Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port Takes Part in the AIVP Conference

At the AIVP’s World Conference Cities & Ports, which was held in Dunkirk from 3rd to 6th November, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port took part in the round-table discussion on new approaches to city-port development, alongside Almería Port Authority, the Port of Helsinki, and the Ports of Papua New Guinea.

Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port presented its experience of the redevelopment of the port areas on the Île de Nantes District of the City, and how its real-estate development strategy can be tied in with an ambitious urban project.

The Port Authority’s contribution notably emphasized the need to strike a new equilibrium between urban development, maintaining port operations and creating economic value for the Port.

Through this example, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port highlighted the evolution of city-port projects, which are shifting from an "interface" rationale to a genuine dynamic of "interaction", in which real-estate, economic and operational balances are negotiated so as to reconcile port and urban ambitions and to create the conditions for shared development between the port and the city.

Contact at Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port – Sophie Minssart