Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta
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2 Blue Gate Antwerpen<br />
20<br />
Location<br />
Scale<br />
Tag<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess park for <strong>in</strong>novative companies<br />
<strong>City</strong> Port<br />
<strong>City</strong> Port<br />
Orgware<br />
Smart Logistics<br />
Network<br />
Network &<br />
Innovation<br />
Innovation<br />
Catalisti, VITO, Essencia,<br />
Catalisti, VITO, Essencia,<br />
Universities<br />
Universities<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> Region<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> Region<br />
Chemical<br />
Chemical<br />
sector<br />
sector<br />
Antwerp<br />
Antwerp<br />
Port Region<br />
Port Region<br />
Public<br />
Public<br />
Private<br />
Private<br />
Partnership<br />
Partnership<br />
<strong>City</strong> of Antwerp, AG Vespa, POM,<br />
<strong>City</strong> of Antwerp, AG Vespa, POM,<br />
Flemish Waterways<br />
Flemish Waterways<br />
private consortium Blue O’pen,<br />
private consortium Blue O’pen,<br />
Area<br />
Area<br />
site:<br />
site:<br />
BLUE<br />
BLUE<br />
GATE<br />
GATE<br />
BoPro (real estate development)<br />
BoPro (real estate development)<br />
AG Vespa ...<br />
AG Vespa + ...<br />
Selection<br />
Selection<br />
of<br />
of<br />
companies<br />
companies<br />
<strong>City</strong> Depot, BlueChem, SteveDor<strong>in</strong>g,...<br />
<strong>City</strong> Depot, BlueChem, SteveDor<strong>in</strong>g,...<br />
<strong>City</strong> Port<br />
<strong>City</strong> Port<br />
Entity<br />
Entity<br />
flow of goods flow of knowledge or <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>in</strong>dustrial symbiosis o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
flow of goods flow of knowledge or <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>in</strong>dustrial symbiosis o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
What’s happen<strong>in</strong>g? How does it happen?<br />
The Blue Gate site will cover 100ha with companies<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> chemical, cleantech and logistics sector. With<br />
a load<strong>in</strong>g and unload<strong>in</strong>g quay of 13 hectares, Moer<br />
Stevedor<strong>in</strong>g (B2B via trucks) and <strong>City</strong> Depot (city<br />
distribution, see fiche …) will expand <strong>the</strong>ir waterborne<br />
transport activities. BlueChem (see fiche ...),<br />
an important <strong>in</strong>cubator for susta<strong>in</strong>able chemistry, is<br />
put to <strong>the</strong> fore as an important catalyst for <strong>the</strong> site.<br />
Why is this an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g circular <strong>in</strong>itiative for<br />
circular ports?<br />
The location make it an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g site to establish<br />
synergies and connections between companies and<br />
larger context. The coalition and clear ambitions for<br />
this large site could have sufficient leverage power<br />
for new trends of development and programm<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong> selection parameter (and rent-prices<br />
due to <strong>the</strong> high-performance of <strong>the</strong> built fabric) are<br />
of high-standards, mak<strong>in</strong>g it hard to f<strong>in</strong>d companies<br />
that can fulfill <strong>the</strong>se ambitions.