Item No.           11b_supp
Date of Meeting         July 13, 2021
Maritime Blue Annual Report
Advancing Washington State's Maritime Industry

Building a Blue
Economy: A
Progress Report
Port of Seattle has strong
partnership with Washington
Maritime Blue:
Maritime innovation
accelerator
Maritime Youth
Collaborative
Joint Industry Projects
Organizational
Development and
Leadership

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A Strategic Alliance for Maritime
Innovation and a Sustainable Blue Economy

Washington Maritime Blue is a non-profit, strategic alliance formed to accelerateinnovation and sustainability
in support of an inclusive blue economy. With a mission to implement Washington State's Strategy for the
Blue Economy delivered by GovernorJay Inslee's Maritime Innovation Advisory Council,we are a partnership
between industry, public sector, research & training institutions, and community organizations. Maritime Blue
works to create a world-class, thriving, equitable and sustainable maritime and ocean industry through
knowledge  sharing, joint  innovation, entrepreneurship, commercialization,  business  and  workforce
development.

Thriving,
Global
Low                                     21st         World-
Innovation        Growing
Carbon                                      Century         Class
Hub        Gateways
Industry                                             Workforce         Cluster

Washington State's Strategy for the Blue Economy
The first, and only, US statewide strategy for the Blue Economy was delivered in
January 2019 by Governor Inslee's Maritime Innovation Advisory Council and
Washington State Dept. of Commerce after 18 months of stakeholder engagement.

Industry Members





Organizational Partners         Startups                                              Research Institutions


Public Partners

Maritime Blue Innovation Programs
4 Month Mentor-based Innovation
Accelerator (no equity)
One Year Innovation Incubator in
Partnership with Port of Tacoma
(focus on Port Operations)
Hub and Spoke Model Creating
Partnership Programs with PNW
Organizations in Newport, OR and
Bellingham, WA
SEA
POTENTIAL

Innaugural Cohort Wins, Deals, & Stats
115 Startups applies - 11 Chosen
10 from US, 9 from WA State, 7 from King County
4 Women, 4 POC founders/co-founders
Wins and Deals
$73M in Private Capital Investments
$12M in Business Sales
Several Demonstration Projects & Customer Acquisitions
Combined reports of over %500 increase in revenue
At least 50 jobs created

Second Wave Notable Events/Stats
100+ Startups Applied
60% from WA State, 40% from King County
11 startups chosen
9 from US, 7 from WA State, 5 from King County
3 women founders, 2 POC founders
Wins and Deals
Silverback Marine landed large contract with Port
of Lopez w/ 1st wave company, Pure Watercraft
Allosense secured non-dilutive funding from DoD
MM-Seas launched their platform during the program
Puget Buoy won Alaska Airlines Innovation Challenge
Pending results of current funding rounds

Mentors Make This Program Special!
Weekly CEO
roundtable with
industry leading
experts
HUNDREDS of
hours of
individual
mentor meetings
Shared
contextual
experiences

Where do we go from here?
Third Wave of the Maritime Blue Innovation
Accelerator Q1 of 2022
Rolling Admission into Maritime Blue
Innovation Incubator in Partnership with the
Port of Tacoma
Launch of Bellingham, WA Clean Tech/Blue
Tech program
Building Collaborative Programming with
Alaska and Oregon in 2021/2022

Enable an equitable and diverse 21st century workforce of the
Blue       future through coordination, funding, and public forums for
Force      industry-driven, career connected learning opportunities.
Providing organizational support, resources and an employer -
agency network for the Youth Maritime Collaborative.

Youth Maritime Collaborative


A   partnership   between   service   providers,   educational   institutions,   and
employers to make maritime an accessible option for young women, lowincome
youth, and youth of color. The YMC creates career pathways through
experiential events, mentorship and internships.

Strategic Vision & YMC Partners


We as pire for the Youth Maritime Collaborative to be a partners hip that makes maritime an
appealing career option for low-income youth and youth of color.  To achieve this , we propos e a
system that is grounded in career connected learning and equity. By guiding today's youth toward
career pathways , experiential events , interns hips and apprentices hips , the Collaborative works to
connect employers with the next generation of s killed workers .

