Eric De Vries

FTL is an NVOCC (maritime consolidation LCL / shipping company) who also offers semi-breakbulk both import as export.

Main tasks:

• process export routings (EXW / FOB / FAS upto DAP destination, including quoting). Majority routing orders overseas agents (mainly Middle East-Gulf region , Indian subcontinent and USA) and direct exporters (all industries) Export origins mainly EU. Documentation and customs compliance processes.
• processing import LCL/FCL shipments, from quotation of FOB/EXW calls up to DAP-delivery within EU and outskirts, including custom clearances.
• legal issues
• instant problem solving
• monitoring and tracking - instant communication with stakeholders
• Kept pace with changing political and economic situations for target shipping locations.

CILOGIS is an independent custom broker in Zeebruges / Belgium.

Main tasks:

• preparing custom export and import declarations (compiling, which is preparing all needed customs data in order to declare cargo).
• General forwarding from A to Z
• RO/RO shipments, both import as exports

Owner of CARGO ASSISTANCE, a small freight forwarding company, started up by myself.

• general forwarding for mainly SME's (small and midsized enterprises) and some bigger industries (suppliers for the automotive industries).
• both import as exports
• handling all transport modes: FCL - LCL - RO/RO - semi break bulk
• custom and legal/administrative assistance
• STRUCTURING IMPORT LANES FOR CONSIGNEES

Institute CEVORA - post-graduate sessions - organized a session of 8 months focused on international procurement and supply chain management.

Main courses:

• warehouse planning & set-up
• international payment procedures
• procurement case studies,
• procurement in general, position within commercial and public structures
• procurement - law - responsibilities

VAN DOOSSELAERE & ACHTEN is an Antwerp-based shipping line company.

Main duties:

- responsible for all transshipments in the port of Antwerp for 3 carriers (NEPTUMAR, NORASIA and CSAV)

- organizing operationally transshipments ex barge / feeder vessel / train / truck / ocean vessel to barge / feeder vessel / train / truck and connecting ocean vessel, including co-loads with partner (conference) carriers

- responsible for all sorts of declarations: customs - veterinary checks - sensitive cargo all kind - IMCO declarations

- daily reporting to the operational HQ's of the respective carriers

HELLMANN is a general worldwide forwarding company.

Duties:

• import freight forwarding from A to Z

HELLMANN is an international freight forwarder.

Duties:

• initializing import files, retrieving import data from overseas agents, offices and direct Australian accounts.
• data compiling for the customs department
• invoicing - closing import files
• netting issues between overseas branches

BIRKART is a global freight forwarding company

Main duties:

• import freight forwarder from A to Z, including allocating HS codes

ECU LINE is a worldwide NVOCC shipping line.

I worked in following branches/outposts:

NEW YORK

ROTTERDAM

PARIS

BREMERHAVEN

PORT ELISABETH

CAPE TOWN

Duties:

• solving operational and commercial issues, outside and inside sales,
• focal point/PIC for overseas branches

PANALPINA is a worldwide freight forwarding company

Duties:

• outside sales - one stop shopping concept (selling air - sea - road)

SCANSPED is a (former) Sweden-based company, providing pan-European road-and logistics services

Duties:

• inside sales
• sales support
• assisting tender department
• reporting to CEO and Sales Manager
• structure & handling variety of complaints, issues, legal matters, unhappy accounts
• solving operation issues
• training staff

CORNEEL GEERTS TRANSPORT is an Belgian owned pan-European transport haulier

Duties:

• operator road transport for Northern and Eastern Europe (dispatch, planning)

DFDS is (was) a Danish-owned leading pan-European transport company.

Duties:

• invoicing
• cost control
• updating invoicing tools
• creating & updating prices for industrial accounts
• after sales management

ECU LINE is (was) a Belgian-owned NVOCC.

Duties:

• Planning / loading consol boxes for Far East destination ports.
• making quotations in order to get cargo for your consolbox.
• aftersales / support for destination ports & agents

BELGIAN ARMY

protection of AFB

rank: OLT (onder luitenant)