The General Manager of Broekman Shipping was already performing in logistics services in his twenties. Jaap Zevenbergen can chat delightfully about the history of Broekman Logistics which once was a family business. His way of speaking shows that he is a man with real Rotterdam roots! But this has not kept him from speaking full of praise about the port of Amsterdam. This region offered him more chances and opportunities within the logistics industry.
DEALERS
“The focus of our company then was in transporting cars for dealers. The cars arrived through the Swedish shipping company ‘Wallenius’ back then still carried by conventional ships. This partnership worked out so well that we decided to develop as shipping agent which was named Broekman Motorships. So actually Broekman started as a shipping agent.”
Jaap Zevenbergen, General Manager of Broekman Shipping
EVERGREEN AND GRIMALDI
“In the following years, Broekman developed into a full-fledged shipping agent and attracted a handful of forwarders highlighting the Taiwanese company Evergreen. This has resulted the growth of Broekman. Anno 2022 we are active in all the seaports which includes the French shipping company Marfret and Italian company Grimaldi. This has led to us obtaining a foothold in the port of Amsterdam.”
Jaap Zevenbergen, General Manager of Broekman Shipping
LOTS OF CONTAINERS
“When it comes to current activities, we mostly consists RO/RO; trailers, trucks, vans and cars. But also high & heavy equipment and containers to South America and West Africa. A good example is the cacao season which runs from October to April where many containers are being shipped from West Africa. Broekman Logistics Amsterdam with its office located at Schiphol Airport includes warehousing facilities. They handle spare parts for the shipping industry for customers, which in are clients of Broekman Shipping.”
Jaap Zevenbergen, General Manager of Broekman Shipping
Because of these short lines within their company, Broekman Logistics is able to optimize the best service in a fast way.
