Team
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges International team consists of highly skilled experts with extensive port and terminal experience, and are carefully selected to form a multidisciplinary team, covering all expertise required within a port and logistics environment. Moreover, their expertise has been tested in and enriched by the implementation in ports and terminals worldwide. Meet the people behind Port of Antwerp-Bruges International.
The management team:
Kristof Waterschoot
Managing Director
Business and regulatory expert for Ports and Port Authorities.
His experience covers all aspects of ports strategy, including multi-modal solutions.
Stefan Cassimon
Director
Expert in all aspects of port logistics, from warehouse operations to maritime forwarding.
Specialized in projects related to the development of sustainable and highly efficient supply chains in the maritime industry and the dry ports concept.
Mario Lievens
Director
Expert in port management, port development and strategy. Combining his strong legal and financial background with the economic reality of ports and terminals, offering pragmatic solutions to its customers.
The experts of Port of Antwerp-Bruges International:
Nele Voorspoels
Senior Manager
Nearly 20 years of experience in the international logistics industry in commercial, marketing and strategic roles. She’s worked as an expat in Africa for 4 years in Libreville, Gabon and Cotonou, Benin. Nele has a strong commercial profile, with excellent skills as a communicator, team leader and project manager. Neat analytical and organizational skills and hands-on experience in change management.
Philippe Droesbeke
Senior Manager
Expert in terminal management and business development with focus on dry and liquid bulk sector.
General management support, organisational structures, market studies, terminal design, operational effiency, logistical optimisation.
Nico Vertongen
Manager
Expert in port management, master planning and training in Central and West Africa.
Specialized in maritime market studies, public private partnerships in ports, maritime traffic studies and port authorities.
Bart van Mol
Director
Expert in port development and port management, business development, business and trade facilitation and process optimisation.
Nico Suys
Manager
Expert in all aspects of concession management: market inquiries of purchased land, tarification, setting up agreements, efficient use of space, negotiations with applicants for concessions.
Marnix Delée
Manager
Nautical expert. Analysis of visions and strategies in the planning phase, assessment of traffic flows, port infrastructure and operational procedures. Safety and security expertise.
Ulysses Van droogenbroeck
Analyst
Holds a master’s degree in Business Economics with a specialization in Accounting and Finance and international relations and diplomacy. Joint creator of the logistics zone in the port of Cotonou and stakeholder relationship co-coordinator for a port related to Tanzania.
Johan Dutoit
Manager
Extensive experience as a liquid bulk storage terminal Manager. This background provides him with a strong operational and technical understanding of liquid bulk operations.
He has practical insight into maritime operations and navigation, enabling him to comprehend the complexities of port traffic management systems.
Alexander De Feyter
Analyst
Alexander is a hands-on and driven maritime professional with a nautical background. Having spent significant time working as a navigational officer on dredging vessels, he understands the complexities and challenges associated with marine operations. His operational experience in this specialized domain allows him to offer practical insights and innovative solutions to clients in need of nautical expertise.
Paul Wauters
Manager
More than 24 years of experience in the logistics of dangerous liquids and transport of dangerous goods by road, rail, inland navigation and sea.
As a former harbour master. he has extensive expertise in managing public order, the maritime and land access, the treatment of goods, and the safety and security in a port area.
Kirsten Raeymaekers
Associate Manager
Expert in project management. She has expertise in projects such as Hydrogen import, development of the commercial strategy for the port of Cotonou (Benin) and the sustainable development strategy of Port of Duqm.
Floris Bakker
Associate Manager
Expert in developing financial business cases, financial reporting & statistics, and establishing quality management systems. Floris holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics and broadened his view with a Master in International Management & Strategy. He has extensive experience as a global group controller. He deepened his knowledge of Offshore wind farms and project management support.
Eva Vyncke
Analyst
She worked as an project manager safety culture and as an operation officer for companies in the Antwerp harbour. Experience in project-, safety- and training management.
Aag Helewaut
Manager
Seasoned civil engineer and construction specialist, with extensive experience in port engineering and maritime structures, including quay walls, lock systems, terminals, offshore structures and wastewater treatment plants.
Paul Lambrechts
Manager
Paul has an extensive background as Logistic Service Provider
in Antwerp. His experience covers all aspects of maritime and hinterland transport, warehousing, distribution and trade and custom formalities.
