Sea Future 2018 presented at the seminar "How to become a ship"

(To Sea Future)
13/04/18

First seminar "How to become a ship" at the Fincantieri factory in Muggiano (La Spezia, 9 Aprile 2018). Organized by the New Naval Construction Equipment Center of the Navy with the support of Fincantieri and addressed to the Naval Engineering students of the University of Genoa, the event was attended by several private companies in the sector such as Leonardo, MBDA, Cetena, Baglietto beyond at Blue Hub, special company of the Rives of Liguria Chamber of Commerce, whose president Cristiana Pagni has also anticipated the news of the next edition of Seafuture 2018, scheduled at La Spezia Naval Base from 19 to 23 next June.

The meeting illustrated how the process of setting up shipbuilding is evolving in both a technical / technological sense and in the preparation and training of crews, as demonstrated by the new FREMM, PPA, LSS, LHD and UNPAV programs, already operating in the industrial center. of the Ligurian levante. Precisely with the guided tour on board the eighth FREMM under construction, Nave Antonio Marceglia, the day ended.

Now in its sixth edition, Sea Future 2018 confirms itself, on the international scene, as an event of strategic importance for the development of business opportunities for national companies and the "defense sector" bodies / agencies.

The event is of great global importance thanks to the presence of foreign marinas that will participate with their delegations and who may be interested in acquiring naval units of the Navy no longer suitable for the needs of the Naval Squadron, after a refitting by the industry sector.

The need for military and civil equipment with shorter delivery times and budgets is found in Sea Future's offer of refitting and upkeeping, a strong appeal and a reason of interest for an all-Italian "business model". enhances the experiences, skills and workers of the Military Arsenals themselves, of the research centers, of the Universities, of the Ligurian District of Marine Technologies, and of the military departments of the Navy, such as CSSN, CISAM and CIMA.

Sea Future is also a container for the promotion of research and technological innovation in the maritime field. There are numerous conferences and technical seminars that will be organized on the topic, from environmental management in the shipbuilding sector, from water management, to the 4.0 ship. The 6 ° edition will also address the theme of the Unmanned Autonomous System (autonomous underwater marine vehicles) for underwater applications and for the development of environmental control technologies, thanks to the support of the General Secretariat of Defense.