SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
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SHIPPING AND SHIP MANAGEMENT<br />
The Blue <strong>No</strong>rth<br />
The <strong>No</strong>rdic Baltic Sea Range (NBSR) comprises the northern part of Europe,<br />
a region spanning from Germany to the Arctic and from the <strong>No</strong>rth Sea to St<br />
Petersburg and the Kara Sea. It is a large and diverse area that in a maritime<br />
context stands out as one of the world’s leading industry clusters in terms of<br />
commercial shipping, maritime technology, maritime offshore, operational<br />
competence and support industries.<br />
It is also a region largely dependent on<br />
maritime transport, for foreign trade,<br />
domestic distribution and travelling. The<br />
mere geography of the region makes sea<br />
links essential for the wider economy, for<br />
logistic systems and eventually for the total<br />
competitiveness of the industries.<br />
As a regional maritime community, the<br />
NBSR displays an impressive volume and<br />
complexity in trade, ports, logistic systems,<br />
shipping companies, shipbrokers,<br />
technology and shipbuilding, finance<br />
and insurance, maritime competence and<br />
education. In itself, the region’s maritime<br />
cluster of industries is directly employing<br />
some 250,000–300,000 persons, with wider<br />
implication for hundreds of thousands of<br />
other jobs.<br />
It is estimated that the shipping cluster<br />
22 SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE • MAY 16, 2008
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