Europe is a waterborne continent, with the world’s largest collective maritime area. Its maritime manufacturing sector is a global leader in high-end shipbuilding and advanced technologies. The shipping sector is also a leading provider of maritime services worldwide, accounting for more than one third of global shipping tonnage across all segments. EU Industrial Maritime Strategy boosts jobs, innovation and the EU’s global leadership in shipbuilding and shipping
The EU Industrial Maritime Strategy will strengthen Europe’s maritime leadership by a number of actions including launching an EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance. It is aimed at advancing high-tech shipbuilding, offshore wind support vessels, underwater drones, and cutting-edge port equipment. A ’Shipyards of the Future’ R&I flagship call, under Horizon Europe, will also support the testing of innovative solutions in real-world shipyard environments, with the goal of scaling successful technologies across Europe. To foster competitive shipping, the Commission will establish a dialogue with Member States to promote EU flags and streamline administrative formalities, including the monitoring, reporting and verification framework for EU ETS Maritime and FuelEU Maritime.
The Strategy will leverage public demand and funding to promote private investment in innovation and digitalisation of the EU shipbuilding, as well as the renewal and decarbonisation of the shipping fleet, including through the inclusion of targeted non-price criteria in the upcoming review of the public procurement directives.
The Strategy ensures fair global competition for EU shipyards and equipment manufacturers, reinforced through strengthened export financing and targeted trade policies, including a possible sector specific tool for the sector. Furthermore, it fully reflects the dual-use nature of the sector by integrating a strong military dimension, with specific actions including the ramp-up of naval industrial production capacities and the development of a dual-use ferry construction support mechanism.
Finally, its measures enhance skills, training, and quality employment across the maritime sector, including re-skilling shipbuilding workers and seafarers to adopt new technologies and green operational practices.
Source: European Commission
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