MARSEC-XL

MARSEC-XL, the Marine Software Engineering Cluster of Excellence, is a Cluster Initiative (CI) in Malta aimed at creating a hub for business activity, research, technology transfer, education and training, promoting Marine Software and Systems Engineering. MARSEC-XL Foundation is established to develop and promote the Marine Software Engineering Cluster of Excellence in Malta. The Foundation is overseeing and coordinating the activities in the Cluster. The MARSEC-XL Foundation sets out to shape the digital future of the yachting industry focusing on marine systems and software engineering. The mission of MARSEC-XL is to provide an unbroken sustainable innovation chain encompassing a range of activities from applied research, education and training to business operations and technology transfer.

The Founding Industry Members (FIM) of MARSEC-XL form the Industry Board of MARSEC-XL: Navico AS of Norway, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH of Germany and Sunseeker International Limited, UK, and are the pioneers laying the foundations for the digitalization of the yachting industry.

MARSEC-XL has identified a lacuna in the marine systems and software engineering aspects of yacht building, manifested in the lack of interoperability of the onboard ICT and electronic systems. This niche has an extensive potential, and Malta presents the ideal location for its development, given its strong ICT orientation and maritime heritage, location in the middle of the yachting market, and the high potential marine infrastructure centred around the Grand Harbour, Valletta.

MARSEC-XL consists of four distinct and interconnected units:
- The MARSEC-XL Cluster Initiative Office,
- The Marine Institute for Software Engineering at Malta, MI-SE@MALTA,
- The Super-yacht Technology Expansion Centre, S-TEC, the first “living lab” in the yachting industry,
- The Marine Business Port, MBP, offering international companies the opportunity to establish a presence centrally in the Med and become part of MARSEC-XL.

Key people

Founding Industry Members on the MARSEC-XL Industry Board:
Jens-Thomas Pietralla, Chairman MARSEC-XL Industry Board , CEO and President, Navico
Christian Beiner, Board Member, Vice President, MTU Friedrichshafen
Jonathan Goldie, Board Member, Design Department Manager, Sunseeker

Cluster Initiative drivers:
Geir Fagerhus, CEO MARSEC-XL and MI-SE@MALTA Foundation
Krystyna Wojnarowicz, Council Member, Managing Director, S-TEC

Links

* [http://www.marsec-xl.org MARSEC-XL Foundation ]