Meet Timen Veldkamp: Senior Technician at Erasmus MC. Als zeevarende heeft hij voor gerenommeerde partijen gewerkt zoals baggerbedrijf Tideway, het huidige DEME.
SEA2SHORE OPPORTUNITIES: COMMISSIONING ENGINEER
After a while, through TOS’s mediation, I took on the role of Commissioning Engineer at Royal IHC. On the whole, the run-up to this
SEA2SHORE: TINKERING & LEADERSHIP
‘Ahh, I just love the tinkering with machinery. At the Solitaire at Allseas, there was always something to be done and we did the major maintenance work, on the main engines for example, ourselves. Spare parts and tools were always available on board.
VROUWEN IN DE HAVEN: MARIANNE VAN SCHOUWEN
Van Schouwen: “Het werk in de logistieke sector is prachtig en veelzijdig. Al ruim 11 jaar ben ik werkzaam in deze sector. Mijn carrière begon ik bij een containeroperator in de binnenvaart en als expediteur heb ik de gehele logistieke keten van A tot Z meegemaakt. Nu ben ik consultant en zie ik ook de andere kant.
Onshore career through TOS
Click here to read the Dutch version ‘Have you sailed the seas of the world and are you now looking for a job on shore? Are you curious to discover your added value as a (former) seafarer or to know more about the financial side of a new career on shore? At TOS, we’re happy [...]
SEA2SHORE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES
‘I sailed for about four years. What I remember most are the long ocean voyages, the adventure, the view of the sea, the whales and dolphins and the time spent with the crew. The time together on board was very special, but so were the meetings on shore.’
SEA2SHORE: KEEP WORKING SAFELY!
Freedom, regular travel, a well-paid job, working together with fun colleagues from other cultures… Supervisor/Quality Inspector is simply honest work! I really liked it.’ We interviewed Rene Goutziers. Even with his positive experiences offshore, he made the move from Sea2Shore. After the mediation process at TOS, he now works as Equipment Engineer.
Sea2Shore connections
‘I worked at sea for nearly eight years. In 2015, I worked and lived in China for three months to guide the completion of two heavy-lift vessels. This period, as well as sailing along the Northern Sea Route on the Polar Class heavy-lift vessels, made a tremendous impression on me. The success we booked as [...]
