A company of sailors
EcoClipper Cooperative
EcoClipper today
EcoClipper is made up of EcoClipper B.V and EcoClipper Coöperatie U.A. The cooperative works as a holding company. Anyone who invests can join and have a say in the future decisions of the EcoClipper group. EcoClipper B.V company sees the day-to-day operations.
EcoClipper B.V has a team of experienced professionals, with a passion for sustainability. This international group of people provides a wealth of knowledge, is able to advise on specific decisions and cares deeply about the future of shipping and travel.
Over the last few years, EcoClipper has developed a large online network and worked on completing a design for the first EcoClipper ship series – the EcoClipper500. The company is also expanding to include retrofit vessels – these are smaller than the EcoClipper500 series and will operate on tailored routes.
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Founder
Jorne Langelaan, founder of EcoClipper, comes from a shipping background. Having sailed on both motor-cargo vessels and sailing ships, Jorne saw the necessity and potential of reducing emissions in shipping by using the power of wind.
As a boy of 12, Jorne helped his uncle transport goods using a motor-cargo vessel. In the 1990’s Jorne sailed on a sail cargo ship Avontuur, operating in the Caribbean. In 2007, Jorne and two friends began rebuilding Tres Hombres purposely for sailing cargo and set up the company Fairtransport. This garnered huge international attention and the ship continues to operate on the trans-Atlantic route.
Through his experiences, Jorne saw the need to continue increasing supply to meet demand. He decided to work on designing a ship that could carry more cargo on various shipping routes around the world. This led to EcoClipper.
The crew
In addition to having great enthusiasm for sail cargo and EcoClipper, our international team combines top maritime expertise and decades of experience in business development and management.
EcoClipper in the future
EcoClipper will continue to work on bringing sail cargo vessels on the water. By working with existing sail cargo companies, interested parties and cooperative members EcoClipper plans to develop a fleet of purpose-built and retrofitted ships. These will be sailing around the world, or on specifically designed routes according to the markets.
Management & Office
JORNE LANGELAAN
Founder
We are creating a modern day logistics system, which takes the natural world into account and makes use of timeless traditions that have evolved over centuries.
Jeremy Fouriaux
Director
Carefully, with conviction, we balance innovation with ancient wisdom, efficiency with ecological responsibility.
On uncharted waters, we set a course toward a world where travel and trade are no longer in conflict with nature, but flow in harmony with it.