PATHWAYS TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY - Port of Rotterdam

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illion in annual business investment and contributes 3.3percent of Dutch Gross National Product. The port is alsoa place where many people earn their living – it employs145,000 people and supports more jobs in the surroundingregion. Through the Port of Rotterdam, Dutch andinternational companies have easy access to worldmarkets, and vice versa – Rotterdam is ranked 20th on aglobal list of regions attracting foreign companies. Withoutthe port, European consumers would not have cell phones,cars, tilapia, electricity or petrol, for example. Transport,logistics and the chemical and oil industries are importantsectors of the Dutch economy which owe their top ranking,at least in part, to the Port of Rotterdam.The importance of the Port of Rotterdam to Dutch societyand its economy presents the government, businesscommunity, stakeholders and the Port of RotterdamAuthority with the task of ensuring that the port maintainsand strengthens its pre-eminent position into the future.This requires ambition and a clear vision for the future.This vision has been documented in Port Compass 2030,the long term strategy for the Port of Rotterdam. Theresponsible use of natural resources and the environmentare prerequisites for growth of the port, and are thereforekey elements in the vision. Furthermore, without innovationand cooperation between companies based in the port, theport will not be able to embrace a vibrant future in light ofthe need for transition to a circular economy. Thecooperation required for the future will be on a much largerscale than today, and will encompass the entire Rotterdam/Delta region.The scale of economic activity at the Port of Antwerp isimpressive as well. Next to Rotterdam, Antwerp functionsas the second largest port in the Delta. The port houses alarge industrial and logistics complex that serves theBelgium and Western European economy. The total valueadded of the port – some EUR 8.5 billion – represents5.2 percent of Belgian Gross National Product. The portgenerates some EUR 3 billion per year in direct investmentby business and employs over 60,000 people.The Rotterdam/Delta region – even more opportunitiesDespite their present position, the main ports within theDelta must cope with a number of challenges, such asoptimising accessibility, reducing environmental impact,24/73PORT OF ROTTERDAM / RABOBANKPATHWAYS TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
strengthening their role in global knowledge networks anddeveloping new economic activity. Solutions to some ofthese challenges could be found by transitioning to acircular economy. Operating the port as a circular economywould create value adding activities based on reusingwaste and increasing eco-effectiveness and thus helpingto achieve environmental goals. Furthermore, a circulareconomy would help the port community identify newbusiness opportunities, creating new clusters of industrialactivity or refining and strengthening existing clusters.– Solutions to some ofthe challenges theRotterdam/Delta regionfaces could be found bytransitioning to a circulareconomy.25/73PORT OF ROTTERDAM / RABOBANKPATHWAYS TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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