Social insurances

Within all segments of the maritime industry a large number of organisations have been established to carry out legislation regarding social and health insurances.
We refer to the Education and Training Fund for the shipping industry, Vereniging Zee-Risico 1967, Marbo B.V., Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij Zee-Risico 1996 and Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij AZVZ in particular.

Responsibility for the regulations’ execution has been lodged with a single body: the Stichting Scheepvaart (the Dutch Shipping Foundation) in order to achieve synergy among the various regulations as well as to realise efficient management.

The decision of the Industrial Pension Fund for Merchant Shipping (BPFK) to transfer administration of the pension fund to Mn Services from 1 January 2010, will have consequences for the Stichting Scheepvaart, which will also be transferred to Mn Services (August 2009)

The day-to-day running of the BPFK management offices and the Secretariat for the Shipping industry have been merged, even though they continue to be legally separate entities.

More information on this issue may be found at the social partners’ website:
http://www.scheepvaartnet.nl/?pagina=253&menu=1&GID=1