Support activities for the development of maritime clusters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas Annexes to Final Report under FWC MARE/2012/06 SC D1/2013/01 Client: DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Brussels/Berlin/Athens, 29th August 2014 1 Table of Contents Annex I Cluster mapping for Phase A 5 Annex II Overview on the selected clusters for phase B 11 Annex III Definition of the Maritime Economic Activities 15 Annex IV Methodological description of employment data 17 Annex V Focus Group Reports 19 1 NAPA 19 2 Piraeus 24 3 Marine Cluster Bulgaria 28 4 Pôle Mer Méditerranée 31 5 IDIMAR 34 6 AgroBioFishing 37 7 Governance Focus Group 42 List of participants 46 Annex VI Case Study Reports 50 1 The need for strategy: the Marine Cluster Bulgaria 50 2 Exploiting competencies for the future: the case of Pôle Mer Méditerranee 59 3 Cross-border cooperation: the case of NAPA 69 4 Adding value to the cluster: the case of Piraeus 81 4 Making best use of strong local potentials: the case of IDIMAR 98 3 Annex I Cluster mapping for Phase A State Cluster name Cluster life cycle Cluster base Future dev. potential Trans-boundary cooperation Black Sea BG Black Sea Energy Cluster (BSEC) Emerging Policy Average Yes BG Cluster for maritime professionals Emerging Policy Average Yes BG Marine Cluster Bulgaria Growing Policy High Yes BG Port of Varna Growing Place High Yes BG Port of Bourgas Growing Place High Yes RO Port of Constanta Growing Place High Yes UA Sea Products Cluster Sevastopol Growing Policy High Yes UA Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Sea Port Growing Place High Yes UA Kherson Commercial Seaport Growing Place High Yes UA Odessa Sea Port Growing Place High Yes UA Port of Ilyichevsk Growing Place High Yes UA Port of Sevastopol Growing Place Average Yes UA Port of Yuzhny Growing Place High Yes RU Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) Growing Place High Yes RU Tuapse Commercial Sea Port (JSC TCSP) Mature Place Average No RU Port of Sochi Growing Place High Yes GE Poti Sea Port Growing Place High Yes GE Batumi Sea Port Growing Place High Yes GE Supsa Oil Terminal Growing Place High Yes 5 State Cluster name Cluster life cycle Cluster base Future dev. potential Trans-boundary cooperation GE Black Sea Terminal LLC (Kulevi Terminal) Growing Place High Yes TR Trabzon Growing Place Average Yes TR Samsun Growing Place Average Yes TR Zonguldak Growing Place Poor Yes East Med CY Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Emerging Policy High Yes CY Cyprus Mature Place High Yes EL Kavala Emerging Place Average Yes EL Thessaloniki Mature Place High Yes EL Piraeus Mature Place High Yes EL Crete Mature Place High Yes EL Rhodos Mature Place Average No TR Istanbul - Marmaras Sea Mature Place High Yes TR Izmir Growing Place High Yes TR Mersin Mature Place High Yes LB Beirut - port city Mature Place Average No PS Palestine (Gaza Strip) Declining Place Poor No IL Haifa Mature Place Average Yes IL Eilat (Red Sea) Mature Place Average Yes IL Ashdod Mature Place Average Yes JO Aqaba Growing Place Average Yes 6 State Cluster name Cluster life cycle Cluster base Future dev. potential Trans-boundary cooperation EG Alexandria Mature Place High Yes EG Damietta Mature Place Average Yes EG Port city of Port Said Mature Place High Yes Adriatic-Ionian Western Greece (Prefectures of Achaia, Ilia, Aitoloakarnania and the EL Mature Place Average Yes islands of Cephalonia, Ithaca and Zakynthos) EL Igoumenitsa Mature Place Average Yes HR Brodograevni cluster (Shipbuilding cluster) Growing Place Average Yes HR Cluster Male Brodogradnje Ltd. (Small shipbuilding cluster) Growing Policy Poor No HR Klaster intermodalnog prijevoza (Intermodal transportation cluster) Growing Place High Yes IT NAPA (North Adriatic Ports Association) Emerging Policy High Yes IT Shipbuilding research-driven cluster STARNETregio Declining Policy Average Yes IT Adriatic Cluster Club Growing Policy High Yes IT Port of Pescara Mature Place Poor No IT Nautica di Diporto Puglia Growing Place Average Yes IT Porto di Bari Mature Place Average No IT Turismo Pugliese Emerging Policy High No IT Polo di Innovazione Risorse Aquatiche e Filiere Alimentari della Pesca Emerging Policy Average No IT Ditretto Ittico di Rovigo Growing Place Average No IT Gulf of Venezia Mature Place Average Yes IT DITENAVE Mature Policy Average No 7 State Cluster name Cluster life cycle Cluster base Future dev. potential Trans-boundary cooperation IT Farus Emerging Policy High Yes IT Port of Trieste Mature Place High Yes SI Slovenian transport and logistic cluster Declining Place Average No SI Slovenian Waterborne Technologic Platform Declining Policy Poor No ME Ulcinj Emerging Place Average Yes ME Boka Kotorska (Bay of Boka Kotorska) Emerging Place High Yes ME Budva - Bar