Internships
Youth Maritime Accelerator Project (YMAP)
11 diverse interns, ages 18-24 from South King County
6 Maritime Employers (Fishtail, TOTE Marine, Pacific Marine
Group, MMSEAS, YMC, WA Maritime Blue)
8-week paid internship
$2,000 stipend
Includes curriculum and experiential learning events
Launch206
12 interns from Seattle Public Schools
4 Maritime Employers (Argosy, Western Towboat, Boat Setter,
CETS LLC, Center for Wooden Boats)
4-week paid internship and .5 HS credit
$1,000 stipend
Includes class instruction and experiential learning events

Expanded Cohort Model
Increase opportunities for
youth to experience onthe-water
programming
and maritime/ocean
learning activities,
education and training
with YMC program
partners
Expand partnerships with
community -based
organizations
Provide wrap-around
support for both youth
and employers

Funding Model Structure

2019  2021
Port of S eattle: $199,999
Port of S eattle, S outh K ing County Fund: $99,995
City of S eattle, Office of Economic Development: $50,000
Workforce Development Council of S eattle & KC: $10,000
2021-2023
P rivate Funding Match: T he Builders Initiative: $350,000
Seeking further match funding for full program planning

Members come together through Joint Innovation Projects
Blue       (JIPs) and collaboration to implement key demonstration
projects and strategic planning for growth in the Blue Economy
Forward
Washington State Ferry Electrification
Seattle Waterfront Decarbonization Strategy
JIP: Zero-emission Foiling Fast Ferry
JIP: Green Hydrogen for Tacoma Maritime
JIP: Early Covid-19 Detection for Maritime and Fisheries
JIP: Quiet Sound Whale Report Alert System (WRAS)

Quiet Sound is a collaborative program to better
understand and reduce the cumulative effects of acoustic
and physical disturbance from large, commercial vessels
on Southern Resident Killer Whales in Washington waters.

Creating a world-class cluster through a sustainable
organization rooted in values of equity and resilience.
Blue         Growing membership and leadership
Focus       International recognition and speaking engagements
Cluster to Cluster relationships

Part of a Global Enterprise for the Blue Economy

Organizational Development & Leadership
Founded in Oc tober 2018, the organization has taken s ignificant s teps towards
organizational s us tainability  by  divers ifying  revenue, increas ed  operational
capacity and Board leaders hip. Current Board of Directors include:
President/CEO - J oshua Berger, Maritime Blue         J ason J ordan, Northwest Seaport Alliance
Vice-Chair - Lauren Offenbecher, SSA Marine          Cosmo King, ioCurrents
Vice-Chair - Eleanor Kirtley, Green Marine               Vesa Koivumaa, Wrtsil
Secretary - Simon Geerlofs, PNNL                     Dennis McLerran, Cascadia Law Group
Treasurer - Deloit Wolfe, Impact Washington           Bob Miyamoto, University of WA - APL
J oe Allen, J amestown S'klallam EDA                   Barbara "b.g." Nabors Glass, Seattle Goodwill
Ann Avary, NW Center of Excellence for Marine        Patty Rubstello, Washington State Ferries
Comm. Fred Felleman, Port of Seattle                 Andy Stewart, Amazon

2019  2020 Sponsors
Catalytic Sponsors




Impact Sponsors                                                             Sustaining Sponsors

OMembership/Sponsorship 10%
EB Program Revenue (JIPs) 7.7%
LLSHPTE ATA
BEvents 6.4 %
Bfederal 31%
mbSoxtd (i884. POS) 19%
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Annual Budget = $1.94M

Port Funding = $250,000                                                                                 4

Appendix

Partners
Joint Innovation Program (JIP)
Zero Emission Fast Foil Ferry
Development of an innovative Hydrofoil craft
CHALLENGE
A zero-emission, clean transit concept for a high-speed hydrofoil craft using
lightweight carbon fiber hull construction. Vision is to help relaunch the
"Mosquito" fleet & reduce vehicle traffic. A collaborative approach is
needed to identify & solve the challenges related to technical, safety,
operational risks & financial feasibility.
SCOPE                                                 VALUE
This collaborative JIP will advance through feasibility & demonstration phases with         A zero-emission high speed
project tasks that may run in succession/parallel. These include:                            waterborne transportation
Advance design spiral from concept to preliminary design, to contract design for construction.           alternative in the Puget Sound.
Economic & environmental benefits & impacts                                                       The foil ferry can offer a safe,
Terminal & shoreside infrastructure requirements                                                      reliable & cost-effective option,
Materials & construction                                                                                while minimizing the
Routing analysis & operations                                                                           environmental impact on air &
Advance detection & avoidance strategies
water quality as well as marine
Regulatory, testing & permitting
Hybrid funding model for first demonstration                                                            life. Washington companies to
develop state of the art
BENEFITS                                                    technology & competence to
More efficient vessel, reduced emissions, improved commuter & transit options,            support our region as a center
quieting & strike avoidance to reduce marine mammal impacts, platform for WA           of excellence for maritime
manufacturing, innovation & economic development.                                    decarbonization.

