From Training to Tech: Scaling Sustainable Change in the Workboat Sector
Join new speakers Tim Spitters from TOS (Transport & Offshore Services) and Éomer Zwijnenberg from Rabobank at ‘Get Set for Workboat 2050’ in Rotterdam on Thursday 26 March.
Crew training, new financial models, circular economy practices, and digitalisation aren’t optional anymore, they’re essential. Join vessel operators, policymakers, financiers, and industry leaders for practical insights and real-world solutions shaping efficient, resilient workboat operations.
Tim Spitters is Business Manager - Offshore at TOS, an international service provider for the maritime, offshore and wind energy sectors. Around 800 professionals work for TOS on a day-to-day basis.
TOS has extensive knowledge and experience in providing international personnel services, advising clients on remuneration options and international legislation and regulations. Clients are players in the shipping, offshore, wind energy and technology sectors, serving the international market via TOS offices in Poland, the Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Brazil, Singapore and Indonesia and a partnership in the Philippines. TOS offers candidates a wide range of career opportunities, both on and offshore.
Éomer Zwijnenberg is Director Corporate Lending Wholesale - Energy Transition & Circularity Europe (ET&C) at Rabobank. A corporate banking professional with over 14 years’ experience, Éomer specialities include structured and leverage finance, business origination, structuring and execution, client relationship management, and team coaching.
An international financial institution, Rabobank is a cooperative bank serving about 10 million customers in 47 countries.
This 1-day conference is being held a week today on Thursday 26 March at the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam and is the second session in the three-part series, in partnership with the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR).
Key topics include:
Crew training, new financial models, circular economy practices, and digitalisation aren’t optional anymore, they’re essential. Join vessel operators, policymakers, financiers, and industry leaders for practical insights and real-world solutions shaping efficient, resilient workboat operations.
Tim Spitters is Business Manager - Offshore at TOS, an international service provider for the maritime, offshore and wind energy sectors. Around 800 professionals work for TOS on a day-to-day basis.
TOS has extensive knowledge and experience in providing international personnel services, advising clients on remuneration options and international legislation and regulations. Clients are players in the shipping, offshore, wind energy and technology sectors, serving the international market via TOS offices in Poland, the Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Brazil, Singapore and Indonesia and a partnership in the Philippines. TOS offers candidates a wide range of career opportunities, both on and offshore.
Éomer Zwijnenberg is Director Corporate Lending Wholesale - Energy Transition & Circularity Europe (ET&C) at Rabobank. A corporate banking professional with over 14 years’ experience, Éomer specialities include structured and leverage finance, business origination, structuring and execution, client relationship management, and team coaching.
An international financial institution, Rabobank is a cooperative bank serving about 10 million customers in 47 countries.
This 1-day conference is being held a week today on Thursday 26 March at the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam and is the second session in the three-part series, in partnership with the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR).
Key topics include:
- Crew training and behavioural change
- Insurance and finance for green vessels
- Circular economy for workboats
- Digitalisation and AI: smart optimisation for workboat efficiency
- The sessions will conclude with Q&A discussions
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