Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta
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<strong>City</strong>-port context of Dordrecht<br />
Inland waterways port - global profil<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for local jobs<br />
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1 Description of location <strong>in</strong> relation to o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
(sea/) ports<br />
Located between <strong>the</strong> port of Rotterdam and <strong>the</strong><br />
European h<strong>in</strong>terland, <strong>the</strong> port of Dordrecht has a<br />
strategic location, <strong>in</strong> fact, it represents a Crucial<br />
node <strong>in</strong> relation with h<strong>in</strong>terland connection, on<br />
road and through water for ma<strong>in</strong> port of Rotterdam.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> port is connected through <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong><br />
waterways with <strong>the</strong> port of Antwerp, <strong>the</strong> Ruhr area,<br />
but also Luxembourg and Switzerland.<br />
2 Description of current activities<br />
The ma<strong>in</strong> activities tak<strong>in</strong>g place <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> port are related<br />
to <strong>the</strong> water-based manufactur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry, construction,<br />
trade and logistics. Its strategic location<br />
makes it an ideal location for <strong>in</strong>land shipp<strong>in</strong>g, delta<br />
technology and maritime services.<br />
3 Description demographic/socio-economic<br />
dynamics.<br />
The maritime sector is by far <strong>the</strong> most important,<br />
and best developed <strong>in</strong>side <strong>the</strong> port, with 40,000 employees<br />
(up to a population of 270,000), which represent<br />
a great strength for <strong>the</strong> port and at <strong>the</strong> same<br />
time for <strong>the</strong> city.<br />
4 Why, and <strong>in</strong> what way is circularity looked at?<br />
Dordrecht and <strong>the</strong> region suffer from a ‘bra<strong>in</strong> dra<strong>in</strong>’<br />
and a relatively low percentage of highly educated<br />
people and <strong>the</strong>refore want to focus strongly on <strong>the</strong><br />
maritime manufactur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry as an eng<strong>in</strong>e for development,<br />
revitaliz<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess parks (management<br />
and <strong>in</strong>teraction), and this is <strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e with <strong>the</strong> vision of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Region. For<br />
example, dur<strong>in</strong>g time <strong>the</strong>y started to build a series of<br />
<strong>in</strong>terfaces with <strong>the</strong> port of Rotterdam as: make use<br />
of <strong>the</strong> same promotion and market<strong>in</strong>g agency DEAL,<br />
<strong>in</strong> order to present <strong>the</strong>mselves on <strong>the</strong> world stage.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> seaport of Louterbloesem is managed<br />
by <strong>the</strong> Port of Rotterdam Authority. It is important<br />
also to highlight <strong>the</strong> fact that, <strong>the</strong> global flux of<br />
ships related to a world port like <strong>the</strong> Rotterdam one,<br />
ifs strongly <strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> activities of <strong>the</strong> port of<br />
Dordrecht, be<strong>in</strong>g a supplier<br />
It is possible to state that Innovation and employment<br />
are <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> motives for look<strong>in</strong>g at circular<br />
economies and collaborations <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> reality of this<br />
port.<br />
5 Who gives substance to this, which partnerships/programmes/<strong><strong>in</strong>itiatives</strong><br />
are made?<br />
Programmes such as <strong>the</strong> PREC (Regional The<br />
Drechtsteden, a group of seven neighbor<strong>in</strong>g municipalities,<br />
was established to look <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> development<br />
of connections of waterways, build<strong>in</strong>g up important<br />
trade routes and urbanization.<br />
6 Is <strong>the</strong>re already a discourse around cityports?<br />
(Yes/no) Who is beh<strong>in</strong>d it and what are <strong>the</strong> ambitions/motives?<br />
Cirkellab has established itself as an important<br />
player <strong>in</strong> a transition to a CE. From two studies (iov<br />
Dordrecht and Drechtsteden) it has built up a considerable<br />
network of companies, <strong>in</strong>stitutions and<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istrators around CE.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, Cirkelstad Drechtsteden has been established,<br />
which is a platform where <strong>the</strong>se partners<br />
work toge<strong>the</strong>r on concrete projects (<strong>in</strong>itially focused<br />
on construction).