Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta
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3 Logistics Platforms Brussels<br />
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What is <strong>the</strong> relation with <strong>the</strong> port and water?<br />
The platforms are located with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> port and act<br />
as a h<strong>in</strong>ge between <strong>the</strong> canal and <strong>the</strong> city. The palletized<br />
transport represents a unique solution to urban<br />
logistics and helps to create an adapted <strong>in</strong>terface<br />
between city and port, as <strong>the</strong>ir size allows <strong>the</strong>m<br />
to adapt to <strong>the</strong> city’s supply by water.<br />
What is <strong>the</strong> relation with <strong>the</strong> city?<br />
Shift<strong>in</strong>g to waterways for transport<strong>in</strong>g goods to <strong>the</strong><br />
city reduces congestion, improves air quality (provided<br />
that <strong>the</strong> rise of ship traffic enter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> city will be<br />
accompanied by measures to reduce its emissions),<br />
and frees spaces that can be used for o<strong>the</strong>r purposes.<br />
Increas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> number of transshipment platforms<br />
on <strong>the</strong> canal quays <strong>in</strong>tends to make this modal shift<br />
economically <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g for companies, by br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g<br />
goods closer to <strong>the</strong>ir f<strong>in</strong>al dest<strong>in</strong>ation.<br />
What are <strong>the</strong> ambitions?<br />
The objective of <strong>the</strong> Port of Brussels and <strong>the</strong><br />
Brussels Capital Region is to promote alternative<br />
freight transport solutions and stimulate <strong>the</strong> modal<br />
shift towards waterways and rail. Palletized transport<br />
seems a viable alternative for Brussels, s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
goods can be loaded directly from <strong>the</strong> ship, which is<br />
itself equipped with a crane that allows to operate<br />
<strong>in</strong>dependently of available quay <strong>in</strong>frastructure.<br />
Who is beh<strong>in</strong>d it?<br />
The Port of Brussels is a partner <strong>in</strong> various European<br />
and local projects aimed at improv<strong>in</strong>g urban distribution.<br />
To fulfill its mission as a logistics facilitator, it<br />
works momentarily to set up an adequate urban distribution<br />
<strong>in</strong>frastructure. In addition, <strong>the</strong> Port is one of<br />
<strong>the</strong> partners <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> European LAMILO project (LAst<br />
MIle LOgistics), which has been runn<strong>in</strong>g an urban<br />
distribution service s<strong>in</strong>ce September 2014, operated<br />
by <strong>City</strong>Depot.<br />
Sources<br />
www.port.brussels/fr/port-de-bruxelles/un-port-au-service-de-laville/mobilite-et-environnement<br />
www.port.brussels/fr/content/plateformes-logistiques<br />
What is <strong>the</strong><br />
timeframe?<br />
610 000 camions en mo<strong>in</strong>s dans<br />
Bruxelles sur l’année grâce au Port<br />
3000 palettes chargées<br />
et déchargées<br />
13500 palettes chargées<br />
et déchargées<br />
2012<br />
2014<br />
2017<br />
Palletized transhipment platform<br />
Green: temporary storage<br />
groupage, repackag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of goods....<br />
P<strong>in</strong>k: unload<strong>in</strong>g goods<br />
as close as possible to<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir f<strong>in</strong>al dest<strong>in</strong>ation
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