A decade as a Service Engineer

Despite the fact that his father worked in the Royal Dutch Navy, it was a coincidence that Joey Bimmel started a maritime career too. It was only after he learned of the Navy’s training ‘communication equipment technician’ that he enlisted. Joey Bimmel has been working at JRC | Alphatron Marine in Rotterdam as a Service Engineer for more than ten years now. A job where he never knows what to expect.

“I mainly deal with ships within the high seas sector,” explains Joey Bimmel. “From fishing vessels and tugs to dredgers and container vessels. Where I spend my working day depends on where the ships go into port. That can be here in Rotterdam, but also in Amsterdam, Den Helder, Vlissingen, Antwerp or Zeebrugge.” Most seagoing vessels are only moored for a limited time. Joey Bimmel: “There is often a list of points that must be completed within that duration. That is why there is usually an army of people ready to go on board. Even before the ship is moored!”