Title
The Shipping Industry and Maritime Spatial Planning in the context of the
North Sea Offshore Grid
B. Main case study: The North Sea Offshore Grid
Have a look to the conference, documents and videos. Driver: Renewable Energy
Renewable energy: An emergent sector…for many reasons, specify why and how… Part used in the letter of motivation:
The importance of renewables, the UK is a leader in renewable energy Tidal energy
Offshore wind
Wave energy
Benefits of Renewable Energy
Impacts of Renewable Energy: environmental impacts, impacts and conflicts with other uses especially on Shipping while talking about the impacts, add the projects that are working on to resolve and reduce some problems with renewable energy, un- derwater noise, seabirds, …. ( Coastal Future 2015 Conference)
have a look on these de Francois le pilot article suivant STEVENSON John, Commu- niqué de presse, Please don’t build on the motorway!, Chamber of Shipping, 4 juin 2008
C. Analysis for the Shipping Industry
Why Shipping Industry is important ?
Synergy between Shipping and the other uses
Shipping in the North Sea and the English Channel
Shipping Issues (environment, security, safety, Infrastructures…) Shipping traffic management
Ship Traffic Patterns (Description with examples: The North Sea and the Eng- lish Channel)
Sea Traffic Management (Description with examples)
Planning for Shipping (Description with examples)
Shipping routes (Description with examples)

The future of Shipping
Growth of Shipping, technology, needs,… Blue Growth and Shipping
The Monalisa Project
Short Sea shipping
Marine Electronic Highway
Consequences
Shipping accident
Responses
Accident Avoidance
Rescue and Emergency Response
D. Safe distances between Shipping lanes and offshore wind farms
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