Van Ameyde Marine expands into Singapore

Netherlands-based marine surveying, consultancy and loss prevention group, Van Ameyde Marine, is expanding into Singapore and extending its range of insurance-related services on offer in the Asia Pacific region.

Van Ameyde Seasia, now wholly owned by the group to provide claims management support to Singapore’s marine insurance network, is ramping up its in-house capability.

The company will now extend its offering to include P&I inspections, (pre-purchase), condition/suitability and OVID inspections, hull and machinery work, cargo surveys, loss prevention, marine casualty investigation, expert witness work, newbuild Inspections and regulatory-related inspections.

Walter Dekkers, managing director of Van Ameyde Marine, says: “Most P&I Clubs and marine insurance companies now have a presence in Singapore and this investment brings us closer to our international clients. We have invested in Van Ameyde Seasia to ensure the region and our customers benefit from the same quality of surveying and services as our customers in Europe.”

The investment has already seen the move to new offices in Singapore’s central business district and the appointment of a team of in-house surveyors and engineers.

Olof Koning, Van Ameyde Seasia managing director adds: “Singapore remains a very important maritime hub, but so too is the wider Asia Pacific Region. With an expanded team and service being offered from Singapore we can better serve our clients across the region. With the addition of the new team in Singapore we now have more than 100 in-house surveyors operating globally.”

Koning will lead a new Van Ameyde Seasia executive team, comprising of shipping director captain Sanjay Varma, and captain Rutger Bierman, who has been appointed director, of offshore & energy.

“We are expanding in line with market demand and will now set our sights on developing our strategy to increase Van Ameyde Marine’s presence in other major maritime and offshore hubs around the world in line with our customers’ requirements,” says Dekkers.