Preparations for the Blue Industry
Park were started when Meyer acquired
the Turku shipyard.
“It was apparent that new tangible
logistics solutions were required to ensure
the operations of the shipyard. Conse-
quently, the municipality of Turku started
to consider a larger concept for an indus-
trial park that would not only serve the
needs of the shipyard but would also fit
in with the bigger picture of business life
in Turku.”
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land area that had been designated for
shipbuilding purposes, City of Turku had
a surplus land area of some 65 hectares
next to the actual shipyard that can now
be converted to an industrial park.
“The initial Blue Industry Park con-
cept designed by Elomatic Oy is a good
starting point for development, but
some fine-tuning may be needed yet. For
instance, the final phase that includes
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building a new wharf would be quite an
expensive investment. It will probably only
be realised if there is a real demand for it,”
Mr. Liski says.
What is certain is that new roads
leading to the Blue Industry Park area will
be built – and some of them are already
under construction.
“The existing road infrastructure has
proved to be insufficient. A new roadway
connecting the gates of the shipyard is
now being built, in addition to the new
roads leading to the industrial park. This
means an investment of two to three mil-
lion euros for the city of Turku,” Liski
expects.
Further development and marketing
of the industrial park concept will next be
carried out by Turku Science Park, a city-
owned development company. For one
thing, a model for providing such basic
services as energy supplies, security, and
waste-collection will be required.
“The first residents are expected to
move in to Blue Industry Park in late 2018.
That will be the start. At this point, it is dif-
ficult to say when the park will be quite
finished,” Liski points out. Q
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