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About Maritime Economy Do you know that: The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet? Around 80% of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea? STOCZNIA 2020 Matitime Economy Shipyard Denition Shipyard it a place where ships are built, repaired, Do you know that: rebuilt or dismantled (“recycled” in a shipbreaking yard). It seems that the term maritime economy is easy to dene. Unfortunately, it turns out that it is not so. Mostly a shipyard is an assembly plant of dierent in Poland develops shipbuilding industry. The most In Poland we can nd several denition, in the other EU countries or in the world alike. elements of a ship delivered by shipyard’s cooperators importatnt representatives of this sector are “Remon- what means that main ship’s equipment is very often towa” Group, Mars Shipyards & Oshore Group with Very often the denition of a maritime economy refers directly to economy denitions in general created by manufactured outside a shipyard. In general, from the MSR Grya (Szczecin), Shiprepair Yard Nauta (Gdańsk- economy scholars and accepted in a particular country. More or less it is an activity involving production of beginning to the end as a whole unit in a shipyard there -Gdynia), Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia Ltd., Energop goods and services according to demand and supply between participants with their relation to use of a sea. is built a hull of a vessel. Ltd. (Sochaczew) or Crist S.A a strategic partner of Mars Group. This use may be dierent, from the general ones referring to area factor i.e. sea areas to indication of particular The initial phase of a shipbuilding process starts on sectors of maritime business (in literature there can be found more than 100 sectors of maritime economy). a land. Works are carried out on a slipway or a dry Polish shipyards and their cooperators employ about Priority of economy politics of a country of an institution also aects a maritime economy denition. E.g. in dock. (A ship undergoing construction in a shipyard 40 000 people. Not only do they repair traditional the denition of the EU there is put stress on sustainable development. is said to be on the ways). vessels but also build advanced and environment After all necessary assembling works when a hull friendly equipment for shipping and oshore industry Even the name for maritime economy may be dierent itself. Most probably it is a result these dierent deni- integrity and watertightness is checked it may be e.g. for oshore wind energy sector. tion of the subject. Instead of “maritime economy” we can nd Blue Economy (in the EU papers) or Ocean Econo- launched. If a vessel was mounted on a slip it is left to my (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). slide into a sea. If in a dry-dock, the dock is lled with In 2017 in Polish shipyards there was ordered 12 ships such as: water. Our Expert denition After launching when the hull is docked to an outt quayside. In 2008 one of the expert of our Chamber, cofounder of Maritime and Vistula River Basin Cluster, Witold Ferries Wacławik-Narbutt, Phd, because of wide discrepancies in the denition in Poland, recommended Polish govern- In the shipyard you can nd: 5 4 ment to accept the following denition: “Maritime economy is a system of economic activities and results, connec- Passenger ships ted with an environment of a sea and its basins, involving production and processing, distribution and consumption • A port basin or shipyard basin are water areas in the 2 Fishing ships port or shipyard , usually of a narrow rectangular of goods and services.” 7 shape, enclosed with concrete quays where ships are Non-cargo-carrying ships We should take into consideration that the denition is very important not only because of cognitive and docked. communication aspects. The accepted denition aects statistical research and its results translate into national • Wharf (or quay,) is a structure (mostly concrete) on In the same year Polish shipyards repair 540 vessels. The policy. a shore of a harbour with an area adapted for value of repair was 311,8 million euros. Maritime Economy is not distinguished as a separate section both in the Statistical Classication of Economic building, docking and handling ships Activities in the European Community (NACE, the EU) and the Polish Classication of Economic Activities (PKD). Do you know that: • Docks are constructions in shipyard used for building, checking and repairing ships There can be The longest ship was built in Japan and it was supertan- In the Polish Classication of Economic Activities (PKD) we can nd in: dry docks or oating (dry) docks. The letter can be used ker “Seawise Giand”. She had 458 m. and 564 763 DWT. for repairs or checking of a ship’s hull Currently supertankers are still the longest ships in use. Section