For the first time our Institute took the leadership of the European Territorial Cooperation project! The SUBMARINER is the first attempt in the Baltic Sea Region towards enforcement of the economic potential of our region through sustainable uses of marine resources

On 21st-22nd October an international conference on future uses of the Polish maritime areas took place in Gdynia. The conference aim was to create synergy between National Spatial Development Concept (NSDC), maritime policy and other policies influencing marine space in Poland, through initiation of a interdisciplinary discussion on management of the sea areas, that should be based on deepened knowledge on future sea uses.

The conference under the patronage of the Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of Infrastructure was organized by the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk in  co-operation with  Macroeconomic Department of the Gdańsk University and Research on Cities and Regions Department of the Szczecin University.

The conference enjoyed a great interest of stakeholders: 168 representatives of 28 sectors took part in the event! Participants represented a broad spectrum of organizations:  R&D, business including SMEs, administration (regional and local level, maritime administration) as well as NGOs.

Maritime Institute In Gdańsk is taking part in four international projects realized under the frames of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 (for more go to: eu.baltic.net):

• ‘Maritime Safety - Transport and Environment in the South Baltic Sea Region - Baltic Master II’
• 'Introducing Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea - BaltSeaPlan'
• 'Sub-regional risk of spill of oil and hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea - BRISK'
• 'Efficient, Safe and Sustainable Traffic at Sea - EfficienSea'

All above-mentioned Project are part-financed from the European Regional Development Fund.

Maritime transport as a profitable alternative to land transport between Poland and Spain

Information on the conference

Maritime Institute in Gdansk in collaboration with Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce organised an international conference titled: Maritime transport as a profitable alternative to land transport between Poland and Spain. The conference took place on 27th may 2009 in Warsaw in the Conference Room of Ministry of Economy.