Lorient Port Center: youth, the future of the port

Frank Antich y Amengual, Directeur d’étude-Economie maritime. Agence d’Urbanisme et de Développement Economique du Pays de Lorient In goal 5 of the AIVP Agenda 2030, we highlight the need to invest in human capital from an early age. It is necessary to promote the interaction of children and youngsters with port community and professionals. In order to do that, one of the best tools are Port Centers, with which an educational program can be developed. However, there are many types of Port Centers, either physical ones, with buildings hosting exhibitions, or virtual, such as it is the case of Lorient, that we will discover in this article. Frank Antich y Amengual, Head of Research at AudéLor, explains the importance of cooperation and two concrete project that bring the port closer to the students. Port development strategies are important, whether they concern markets, traffic, or structural port investments. But port territories would not exist without the expertise of the many men and women who work day in, day out, to keep port cities alive and kicking. That human capital, inherited from the civilizations that…