#Ports&Shipping – The latest Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) Weekly Market Review includes the following stories outlined below.

Irish Maritime News: Marine Sector to Double Contribution to GDP by 2030 - Irish marine industries can exceed €6.4bn a year in turnover by 2020 and increase their contribution to GDP to 2.4% by 2030, states a new national roadmap for the sector.

The 'Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth' report analyses market and non-market opportunities. The report's authors state Ireland has vast potential to tap into a €1,200bn global marine market for seafood, tourism, oil, gas, marine renewable energy, and new applications for health, medicine and technology.

Global Maritime News: 13% of Global - Shipping Traffic Moved by Mediterranean Ships. According to a study published by the economic research group Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno (SRM), the Mediterranean currently hosts 13% of global shipping traffic, a gain of four percentage points over 2005.

Emissions: Visedo Wins Contract for World's - Largest Battery Ferry Finnish company Visedo is providing the propulsion system for the world's largest all-electric ferry, under construction at Søby Shipyard in Denmark. The company's system was chosen over a similar offering by Siemens, the previous candidate for the delivery.

For more of the above stories and much more click the IMDO Market Review (Week 24) here.

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