Tim Michielsen
Manager
Expert in implementation of software solutions in the maritime industry, (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN) and Single Window systems), training of end-users. Acquired experience in the shipping process and the use of shipping documents. Combined account management and business development management roles for the West-African market. Project management, implementation and roll-out of IT programs. Tim is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portugese.
Achille Sobry
Analyst
Expert in the development of offshore wind farms with a strong focus on the port side, port strategy, port governance, and market studies. Achille has a background in road transportation with a focus on liquid food products. He holds olds an advanced master’s degree in Maritime and Air Transportation Management obtained at Antwerp Management School.
Karel Doffyn
Associate Manager
Legal expert with an advanced master’s degree in Maritime Sciences from Ghent University. Cross-departmental experience in the oil and gas industry in different locations worldwide. In the past 3 years, Karel gained operational expertise in LPG gas handling and storage. He offers consultancy support and advice in legal logistic matters, operational processes, process optimization and project management.
Johannes Schmidt
Senior Manager
Extensive international knowledge in the port and logistics sector with a focus on strategic planning, sustainability and innovation management.
His mission here is to support the port and logistics industry to improve competitiveness, drive efficiency and foster innovative and sustainable business models.
Tom De Smedt
Manager
Experienced in port & terminal processes and related IT solutions including Port Management Systems, Port Community Systems and Terminal Operating Systems. Currently involved in PoABI’s digitalisation projects.
Louise van Kesteren
Analyst
Louise holds a Master’s degree in Nautical Sciences. She has extensive experience in quality, Health, Safety and Security (QHSSE), providing insights and improvement solutions in maritime related projects.
Arnaud Smits
Analyst
Arnaud has an academic background in business economics with a specialisation in finance. Experience as a terminal operator. In addition, he actively engages in energy transition projects.
Tonka Pemen
Analyst
Experience in environmental compliance and management within marine operations and shipping industry. She holds a Master’s degree in environmental sciences. Tonka is currently working on projects related to environmental management and business attractiveness. She is certified by CQI IRCA as Lead Auditor Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2015.
Erwin Dickens
Manager
Background in agricultural engineering. Extensive experience in, development economics with additional focus on governance, capacity building and project management. He has a clear overview on economic and social issues. He has an PDipl in macro-economics and employment policy and an MSc Local economic development. .
Kelly Brosens
Analyst
She is regional coordinator for the Latin American region and key account for all requests regarding capacity building coming from Eastern Europe. Expert in port strategy development and training strategy development. Extensive experience in improving perishable cargo transport efficiency and optimizing cargo quality upon delivery. Kelly is fluent in Portuguese, English and German.
Manuela Garcia Zuluaga
Analyst
Experience in environmental compliance, ESG audits and sustainability. She holds a master’s degree in bioscience engineering with a specialization in agricultural sciences. Currently working on projects related to environmental management.
Michiel Heleven
Analyst
Legal expert with a background in transport. Experienced in concession policies and pricing strategies.
Michiel holds a master’s degree of Law and an advanced master’s degree in Maritime Science with great distinction.
Julie Tegenbos
Manager
Extensive experience in asset management, environmental liability management and contaminated site management.
She holds a master’s degree in bioscience engineering and is an expert in sustainability and environmental management for ports.
Kamiel Schilders
Analyst
Experienced in commercial and strategy exercises, including market intelligence, marketing strategy and commercial development. Kamiel currently works on a high-level development framework for a Namibian port.
Wannes Vincent
Associate Manager
Experienced client relationship manager with an extension in marketing and event management. 4 years of relevant experience in the maritime industry. Proven track record of developing and maintaining successful partnerships and collaborations with port authorities, shipping lines and other stakeholders in the industry.
Inge Taillieu
Manager
Extensive international background in logistics, shipping, ports and terminals. Speciality in supply chain optimisation, strategic planning of sustainable transport last/first-mile modi, and making value propositions for terminals, shipping lines and BCO’s.
Stan Blomme
Analyst
Stan holds a Master’s degree in Bioscience engineering and has proven experience on different environmental aspects with a main focus on soil, water and biodiversity. Additionally, he has experience on solving environmental issues and the implementation of environmental management systems (EMS) in primary industry.
Enabled by:
Nancy Leyman
Management Assistant to the Managing Director
Management assistant to Kristof Waterschoot
