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De alumniwerking van de Hogere Zeevaartschool heeft tot doel de (sociale) contacten tussen oud-studenten onderling, en de oud-studenten en de HZS, de huidige studenten en de bedrijfswereld, te bevorderen.
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Postgraduate training in Hydrography
As from next academic year, the Antwerp Maritime Academy will organise a postgraduate training in Hydrography.
This initiative will be presented during an Information Session to be held on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Film sessions on Advanced Maritime Ecology
In the framework of our Advanced Maritime Ecology course, 2 film sessions followed by Q&A with experts in the field, will be held at the aula Ortelius at the Academy.
All students, professors and interested parties are welcome.
First session on Monday 27 February 2012 at 19.30 h: Six Degrees could change the World.
Second session on Tuesday 6 March 2012 at 19.30 h: The End of the Line.
Reünie alumni promotie 1961
Oud-studenten van de Hogere Zeevaartschool organiseerden een reünie in het Scandic Crown hotel in Antwerpen.
Het versturen van de uitnodigingen vergde heel wat opzoekwerk maar uiteindelijk kon toch een twintigtal alumni van de promotie 1961 op 19 november voor een gezellig etentje samengebracht worden.
HZS alumni “Meet & Greet” in Brussels
The Alumni Association organised a “Meet & Greet” at the Harbour Masters’ Office of the Port of Brussels.
The meeting in Brussels was primarily aimed at our French speaking members.
Harbour Master Luc Delprat (see picture) delivered a lively presentation of the port, which offers a valuable contribution to the distribution of goods for Belgium’s largest urban area.
The port can receive ships of 4,500 tonnes, has 12 km of quays and an area of 85 ha.
In 2010 almost 4.4 million tonnes of cargo were handled at the port.
Traffic flow to Flemish seaports was central theme of the Alumni Autumn Meeting
Jacques D’Havé was invited by the Alumni Association of our academy to present the nautical services offered by the Flemish Government. Mr D’Havé is head of the MDK Agency (part of the Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works), which oversees various nautical departments.
Most of his paper was devoted to the integrated nautical coordination of traffic flow to the Flemish seaports. The growth in cargo handling and the scale increase of ships, pose specific problems. After consulting with all stakeholders, a system has been implemented to limit the delays of ships sailing to and from the seaports, optimize the pilot’s services, improve communication, etc.
Mr Jacques D’Havé, guest speaker at the Alumni Autumn Meeting
Yachtsman Michel Kleinjans guest at the HZS Alumni meeting
Guest at the meeting of the HZS Alumni on 25 March 2010 was Michel Kleinjans.
Mr Kleinjans studied at the Antwerp Maritime Academy but instead of becoming a merchant marine officer, he became a world renowned yachtsman.
His biggest achievement was undoubtedly winning the Portimão Global Ocean Race, the famous solo sailing-race around the world.
Mr Kleinjans left the Portuguese port aboard his yacht, the Roaring Forty, on 12 October 2008 for a trip of 33,000 sea miles (about 61,000 km). He sailed via Cape Town, Wellington, Cape Horn, Ilhabela (Brazil) to Charleston (USA), and from there back to Portimão (arriving on 25 June 2009).
During the Alumni meeting, Mr Kleinjans (left) was interviewed by journalist Jorgen Muylaert.
Port of Ghent CEO guest of the Antwerp Maritime Academy Alumni Association
Daan Schalck, the newly appointed Managing Director of the Port of Ghent, was guest speaker at the Autumn Meeting of the HZS Alumni.
In 2008, the Port of Ghent handled a seaborne cargo traffic of 27 million tonnes, which was a 7.7% increase compared to the previous year. Ghent is also an important inland navigation port (20 million tonnes in 2008).
The main challenge for the port is its accessibility for larger ships. A new sea lock is planned at Terneuzen (entrance of the canal to Ghent), enabling “new Panamax” sized ships to call at the port.
For inland navigation a link will be developed with the Seine-Nord Europe Canal, providing better access to the industry zones in Northern France and Paris.
Mr Daan Schalck, addressing the HZS Alumni