Promotion of the sector.

The corporate communication is one of the main objectives for the social projection of wooden shipbuilders and therefore to guarantee the success of the much sought-after invigoration, modernization and enhancement of the sector.

In the current context of crisis, it’s essential to develop effective and well-defined communication policies strategically oriented to improve the citizen’s assessment of the sector, its companies and products and generating at the same time a strategic positioning in the business and productive fabric from the country.

Training

In this area, it’s necessary to work in coordination with the administrations to reach as soon as possible a regulated training plan for wooden shipbuilders as it happens in the bordering countries as soon as possible because the training in construction techniques is currently insufficient and creates serious difficulties in defining the competences of the sector.

With regard to the training of its partners, it would be necessary to promote and coordinate seminars and training programs to achieve a level appropriate to the demands of the current market.

Competiveness

Maritime Heritage

The knowledge of the wooden shipbuilders is part of the intangible heritage of this country that we must preserve to transmit it to the new generations. At the moment, we are working on the elaboration of a document, together with the Direction General of Cultural Heritage of the Xunta de Galicia, to declare the construction techniques of Galician traditional vessels as a cultural interest property (BIC, in Spanish).

The importance of the wooden shipbuilding for European maritime heritage is reinforced by its necessary role and knowledge in the conservation, restoration and construction of replicas of historic and traditional vessels. The nuclear role of vessels in the whole of the maritime heritage and its role in the conservation of navigation techniques and crafts of the sea, in their link with most of the maritime heritage properties, make the wooden shipbuilding one of its most important cultural assets.

Internal and external cooperation

In reference to the internal cooperation, it’s essential

• Promote acting as a revitalizing agent for all its partners’ projects cooperating on the development of sectorial initiatives and projects in different business areas.
• Act as an instrument to collect interesting information to associated companies.
• Establish relationship with entities which have similar purposes.

With regard to external cooperation, Agalcari bases its strategy on the establishment of cooperation agreements with:

• Universities, public and private technological centers that allow to promote research projects, especially eco-construction and eco-navigation.
• Public administrations to establish relations that allow a close collaboration to develop a normative framework favorable to the shipbuilding.
• International enterprises of the sector: we think that it’s essential to create a European association of wooden shipbuilders with the aim of having more strategic weight internationally.