MCJ AMA: Zach Gallant - Fleetzero
Join us in the MCJ Community Slack for a 24 hour 'Ask Me Anything' with Zach Gallant, Vice President of Marine Operations at Fleetzero.
Our next MCJ Ask-Me-Anything is with Zach Gallant, Vice President of Marine Operations at Fleetzero.
Let’s meet our guest…
Meet Zach: Zach grew up in Maine and attended the Maine Maritime Academy after high school. He spent 15 years on board ships of all types and sizes. His career started on freighters carrying bulk cargo such as iron ore in the Great Lakes. Then Zach worked at Transocean, the world's largest offshore drilling contractor, for over a decade. He recently transitioned to Fleetzero, a startup building a fleet of electric ships to help address and reduce the carbon emissions from the shipping industry, which accounts for about 3% of total global emissions.
→ MCJ Podcast: Listen to Zach’s episode with Yin on our Skilled Labour Series here, as well as our Startup Series episode with the Fleetzero co-founders last year.
→ Want a reminder for this AMA? Add it to your calendar via registering for this event.
→ Read more about Fleetzero, and our reasons for investing, here.
Our AMA with Zach will start on Wednesday 14th June at 9am PST - 12pm EST - 5pm GMT and will run asynchronously in the MCJ AMA slack channel for 24 hours.
In Yin’s episode with Zach they cover:
[2:00] Zach's background and experience as a marine engineer
[11:13] Different types of maritime ships and propulsion systems
[15:33] Zach's firsthand experience witnessing the impacts of climate change
[18:41] The process of setting up an exploratory drill well
[24:33] Zach's decision to transition out of oil and gas into a climate tech maritime company
[27:51] Technological shifts in the maritime industry
[30:05] Shortage of maritime workers and how to encourage more people to get involved
[32:23] What keeps Zach optimistic
→ You can find a transcript of the full conversation here.
You can dig into Zach’s work further via:
Fleetzero begins its search for the first giant ship to convert to battery power - TechCrunch
This startup designed an electric cargo ship to cross the ocean
Set your reminders, and get your questions ready! You can ask Zach anything!
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