ISO 27001:2022 certification We are proud to announce that Verschoor & Bras B.V., as part of Charles Taylor (Netherlands) B.V., has successfully achieved the ISO 27001:2022 certification as of 13 June 2024. This certificate, awarded by Kiwa Nederland B.V.,...

Niels van Dijk – surveyor Niels van Dijk joined Verschoor & Bras as an expert on May 1, 2021. Niels has a completed mbo education from the Scheepvaart & Transport College in Rotterdam to become an engineer for all ship types. Between 2008 and 2010 he worked as...

Derck de Bock – surveyor After earning his MTS degree in mechanical engineering, Derck worked for a few years as a work planner at sawmill builder ELCON B.V. In 1999, he joined his parents’ ship and yacht building company, shipyard de Bock en Meijer B.V. in Leimuiden....

Rachel Nieuwhuis – surveyor After completing her Maritime Officer studies in 2004, Rachel started working as an engineer at Broere Shipping. She worked on several ships, but mostly on chemical tankers. Eventually, she was promoted to chief engineer. After several...

Peter Flameling – Senior surveyor After obtaining his Atheneum diploma, Peter first worked in the transport world for about three years before starting a study at Rotterdam Mainport Institute of Applied Sciences (STC Group) to become a Maritime Officer. After...

Charles Taylor Acquires V+B Group, Bolstering Marine Capabilities Bringing Rotterdam-based Group on board will further expand Charles Taylor Marine Technical Services’ presence in European market Charles Taylor, a leading provider of claims and technology solutions to...

Certification FSQS-NL To meet the compliance requirements of one of Netherlands’ major co-insurers, the V+B Group has successfully been certified according to the FSQS-NL standard by Hellios Information B.V. We are very pleased that the FSQS-NL certificate was awarded...

ISO 27001:2017 implementation starts For several years we have been paying a lot of attention to our privacy policy and compliance within the V+B Group and we have improved this to a high level. We value the protection of the privacy of our staff and clients highly....

Arie Schilder in service for 20 years Arie entered service with Verschoor & Bras in 2001. Since then, he has developed into an all-round surveyor in the domain of deepsea and inland shipping. In 2009, Arie was promoted to the position of senior marine surveyor. He...

On 20 September 2019, Maup Hoppzak retired, after 41.5 years of working as a maritime (hull) surveyor. Despite his retirement, he remains active in his field as a consultant, arbitrator (including for UNUM, ex Tamara and NAI) and legal expert for tribunals and...