Technologies for maritime drones and autonomous systems
The maritime and coastal economy has never been so important: 95% of goods and 90% of data flows pass through the oceans. More than 60% of the world’s population lives in the large coastal zone, meaning that 3.8 billion people reside less than 150 km from the shore. The challenge of protecting and securing the oceans, their fishery and mineral resources, and maritime routes is considerable. French manufacturers have considerable expertise in maritime surveillance, sea observation, maritime safety and security, and marine pollution prevention. In terms of competitiveness, the sustainability and support of the French shipbuilding industry are major challenges for national and European strategic autonomy. In order to combat distortions of competition, the shipbuilding industry must receive support from the State to ensure the sector’s productivity.
The implementation of an appropriate economic framework, the revival of public procurement and retaliatory measures would restore fair competition conditions for the industry in order to ensure the sustainability of its activities.
Furthermore, exports are now essential for the shipbuilding sector, whether for shipyards or equipment manufacturers. For maritime transport vessels, the opening of markets in the 1980s had a considerable impact in terms of loss of industrial capacity and job losses.
Distortions of competition are jeopardizing the sector, hence the work undertaken with national and European authorities.
Significant undercapacities in french industrial production
