Michael van der Meer

Supervisor Regional Operations Centre (ROC) at HMM
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(386) 825-5501
Location
NL
Languages
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency

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Experience

    • Maritime Transportation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supervisor Regional Operations Centre (ROC)
      • May 2022 - Present

    • Alliance Regional Coordinator (RCC) & Sr Vessel planner at Regional Operations Center
      • Sep 2020 - Apr 2022

      Alliance Regional Coordinator (RCC, Regional Coordination Committee)* Coordination of operational & structural matters with the THE ALLIANCE partners (Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Yang Ming) in Europe / Mediterranean as spokesperson for HMM.* Schedule + berth planning monitoring & decision making / handle contingencies for vessels within Europe / Mediterranean.Vessel planning (Central planner)* Stowage & stability planning of HMM operated vessels within Europe / Mediterranean.* Slot allocation monitoring & optimize intake of the vessels in liasion with the Space Management department. Show less

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Planning Lead
      • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

      IGMA Bulk Terminal Amsterdam IGMA Bulk Terminal Amsterdam

    • Netherlands
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Logistics Supply Chain Specialist
      • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

      Nextlogic is 100% owned by the Port of Rotterdam authority. Optimalisation of the containerbarge planning within the Port of Rotterdam. • Provide practial expertise to develop a realistic integral planning algorithm. • Testing of systems. • Product Owner development Business Intelligence system • Business Data analyst Nextlogic is 100% owned by the Port of Rotterdam authority. Optimalisation of the containerbarge planning within the Port of Rotterdam. • Provide practial expertise to develop a realistic integral planning algorithm. • Testing of systems. • Product Owner development Business Intelligence system • Business Data analyst

    • Netherlands
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Vessel Planner
      • Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

      • Stowage planning of container vessels in the range of 200 to 21.000 TEU (feeder and deep-sea vessels) as per the shipping line’s instruction. • Barge- and rail planning. • Spot various potential bottlenecks for the terminal during the pre-planning stage. • Creating the most efficient working sequence of the terminal gantry cranes. • Resource and berth planning. • Monitoring vessels under operation and adjusting the working sequence wherever required to safeguard on-time departure. • Optimize planning on container-level to have a good balance between ship’s stability and terminal stack operation with minimum shiftings as possible. • Troubleshooting of various operational problems which can arise during discharge and/or loading. • Experience with Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance members as well all common feeder and barge operators. Show less

    • Netherlands
    • Maritime Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations / Chartering / Forwarding / Legal
      • Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

      • Project management. • Process improvement, cost saving and standardization on various departments. • Restructure Container Equipment Control desk (set up procedures, optimize equipment flows, reduce maintenance and repair costs, etc.). • Chartering (Liner service / projects / bulk / coastal / brokerage). • Forwarding (Containers / breakbulk / complex EPC projects). • Audit Charter Party and Bill of Lading conditions. • Claims handling. • P&I Club liaison. • Documentation department process improvement (Import / export). Show less

    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Vessel Planner
      • Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

      • Stowage planning of container vessels in the range of 200 to 19.000 TEU (feeder and deep sea vessels) as per the shipping line’s instruction. • Spot various potential bottlenecks for the terminal during the pre-planning stage. • Creating most efficient working sequence of the terminal gantry cranes in liaison with the berth planning department. • Monitoring vessels under operation and adjusting the working sequence wherever required to safeguard on-time departure. • Optimize planning on container-level to have a good balance between ship’s stability and terminal stack operation with minimum shiftings as possible. • Troubleshooting of various operational problems which can arise during discharge and/or loading. • Experience with all shipping lines. Show less

    • Netherlands
    • Maritime Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Ship Broker Chartering
      • Jul 2013 - Sep 2014

      • Fixing part cargoes (both contract and spot) for the established liner service. • Commercial management of 7 multi-purpose vessels in the range of 12-18.000dwt worldwide. • Voyage Estimating. • Commercial management being either full cargoes or parcelling. • Controlling financial performance of the vessels. • Reporting and cash flow management for the commercial managed vessels to head-owners. • Time chartering of multi-purpose vessels, both as charterer and disponent owner. • Post-fixing tasks coordination with the Operations department. • Business development. Show less

    • Denmark
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Vessel Operator
      • Feb 2009 - Jun 2013

      Terminal & Vessel Operations • Daily berth planning of container terminals, hubs and non-hubs, both own terminals as well third-party terminals in the Le Havre - St. Petersburg range. • Pro-forma berth planning and strategically network adjustments. • Terminal performance management. • Stowage- and terminal efficiency coordination. • Record-keeping of stowage related terminal restrictions. • Service Level Agreements with container terminals. • (Advanced) contingency planning and execution. • Calculation, verification, record keeping and approval of port expenses. • Record keeping of nautical data and restrictions in ports. • Supervision of local (third party) agencies and local operations departments. • Daily scheduling for various container liner services. • Pro-forma scheduling and strategically network adjustments. • Voyage- and bunker planning in liaison with the vessel’s command. • Optimization of bunker intake and sludge disposal. • Monitoring of vessel performance, both owned as well chartered vessels. • Bunker saving related projects. • Coordination of repair works to vessels. • Global coordination of strengthening ship-to-shore relationship and communication for a fleet of about 450 owned and chartered vessels. • Process improvement and standardization of multiple processes. • Management reporting. • Overall (advanced) cost reduction. • Providing of training programs and coaching for new colleagues as well internal presentations. • Contribution to software development and improvement. Show less

    • Co-Owner
      • Mar 2007 - Jan 2009

      • General management. • Sales activities. • Customer service. • Finance / accounting. • Human Resources. • Operational planning and execution. • Truck driver containers. • Import and export of shipments, including project cargoes. • General management. • Sales activities. • Customer service. • Finance / accounting. • Human Resources. • Operational planning and execution. • Truck driver containers. • Import and export of shipments, including project cargoes.

