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Table 8 Port and circular market

From: Circular developments of maritime industrial ports in Europe: a semi-systematic review of the current situation

  

Contribution to CE

 

Potential CBMs

Port Initiative/Project

Ports (examples)

Technical

Biological

Development Stage

 

Developing IS in Industrial Zones

Denmark

Finland

Sweden

Netherlands

X

X

Operational and in expansion in many different locations

All 10 CBMs

Setting ships’ repair, and new building by using modular design and standardization of vessel parts for better refurbishing, repair, and upgrade

Greece

Portugal

Poland

Spain

X

 

Operational (repair)

SCC/DFR/PLE/RRU/GSS

Ship decommissioning and recycling

Denmark

UK

Cyprus

Aberdeen

X

 

Operational

SCC/DFR/ PLE/RRU/GSS

Converting non-recyclable plastic into Diesel by pyrolysis (Integrated Green energy Solution)

Amsterdam

X

 

Operational

BBB/GSS/ RRU/PLE/DFR

Hire of mechanical means and loading/unloading tools

Thessaloniki

X

 

Operational

SCC/RPO/PLE/

RRU/GSS (if uses Non-fossil fuel power

Container repair

Limassol

X

 

Operational

PLE/RRU

Setting up a corridor to transport blue ammonia from Norway to Rotterdam. The blue ammonia will be produced in Norway from Natural gas with CCUS

Holland

 

X

In development

SCC/PLE/RRU/GSS/SFA/CMW/BBB

Building a dedicated quay to repurpose decommissioned ships and rigs

Denmark

X

 

Operational

SCC/DFR/PLE/RRU/GSS

Carloop project enabling to extend the life of car parts and raw materials by providing logistical and linking buss

Belgium

X

 

Operational

PLE/SCC/DFR/RRU/GSS

Develop a new green infrastructure supporting the production of offshore energy of wind farms

UK

 

X

Operational and in expansion

RRU/BBB/GSS/PLE/PSS/SCC

Becoming a hotspot for the CE in Europe connecting businesses

Holland

X

X

Operational and in expansion

10 CBMs

Ensuring sustainable production of mussels in farms while avoiding plastics contamination

Italy

X

 

Operational

SFA/CMW/RRU/PLE/SCC

Converting Non-Recyclable waste into advance biofuel (Methanol)

Amsterdam/Rotterdam

 

X

Operational

BBB/GSS/ DFR/SCC

Upcycle Factory (linking lower value industrial waste streams to value creation chains)

Amsterdam

X

 

In development (pilot)

RRU/GSS/PLE/SCC/PLE

  1. Source: By the author