A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) – marine shery Section C (Industrial manufacturing) – ship manufacturing, repair and conservation • hull assembly area – it is a section of a shipyard (a big Just after them in terms of length there are Section H (Transportation and Storage) – sea freight transport, cargo handling in seaports hall) where are built bigger elements of a hull (even whole container ships which may reach the length of 400 Section P (Education) np.: schools of pilotage, maritime navigation, sailing sections). Next they are xed together into a complete hull meters. (Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller - 399). For com- on a slipway or dry dock. Maritime parison, a standard football pitch has 105 meters. Education Ports • Workshops – e.g. electric, welding, piping painting In our brochure we present some selected information referring Fishery shop to the basic sectors of maritime economy, which in our opinion associate Offshore • Mould loft - a hall with a large oor area where is the most with a common notion of maritime business. Shipping reproduced in actual size a draughtsman's design for Such as: a ship. - shipbuilding industry - shipping Shipyards - ports - shery - maritime education - oshore industry STOCZNIA dry dock mould loft slipway Matitime Economy Shipyard Denition Shipyard it a place where ships are built, repaired, Do you know that: rebuilt or dismantled (“recycled” in a shipbreaking yard). It seems that the term maritime economy is easy to dene. Unfortunately, it turns out that it is not so. Mostly a shipyard is an assembly plant of dierent in Poland develops shipbuilding industry. The most In Poland we can nd several denition, in the other EU countries or in the world alike. elements of a ship delivered by shipyard’s cooperators importatnt representatives of this sector are “Remon- what means that main ship’s equipment is very often towa” Group, Mars Shipyards & Oshore Group with Very often the denition of a maritime economy refers directly to economy denitions in general created by manufactured outside a shipyard. In general, from the MSR Grya (Szczecin), Shiprepair Yard Nauta (Gdańsk- economy scholars and accepted in a particular country. More or less it is an activity involving production of beginning to the end as a whole unit in a shipyard there -Gdynia), Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia Ltd., Energop goods and services according to demand and supply between participants with their relation to use of a sea. is built a hull of a vessel. Ltd. (Sochaczew) or Crist S.A a strategic partner of Mars Group. This use may be dierent, from the general ones referring to area factor i.e. sea areas to indication of particular The initial phase of a shipbuilding process starts on sectors of maritime business (in literature there can be found more than 100 sectors of maritime economy). a land. Works are carried out on a slipway or a dry Polish shipyards and their cooperators employ about Priority of economy politics of a country of an institution also aects a maritime economy denition. E.g. in dock. (A ship undergoing construction in a shipyard 40 000 people. Not only do they repair traditional the denition of the EU there is put stress on sustainable development. is said to be on the ways). vessels but also build advanced and environment After all necessary assembling works when a hull friendly equipment for shipping and oshore industry Even the name for maritime economy may be dierent itself. Most probably it is a result these dierent deni- integrity and watertightness is checked it may be e.g. for oshore wind energy sector. tion of the subject. Instead of “maritime economy” we can nd Blue Economy (in the EU papers) or Ocean Econo- launched. If a vessel was mounted on a slip it is left to my (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). slide into a sea. If in a dry-dock, the dock is lled with In 2017 in Polish shipyards there was ordered 12 ships such as: water. Our Expert denition After launching when the hull is docked to an outt quayside. In 2008 one of the expert of our Chamber, cofounder of Maritime and Vistula River Basin Cluster, Witold Ferries Wacławik-Narbutt, Phd, because of wide discrepancies in the denition in Poland, recommended Polish govern- In the shipyard you can nd: 5 4 ment to accept the following denition: “Maritime economy is a system of economic activities and results, connec- Passenger ships ted with an environment of a sea and its basins, involving production and processing, distribution and consumption • A port basin or shipyard basin are water areas in the 2 Fishing ships port or shipyard , usually of a narrow rectangular of goods and services.” 7 shape, enclosed with concrete quays where ships are Non-cargo-carrying ships We should take into consideration that the denition is very important not only because of cognitive and docked.