As an estuary and port city, Nantes has always had a strong relationship with the Loire river and the maritime industry. Today, it is committed to supporting and inventing a sustainable, low-carbon and accessible maritime industry. With its excellent higher education training courses, competitive clusters, innovative companies and events dedicated to the nautical industry, Nantes is now the epicentre of tomorrow's maritime sector.

To enable this new maritime ecosystem to flourish, Nantes Métropole has been transforming the Lower Chantenay site (an industrial district at the Loire river and within the city of Nantes) for several years. Launched last Summer," Le Brick" is the first visible achievement: a 6,000 m² hybrid space composed of industrial workshops and office space for innovative companies.