Presentation on the Marine industry in the Great Yarmouth area

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Presentation on theMarine industry in the
Great Yarmouth area

• 25th March 2009

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What is Marine East?

• Not for profit support group providing support
  to the leisure and commercial sectors of the
  marine sector in the East of England.
• Established by businesses who identified the
  need for a support organisation.
• Management Board consists of representatives of
  the commercial, leisure and academia
  organisations.
• Funded by Local Authorities and membership.
• Represents the interests of businesses across
  the six counties of the East of England.

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Strategic Objectives

• A set of strategic objectives were defined.
  These are being constantly modified to reflect
  changes in the
• Industry and the needs of our members.
• The members are crucial to the strategic
  process.

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Strategic Objectives

• Skills, training and lifelong learning
• Identify scope of existing training provision.
• Act as an interface between funding providers,
  training providers and businesses.
• Ensure that training provision for businesses is
  demand led.
• Develop joined up thinking in the overall skills
  development programme.

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Strategic Objectives

• Development of clusters and supply chains
• Encourage collaborative working
• Knowledge sharing
• Innovation development
• Sharing best practise
• Support local and sub-regional networks
• of marine companies

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Strategic Objectives

• Accessing Best Practise
• Identifying new technologies and business
  practises.
• Environmental management (Energy and Waste)
• Communicate upto date information on
• Funding opportunities
• Sector research
• Export support and mentoring

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Strategic Objectives

• Representation
• Represent the industry with the public sector
• Ensuring the industry is heard at local,
  regional, national and international level
• Encourage interaction between marine companies
  and regulatory bodies
• Protect and develop waterside sites for use by
  marine companies

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Strategic Objectives

• Marketing
• Promote the industry and its
• infrastructure.
• (Regionally, nationally and internationally)
• Establish joint marketing initiatives
• Provide opportunities to embrace
• e-commerce
• Identify and promote funded opportunities
• to help businesses develop new export markets

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Regional Context

• The marine industry in the East of England
  employs between 15,000-20,000 people.
• The industry generates over 1bn (1.3bn) to the
  regions economy.

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Commercial Marine

• A dense cluster of businesses providing a wide
  range of marine services to a diverse range of
  industry sectors
• Worldwide oil gas exploration and production
• Offshore wind farm development and maintenance
• Environmental surveillance and protection
• Vessel operators
• Service companies
• Ship Building and repair
• Geo-physicists
• Marine Biologists
• Personnel contractors

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Commercial Marine

• Worlds largest independent marine geophysical
  surveying company.
• Turnover in excess of 120m
• Over 1000 employees
• 14 Vessel fleet
• Numerous bases in global locations
• Worldwide Headquarters based
• here in Great Yarmouth

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Commercial Marine

• Establishing a fleet of harsh environment
  lift-boats
• Multi-million euro investment.
• 1st vessel currently enroute to Nova Scotia,
  Canada to commence initial contract.
• 2nd vessel due to be available June 09.
• Option to build for 5 further vessels.

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Commercial Marine

• Fleet differentiators
• Improved safety and operational efficiencies
• Reduced rig up time
• Reduced moving time
• Reduced weather downtime
• Operate in larger sea states
• Reduce operator costs
• The lift-boats will transform operations in the
  oil gas industry, bringing a new dimension to
  the maintenance, modification, construction and
  decommissioning of wells and platforms.

Innovative solutions evolving here in Great
Yarmouth
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Commercial Marine

• Ship building
• Conversions
• Repairs
• 7.5 acre/3 hectare site
• 85mt dry dock facility
• Two large construction and fabrication workshops
• 185m river frontage
• Joinery workshops
• General engineering workshops

Shipyard and dry docks on the East Coast here in
Great Yarmouth
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Commercial Marine

• Marine electrical engineers
• Design and specify
• Full Installation, test commission
• Design build control system
• Supply of cables and equipment
• Markets
• Marine
• Luxury Yachts
• Commercial ( all sizes )
• Maritime Defence              
• Offshore and onshore Oil  Gas          
• Industrial and water treatment                    
   
• Transportation        
• Renewable and conventional power
• Working internationally      

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Commercial Marine

• Over 150 fully qualified marine electrical
  engineers
• 12 UK engineering and supply facilities
• 4 bases in Europe
• also in Dubai, Ghana (West Africa), Malaysia,
  Australia

Worldwide operation Headquarters in Great Yarmouth
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Commercial and Leisure Marine

• Builders of commercial workboats.
• Builders of leisure boats (monohull catamarans)
• General vessel maintenance and repair
• Boat refits
• Out of water storage
• Marina facilities
• RNLIs preferred partners for servicing and
  maintaining Tyne Class Lifeboats

Based here in Great Yarmouth
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Leisure Marine

• Great Yarmouth is the North Sea Gateway to the
  Norfolk Broads
• UKs largest wetland area
• The total area is 303 km² (188 sq. miles), most
  of
• which is in Norfolk,
• Over 200 km (125 miles) of navigable waterways.
• Seven rivers
• Sixty three broads, mostly less than twelve
  feet deep.
• Part of the National Trust.
• One of the UK largest tourist attractions

Starting right here in Great Yarmouth
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Leisure Marine

• Great facilities for recreation and leisure
  activities.
• Large hire fleet available for on week hire or
  day boat basis.
• Fantastic way to relax, see the countryside and
  study the wildlife.
• Free moorings are available in many locations in
  the Broads for a maximum stay of 24 hours.
• Extensive supply chain supporting this industry
• Attracting many thousands of international
  visitors

The Norfolk Broads starts right here in Great
Yarmouth
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Leisure Marine

• Key Business information
• Over 250 businesses in Norfolk are involved in
  the industry.
• Over 200 businesses in Suffolk are involved in
  the industry.
• Boat designers
• Builders
• Servicing and Repair
• Ports
• Marinas
• Recreational activities
• Training
• Equipment suppliers
• International sales

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Leisure Marine

• Haines Marine are award winning builders of high
  quality luxury motor cruisers, custom built and
  stylishly designed for river and coastal
  cruising.
• Boat services, renovation and repairs.
• Winterisation.
• De-winterisation.
• Skilled and experienced workforce.

The Norfolk Broads starts right here in Great
Yarmouth
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Leisure Marine

• Established since 1923
• Manufactures of world renowned Oyster Yachts.
• State of the art manufacturing facilities.
• Apply latest manufacturing techniques and
  efficiencies.

Worldwide sailing starts right here in Norfolk
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Marine Engineering Skills Centre

• Concept overview
• Establishment of a regional centre of skills
  excellence in
• partnership with VT Training.
• (Europes largest engineering training
  provider)
• Fully collaborate with existing training
  providers.
• Work based learning
• Focus on competence with certification.
• Facilitate and develop accredited/recognised
  bespoke
• training.

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www.marine-east.org
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• Thank-you for your time
• I hope you find your visit informative.
• If you would like any further information
• Please do not hesitate to contact me.
• Steve Tubby
• (st_at_marine-east.org)