Workshop 1 – Smart development

Insights from ET2050 project on deep-sea shipping

Andreu Ulied MCRIT S.L. (ulied@mcrit.com)

ESPON Open Seminar 2014

“Opportunities and threats for territorial cohesion: Blue Growth and Urban Poverty”

Blue Growth: opportunities for marine and maritime sustainable growth (2012)

18,4 millionTEU

4,4 million TEU20 millionTEU

European maritime gateways

50% of the container traffic in Europe handled in 4 major hubs:

Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremerhaven

• Emergence of global logistic zones linked to large ports

• Attraction of industrial/commercial activities heavily dependent from maritime transport and logistics

• Advanced tourism linked to cultural, education, health, or sport activities, as well as leisure and residential tourism.

Trends on smart development of the blue economy

Opportunities/challenges for increasing competitiveness

• Protection on sensitive land from being urbanised

• Integrated Coastal Management

• Extension of the Trans-European Networks (Transport, Energy…) linking the European maritime periphery in Europe and the Neighboring countries.

• Cross-border development zones between European maritime zones and Neighboring countries

Additional evidence that is needed

• Urbanisation stress in Europe and land-take evolution.

• Information on Neighboring countries

• Impact of Climate Change on coastal zones (e.g. infrastructure resilience)