Joint Innovation Project (JIP) - DRAFT
Zero-Carbon Maritime Hydrogen Ecosystem
through Formic Acid Storage Pathways
CHALLENGE                                                          PARTNERS
Alternative fuels and energy are needed to reduce emissions from transportation and port
operations. Hydrogen shows great promise, if it can be generated at scale in our region from
renewable energy, as well as stored and transported in a safe manner. Tacoma Power has excess
clean hydropower generation that can be utilized to make Green Hydrogen. They also need to
provide energy for cold-ironing services to berthed vessels, which have large variances in power
demand and timing.
SOLUTION                                                              VISION
Build and scale a Maritime hydrogen ecosystem through a project at the Port of Tacoma that          Regional collaboration to make Tacoma, WA the
demonstrates the concept of a port-based hydrogen (H2) solution utilizing Formic Acid for            production and distribution nerve center for
lower cost and safer storage and movement.                                                     scaling up the use of clean hydrogen for port and
This demonstration features a system that creates a liquid H2 carrier, formic acid, directly              maritime applications.
from green renewable electricity, water and recycled CO2. This unique technology is provided
by two of the partners: OCO Inc., whose electrolyzer technology creates the formic acid as a          BENEFITS
liquid H2 carrier and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, that provides a reformer             This approach provides a large-scale local
technology to decompose and release the H2 from formic acid when needed.                       production and use for Hydrogen in maritime
A Tacoma Power will provide the green electricity, which comes primarily from                          ports that can be stored as a liquid carrier in the
hydroelectricity and is 97% carbon free. They will also be the end user of the H2, to generate         form of Formic Acid, overcoming some of the key
energy on demand for cold-ironing services to berthed vessels.                                      storage and movement challenges. This
DNV GL will provide techno-economic modeling so that this demo can be used to provide the          demonstration has the potential to show ports,
anchor application for scaling-out hydrogen use in other maritime applications like hydrogen         utilities, and numerous maritime end-users what
fueling for trucks, trains, vessels and a wide variety of cargo handling applications.                    can be achieved when H2 is used at scale

Joint Innovation Project (Proposed)
Support and Scale the Whale Report Alert System for
CHALLENGE                                                                 Proposed PARTNERS
As a relatively new tool in Washington State, the Whale Report Alert System (WRAS)
requires more robust participation from various user groups to improve the data input for
cetacean sightings. As such, the challenge is to work with various entities to garner data,
facilitate smooth implementation of WRAS, and evaluate WRAS efficacy in Washington
State based on how alerts impact mariner actions on the water.

SOLUTION
Recruit and train users:
Education and outreach
Implementation Planning w/ operators
Develop and deliver trainings
Implement WRAS:
Work with end-users to operationalized
Aggregate visual sittings networks data
Provide ongoing support to users
Monitor data input
Efficacy and Adaptive management:
Plan for and develop usage analysis
Continued implementation support and data monitoring
Integration of Data sources:                                                                         VISION
Expand coordination of data cross-boarder and sector                                                  Support and scale use of Whale Reporting and
Assessment of hydrophone networks                                                                     Alert System (WRAS) in Washington waters.
Continued improvement and long-term recommendations

Joint Innovation Project
COVID-19 Early Detection System for Fisheries & Maritime
CHALLENGE                                                         PARTNERS
Every summer 10,000 plus people go to work in the Alaska based fisheries through
Washington State. Most of the fishing and processing companies are based in WA as well
as the workforce. The entire fishery contributes more that $10 Billion dollars to our
economy and is a vital part of our food security supply chain. However - How do we
support and enable this activity and workforce in a way that is safe and not contributing to
the spread of COVID-19, threatening small communities throughout Alaska and hence, the
entire fishery itself? How can we monitor and track the health of the workforce who is         VISION
particularly high risk due to the nature of the work?                                                  Provide  the  technology  and  communications
platform to allow the fishing and maritime sector
to return to work safely and build a pilot that can
SOLUTION                                                          be scaled to other sectors and regions.
A partnership between Maritime Blue, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
(IHME) and Discovery Health MD (DHM) will build, implement and scale an early detection          BENEFITS
system to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in this high risk workforce.                               The overall goal for this Program is prevent the
IHME will build a survey, provide data analysis, and dashboard for early detection                  spread of COVID-19 as industries are implementing
Survey results will inform and support businesses internal data collection needs                     back  to  work  initiatives,  while  maintaining  the
DHM will work with the Fishing and Maritime industry to support operationalization               health of employees and the communities in which
Engage in further technology partnership to ensure efficient and safe data transfer to              they live or operate. Strategic analyses that utilize
and from vessels                                                                             the survey and testing data will allow us to look for
Scale the solution in concert with other contact tracing efforts to be utilized in other               a potential for resurgence, protect jobs and protect
high risk workforce sectors and eventually to whole communities, regions and states.            the global food supply chain