angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français
angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français
angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français
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Saint-Nazaire Marine<br />
Based in St Nazaire, the largest shipbuilding site and fourth largest port in France,<br />
Saint-Nazaire Marine, a private ship repair yard with 6,000 m 2 of workshops along<br />
the Forme Joubert dock, provides a full range of maintenance services for all types<br />
of ships: dredgers, oil tankers, chemicals tankers, bulk carriers, passenger ships, …<br />
SIRENA<br />
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le cluster maritime français<br />
SIRENA (Syndicat National des Industries de la Réparation Navale - National Ship Repair Industry Syndicate) represents<br />
three shipyards in France (Arno-Dunkerque, Sobrena in Brest, and UNM in Marseille), the main activity of which is ship<br />
repair and ship conversion mainly for international customers.<br />
V.Navy<br />
V.Navy is affiliated to the group V.Ships, the world leading provider of maritime services, and has four business units:<br />
• Financing schemes such as PPP or PFI.<br />
• Through Life Support of naval vessels.<br />
• Marine Environmental Services and green dismantling of merchant vessels, offshore installations and naval units.<br />
• Security at Sea, from the security of offshore facilities to the supply of vessels serving them.<br />
Civil and naval shipyards, repair yards and their equipment suppliers are represented by a recognised professional<br />
body:<br />
GICAN<br />
(French Naval Industry Group)<br />
GICAN is the professional group representing the French naval industry. GICAN members are involved in naval defence,<br />
maritime security, safety and environment, and commercial shipbuilding. As a result, the organisation is supported by the<br />
French Ministry of Defence, the General Directorate for <strong>Maritime</strong> Affairs (DAM), part of the French Ministry of Ecology,<br />
Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea (MEEDM), and the General Secretary of the Sea.<br />
140 companies are members of GICAN. They include not only key prime contractors, system integrators and equipment<br />
providers but also Small and Medium Industries (SMI) involved in naval, cruise or mercantile shipbuilding and ship repair.<br />
The group as a whole has a 5 billion euro turnover and is responsible for more than 40.000 jobs.<br />
GICAN brings together the skills of all of its members. It is responsible for their promotion in France and abroad, their strategic<br />
positioning within Europe, and recognition of the high technology which characterises the industry. GICAN represents<br />
the naval sector in public and international bodies. GICAN also organises Euronaval, the international naval defence<br />
and maritime exhibition. The next edition will take place from 25th to 29th October 2010 at the Paris <strong>Le</strong> Bourget exhibition<br />
centre.<br />
fact<br />
CMF member - www.saint-nazaire-marine.com<br />
The world’s major shipping companies, all sectors considered, are essentially European.<br />
CMF member<br />
CMF member - www.v-navy.com<br />
CMF member - www.gican.asso.fr