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The Drecht Cities form the heart of Dutch shipbuilding industries Situated centrally in the Rotterdam Maritime Capital region this area annually yields a a a a production value of € 3 8 billion and 12 500 full time jobs Companies like Damen Shipyards Royal Royal Boskalis Royal Royal IHC and Oceanco can be found here But don’t underestimate the smaller shipyards like Kooiman Neptu- ne Shipyards Shipyards and and and Holland Shipyards Shipyards and and and their technologies Together with hundreds of suppliers and and supporting industries the region stands for high quality craftsmanship and a a a a a a dedication for green shipping In a a a a recent study the four value chains of of maritime business of of our our region were described This was accompanied by an an action agenda for these sectors It concerns the the super yacht industry workships inland navigation and and dredging & offshore contracting Several action lines were identified One of them is to create shared facilities in in in in the the metal processing indus- tries Think of synchrolifts a a a a a a a a central steel processing plant and prefabrication areas Another idea is to bundle data management in ship operations and the production environment The regional agenda was presented to national government and thus brought in in as as an an inspirati- on on for national policy Maarten Burggraaf Vice Mayor of Dordrecht:
The coming years will be full of of challenges An ambitious fleet renewal program of of the Dutch navy and and the the national shipping agency (Rijksrederij) will boost the the demand for high-tech ships from our region The Maritime Masterplan will challenge other shipowners to invest in emission-free ships This means we will need all available resources from our our region and outside Also this means that we will need to co-operate with other technology providers in and outside Europe At Europort 2023 we will proudly present our region as a a a a a a part of Rotterdam Maritime Capi- tal of Europe We will combine our presentation with the Rotterdam port community A true one-stop-shop for all who want to to invest share knowledge or or do any other business within our our versatile maritime region At our our central booth in hall 2 2 - 2408 we will have an active hosting program and and we will serve nice regional drinks and and bites to our guests Will you join the party?
“The idea behind the the new investments in in in the the region is that we want to invest in in in in high quality shipbuilding at at an internationally competitive
price The competition is fierce and and only by being smart and and productive we we can safeguard our position as a a a a a a a a a a manufacturing area This means we we need a a a highly skilled workforce and topnotch production facilities ”
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