Maritime Institute in Gdansk

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Maritime Institute in Gdansk is a research and development institute participating in EfficienSea in Workpackage 5 Vessel Traffic Data and Maritime Planning.

Maritime Institute in Gdansk is a research and development unit supervised by Ministry of Maritime Economy. For over fifty years the Institute has been closely associated with maritime economy. The Institute conducts research work, scientific and implementation projects, studies and assessments.

Field of expertise
The Institute offers consultations and services in the field of:

Transport economy, maritime low and economics,
Modernization and management of sea ports
Maritime hydrotechnics,
Operational oceanography,
Monitoring and threats prevention of the Southern Baltic,
Water economy and maritime engineering,
Shaping and conservation of the nature,
Marine ecology,
Management of the coastal areas,
Establishing databases and monitoring of continuous phenomena,
New technologies and electronic economy.

Participation in EfficienSea
In the EfficienSea project the Maritime Institute will work together with Norwegian partners on development of the dynamic sensitivity mapping to support efficient traffic management in a coastal zone within Workpackage 5 Vessel Traffic Data and Maritime Planning.

For more information about Maritime Institute in Gdansk visit www.im.gda.pl/ .