Global Innovation Hub
Creating a Global Innovation Hub will bring benefits to industry, innovation, and infrastructure.
Goal Statement
Establish a decarbonized maritime industry that continues to grow and maintain resiliency by taking advantage of an ecosystem of innovations for cleaner air and efficient, cost-saving operations.
Pathway: Deep Decarbonization
Accelerate the transition of Washington’s maritime industry to a low-carbon future by pursuing technological innovations, infrastructure, and incentives to enable the transition of local, coastal, and international maritime activity.
Initiatives
Digital Transformation:
Digitally assisted operations
Maritime data science
Low-impact Vessel Design & Advanced Manufacturing
Modernization of Fishing, Seafood, & Ocean Innovation Demonstration Projects
Collaboration R&D, Incubation, & Commercialization for Innovation & Demonstration Projects
Policy Recommendations
Designate a maritime innovation validation zone to perform R&D, testing, and evaluation of safety and performance for digitally-assisted operations.
Develop incentives and finance mechanisms for maritime innovation in shipbuilding & manufacturing, including vessel replacement for ferries, modernizing fishing fleet, noise reduction, and water quality.
Fund and develop incubation, R&D, and commercialization platforms for maritime innovation facilities and research centers.
Demonstration Project: Maritime Innovation Center
Design and build a Maritime Innovation Center to house cluster programming, co-working space, incubation & support commercialization of technology. The Center will serve as a focal point for the blue economy and support early-stage companies through a hub-and-spoke model of collaboration across the entire maritime sector in the state.