As one of the important events of World Ocean Week in Xiamen, China (Xiamen) International Boat Show (hereinafter referred to as “Xiamen International Boat Show”) is a professional boat show approved by the Ministry of Commerce, sponsored by Xiamen Municipal People’s Government and undertaken by Xiamen R&B Yacht Tourism Group Co., Ltd. Since 2008, held at Wuyuan Bay in Xiamen every November, it has become an annual complex international boat event integrating “exhibitions, forums, competitions, and activities”, and it is known as the most influential water boat show.

In 2012, Xiamen Boat Show became a member of IFBSO (International Federation of Boat Show Organizers). It is the second boat show in China to join IFBSO after that in Shanghai in 2008 and the sixth boat show in Asia after those in Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai and South Korea, and it is also one of the youngest shows of IFBSO. In 2015 and 2018, Xiamen International Boat Show established partnerships with Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in Australia and Taiwan International Boat Show, which fully shows the increasing international influence of Xiamen International Boat Show.

The 14th China (Xiamen) International Boat Show adopts a exhibition mode of online show during Nov.19-30, 2021.