Emerging Place Average Yes AL Marinal Emerging Policy High No AL FishNAR Declining Policy Average No AL AgriDUC Declining Policy High No AL ALTourism Growing Policy High No AL TRANSAL Emerging Policy High No Central Med IT Mazara del Vallo | District of Fishery Growing Policy Average Yes IT Messina | Agro Bio Fishery Emerging Policy High No IT Port of Catania Growing Place Average No IT Port of Messina Mature Place Average No IT Port of Palermo Mature Place Average No MT Maltese maritime cluster Mature Place High Yes LB Port of Benghazi Growing Place Average Yes LB Port of Darna region Growing Place High Yes 8 State Cluster name Cluster life cycle Cluster base Future dev. potential Trans-boundary cooperation LB Port of Elbrega Mature Place Average Yes LB Port of Khoms/Homs Growing Place High Yes LB Port of Marsa Growing Place Average No LB Port of Tripoli Growing Place High Yes TN Port of Rades Growing Place Average Yes TN Port of Bizerte Growing Place Average Yes TN City of Sfax Growing Place Average Yes West Med ES Cluster Nàutic de Barcelona (Nautical Cluster of Barcelona) Growing Policy High Yes ES Forum Marítim Català (Catalan Maritime Forum) Growing Policy High Yes ES Port of Barcelona Growing Place High Yes ES Port of Valencia Growing Place High Yes ES IDIMAR (Balearic Cluster on Maritime innovation) Growing Policy Average No ES Cluster Marítimo de Málaga (Malaga Maritime Cluster) Emerging Place High No ES Port of Algeciras Bay Growing Place High Yes ES Naval y del Mar Emerging Place Average No ES Cluster Marítimo Español (Spanish Maritime Cluster) Growing Policy High No FR Capenergies Mature Policy High No FR Pôle Mer Méditerranée Growing Policy High No FR Pôle Risques Mature Policy High No FR Port de Toulon Mature Place High No 9 State Cluster name Cluster life cycle Cluster base Future dev. potential Trans-boundary cooperation FR Port of Marseille-Fos Declining Place Average No FR Ports d'Azur Mature Policy Average No IT Genova | Port and City Cluster Mature Place Poor Yes IT La Spezia | Ligurian District of Marine Technology Emerging Place Average Yes IT Napoli | Port activities Mature Place Average No IT Gioia Tauro | Technological District of Logistics and Transformation Emerging Place Average No IT Vibo Valentia | Aqua Resources and Fishery Production Chain Emerging Policy Poor No IT Port of Cagliari Mature Place Poor Yes IT Livorno | Green Port Esteso Growing Place Poor Yes IT Viareggio | Yachting District and NAVIGO innovation hub Mature Policy Average No IT Port of Civitavecchia Growing Place Average No DZ Skikda Ports Growing Place High No DZ Algiers Port Growing Place High No DZ Bejaia Port Growing Place High Yes DZ Oran Port Growing Place High No MA Moroccan Maritime Cluster Growing Policy High Yes MA Nador Port Growing Place High No MA Tanger Med Port Authority Growing Place High Yes MA Technopole d'Oujda Emerging Policy High No 10 Annex II Overview on the selected clusters for phase B Sea-basin and Cluster life Name of cluster Cluster base Main comments country cycle Adriatic-Ionian Shipbuilding cluster based in Split Synergies between manufacturers of small boats and equipment Brodogradevni Important availability of specialised and matching/appropriate skills Croatia Growing Place-based Cluster High relevance and use of research expertise and appropriate infrastructure Important level of international competitiveness of products and services offered by the cluster Relatively high and very balanced engagement of private, public and research bodies Strong regional involvement Combination of yachting, marinas and tourism activities Nautica di Diporto Cross-border collaboration with the Turkish city of Izmir Italy Growing Place-based Puglia High level of engagement of private bodies with respect to public and research bodies High relevance and role of a central maritime cluster-supporting organisation Important availability and quality of regional government promotion measures Shipbuilding and nautical cluster based in Friuli Venezia Giulia Important availability of specialised and matching/appropriate skills, as well as educational programmes High relevance and use of research expertise and appropriate infrastructure High level of local, but also international demand for services/products provided by companies in the cluster, Italy Ditenave Mature Policy but moderate level of local and international competition Important influence of cluster on public and private sector Still limited levels of new businesses formation, despite a good availability of business incubators Remarkable and balanced level of engagement of private, public and research bodies Multi-sectoral cluster based around a fine natural harbour The area is currently undergoing development of tourism orientated activity and the conversion of a former naval port