Episode 5 - Port Infrastructure with Arènso Bakker

Host Bryndis Whitson welcomes port operations developer and land lease logistics expert Arénso Bakker to the show to explore how port infrastructure impacts the supply chain. Bryndis and Arénso met at a Canada and Netherlands Roundtable over discussions on what was happening in both the Netherlands and Canada at the time. Arénso brings a wealth of land, operational, logistical, port, and mediation experience to this interview, shedding light on some of the unseen aspects of ports and how they operate.

Arénso shares a bit about his own career journey before delving into an examination of port site development and all the considerations that must be worked through, including location logistics, jobs, local needs, people for the jobs, and companies willing to use the port. He and Bryndis discuss the potential for double-use warehouse structures to offer greenspace to communities surrounding distribution centres, the intricacies of developing the Panama Canal through an expansion, and the necessity of new ways of thinking about delivery modalities and the circular economy model.