EEZING
Exclusive Economic Zone Industry Group
Typically the geographical areas of Exclusive Economic Zone operations include the necessary shore infrastructure and ports and harbours, the air space and tract of ocean up to 200 miles from the coast and this often extends to the limit of the continental shelf beyond 200 miles.
Trade Partners UK and the UK Ministry of Defence (DESO) see the global EEZ market as a major growth opportunity in the next few years, as those nationswhich might have signed up to the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea need to provide the management and control systems of their EEZs to meet the legislation.
Capabilities required to manage EEZs include:
- Surveillance systems (air, sea, land and space based, survey systems)
- command and control systems
- policing systems (vessels, aircraft, Coastguard, SAR)
- pollution control systems
- Training and financing, through life support and potential turnkey solutions
The Exclusive Economic Zone Industry Group provides a focal point for the representation and promotion of its members to UK Government Departments, Overseas Governments and other organisations concerned with the Management and Control of Exclusive Economic Zones.
Providing coordination and market access worldwide to meet the growing international requirements for EEZ protection, management, control and maritime security, EEZING activities include global representation and marketing support:
- Policy - EEZING acts as a single source for UK government departments requiring an industrial viewpoint when formulating policy on the EEZ and a focal point for Industry to represent its view to HMG
- Support - for Government departments when they arrange and host incoming delegations concerned with EEZ Management and Control capability
- Impetus - to UK Government departments for the encouragement, development and support of EEZ market opportunities for the UK EEZ industry
- Promotion - for the UK industry and support sector capabilities and resources in EEZ Management and Control, including International Ship and Port security
- Partnering - focus for UK companies to develop UK and International partnering agreements for EEZ capabilities worldwide
- Exhibitions - group stands where members can benefit from exposure at events in UK and overseas
- Missions - focused Outward Missions to key target markets
- Website - featuring members, products and services
- Newsletter - weekly communication featuring EEZ international market opportunities
- Complete packages - putting together total system packages of equipment and services to meet potential customer needs
- Education - communicating the advantages of having an effective EEZ management system to key markets
Membership
The EEZING is a non-profit making group, administered by the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA), with the support of partnership Trade Associations including APPSS, SSA, SBAC and SMI. Membership is open to UK companies with a customer interest in effective implementation of EEZ Management and Control worldwide. This includes those who manufacture appropriate equipment, or provide support services including training, manning and finacing for the EEZ Management and Control sector and those with overlapping interests in this sector such as ship owners, oil exploration consortia and marine insurers who should be able to contribute valuable ideas and resources to developing solutions for export.
For further information contact: Willy Hockin or Ingrid Correa at the DMA
Tel: +44 (0) 1428 602610/602617
Email: w.hockin@the-dma.org.uk /i.correa@the-dma.org.uk
Website: www.eezing.org.uk