Shipyards' and Maritime Equipment Association of Europe

SEA Europe

The longterm objectives of the Association as agreed at the establishment of SEA Europe on the 1st of June 2012: • To promote the mutual interests of the member associations and the common interests of the maritime industries who are members of these associations; • To promote the design, construction, refit, maintenance and modernisation of excellent safe and environmentally sound ships, maritime structures, products and services by using state of-the-art-technologies, irrespective of their flag or area of operation; • To contribute actively to the work of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and other regulatory bodies; • To promote fair trade and normal competitive conditions in Europe and worldwide; • To represent the interests of the sector with European and global institutions/organisations and general public in order to maintain and enhance its recognition as strategic industry; • To inform European and global institutions and organisations of relevant tech (...)

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Anne Bergenfelt (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and Unknown Organization

18 Nov 2025 · Presentation of SEA Europe’s demands for an EU Industrial maritime strategy

Response to Circular Economy Act

5 Nov 2025

Meeting with Simonas Satunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius) and FINCANTIERI SpA

8 Oct 2025 · Military Mobility Package 2025

Meeting with Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Petra Nemeckova (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Petra Nemeckova (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Terhi Lehtonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Terhi Lehtonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez)

24 Sept 2025 · Industrial Maritime Strategy

Meeting with Polyvios Eliofotou (Cabinet of Commissioner Costas Kadis) and

16 Jul 2025 · Review of the European Oceans Pact and future situation of the Blue Economy

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

1 Jul 2025 · EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

23 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the forthcoming Commission initiative for a Maritime Industrial Strategy

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

10 Apr 2025 · Impact of US tariffs

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

10 Apr 2025 · Impact of US tariffs

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament) and Conférence des Régions Périphériques Maritimes d'Europe (CRPM)

8 Apr 2025 · SEArica

Meeting with Felix Leinemann (Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

10 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the European Ocean Pact

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

27 Jan 2025 · Maritime Industrial Strategy and introduction of new SEA Europe Chairman

Meeting with Anne Fort (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius), Benjamin Hartmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius), Ramunas Stanionis (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

23 Jan 2025 · Presentation and Discussion of the Sea Naval White Papers on Naval Defence Trends and on Underwater and Seabed Warfare

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Jan 2025 · SEARICA/ITRE

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

16 Jan 2025

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament) and

14 Jan 2025 · SEARICA

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

19 Dec 2024 · the decarbonisation of Europe’s maritime sector

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2024 · présentation de la stratégie industrielle maritime

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

17 Apr 2024 · Speaker at the Conference on Maritime Industrial Strategy

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e.V.

17 Apr 2024 · Panelteilnahme zur maritimer Industriestrategie

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

26 Feb 2024 · Implementation transition pathway mobility + Industrial policy and maritime industry

Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

19 Feb 2024 · Future of the maritime technology industry

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

2 Feb 2024 · State of play and content of SEA Europe’s proposed “maritime industry strategy” and how to proceed with it in view of the next European Commission.

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Sept 2023 · Maritime manufacturing

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

20 Sept 2023 · Transition pathway for shipping industry

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

29 Mar 2023 · Green and digital transition of the shipbuilding sector

Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

21 Jan 2022 · Introductory meeting by SEA Europe new Chairperson.

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

21 Jan 2022 · Introductory meeting by SEA Europe new Chairperson

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

18 May 2021 · They would like to present the Shipyards’ and Maritime Equipment sector and to discuss the current economic situation of the sector and challenges ahead

Meeting with Kevin Keary (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

29 Jan 2021 · Trade defense, Europe's maritime technology sector

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and FEPORT

19 Oct 2020 · Maritime transport and Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy

Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

16 Oct 2020 · The COVID-19 Impact on Europe's Maritime technology sector

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Damen Shipyards Group

24 Jul 2020 · Green recovery opportunities for shipping

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

28 May 2020 · Impacts of COVID-19

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

11 May 2020 · A brief exchange on the specific situation, challenges and opportunities of the European Maritime Technology Sector, before and after the COVID-19 spread out.

Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

17 Feb 2020 · Introduction of SEA Europe and the Waterborne Technology Platform and its role and place in the maritime cluster, The main challenges of Europe’s shipyards and maritime equipment manufacturers, The vision of SEA Europe and the Waterborne Technology Platform on zero-emission waterborne transport and on the European Green Deal and the role of Europe’s shipyards and maritime equipment manufacturers on these matters, 4. The digitalization of the waterborne sector, TRA 2020 in Helsinki and a visit to a shipyard

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

24 Sept 2019 · Lunch with maritime stakeholders

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and industriAll European Trade Union

18 Feb 2019 · Blue Skills

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

8 Jan 2019 · Strategic Research Agenda

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

18 Sept 2018 · shipbuilding and maritime technology industry

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and FEPORT

13 Jun 2017 · trade in maritime transport services

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)

18 May 2016 · Blue Growth, Ocean Governance

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

29 Oct 2015 · Competitiveness of the sector, leadership 2020 initiative, RDI and naval innovation, state aid in Asia.

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

9 Sept 2015 · Blue Economy, Ocean Governance

Meeting with Tânia Frazão Nunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

12 Jun 2015 · Innovation in Sea Transport

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

27 Apr 2015 · Meeting with SEA Europe

Meeting with Eveline Lecoq (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

10 Mar 2015 · Vessels of the Future