17.10.2018

Mammoet signs maritime partnership

Mammoet is to join the PortXL partnership, which labels itself as 'the world's first port and maritime accelerator'.

In its own words it is a partnership of "corporate partners and mentors who are change makers, creative thinkers and problem solvers that work collaboratively to disrupt the status quo and cultivate a spirit of innovation within the global maritime industry."

Established in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 2015 PortXL also has locations in Antwerp, Belgium and Singapore. Mammoet will provide specialist support to entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers, and hopes to benefit from the input and ideas that they might provide in return.
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Kirsten Bradley of Mammoet Europe and Paul Smits of Foundation Board PortXL sign the agreement

Mammoet director of business development Kirsten Bradley said: “We are proud to join such a great platform as PortXL. It will undoubtedly inspire us to develop further innovative solutions and bring new technologies and ideas to our business.”
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(L-R) Paul Smits of Foundation Board PortXL, Mare Straetmans of PortXL, Raymond Hannes of Foundation Board PortXL and Kirsten Bradley of Mammoet Europe

PortXL managing director Mare Straetmans added: “We are honoured to welcome Mammoet among our partners and we hope that their invaluable contribution and expertise will help lift our programme towards new heights.”

Vertikal Comment

This looks interesting and might just yield some very interesting results. However any operation that has to advertise and promote the fact that it is a 'disrupter' usually isn't. Those that truly disrupt and transform tend to think that they are simply doing business in a slightly different or novel way and simply get on with it.

This will be an interesting one to watch.... maybe....