    • Netherlands
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Manager
      • Apr 2002 - Feb 2007

      • Daily berth planning of container terminals in the Le Havre - Hamburg range. • Pro-forma berth planning and strategically network adjustments. • Terminal performance management. • Service Level Agreements with container terminals. • (Advanced) contingency planning and execution. • Setup of the corporation between the shipping line and terminal for the ‘Dedicated facility’ in Rotterdam. • On board discussion of stowage-, schedule and agency related matters. • Calculation, verification, record keeping and approval of port expenses. • Record keeping of nautical data and restrictions in ports. • Supervision of local (third party) agencies and local operations departments. • Daily scheduling for various container liner services. • Pro-forma scheduling and strategically network adjustments. • Voyage- and bunker planning in liaison with the vessel’s command. • Setup of the new European Operations Centre department for terminal-, schedule and stowage planning. • Monitoring of vessel performance, both owned and chartered vessels. • Stowage and stability planning of containerships in the 600-8.500 TEU range (up to 100.000t deadweight capacity). • Optimization of the intake capacity of the ships in liaison with the commercial departments. • Optimization of the stowage planning (simulations) on the entire rotation. • Management reporting. • Overall cost reduction. • Process improvement and standardization of multiple processes. • Providing of training programs for new colleagues, as well internal presentations. • Verification and approval of dangerous cargo shipment requests. • Quotation, inspection and approval of oversized shipments (out-of-gauge and breakbulk). • Issue discharge- and load-lists to the terminals. • Issue of dangerous cargo- and reefer manifests. • Inspection of damaged container equipment. • Equipment control in main ports as well inland terminals and depots. • Coordination of cleaning, inspection and repair of reefer containers. Show less

  • Freightcon International B.V.
    • Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
    • Freight Forwarder
      • Jan 2001 - Mar 2002

      • Sales activities. • Customer service. • Export of FCL and LCL (specialism Africa, Asia and the Caribbean). • Coordination of shipment deliveries and loading of containers at the warehouse. • Booking of the containers with the shipping line. • Invoicing and cost control. • Sales activities. • Customer service. • Export of FCL and LCL (specialism Africa, Asia and the Caribbean). • Coordination of shipment deliveries and loading of containers at the warehouse. • Booking of the containers with the shipping line. • Invoicing and cost control.

    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freight Forwarder
      • Sep 2000 - Dec 2000

      • Import of LCL shipments in containers and full containers (FCL) from Asia. • Customer service. • Issue of pre-arrival notices to the consignees. • Coordination of the stripping of containers at the warehouse. • Arrange the distribution of the cargo to the consignees. • Invoicing and cost control. • Import of LCL shipments in containers and full containers (FCL) from Asia. • Customer service. • Issue of pre-arrival notices to the consignees. • Coordination of the stripping of containers at the warehouse. • Arrange the distribution of the cargo to the consignees. • Invoicing and cost control.

    • Trainee Intermodal & Customer Service Export
      • Jun 1999 - Aug 2000

      • Arrange the pre- and on-carriage of containers by road, rail, barge and feeders. • Customer service. • Issue of Bills of Lading. • Issue of dangerous cargo- and reefer manifests. • Invoicing and cost control. • Arrange the pre- and on-carriage of containers by road, rail, barge and feeders. • Customer service. • Issue of Bills of Lading. • Issue of dangerous cargo- and reefer manifests. • Invoicing and cost control.

Education

  • BIMCO
    Cargo claims
    2016 - 2016
  • Scheepvaart- en Transport College
    Certified Ship Broker
    2013 - 2014
  • BIMCO
    Dry Cargo Laytime & Demurrage
    2014 -
  • IMDG E-learning
    IMDG Code conform chapter 1.3
    2014 - 2014
  • Meteoconsult
    Maritime Meteorology
    2013 - 2013
  • CCV-B
    Truck driver, Truck driver's diploma
    2007 - 2007
  • VTL
    Truck driver - Dangerous Cargo, ADR dangerous cargo. Basis+Tank+IMO class 1+7
    2007 - 2007
  • Scheepvaart- en Transport College
    Cargadoor I (Shipping agent)
    2005 - 2005
  • Scheepvaart- en Transport College
    IMDG Code conform chapter 1.3
    2003 - 2003
  • FENEX
    Forwarder
    2001 - 2003
  • Scheepvaart- en Transport College
    Administration
    1999 - 2001
  • CSG Aquamarijn
    MAVO, Dutch, English, German, Physics, Math, Economics
    1995 - 1999
  • Meester Blom
    Elementary school
    1987 - 1995

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