Prepared by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) jointly with the Joint Research Centre, in April 2018
This first Annual Economic Report of the EU Blue Economy intends to measure the trends, performance and progress of the Blue Economy in Europe.
It looks into the established maritime sectors (living resources; marine extraction and oil & gas; ports, warehousing and water projects; shipbuilding & repair; coastal tourism) but also at some emerging innovative sectors (marine renewable energy; blue bioeconomy; desalination; deep-seabed mining; coastal and environmental protection).
Best practices and user stories
Prepared by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) in April 2018
This compendium regroups initiatives in Europe that help developing the skills of maritime professionals and making them fit for the diverse needs of an evolving maritime economy. More particularly, the initiatives focus on digitalization and globalization and the new opportunities and unforeseen challenges this technology brought upon the sector.
Best practices and user stories - Study
Prepared by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) in April 2018
This compendium regroups initiatives in Europe that help developing the skills of maritime professionals and making them fit for the diverse needs of an evolving maritime economy. More particularlyd, the intiatives have the objective to increase ocean knowledge.
Best practices and user stories - Study
Prepared by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) in April 2018
This compendium regroups initiatives in Europe that help developing the skills of maritime professionals and making them fit for the diverse needs of an evolving maritime economy. More particularly, it looks at the link between education and industry in the maritime economy, sectors in constant evolution.
Prepared for the European Commission, in November 2016
After the Communication from the European Commission, A European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism, that underlined the importance of coastal and maritime tourism, especially for employment for the whole economy, the Directorate General Entreprise and Industry ordered this study to assess the overall competitiveness of the recreational boating sector.
The study identifies the main factors influencing the competitive performance of the EU recreational boating industry and provides policy recommendations on how the competitiveness of this sector in Europe could be improved. Several aspects are researched:
Commissioned by the European Confederation of Nautical Industries, ECNI. June 2009
This study is structured in order to follow the life-cycle approach of a boat, and identify its environmental impact from its conception and manufacturing stage, through its useful life and related operations, and concluding with its disposal at the end of life of the boat.
Prepared for the European Commission, in November 2016
The objective of this study was to provide the European Commission with evidence to inform decisions about the development of EU policy on issues relevant to nautical tourism. The specific objectives were to, for a predefined set of nautical tourism topics: