Stockholm Royal Seaport: towards a smart port city model

Interview with Johan Castwall, Chief Executive Officer, Ports of Stockholm On October 2016, after three years of works, Ports of Stockholm inaugurated the new port of Värtahamnen. This reconstruction of Värtahamnen is part of the large urban development project, the Stockholm Royal Seaport. Stockholm Royal Seaport: this old industrial-port zone is gradually being turned into a port district which in 2030 will provide homes for 12,000 people, as well as 35,000 new jobs. Citizen consultation, new technologies, sustainable urban development, the project is nothing short of a demonstration of the smart port city. How the Port and the City of Stockholm are jointly working to achieve this ambitious goal? Ports of Stockholm is member of AIVP since 2006 AIVP – Could you tell us a bit more about the new port of Vartahamnen and explain how it makes room for urban development too? Johan Castwall, Chief Executive Officer - Ports of Stockholm. This is a historic period for the City of Stockholm and the Ports of Stockholm. Together we are adapting our city and ports to the growth of Stockholm and the next 100 years. Stockholm is now one of the fastest growing cities in Europe and the Baltic Sea a strategic region for sea traffic. We do it by realizing a common, long-term, integrated plan. This port development strategy, was ratified by the Municipal Council in 2006 and details how our ports will develop as part of the joint plan for the future. Ports of Stockholm is now working to realize this vision, where city and port develop side by side with a common long-term goal. This work is tangibly illustrated by three major development projects. Värtahamnen, February 2017 © Stockholms Hamnar – Per Eik Adamsson VärtahamnenIn the Stockholm Royal Seaport area, where many of Stockholm’s port areas are located, one of Sweden’s most exciting urban development projects is underway, with a major focus on the environment. The rebuilding work at Värtahamnen, with a new pier and terminal to make this a modern port that meets the needs of the future and make room for urban development is one of the most important stages in this new port district urban development Stockholm NorvikJust south of Stockholm…