The Port of Barcelona and World Trade Center Barcelona today officially launched the construction works of BlueTechPort, the new blue economy innovation space that will turn the Sant Bertran sheds and the entire port into a hub that is unique in Europe.
The ceremony laying the first stone marks the beginning of works involving an investment of EUR 60 million that will make a new 25,000 square meter area available in 2028 for companies and organizations linked to the blue economy, providing a workspace for 2,500 professionals.
It will be the epicenter of an innovative ecosystem that will extend beyond the Sant Bertran wharf to turn the entire Barcelona port precinct into a great sandbox for creating innovation linked to the port sector and the blue economy.
There are already 22 companies in the BlueTechPort area, combining Pier01 at Tech Barcelona where it was created and, by this autumn, the first warehouse of the Sant Bertran sheds.
Many of these companies have not only set up in the Port of Barcelona, but are already testing their prototypes and experimenting on the 50 linear meters of the Barcelona Nord wharf set up for this purpose.
Port of Barcelona President José Alberto Carbonell, stated that this ecosystem is ideal for testing innovations and generating an impact in the logistics and blue economy sector. He commented also that they will add synergies with other leading players from the innovation sector that have chosen the Port as their headquarters and are already fully operational, such as Tech Barcelona or Norrsken.
Jaume Collboni, Mayor of Barcelona, highlighted that “BlueTechPort is an initiative that is fully intertwined with the city’s economic diversification strategy and the flagship project of Barcelona’s commitment to the Blue Economy.
