The document discusses several external forces driving the future, including geopolitical shifts towards globalization and Asian economic growth, demographic demands for maritime jobs, technology acceleration in areas like communications and unmanned delivery systems, and environmental concerns around emissions, invasive species, and ocean stewardship. It highlights California's role in trade with Asia and job opportunities in maritime fields. The California Maritime Academy prepares students to work in the maritime industry through a global education, hands-on training, and a focus on leadership development to address challenges in fields like offshore energy, aquaculture, and environmental sciences.
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3. External Forces in Play
Geopolitical Shifts
Demographic Demands
Technology Acceleration
Environmental Concerns
4. Geopolitical Shifts
Globalization
Global Supply Chains
Global Interdependence
Global Impacts
Market Opportunities
European Population
Asian Economic Growth
American Diplomacy
Commerce and Trade
Education
The American Pacific Century
6. California Steaming
In 2011, California's total GDP was $1.95 T
California's largest export markets in 2011 were
Mexico ($26 B), Canada ($17.1B), China ($14.1
B), Japan ($13 B), and South Korea ($8.4 B).
Top 10 countries importing California products:
Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong
Kong, Taiwan, Germany, Netherlands, United
Kingdom
8 of 10 cannot be reached by train or truck
Asian Trade Means American Jobs
7. Demographic Demands
Projected Employment Change 2010-20:
Water Transportation Workers: 20%
Transportation/Material Moving: 15%
Total, All Occupations in US Economy 14%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Aging Maritime Workforce = Job Opportunities
9. Environmental Concerns
The Tragedy of the Global Commons?
Emissions Control
Invasive Species/Ballast Water
Stewardship of the Oceans
Societal Expectation: Environmental Responsibility
13. Professionally Ready: On Day One
US Coast Guard Licensing
International Maritime Certification
International Safety Management (ISM)
Professional Designation in Logistics and
Supply Management (PLS)
15. Cadet-Focused Research and Learning
DOE Wind Energy Competition
Heads-Up Bridge Display
Hydro-kinetics
Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR)
19. The sea is huge and it is always changing. Its
many moods and unending motion are
unforgiving of human weakness and constantly
place great stress on people and equipment
20. Maritime is the 1st Responder
Indonesian Tsunami Christmas 2004
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Pakistani Flooding 2006/7
Haiti Earthquake 2010
Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami 2011
What makes it all work?
21. The values learned at Cal Maritime
TeamworkTrustReliabilityand perhaps the
most difficult but most important to learn
23. Opportunity and Promise
We are already in The American Pacific Century.
We can market to 330 million people or 2.6
billion peoplewhich will grow our economy
faster?
American maritime jobs will grow
shipboard, ports, logistics, business, policy.
Global partners still need (and want) US maritime
leadership.
There is no transportation mode that is as
greenand we are getting greener.
24. Staying Relevant in All Things Maritime
Mature Fields
Marine Insurance / Underwriting
Marine Safety & Security
Growth Fields
Offshore Wind Energy
Offshore Aquaculture
Marine Spatial Planning
Maritime Environmental Sciences
Pre-Development Fields
Deep Seabed Exploration
Wave Energy Extraction