National Master Plan for Maritime Technologies

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The innovation, the largest wind turbine installation ship in Bremerhaven, view of the Schottel drive
Marine mining with the ship "Peace in Africa"
Wave power plant, an example of ocean energy
Mariculture for salmon rearing
Sulphides and other salts of iron, manganese, copper and zinc are mainly dissolved in the water that escapes from black smokers, which is why ore concentrations are also found in the area of ​​black smokers
Panel discussion at the end of the 1st status conference on November 7, 2012 in Berlin

The National Master Plan Maritime Technologies ( NMMT ) is aimed at maritime companies and institutes in Germany. He is to coordinate cross-departmental project funding.

prehistory

Around 540 marine technology companies and around 190 scientific institutes were analyzed as part of the study “Strengthening the German marine technology economy in international competition and preparing the National Master Plan for Maritime Technologies” for the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). In this study the structure and the most important sales markets of the marine technology industry are presented. These maritime companies currently achieve a turnover of around 11 billion euros with an export quota of 37%.

The offshore technologies oil, gas and wind in particular have great potential. Deficits are seen in the provision of capital to finance investments in the networks, and there is a lack of complete systems in several areas of application for marine technology in Germany .

Joint areas of action are worked out, which are divided into “Markets and structures”, “Research and technology”, “Image and public”, “Qualification” and “Financing and legal framework”. The study gives recommendations for these areas.

realization

The National Master Plan Maritime Technologies was presented at the 7th National Maritime Conference in Wilhelmshaven in 2011  and welcomed as an important step towards the use of marine technology potential. It should be brought to life by all those involved, the federal government, the federal states, the economy, research facilities and institutes. The master plan was approved by the federal cabinet on August 24, 2011. Start-up financing was implemented with the integration of the maritime associations and a first workshop on implementation took place in Bremen in September 2011. To implement the National Master Plan for Maritime Technologies, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) set up a coordination office that started work in January 2012. She will support those involved in the master plan in developing strategies to strengthen marine technology.

Part of the National Master Plan for Maritime Technologies is the “Next Generation Maritime Technologies” funding program implemented by Project Management Jülich on behalf of the BMWi, within the framework of which research projects in ship technology, marine technology, shipping and shipbuilding are funded with around 30 million euros annually (2016: 35.1 million euros).

aims

The National Master Plan for Maritime Technologies is intended to coordinate ongoing marine technology funding programs more closely in the future in order to increase the innovation and efficiency of the maritime industry in Germany. Future Fund E priorities are to be defined, which must also find their way into the Fund E program “Next Generation Maritime Technologies”. Research and industry are to grow closer together, and the master plan supports the networking of companies and institutes in the development of innovative processes and products as well as in opening up new markets in the following areas:

Another important goal is to improve the public perception of marine technology as an industry of the future. This is especially to be seen against the background of the lack of specialists in the technical areas. At the technical colleges and universities there is still a lack of background information to identify the future potential of marine technology in electricity generation and raw material extraction. More relevant courses should be offered to train the rapidly growing number of engineers required.

The representation of interests vis-à-vis the EU must be improved through targeted coordination in order to use EU research funds more effectively and more specifically for the maritime industry and institutes.

The first status conference took place in Berlin on November 7, 2012, at which the industry focused on the opportunities offered by marine technology.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ptj.de