Expert Details
Global Ocean Shipping
ID: 736735
Belgium
Also specific knowledge of Maritime Security and anti-piracy, as well as in refrigerated and perishable cargo transport.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2013 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Shipping & Logistics | Institution: Middlesex University |
| Year: 2002 | Degree: Container Inspector | Subject: Repair surveys | Institution: Institute of International Container Lessors |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: MICS | Subject: Shipbroking | Institution: Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Employer: Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor, Amsterdam | Title: Line Manager | Department: Cleveland Europe Express |
Responsibilities:Manage and restructure the Europe to Great Lakes liner shipping service. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2016 | Employer: Safmarine MPV, Antwerp | Title: Global Container Manager | Department: Container Management |
Responsibilities:Manage the global container fleet of Safmarine MPV across four trades into West Africa. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2012 | Employer: Drum Cussac, Poole, UK | Title: Maritime Security Sales Manager | Department: Sales & Marketing |
Responsibilities:Promoting armed guard maritime security teams aboard various commercial shipping vessels for anti-piracy in the Gulf of Aden. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2010 | Employer: South American Atlantic Service (SAAS), Stanley, Falkland Islands | Title: General Manager | Department: Management |
Responsibilities:To re-start and re-structure a small shipping line serving the Falkland Islands, chartering two vessels and negotiating the worldwide slot charter agreement with Hamburg Sud, under challenging political circumstances. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2010 | Employer: Seacastle Container Leasing, Antwerp | Title: Vice President - New Business Development | Department: Sales and Marketing |
Responsibilities:Promoting reefer and dry container leases to shipping lines and multimodal transport companies across Europe, Africa, India and eastern Europe (Russia) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Employer: Seatrade Reefer Chartering, Antwerp | Title: Global Container Manager | Department: Container Management |
Responsibilities:Establish container operations worldwide for the world's largest conventional refrigerated cargo shipping company. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1998 | Employer: PrimeSource Corporation, Antwerp | Title: Executive Director - Sales and Marketing | Department: Sales and Marketing |
Responsibilities:To establish PrimeSource Leasing as a start-up leasing comapny of dry containers under an all-in Premier Service leasing concept to shipping lines. Also set up the European depot and repair network of the lessor with the same lump sum pricing concept for repair and storage services. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1976 to 2012 | Country / Region: United Kingdom | Summary: Various positions in shipping agency, ro-ro shipping and maritime security in Liverpool, Southampton, Poole. |
| Years: 1979 to Present | Country / Region: Belgium | Summary: Various senior management positions at 8 shipping lines and 2 container leasing companies in Antwerp and Brussels. |
| Years: 2010 to 2010 | Country / Region: Falkland Islands | Summary: General Manager of a small container shipping company |
| Years: 1989 to 2018 | Country / Region: Netherlands | Summary: Various senior international positions at shipping lines and leasing companies in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, etc. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers from 1982 Container Inspector - Institute of International Container Lessors - 2002 |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MICS 1982 (Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, UK) IICL 2002 - Container Inspector |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Various training sessions in container refrigeration, container and general cargo shipping, marketing,and sales, negotiation, etc. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Native |
| Dutch | Fluent |
| French | Basic understanding |
| German | Basic understanding |
Fields of Expertise
container, container design, container industry, container transportation, Container Shipping, containerized shipping, marine container shipping, shipping container, refrigerated transport, Maritime Security, Reefer cargo shipping, Break-bulk cargo shipping, General cargo shipping, Liner shipping industry, Container Leasing, Container Fleet Management, cargo industry, cargo vessel, cargo ship, Ocean freight, Transport - cargo and freight