The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) promotes and develops cooperation in the Northern German maritime industry.
Giving the Maritime Industry a Voice
The MCN creates platforms for stakeholders to interact with one another, and promotes interfacing with other industries — innovative, technology-oriented and forward-facing.
From shipbuilding, engineering and ocean technology to shipping and offshore activities, the maritime economy has many facets and enormous future potential. In Northern Germany the maritime industry has been key to the economy for decades and will continue to play a decisive role in determining future economic development.
Securing the Future of Maritime Businesses
As an export country, Germany needs a high-performance maritime industry. Future challenges depend on innovative solutions for matters that connect the sea to the shore. The maritime sector secures well over 400,000 jobs in Germany and the activities of the industry as well as the work of scientific research institutions largely concentrated in Northern Germany.
These maritime institutions and enterprises in the region form an important cluster across a variety of networks. The states of Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein support the cross-state cluster formation through the MCN.
For more information, see the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany.
