Experience

Transfennica Logistics

• Netherlands
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Service & Invoicing

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands



Spliethoff

• Netherlands
• Maritime Transportation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager Operations Far East & Australia Dept

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2021

  Amsterdam, The Netherlands As manager operations spil of control in daily business between various parties like: agents in load & discharge ports, commercial ship brokers, stevedoring companies, captains, internal departements (chartering, cargo super intendents, legal, crew, technical, bunkering, accounting). Negotiating prices and conditions. Monitoring and fine-tuning the progress of ships voyages in order to get best financial results. Working area: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan,… Show more As manager operations spil of control in daily business between various parties like: agents in load & discharge ports, commercial ship brokers, stevedoring companies, captains, internal departements (chartering, cargo super intendents, legal, crew, technical, bunkering, accounting). Negotiating prices and conditions. Monitoring and fine-tuning the progress of ships voyages in order to get best financial results. Working area: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. Reporting to Managing Director. Highlight and Special Project: April 2015 - January 2017 - On behalf of the Spliethoff Far East Departement working as Manager Operations and Team Member of the YAMGAZ YAMAL LNG SPP Project. About 60 sailings/shipments of pre-assembled steel structurals and pipe frames cargoes from various loadports in China to Sabetta, located on the Russian Siberian Yamal Peninsula, above the Arctic Circle. Sailing routing via Bering Strait or via the Suez Canal. Alternative loadport in Zeebrugge/Belgium to Sabetta. Northern Sea Route. Ice sailing, sometimes with assistance of Russian ice-breakers. Co-operation between BIGLIFT SHIPPING & SPLIETHOFF both for internal organisation as for fleet. Project according off shore standards. Reporting to Managing Director. Show less



Kloosterboer

• Netherlands
• Truck Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• International Sales Manager (Frozen Fish Division)

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2008

  Kloosterboer Coldstorage / Samskip Reefer Logistics in IJmuiden-The Netherlands In April 2005 the Icelandic transport company Samskip purchased several coldstores from the Dutch Kloosterboer Group, among others the coldstores in IJmuiden and Rotterdam port (The Netherlands), in Alesund (Norway) and on the Faroer Islands. Kloosterboer IJmuiden deals with handling, coldstorage, transit and forwarding transport of temperature controlles food products. It is focussing on landings of deep frozen fish products from fishing/reefer vessels/trawlers and reefer containers. The cargo… Show more In April 2005 the Icelandic transport company Samskip purchased several coldstores from the Dutch Kloosterboer Group, among others the coldstores in IJmuiden and Rotterdam port (The Netherlands), in Alesund (Norway) and on the Faroer Islands. Kloosterboer IJmuiden deals with handling, coldstorage, transit and forwarding transport of temperature controlles food products. It is focussing on landings of deep frozen fish products from fishing/reefer vessels/trawlers and reefer containers. The cargo flows not only consists of frozen fish into the European Community, but also for transport with final destination f.i Asia, Africa and the Amercicas. The company in IJmuiden offers a complete maritime logistical service package ranging from coldstorage, wharehousing, added values, veterinary inspections, customs, agencies, expedition, documentaion and reefer container on carriage/forwarding transport. The previously called Kloosterboer Shipping BV, with core business on carriage of transport of reefer containers with frozen fish, was renamed on 1 January 2007 into Samskip Reefer Logistics IJmuiden BV. Key responsibilities: Prepare and realising the yearly sales budget plan, sales & marketing, strategy, new business development, negotiating prices and conditions. Managing the supply chain partners in the cold chain. Visiting clients, relations, participate in international trade shows and exhibitions. From contact to contract. Optimizing internal organisation. Travelling 90 day's a year. Reporting to Managing Director. Direct leadership to team of 6 persons. Those day's Kloosterboer Coldstorage IJmuiden was part of the Icelandic Samskip Group. Show less



Sealane Coldstorage & Terminals

• Netherlands
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Sales Director

  • Dec 1999 - Jun 2005

  Eemshaven, The Netherlands Sealane Coldstorage BV is specialised in coldstorage, transit and forwarding transport of temperature controlled food products. Core business is landings of deep frozen fish products from fishing vessels/trawlers and reefer containers. The products are destinated for imports into the European Community and also as transit to final markets in Asia, Africa and The Americas. The company offers a logistical service package ranging from coldstorage, wharehousing, added values, veterinarian… Show more Sealane Coldstorage BV is specialised in coldstorage, transit and forwarding transport of temperature controlled food products. Core business is landings of deep frozen fish products from fishing vessels/trawlers and reefer containers. The products are destinated for imports into the European Community and also as transit to final markets in Asia, Africa and The Americas. The company offers a logistical service package ranging from coldstorage, wharehousing, added values, veterinarian inspections, customs, agencies, expedition, documentation and on carriage/forwarding transport. Started as commercial manager and promoted International Sales Director on January 2003. Responsible for international sales and sales policy of Sealane Coldstorage. Member of the Management Team. Making yearly sales budget and the realisation of it. Reporting management and sales information during management team's meetings. Main task increasing the cargo volume and turnover by world wide acquisitation/sales and relation management. My main contacts were with Industrial fish producers, trading companies and suppliers of logistical reefer services. From contact to contract. Contacts became relations. Relations became clients. Internal co-ordination with operations/forwarding staff, wharehouse/terminal and financial accounting dept. Complaints handling. Monitoring outstanding payments. Direct leadership to team of 5 persons. In order to achieve the companies sales targets represented the company in the following countries and continents: South America (mainly Argentina and Chili) North America Asia (mainly Japan, China, South Korea and Hong Kong). Europe (mainly Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Germany). Russia. Travelling 100 day's a year. Show less



Wijnne Barends

• Netherlands
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Operations Manager

  • Jan 1997 - Nov 1999

  Delfzijl, The Netherlands Shipping Company Wijnne Barends, founded in 1855, manages a modern fleet of 30 vessels with core business short sea shipping. The company has its own Terminal in Delfzijl, North of the Netherlands. From ports in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic States shiploads of forests products like pulp, paper, timber and plywood are being shipped to ports in North West Europe and the Mediterranean for mainly industrial paper producers. Return cargoes can be dry bulk like grain, salt, fertilisers and cokes… Show more Shipping Company Wijnne Barends, founded in 1855, manages a modern fleet of 30 vessels with core business short sea shipping. The company has its own Terminal in Delfzijl, North of the Netherlands. From ports in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic States shiploads of forests products like pulp, paper, timber and plywood are being shipped to ports in North West Europe and the Mediterranean for mainly industrial paper producers. Return cargoes can be dry bulk like grain, salt, fertilisers and cokes. It offers stevedoring, wharehousing, forwarding and agency services. As sales manager attracting cargoes from Industrial paper producers. Maintain and expand network of relations and clients. Increasing turnover. Making commercial tender offers. Calculations. Negotiations. Generate, analyse and report market and sales related information to Managing & Chartering Director. Public relations. Coaching 2 commercial trainees. As operational manager control and reduce operational voyage costs. Prepare sailing schedules. Co-ordinate loading and discharging between captains, chartering departement, agents and stevedores. Invoicing. Head of Operational Departement. Direct leadership to team of 5 persons. Reporting to Managing Director. Visiting clients, relations and Exhibitions (Pulp Paper International). Travelling to Norway, Finland, Germany, Belgium, England and Scotland. Since 2000 Wijnne&Barends BV is part of the Spliethoff Group in Amsterdam. Show less