEX 2027 | Dec 7-8-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
IBEX 2028 | Dec 5-6-7, 2028, Tampa, FL
IBEX 2029 | Dec 4-5-6, 2029, Tampa, FL
All dates are a Tuesday through Thursday pattern, with a Monday Pre-Conference.
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
