Sven Romijn

ANP Marine is a young company that focuses on responsible ship recycling. Our company is experienced in the shipping industry and has connections with shipowners that look for a responsible way to recycle their ships. We work exclusively with organizations/partners that have recycling facilities that are EU approved, comply to the Basel convention (on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes) and take into account both international human and labor rights.

DutchInspect is an inspection company with over 25 years of global experience in many disciplines; mostly related to raw materials (in bulk or packed); their handling, transport and determination of quality and quantity. The core business of DutchInspect at present are bulk-cargoes like solid fuels, (vegetable) oils, biomass, and all sorts of ores and minerals. In addition, we expanded our services by offering the use of drones in inspection operations!

A new project DutchInspect has entered into is the processing of used tyres and / or plastic and convert them to renewable fuels and renewable raw materials without any residues and with zero emissions into the environment, using pyrolysis.

In this role I gained (and reflected on) the following skills / competences / experience:

- Representing industry-leading companies (i.e. Peterson, Control Union & SGS);
- Independently operating in international ports throughout all of Europe;
- Independently surveying marine loading/discharging operations (certified & accredited);
- Inspection (& sampling) of agricultural products (certified & accredited);
- Inspection (& sampling) of dry bulk products (certified & accredited);
- Inland barge gauging (certified & accredited);
- Working with teams of people & ship crews of all nationalities;
- Supporting management of a professional (marine) business;
- Supporting project management of a professional business;
- Using innovation in a professional business;
- Problem-solving skills;
- Critical thinking skills;
- Entrepreneurial skills;
- Social and interpersonal skills;
- Communication skills;
- Self-management / reflecting skills.

In this role I conducted research on the applicability of Blockchain Technology in Marine Insurance in continuation of my 'Marine Transport Management' Master Degree at Newcastle University.

In addition, I researched Maritime container trades/flows between China - Ireland (as part of the SeaConAZ Research Project)

This research was conducted with the involvement of professionals from North of England P&I Association (North P&I) & Newcastle University.

In this role I gained (and reflected on) the following skills / competences / experience:

- Gaining knowledge and experience on the concept & underlying principles of Blockchain;
- Conducting academic exploratory qualitative research over the course of 8 months;
- Collecting qualitative data through expert interviews;
- Collecting qualitative data through online questionnaires;
- Problem-solving skills;
- Critical thinking skills;
- Social & interpersonal skills;
- Communication skills;
- Self-reflecting skills.