The Beacon

5 years of maritime data. That’s what others can’t buy. @dockflow @michielvalee explains why historical container data, is the real competitive advantage. What data asset in your business are you sitting on that you haven’t fully activated yet? #TheBeacon #MaritimeTech #AI

Logistics is rather binary. You deliver or you don’t. @michielvalee from @dockflow has thought about this more than most. His answer is honest, a little uncomfortable, and completely right. What’s the most surprisingly complex ‘simple’ problem you’ve tried to solve?

95% of Rotterdam export documents go through Portbase digitally. Most forwarders still check Portbase in one tab and their tracking tool in another. Two logins. Someone on the team whose actual job is refreshing a screen.

@dockflow nice!

@jawwwn_ You think we will be able to beat China?

Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Jensen Huang: AI = American Intelligence 🇺🇸 “AI makes America the dominant country in the world.” “I spent half my life in Europe—they’re whining and crying. We have the right chips, software, engineers, culture…” “It’s combining into a juggernaut.”

"Every Company needs a OpenClaw Stategy!" says Jenson Huang (@nvidia ). We have an introduction to @openclaw on 21 MAY 2026 at The Beacon. Here is the event link: eventbrite.be/e/techxperienc… Workshop by @ns2agi youtube.com/watch?v=kRmZ5z…

@ShamimMikael just signed a €1.5M, 10-year contract to build the first medical drone airport in Wallonia at @CHULiege.

€3.1M federal funding for maritime infrastructure protection — @deblauwecluster is part of the initiative. The sea is serious business. dhnet.be/dernieres-depe… #maritimetech #blueeconomy

🎓 @KdGHogeschool becomes first in Flanders to launch a Humanitarian Logistics & Defence specialisation. Future crisis-ready supply chain professionals, starting Sept 2026. Proud to have them at #TheBeacon! #Logistics

Belgium's first fully automated cargo drone hub is live — built by our resident company @Helicus 🚁 The future of port logistics is here. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=17l5Ce… #DroneLogistics #MaritimeTech #Innovation

@imecVlaanderen just opened Europe's NanoIC pilot line in Leuven – sub-2nm chip research that puts Flanders at the center of global semiconductor innovation. Proximity matters. 🚀 imec.be/nl/press/imec-… #Innovation #MaritimeTech #Flanders

Chinese electric truck maker Windrose is launching their European HQ in Antwerp. First stop: charging their Global E700 at Milence's port hub ⚡🚛 When innovative players cluster, collisions happen. That's what we're building at The Beacon. shorturl.at/XfJF9 #MaritimeTech

🦞OpenClaw and Moltbook: what this means for your business? An AI-only social network with 770k bots An open-source agent with shell access to your machine. Zero security? This week changed the AI agent conversation forever. @steipete youtube.com/watch?v=AcwK1U…

COMMUNITY NEWS! 📢 It's happening. Autonomous, fully electric @AutomatedGuidedVehicles (AGVs) are driving around at @PortofAntBruges, moving empty containers between buffer zones and stacks The best part? It was all tested in a busy, operational environment,! #AGV

The port where drones have their own air traffic control. 13,000+ operations since 2021. @PortofAntBruges just upgraded their DronePortal — maritime-tech literally flying overhead 🚁

SSTT 🤫 Future changemakers at work! We want to give the up-and-coming generation everything they need to thrive! That's why this exam season, we are opening our Open Office again for students in Antwerp, We wish all students out there the best of luck! 🍀

Calling all startups 📢 Want to put your business on the map? Applications for the Belgium Startup Awards are now open! It’s a huge opportunity for Belgian founders to gain national visibility, attend expert masterclasses, and pitch for tremendous prizes startupawards.be

@ml6 @huggingface 🔗 RSVP here: etoile.events/events/ebffd05…

SIGNAL is back! ✨ on Jan 29; North Star is bringing together the Belgian AI community at The Beacon! On the line-up: 🎤 Niels Rogge, engineer at @ML6 and @HuggingFace - Building effective agents 🎤 Stijn (Stan) Christiaens, cofounder at Collibra - Agents and their data

COMMUNITY NEWS 📢 Lanark charts its own course after successful growth within Talenco Group! A big congrats to the Lanark team on this milestone! We're excited to see where this next step will bring you! Read more: made-in.be/antwerpen/lana…