‘Hi. Mijn naam is Scott Visseren, 23 jaar oud. Ik ben dit schooljaar gestart met de MBO BBL opleiding Coördinator Havenlogistiek op het STC te Rotterdam. Als ervaren Terminal Operator wil ik ook graag weten wat er allemaal bij komt kijken om een volledig transport te organiseren. Ik ben dus weer naar school gegaan. Via [...]

Het afgelopen jaar heeft STC Group een professionaliseringstraject ingezet voor externe inhuur. Slotstuk is een nieuwe aanbesteding van alle externe inhuur. TOS heeft deelgenomen aan dit traject en ‘Perceel 2’ gewonnen. Hiermee is TOS de exclusieve partner voor tijdelijke inhuur van de vakspecifieke docenten en de bemanning van de STC opleidingsschepen. De vakspecifieke docenten zijn [...]

‘For the many ship delivery* voyages that we undertake, we have to provide our ship delivery crew with nautical books and charts. Legislation prescribes that these books are up to date at all times and, therefore, when an edition expires, it must be replaced. We don’t scrap the expired versions but hand them over to [...]

‘The Bis Viridis is silent, smoothly finished and sails with its two skegs like a razorblade through the water.’ Captain Ernst, Superintendent Global Ship Delivery, but also experienced ASD Master at TOS spent a week on board the Bis Viridis in the Port of Antwerp. On special request of the vessel owner Damen Marine Services, [...]

We can see the barge from our HQ in the Waalhaven. Only two harbour basins further away, we can spot the JB-115. Visiting the barge, we received a warm welcome from our crew. Mijke Zabel, Senior Consultant Offshore, met with most of the crew in the galley. New TOS colleague Floris van Haarlem, Commercial Consultant, [...]

Sinterklaas surprised us at the TOS HQ with Rotterdam cookies. For all seafarers at home: enjoy ‘pakjesavond’ or in English the ‘evening of presents’. Are you still at sea? Then join us in baking pepernoten, a typical Dutch Sinterklaas sweet! This recipe will be a piece of cake for the ship's cook. And they taste great with a cup [...]

‘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 [...]

It was interesting, amazing and sometimes overwhelming to hear all about the training sessions that our resources have to face on a regular basis. Twice a month, all TOS colleagues attend a ‘TOS Academy’ about various subjects to keep everyone up to date on the processes, laws & regulations. TOS Academy is our internal education [...]