Regional Networking as Success Factor in theTransformation Processes of Maritime IndustryExperiences and Perspectives from Baltic SeaCountries

The maritime industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is in the middle of a turbulentperiod since the start of the financial and economic crisis in 2008.Whereas the field of maritime logistics started to recover from the beginningof 2010 the maritime industry is still facing times of low business activities.Nevertheless, maritime industry is still representing the industrial backbone ofMecklenburg-Vorpommern, usually being responsible for approximately 20 %of the regional industrial turnover, more than 350 maritime companies and approximately12 % of all industrial work places, representing more than 13,000jobs....