Third workshop on offshore wind development in Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam: Japanese perspectives on the challenges of port development

Developing a sustainable and balanced supply chain with local/regional synergies, which does not fall behind the demands of the ever-expanding wind market, is a key issue for offshore wind development.
While the main actors to address this issue are government and industry players, we believe base ports and innovative regional/port development strategies can also play an important role. Such bottom-up initiatives could open up new possibilities for sustainable transition pathways. Asian ports or local authorities may be able to learn valuable lessons from their western counterparts in this aspect.
To this end, we cordially invite the Danish Port of Esbjerg to share their experiences, including local perspectives on the various risks and challenges of base port development, as well as lessons to Asian ports concerning competition/cooperation among ports.
We hope this keynote session will set a basis for discussion at further workshops centered on perspectives of Asian counterparts.