Every year on the 25th of June, the IMO organises the Day of the Seafarer. This years’ theme: ‘I Am On Board With Gender Equality’. It is a day to highlight opportunities for women (as well as the contributions they are already making) in a wide range of maritime careers and professions. The focus will [...]

He is a romantic pur sang A sailor in heart and soul, and he loves a good challenge. Meet Tjalling van der Zee, Ship Delivery Captain, and read about his delivery voyage with a double tow. Preparations in Nigeria all went according to plan. TOS Superintendent Ernst Weggers was hard at work, as usual. On [...]

A worldwide sailing area, different deliveries done simultaneously, a dynamic department, the business is booming. The number of ship deliveries has once again reached a record high in the first half of this year. In addition to the regular ship deliveries, we are busy with the reactivation from lay up. A large number of ships around [...]

Last week, TOS hosted an event for the corporate network, Sociëteit Rotterdam Maritiem. A local club for companies that are in any way active as a maritime company (also known as 'wet' companies) in the Rotterdam Port Area. TOS has been a member of this network since the major renovation of the Waalhaven Oostzijde in [...]

Today, April 28th, is World Day for Safety & Health at Work. A good time to bring everyone’s attention to this issue. In 2019, the theme of this day is ‘A Safe and healthy future of work’. The campaign aims to accelerate action and awareness for the future of work. The world of work is transforming [...]

De Race of the Classics is dit jaar gestart met 23 teams. Tijdens het zevendaagse zeilevenement varen studenten van universiteiten en hogescholen uit Nederland op klassieke zeilschepen. De teams zeilen van de Rotterdamse Veerhaven richting de kust van Engeland, om vervolgens te finishen in Amsterdam. De Race of the Classics Studenten-editie, ook wel ‘de Rees’ [...]

‘De opkomst is hoog op deze zonnige zaterdag. Een groot aantal van onze Work2Learn studenten is, na een lange werkweek in de Rotterdamse haven, aangeschoven voor een eendaagse VCA cursus. We hebben speciaal voor onze MBO BBL studenten en enkele offshore resources een VCA cursus georganiseerd op het hoofdkantoor in de Waalhaven. We bieden deze [...]