STARNET Regio

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STARNET Regio

• STARing a trans-national NETwork of regional
  research-driven marine clusters

Dragan Ciic Pomorski fakultet u
Rijeci, Marcello Guaiana Consorzio per lAREA di
Ricerca Scientifica eTecnologica di Trieste ,
Antje Klaesner Innova S.p.A Roma
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Concept and objectives

• The European Union depends to a great extent on
  the maritime industry sector and, consequently,
  also on the shipbuilding.
• shipbuilding industry is in fact an important and
  strategic sector in a number of EU member states
  and for the European Community as a whole.
• European shipbuilding industry is confronted
  with competitors coming from the Far East (mainly
  China,Korea and Japan),
• the global leader in the construction of complex
  vessels such as cruise ships, ferries,mega-yachts
  and dredgers,
• European marine equipment industry is world
  leader for a wide range of products, from large
  diesel engines to electronics

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Concept and objectives

• annual turnover of the EU shipbuilding industry
  is more than EUR 11.5 billion and the about
  350.000 people who are directly employed by yards
  and the marine equipment industry
• Looking into the future, the competitive
  advantage of the European Union in the maritime
  industry sector has to be sustained and depends
  mainly on the sectors performance, its
  flexibility and continuation of competitiveness.
• Superior position of the EU will be best
  maintained through the development of high-tech
  solutions

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Concept and objectives

• The STARNETregio project has been conceived to
  increase the overall capacity of regional players
  in the regions Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy),
  Slovenia and the County of Primorsko goranska
  (Croatia) to invest in RTD and carry out
  research activities in the marine industry,
  strengthening and developing the sectors
  scientific and technological basis and ultimately
  the economic growth of the regions.
• regional research-driven marine clusters, based
  on the triple helix model, associating
  universities and research centres (RTD),
  enterprises (industry cluster) and public
  regional authorities (PA)

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Project partners

• Consorzio per lAREA di Ricerca Scientifica e
  Tecnologica di Trieste (AREA) ITALY
• Consorzio per lalta ricerca navale (RINAVE)
  ITALY
• Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA
  (Fincantieri) ITALY
• INFORMEST - Service and documentation center for
  international economic cooperation S.p.A.
  (Informest) ITALY
• Innova S.p.A. (Innova) ITALY
• The Public Agency for Technology of the Republic
  of Slovenia (TIA) SLOVENIA
• University of Ljubljana Faculty of Maritime
  Studies and Transport (FMST) SLOVENIA
• Luka Koper, port and logistic system, d.d.
  SLOVENIA
• Regionalna razvojna agencija Porin d.o.o. (Porin)
  CROATIA
• Pomorski fakultet u Rijeci (PFRI) CROATIA
• Megaflex-cijevni sustavi d.o.o. (Megaflex)
  CROATIA
• Teri-Crotek d.o.o. CROATIA

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Maritime cluster

• As defined in Dynamic European Maritime Clusters
  IOS Press ISBN 1-58603-684-X, we have addopted
  seven parts of maritime cluster  
• Manufacturing
• Transportation
• Resources
• Services
• Leisure and tourism
• Public sector and
• Research

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Maritime cluster

• Manufacturing
• Shipbuilding
• Boatbuilding and repair
• Transportation
• Ports and terminals
• Shipping
• Inland terminals
• Resources
• Fishing
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Sea technology
• Services
• Brokers and agents
• Logistics
• Pilotage

• Leisure and tourism
• Cruising
• Litoral activities
• Yachting and marinas
• Public sector
• Education and training
• Hidrography
• Coast Guard
• NGOs
• Trade Unions
• Research
• Universities
• Institutions
• Consultancy

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Project rationale

• Italy, Slovenia and Croatia have strong maritime
  companies, based on centuries of involvement in
  shipbuilding, shipping and trade.
• Maritime companies have modified their
  structures constantly to the alterations in
  international trade and foreign competition,
  constantly being among best European and
  sometimes even global players.
• Maritime industry in region is fragmented and is
  working hard to survive, especially in current
  recession.
• Possible solution of the problem is creation of
  Regional maritime cluster and creation of truly
  regional maritime space.

