Maritime Innovation and Technology showcased at Pacific Marine Expo thanks to new partnership with Washington Maritime Blue

    SEATTLE, WA, November 05, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Thanks to an innovative partnership with Washington Maritime Blue, the region's premier Maritime and Blue Economy Innovation Cluster, this year's Pacific Marine Expo will feature the "State of the Blue Annual Gathering: Innovation, Impact, and Investment in the Blue Economy," a Maritime Blue Pavilion that will present the latest in technologies and services, a stage that will offer the opportunity for attendees to meet with the leadership of start-up companies, and programming that will update major initiatives such as sustainable maritime fuels, Quiet Sound, workforce development, green technologies, fast ferries, and others.

Pacific Marine Expo (PME), the West Coast's largest commercial marine trade show, will be held at Seattle's Lumen Field Event Center from Wednesday, Nov. 20th – Friday, Nov. 22nd. For more information, please visit www.PacificMarineExpo.com.

Maritime Blue is developing cutting-edge strategies to ensure that Washington State is home to a world-class thriving, sustainable maritime industry through accelerating innovation for a Blue Economy. PME will present a forum that will showcase innovations that will shape the future of the entire maritime industry." For more information on Maritime Blue, please visit www.maritimeblue.org.

For more than 50 years, PME has been a catalyst for innovation in the commercial marine industry. Last year's Expo attracted more than 5,000 industry leaders, who heard more than 30 industry speakers during the free Expo Education Program curated by National Fisherman and explored a full exhibit floor filled with the latest in hottest equipment and services from top industry manufacturers and suppliers.

The innovation theme will be in the forefront of this year's Expo, thanks to a new partnership with Washington Maritime Blue. Based in Seattle, Washington, Maritime Blue is an economic accelerator committed to the development of maritime business, technology, and practices that "promote a sustainable future contributing to economic growth, ecological health, and thriving communities."

Key programs and events include:

State of the Blue Annual Gathering: Innovation, Impact, and Investment in the Blue Economy
What: Annual State of The Blue by Maritime Blue
When: Friday, November 22 | 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Olympic Club Lounge, Lumen Field
This event aims to bring together Maritime Blue Members, partners, and stakeholders to hear updates on innovation in maritime, fisheries, and oceans. Speakers and panelists from industry, government, research institutions, community organizations, and investors/funders will share updates, trends, and case studies. Maritime Blue will highlight how the collaborative "Cluster Model" enhances the region's role as a growing global hub accelerating innovation, investment, and impact for a sustainable and equitable Blue Economy. Register today here.

Maritime Blue Innovation Pavilion
The Maritime Blue Innovation Pavilion will feature new and exciting technologies, markets, and best practices by co-locating booths and presentations including startup pitches and the region's most impactful projects and initiatives to advance the new Blue Economy. Open during Expo hours.

Featured Maritime Blue Sessions - PME West Stage
Quiet Sound - Reducing Impact from Large Commercial Vessels on Southern Resident Killer Whales
Quiet Sound is a collaborative program to reduce noise impacts to Southern Resident killer whales from large commercial vessels. Hear updates on the active voluntary slowdown in Puget Sound, real-time reporting, and efforts to monitor noise and reduce acoustic impacts.
THU, Nov 21, 2024
11:00 – 11:20 a.m.

Maritime Decarbonization - A PNW Approach
Updates on the development of a Sustainable Maritime Fuels Collaborative working to bring together supply and demand stakeholders to accelerate the production and use of sustainable maritime fuels and technologies in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
THU, Nov 21, 2024
12:20 – 12:40 p.m.

Youth Maritime Career Launch - Equitable Workforce and Employer Development
Learn how to engage in the YMCL program, a three-month, full-time, paid internship program that provides wrap-around services and training to BIPOC and underrepresented youth in the maritime industry while custom support to employers and communities.
THU, Nov 21, 2024
2:20 – 2:40 p.m.

Blue Wind - WA's Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chain Collaborative
Blue Wind is a triple-bottom-line approach to supporting the strategic development and activation of Washington's participation in the West Coast-wide floating offshore wind supply chain. Updates on how to engage in this unprecedented new market opportunity.
THU, Nov 21, 2024
3:40 – 4:00 p.m.

Blue Ventures Startup Pitches
The latest in innovation across maritime, fisheries, and ocean sectors. Maritime Blue's Venture Programs support startups and entrepreneurs from the PNW and around the globe at all stages of development to find demonstration opportunities, customers, and access to capital.
THU, Nov 21, 2024
11:40 a.m.
1:20 p.m.
3:00 p.m.

Companies interested in exhibiting at Pacific Marine Expo should contact Kristin Luke, Sales Manager, at 207.842.5635 or [email protected].

For more information, please visit www.PacificMarineExpo.com.

About Pacific Marine Expo
Pacific Marine Expo is part of the Diversified Communications portfolio of commercial marine events, publications and eMedia products. Pacific Marine Expo is the largest and longest running marine and commercial fishing tradeshow on the West Coast and is held annually in Seattle. The Expo serves all aspects of the market, including commercial vessel owners, commercial fishermen, boatbuilders, workboat operators and seafood processors. For further information, visit http://www.pacificmarineexpo.com.

About Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications is a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities, and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates, and strengthens business communities in over fourteen industries including: food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management and technology. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit www.divcom.com.

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