Item No.            3b attach 
Date of Meeting         July 23, 2019 
Maritime Blue/Port of Seattle Partnership 
Advancing Washington State's Maritime Industry

Maritime Innovation Initiative Progress 
Update Business Plan               "The challenging times in all port related 
markets,  like  logistics,  oil  and  gas,  and 
Form advisory group                 maritime, require that we have a window on 
Commission authorization for        new technologies. [The] PortXL [Maritime 
Accelerator]   helped   us   identify   these 
Ship Supply building design work      trends, bringing new business models to 
Develop MOU with WA State         our markets and challenging conventional 
businesses." 
Develop virtual incubator and
accelerator                          Paul Smits 
CFO, Port of Rotterdam 


Substantial progress since January                                                                       2

Formalizing Alliance to Advance Maritime Blue Strategy 
Seeking Commission authorization for Executive Director to
execute the Maritime Blue Partnership Memorandum of
Understanding between Washington Maritime Blue, a
Washington 501 c6 nonprofit organization, and the Port of
Seattle 
Memorandum identifies areas of cooperative interest and has
POS and Maritime Blue establish annual priorities and specific
work plans 

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Maritime Blue Strategy: Pathways and Initiatives 



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What Does a Cluster Organization do? 
General cluster development      Innovation collaboration       Knowledge collaboration 
Networking activities                    Set research priorities               R&D and education initiatives 
Facilitate collaboration                    Facilitate funding / financing         Build international relationships 
Strengthen the knowledge base          Accelerate tech development        Direct Advisory services' 
Improve practices and efficiency          Joint industry projects 
Attract investors and talent              ' 
Communications and marketing 
Drive commercialization 
Connect to education and training 
Advocacy and awareness 

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Memorandum of Understanding Details 
Will underpin the specific collaboration needed to advance the
Maritime Blue plan. 
As part of the MOU, the Port and Maritime Blue will establish
annual work plans 
These plans will include goals, metrics, outcomes and funding
needed to successfully support maritime accelerator initiatives,
workforce training programs and a host of other Maritime Blue
initiatives 
Pending contract between Port and Maritime Blue will further
delineate priorities, resources and desired outcomes 
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