Maritime diversity in the vicinity of three ports

Extremely positive developments are expected in the maritime economy, which already constitutes one of the outstanding growth markets. As an international hub and transhipment centre for all kinds of goods and also the location of many major companies in the production, trade and service sectors, the JadeBay Region will naturally benefit from these developments. Construction is, therefore, taking place in Wilhelmshaven on the JadeWeserPort, which is currently not only Germany's sole deep-water container port, but also the most easterly of all deep-water ports on Europe's "North-Range“. The Weser seaports of Nordenham and Brake are connected to the network of European inland waterways and fulfil all of the requirements for transhipping non-containerisable goods, such as project loads. Brake has already become Europe's most modern transhipment centre for agricultural products.

To find out more about the ports in the JadeBay Region and in Lower Saxony as a whole, click on the following links:

www.portofwilhelmshaven.de
www.jadeweserport.de
www.nports.de
www.seaports.de/home.htm

Please also visit the website of Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschafts-Vereinigung, association representing those interested in the maritime economy for promoting the development of the port of Wilhelmshaven:

Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschafts-Vereinigung e. V.

In the JadeBay, large parts of the industry are also strongly influenced by this regional maritime orientation. The maritime economy in our JadeBay Region comprises, in particular, cutting-edge businesses in the production and manual-trade sectors, as well as traditional shipbuilding, which covers a wide range of vessels from rescue and special-function ships to mega yachts and naval ships. Whether businesses belong to the chemical industry, or produce submarine cables, wind-power stations or even zinc and lead, they can access their customers throughout the world from here.

Not only the increasing globalisation of economic and trade relations, but also the growing significance of the off-shore industry will give a further economic boost to the JadeBay Region.

"QualiMare" - Regional Qualification Network for the Collective Maritime Economy Jade-Weser

The maritime economy in our coastal region is the driving force for more jobs. Skilled personnel are urgently required right now!

The Internet portal www.qualimare.de offers you an overview of the attractive employers in the JadeBay region that invest in education and further training and present their individual employer profiles. At the same time you can find educational establishments that offer further education, advanced training and retraining measures for the maritime economy. In addition, universities present their courses of study.

The maritime cluster of companies, educational establishments and universities that are members of the QualiMare network benefit from the regional cross-linking of their interest in the education and further training of skilled personnel. This includes joint projects, workshops, working parties and much more... Join now!

Centre of Maritime Research in Elsfleth

The Maritime Research Centre creates a link between maritime science and industry. The goal is to examine specific aspects of operational business, to elaborate and further develop them on a practical basis.

For further information please see http://www.maritimes-forschungszentrum.de/en/

On course since January 1st, 2011:
Maritime Cluster North Germany

The three federal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Lower Saxony are starting for the first time a joint cluster management system entitled "Maritime Cluster North Germany".

The aim is to create stronger interregional cooperation between the three northern states in the maritime economy, thereby reinforcing the competitiveness of the sector and creating and safeguarding jobs.

Read more about this under "Latest News".