The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) hosted the Transatlantic Shipbuilding and Maritime Conference on June 28 at the University’s Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach that included 10 German shipbuilding and maritime industry suppliers.
The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. President Matthias Hoffmann was among those in attendance to discuss developments on the coast.
Dr. Jason McKenna, director of Research, Development, Testing, Evaluation, and Training at USM’s Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise spoke about research partnerships to promote the new blue economy in the Gulf of Mexico along with projects Ocean Enterprise is working on with federal, state, industry, and non-profit agencies.
“The Gulf of Mexico is fast becoming a new blue economy hub,” said McKenna
Blue tech start-up companies/industry partners are having unique access to the Gulf of Mexico through USM and the Port of Gulfport to test technologies. Coastal Operations provides water-front access to the new companies.
Keynote speaker Capt. David Wolynski, commanding officer of the Naval Meteorological and Oceanography Command, focused on the maritime industry and forecasting models of maritime growth through uncrewed platforms.
He stressed how uncrewed platforms can provide real-data and reach where crewed vessels find those applications limited. The U.S. Navy is working to release more uncrewed platforms in the next five years.
The conference included panel discussions and presentations focused on latest trends in German shipbuilding, offshore energy and the new blue economy. (USM 06/28/23)
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