CANADA " Oceans Technology Investment Promotion"
BILBAO, 7 de Marzo de 2012 INTRODUCTION
The Basque Country is a region with an important maritime tradition. Its past, present and future are closely linked to the sea and so, an important industrial and social development has come from the sea - related activities.
Many famous seamen and discoverers of foreing lands, or the commanders of the two great Spanish Armadas, were Basques: Juan Sebastian Elcano, Andrés de Urdaneta, Legazpi, Blas de Lezo, Mazarredo, Churruca…
2 INTRODUCTION
In 1993, after an important industrial restructuring process, ADIMDE was set up as the Association of Basque Maritime Companies. ADIMDE was born for promoting the awareness of maritime activity and culture in the Basque Country
The Basque Maritime Forum represents more to than 320 companies, working in the following sectors: - Fishing Owners - Merchant Shipping Owners - Shipyards - Auxiliary Maritime Industries
In 1997, THE BASQUE MARITIME FORUM was created to continue ADIMDE’s task and to become itself as a meeting point for all the Basque maritime sector’s agents
Several institutions joined the Forum that year: Saving Banks, Port Authorities, Technological Centers, Chambers of Commerce, Universities...
The final objective of THE BASQUE MARITIME FORUM is to develop actions to improve its companies’ long-term competitiveness
THE BASQUE MARITIME FORUM was officially recognized as a Priority Cluster by the Basque Government in 1999. It means a special support by that Institution 3 THE SECTOR IN FIGURES 2010
TURNOVER
The maritime sector plays a very important role in the Basque economy, representing 2.2% of its GNP
The turnover of these companies in 2010 was: ⁄1.147 million in those activities directly related to the sector and ⁄2.436 million overall
EMPLOYMENT
The maritime sector employs directly more than 7.460 workers in 2010, and 16.696 overall
EXPORTS
About 80% of total production has gone to export, mainly in Europe: Norway, U.K., etc.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Basque maritime companies have a clear mentality towards innovation They need to compete with products of high value and technology in the international market
4 SHIPYARDS
CNN – La Naval Sestao Zamakona, S.A. Bilbao Centro Naval Murueta, S.A.
Zamakona-Pasaia, S.L.
- Large methane carriers - Dredgers - Bulk carriers Balenciaga, S.A. - Fishing vessels - Suppliers for offshore industry (PSV, AHT, ROV) 5 VESSELS
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7 AUXILIARY INDUSTRY
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10 STRATEGIC GOALS
INTERNATIONALIZATION TECHNOLOGY
Promotes the naval technology offer Promotes presence in the main international exhibitions Supports and promotes technological projects Carries out surveys on foreign markets Sets up work groups for promoting: intelligent fishing Prepares international meetings vessel / Ro ro for short sea shipping Has Organizes direct trade missions developed an intelligence competitive system Prepares integrated offers in groups Promotes marine energy: wave and tide energy converters Sets up work groups (Off-Shore, Navy, Marine Energy)
QUALITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Supports companies towards the implementation Has carried out Fa OtraRinMingA pClaInO 2N009-2012 for of : ISO 9001:2000 (quality) ISO14001:2004 the auxiliary industry (environment) -OSHAS 18001 (occupational risk Develops training courses in three levels: top prevention) management, middle management, workers Supports companies towards EFQ Develops training courses for new Promotes responsibility social models professionals: workers arriving from abroad
MARKETING
Develops cooperation agreements with other institutions at local, national and European level Provides market information for the associates Sets up inter cluster agreements Delivers promotional material: books, magazines, leaflets, annual report
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12 PROYECTS AND ACTION LINES
New concept of a coastal fishing boat, eficient, sustainable and improving the safety of life at sea.
Basque Eolic Offshore Group – BEÓG, Diversification of the basque maritime companies, moving their knowledge from the shipbuilding to the offshore wind energy.
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Development of an Offshore Supply Vessel for the Brazilian market – “BRASHIP”
European Project – LYNCEUS: Development of a new wireless technology (LYNCEUS) to control the location, search and resque, and the fast and safe abandonment of a ship during an emergency.
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Emissions reduction • Movement of goods from road to sea, trying to reduce the emissions.
• Under our point of view, is very important to promote the Short Sea Shipping by investing in infraestructures and with the development of policies that help to achive this goal.
• Multimodal and sustainable transport infraestructures that improve the movement of goods to the sea in the Atlatntic Arch
• Smart-Green Ports: Development of sustainable ports “green” and technologically advanced “smart”. Attraction of intercontinental goods and development of “smart-corridors” for SSS traffics.
• Providing the Ports of infraestrctures and complementary services for their conversion in marinas.
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Reaction to threats and emergencies: It is very important to stengthen the existing prevention measures to threats and emergencies that happen in the event of accidents, natural disasters or those caused by the human activity such as pollution, sinkings, etc.
• Integral security sistem for the Atlantic: Detection of suspicious behaviour in coastal areas by the use of UAVs, sattelital buoys, sattelittes and ROVs.
• Use of the HISDESAT constellation searching system and AIS – UHF systems. Identification of «illegal» boats, unauthorized accesses, etc.
• Planning Centers and coordinated emergency management.
Socially Inclusive Growth: • Interchange of experiences among the Atlantic Arch Regions.
• Media campaigns to promote new sea vocations.
•Actions to promote the maritime culture and the recreational boating.
16 The Canadian Maritime Sector
Canada has a long maritime tradition and is the headquarters of some of the best known marine engineering offices that have an strong influence when deciding the equipment to install in a new ship.
The Canadian Government has recently assigned a new program of new buildings for both the Canadian Navy and research vessels to two Canadian Shipyards.
A boom in the Canadian Shipbuilding Sector is expected, and so it could be an opportunity for the Basque Maritime Sector.
17 Background
The Basque Maritime Forum organized, on last July 201, a commercial mission to USA (Seattle) and Canada (Vancouver), having there some meetings with marine engineering offices, trying to present the capacities of the Basque Maritime Sector and to introduce our equipments in their Maker’s Lists or in the recommendations for their clients’ projects de los astilleros y / o de los armadores.
Visit of the BMF to Robert Allan, Ltd.
18 Meetings (July 2011)
VANCOUVER:
SEATTLE:
19 SEASPAN’s Suppliers Database
The Canadian Government has just announced, in what is the biggest contract in Canada in the latest 29 years, the assigment of the contracts for the new shipbuildings to two main shipyards: Irving the combat vessels, and Seaspan the non- combat ones. The non – combat vessels are also assigned to the Canadian engineering office STX Canada Maritime.
Following our meeting with STX Canada Maritime in Vancouver on last July, and thanks to the good relations with this engineering office, the basque companies have been invited to fill the registration in the Seaspan’s suppliers database. www.seaspan.com/suppliers.registration.php
20 MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU ATENCION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FORO MARITIMO VASCO
C/ Buenos Aires, 2 – 1º Izd. 48001 Bilbao (Spain) +34 94 4356610 - +34 94 4356611 [email protected] http://www.foromaritimovasco.com
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