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We need 4 different critical conditions satisfied

• Proximity they need to be sufficiently close to
  permit any positive spill-overs and the sharing
  of common resources to occur
• Linkages their activities need to share a common
  aspiration, for example, final market share
• Interactions being close and working on related
  issues is not sufficient for constructive
  cluster effects to occur some level of active
  relationship has to be present
• Critical mass there needs to be sufficient
  number of participants present in the connections
  to have a meaningful impact on companies
  performance

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Intermediate Results

• Current status of Maritime industry in project
  EuroRegion
• Reports on all three regions
• SWAT analysis for all three regions
• We will present dana for Primorsko Goranska
  county other reports could be downloaded from
  site
• www.starnetregio.eu

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Maritime Industry in PG
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Shipbuilding in PG
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Shipbuilding in PG
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Maritime transport in PG
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Maritime transport in PG
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Maritime Industry in PG
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Maritime Industry in PG
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Maritime industry in PG
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PG Maritime industry SWOT analysis
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SWOT Primorska-goranska County Maritime
research community
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SWOT Primorska-goranska County Maritime
research community
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SWOT Primorska-goranska County Maritime
industrial community
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SWOT Primorska-goranska County Maritime
industrial community
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SWOT Primorska-goranska County main results

• Good market results on domestic and foreign
  markets, especially in the field of small ship
  construction
• Low competitiveness of companies/ SMEs due to
  missing specialisation
• Public ownership of shipyards (3.MAJ,
  Kraljevica), thus no influence on their
  development
• Cluster association of medium-sized companies but
  lack of connections and strong policy towards
  shipyards
• No clear vision on the sectors development in
  the future

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SWOT Primorska-goranska County main results

• Well developed network of supporting institutions
  for SMEs
• Good connection between institutional
  organisations
• Innovations supported up to the prototype stage,
  but lack of support in commercialisation
• Academic cooperation agreements with foreign
  universities
• No intermediate institutions connecting economy
  with research activities accomplished in
  universities and supporting the transfer to the
  market

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Regional Impact Primorska-goranska County

• Shipbuilding represents one of the most important
  Croatian industries (12 share in total export)
• County level shipbuilding industry is the last
  big industrial branch that remained on the market
  after transition process and privatisation, but
  finished 2007 with losses
• The maritime industry is considered as
  underdeveloped due to
• Unsuitable technical and technological equipments
• Absence of an organised maritime policy
• Not following of European and world tendencies in
  maritime affairs
• Inconsistent legal decisions in the sector
• Lack of coordination of developing particular
  segments of the maritime system

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Regional Impact Primorska-goranska County

• County is strong in shipbuilding and ship repair
  (especially with regard to exporting)
• Rapid development of nautical tourism and
  availability of modern materials has generated
  great interest in building, repair and
  maintenance of leisure boats and ships
• The unclear vision of the sector in the future
  represents an obstacle in the economic
  development of the maritime industry
• No institution/initiative dedicated to the
  maritime industry reduces the sectors importance
  and thus hampers its development
• No influence on the sectors development due to
  public ownership of shipyards and ports
  (hindering for free market economy)
• No bargaining power of SMEs towards shipyards
• Croatian accession to the EU will open new ways
  for collaboration
• Great Recession started in 2007 endangers the
  positive development of the maritime industry!

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Regional Impact Primorska-goranska County

• Recommended actions
• Political support necessary, regional/national
  programme for the maritime industry
• Restructuring of shipbuilding industry necessary
  in order to increase productivity, efficiency,
  flexibility of operations, technological renewal,
  introduction of innovations in production
  processes, improvement of management processes
• Modernisation of production process of shipyards,
  development of a clear link between practical
  skills and management techniques (focus on
  quality)
• Adaptation to market needs and reduction of
  political dependencies
• Port modernisation of the Port of Rijeka and
  concession assignments to domestic and foreign
  investors

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Regional Impact Primorska-goranska County

• Recommended actions
• Professional cluster manager for association
  needed
• Intermediate institutions for technology transfer
  necessary
• University of Rijeka, represents one of the main
  pillar for boosting the sectors development,
  since nominated as main institution for project
  development
• Awareness raising for shipbuilding and
  engineering university studies
• Intensify international cooperation with
  scientific research institutions
• Operation and efficient functioning of SteP Ri,
  offering IP transfer and protection, licensing
  and incubation