Grand Port Maritime of Dunkirk, Large Industries Zone

Grand Port Maritime of Dunkirk Large Industries Zone in the Hauts de France region

The Grand Port Maritime of Dunkirk Large Industrieis Zone welcomes industrial activities and has more than 50 ha of ready-to-use sites with immediate availability.

The land can be divided into plots from 10 ha and delienated on request.

The site is in Dunkirk Port, in the north of France.

A serviced area

The site is fitted out with drinking water and industrial water, electricity, up to 70 bars of pressure for gas and fibre optic internet connection.

The site also offers day care services, collective sanitation, catering and there is public transport available.

Location

This site is located within Dunkirk port in the Hauts de France region.

The site has access to major motorways such as the A16, A25 and the A26.

There are international airports nearby: Paris Charles de Gaulle 274 km away and Lille 87 km away.

There are high speed railway lines, 30 minutes to Lille by train and 90 minutes to Paris. There is a freight rail station on site.

There is public transport in the area.

Local ecosystem

Dunkirk Urban Community: 196,901 inhabitants. Job seekers (June 2020) within a radius of 30 km: 32,000.

Each large-scale industrial project is specially reviewed by the local authority so that it can be offered favourable setting-up conditions.

The conurbation has built up a fabric of subcontractors in industrial services with a strong industrial culture, available 24/7 that are potential partners. A Port-Industrial ecosystem with the historical presence of multinationals in fields as diverse as steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agri-food, packaging, energy, etc.

The Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery has selected this business park as a “ready to use industrial site” as part of the Territoires d’Industrie programme. This business park is conducive to the installation of new industrial activities within a reliable and controlled timeframe.

Research, education and training

The Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO) located in Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer has a student body of nearly 9,000. The conurbation is also home to schools that provide the training sought by local manufacturers. The training offer is supplemented by the large Lille university network 1 hour from Dunkirk. The conurbation is also home to numerous vocational training centres. The ULCO will set up its own engineering school (in 2020) and its own business school with an international reach (ISCID). Research laboratories: The IRenE comprises 5 laboratories (2 in biology, 2 in physics, 1 in chemistry). Euraénergie, PolEnergie, ArcelorMittal Digital Lab, IRenE (Innovation Research in the Environment), Spark Lab (Fab Lab).