The Director General of Merchant Marine has Spanish Maritime Cluster Breakfast Meeting

"To create wealth and employment, increasing social cohesion, improving the quality of the services we provide and unify criteria among Maritime Authorities" are some of the objectives that the current Director General of Merchant Marine Rafael Rodriguez Valero,has set out on his plan of objectives and today he beat presented them to The Spanish Maritime Cluster partners, at a breakfast. In the presentation, Federico Jaquotot Esteve, president of CME, introducing the activities developed by the Cluster highlighted the efforts of all the Spanish maritime sector is devoting to "promote maritime development through innovation and application of new technologies" .

Speaking during the presentation of the speaker, Frederick Esteve, highlighted the "active role" that the CME is taking place in the Spanish maritime sector both in the aspect of industrial development as the "innovation", noting objectives "to promote technological development, innovation and promoting participatory Spanish maritime industry in Europe. "

In this sense, Federico Esteve emphasized the effort from the cluster is being done through various working groups, to bring the sector in its rightful place, both at national, European and international levels. Esteve emphasized that the clusters are the engines of "macroeconomic factors that influence regional development," adding that currently more than 500 clusters in Europe, and Spain, CME brings together over 70 companies, of which 85% are private-representing 900 entities related to the maritime world in all its aspects.

Collaboration with the CME

After defining the frame , within the structure of the Ministry of Development, Rodriguez Valero, opted to maintain a close collaboration with the Spanish Maritime Cluster in sectors "so sensitive to our economic activity such as the development of marine renewable energy, water tourism and development of legislation and its adaptation to the various markets in which we move. "

The Director General of Merchant Marine called for a consensus strategy for negotiating with the various sectors concerned, but warned that this, if not met, "not prevented from taking the measures we take, even with the disagree with some. " At this point Rodriguez Valero said that our goals are: "create wealth and employment, increasing social cohesion in the sector, improve the quality of our services and unify criteria among Maritime Authorities which, on some issues, are scattered, both in making decisions and the development of regular work. "

Changes in rules

In his statement, the Director General of Merchant Marine, after betting on the energetic efficiency of the fleet, announced changes to some rules to "adapt to the present moment." Other said that the law of the State Budget will be established soon to be approved for access to the premium passenger traffic residing in Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla will be necessary to establish such residence by a certificate from the local authority, instead of DNI as at present. Also opted to strengthen the special register of the Canaries, because "we believe it can significantly increase the number of registered vessels" and announced the entry into force of the Navigation Law, whose "procedures are well advanced."

Recreational boating and sport

Valero Rodriguez gave special mention to the field of recreational boating and sport, whose economic impact is very important for the Spanish tourism sector. In this context, he announced a new regulation that, among other changes, will simplify lifesaving equipment required on board, some tests to allow the crew more practical than theoretical, will permit the issue of electronic titles, etc.. He also announced that a new regulation will consider the technical standards applicable to megayachts harmonization with the surrounding countries.

The Director General of Merchant Marine concluded by his willingness to receive the various subsectors that make up the Spanish Maritime Cluster to gather the concerns of each. The proposal was accepted on behalf of partners, by the President of CME, Federico Esteve, who promised to schedule a series of meetings with Rafael Rodríguez Valero and his team to "pull among all the industry."

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