Global Salvage Consultancy

Camiel is a Master Mariner, who came ashore in 1998 after spending 13 years at sea serving on a variety of ship types including Ocean going tugs, Heavy Lift- & General Cargo vessels. The last 3 years of his career at sea he served as a Master.

Bringing over 25 years of experience in the Shipping industry, Camiel joined GSC end 2010, became a partner in 2011 and is based in the Netherlands.
Camiel has acted in various roles as Project Manager, Salvage Master and as Salvage Consultant. Over the years he was involved in a number high profile salvage- and wreck removal operations such as REPUBLICCA di GENOVA, VINCA GORTHON and the COSTA CONCORDIA.

Willem is since 2011 a Partner in GSC and based in The Netherlands. He started his sea going career on board ocean going salvage tugs and got involved in a number of salvage operations during this period. After his graduation he has been active in the dredging industry and served as Master on hopper dredgers for a period of 8 years.

Willem is a Master Mariner and in addition holds Marine Engineering and Hopper Technologies degrees. Since 2008 he returned back in the salvage industry and meanwhile has been involved in a number of high profile operations such as the SAMHO BROTHER, MSC NAPOLI and COSTA CONCORDIA.

Henk has just joined GSC with more than 20 years of experience in salvage and offshore operations working for a reputable Salvage and Towage company. He is a Master Mariner and has worked many years in frontier economies and has attended as Salvage Master and Project Manager complex operation involving different type of vessels.

Jacob is one of the founding Partners of GSC and based in Singapore. He started his sea going career on board ocean going salvage tugs and got involved in a number of salvage operations during this period. After his graduation he obtained deep sea experience on ro-ro vessels and full container ships, both in the deck and engine room departments.

Jacob is a Master Mariner and in addition holds a Marine Engineering degree. After his time at sea he joined a well-known international operating salvage firm and was involved, as Salvage Master, Project Director and General Manager, in many high profile salvage and wreck removal operations such as the NEW CARISSA, KURSK and ROKIA DELMAS.
Since 2008 he is a member of the SCR panel and has been appointed in this capacity in a number of cases such as KOTA KADO, TIGER SPRING and RENA

Francis is since 2014 an Associate Member in GSC and based in Singapore. He started his diving career with the Royal Singapore Navy in the early seventies and moved into the salvage industry as a Diver in 1977. From 1983 to 1986, he pursued a career as off-shore Diver but decided to return back in the salvage industry in 1986. In 1988 Francis became Salvage Master and in 2008 he was promoted to Senior Salvage Master. In addition, Francis has been working from time to time as Project Manager for off shore installation projects.

Francis is bringing 35 years of salvage experience and over the years he was involved in a number high profile salvage and wreck removal operations including SEA PRINCE, TWIN STAR and HYUNDAI 105.

Pim has worked until 2009 as CEO for a well known Towage and Salvage Company in South Africa and with more than 30 years of experience in salvage, towage, marine oil pollution and offshore operations.

Pim is a Special Casualty Representative (SCR) and, in a consultancy role, has attended various difficult marine casualties.