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Antoon Van Coillie

CEO

zulu associates

Kapellen, Belgium

5 profile visitsSpeakerSustainable/circular solution provider

Cost competitive zero emission inland waterway and short sea vessels

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zulu associates

zulu associates

Company (SME)

Kapellen, Belgium

ZULU Associates Group, founded in 2019, is active as an initiator, developer and operator of innovations in the marine component of logistic chains. •Goal is to develop a fleet of zero emission commercial vessels, that are price competitive, on shortsea and inland waterways routes combining alternative non fossil fuel propulsion and unmanned operation through remote control/autonomous operation features. •Primary focus is on Western Europe with a potential mid to long-term for global reach.
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About me

Antoon Van Coillie is an entrepreneur who has founded ZULU Associates, a platform to initiate, develop, integrate and invest in the marine component of logistic chains. The main areas of development pursued are autonomous inland barges, autonomous short sea shipping vessels as well as alternative propulsion modes in order to achieve zero or near to zero emission propulsion.

Through ZULU Associates, Antoon Van Coillie founded Anglo Belgian Shipping Company in order to develop specifically autonomous cross Channel vessels using the same base technology as in inland shipping. This is possible as many vectors in the development are similar.

Previously he was active in banking, construction and real estate development. He also served in the Belgian Navy as an officer on fishery protection and mine-sweeping and has extensive sailing experience ranging from dinghies to square-sail schooners.

He is convinced of the need for sustainability and this is one of the drivers of his entrepreneurship.

He has a degree of commercial engineer of the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and a MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He is a Belgian American Educational Foundation alumnus.

He speaks fluently Dutch, French, English and German.

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Skills

  • innovation
  • multidisciplinary approach
  • simplifying

Interests

  • Climate
  • History
  • Culture
  • innovation

Speaker sessions (1)

Wednesday, 12 February 2025

11:00 - 12:00

Insights and implications for industrial life cycle design: towards a holistic decarbonisation of shipping (maritime)

Format:Video conferencingTrack:Pitching session

What if the entire lifecycle of a vessel would be circular? This pitching session shows, how leading companies and innovators are shaping the industrial lifecycle of a vessel from linear to circular and significantly contribute to reducing CO2 emissions.

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