The MATES training seminar with title: “Additive Manufacturing and Risk Management in the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Sectors” took place online on 10 & 11 June 2021.

The event was organized by CERTH-HIT with the support of WEGEMT (Netherlands), CETMAR (Spain), COSNAV (Italy), INDIGO-Med (Greece) and the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands). The event aimed to support the shipbuilding (SB) and Offshore renewable energy (ORE) sectors’ workforce through upskilling and reskilling.

WEGEMT’s Secretary General, Mr. George Smyrnakis, coordinated the discussions on key aspects related to Additive Manufacturing as a paradigm shift in the SB and ORE sectors.

Among the panelists it was also Dr. Dongchun Mary Qiao of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), who gave a very interesting presentation on the 3D Printing Certification for Shipping.

MATES is co-funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union