Armand Devos General Manager
Mobile: + 32 471 68 60 95 E-mail: armand@imcs.beCar surveyor since 1981. Manager several car survey departments and companies since 1986.
Automotive inspections.
Belgium
Antwerp IMCS Group member
Noorderlaan 79, bus 6
B-2030, Antwerp
Belgium
IMCS – Belgium, with headquarters in Antwerp, has served the marine industry for almost 30 years since its foundation in 1990. The office of IMCS -Antwerp is strategically located on the Noorderlaan, just a few minutes away from the docks of one of the busiest ports in the world.
Whilst most of the survey and consultancy work is carried out for P&I clubs (either directly or through local correspondents), H&M underwriters, Ship Owners, Ship Managers and Cargo Underwriters, tailor made solutions for marine projects as well as support and training schemes are engineered and developed as well. A professional team of 7 surveyors, most of which have a sea-going background on board merchant vessels, guarantees availability, flexibility and professional assistance when and where needed on a 24/7 basis. Just have a look to our Surveyor’s list to learn more about our surveyors and the specialist fields covered by our Antwerp Office.
Although the Port of Antwerp is the main working area of our office, other important ports such as Ghent, Zeebrugge, Terneuzen, Flushing and Dunkirk are all within a 200 km range circle from the Antwerp office.
The office is also strategically located between Antwerp and Brussels National Airport, which allows quick response in case intervention and assistance abroad is needed.
Company registration number : 0441337627
VAT number : BE0441337627
Registered office :
Noorderlaan 79, bus 6
B-2030, Antwerp
Belgium
RPR Antwerp
All disputes will be decided by the Antwerp Court even in case of plurality of defendants, actions in intervention and dispute abroad.
Surveyors
Walter Vervloesem (FNI) Chairman of the IMCS Group of Companies Ltd (UK)
Mobile: + 32 475 46 81 63 E-mail: walter@imcs.beEx Chief Officer (reefer, gen. cargo, container & LPG).
Working as marine surveyor for several Antwerp based and international companies since 1989 and with IMCS since 1995. In charge of the IMCS Group of Companies and IMCS Training Academy. Author of various major reference works published by the Nautical Institute ("Ship Survey and Audit Companion" - "Hatch Cover Inspections" - “The Nautical Institute on Moorings – Vol. 2” - Co-author of "The Nautical Institute on Command" (published by the Nautical Institute").
Ship inspections (P&I, H&M, S&P, Flagstate), hatch cover inspections, P&I related surveys, ISM, containers, lashing & securing of heavy lifts, mooring equipment.
Development of ship inspection systems and vetting programs, marine related training schemes and courses.
Howard Van Doninck Manager IMCS - Antwerp office
Mobile: +32 473 68 08 24 E-mail: howard@imcs.beMaster's degree in Nautical Sciences, MBA. Ex. Deck Officer on ro-ro vessels. Shore-based and marine surveyor since 1999 for several Antwerp survey companies.
Steel cargo surveys and claims, P&I related claims, commodity surveys, lashing & securing surveys.
Didier Piette Senior Marine Surveyor
Mobile: +32 473 85 56 19 E-mail: didier@imcs.beMaster's degree in Nautical Sciences. Radio Officer from 1984 till 1992 for UBEM, CMB. Deck Officer from 1993 till 2001 for TECTO (ex-ATS, ex-CMBT, ex-CMB) and URS on board general cargo ships, container ships, bulk carriers, product tankers, LPG/ LNG tankers, deep-sea towing and anchor handling. In 1999-2000 Application Engineer (marine department) for ABB.
P&I related surveys, ship inspections (P&I, H&M, S&P), ISM, hatch cover inspections, containers, lashing & securing of heavy lifts, flag state inspections.
Laura De Wel Marine Surveyor
Mobile: +32 478 90 89 75 E-mail: laura@imcs.beMaster's degree in Nautical Sciences. Ex. Chief Officer (chemical tankers). Shore-based and marine surveyor since 2013.
Hatch cover inspections, P&I condition surveys, tanker related surveys and claims, pre-load surveys, flag state inspections.
Katelijn De Paepe Marine Surveyor
Mobile: +32 471 50 26 50 E-mail: katelijn@imcs.beMaster's degree in Nautical Sciences. Ex. Deck Officer (heavy lift vessels, sea-going tugs and ro-ro vessels). Shore-based and marine surveyor since 2013.
Pre-load surveys, lashing & securing surveys, hatch cover inspections, outturn surveys, on & off-hire surveys.
Michel Devos Marine Surveyor / Owner
Mobile: +32 471 85 25 74 E-mail: michel@imcs.beGraduated as automotive technician and successfully completed studies as vehicle specialist.
Surveyor since 1996, specialised in RoRo shipping. Joined IMCS in 2014.
Additional training on hatch cover inspections, lashing & securing and transport of steel.
Automotive inspections, lashing & securing surveys, hatch cover inspections, cargo and claims surveys, shipment of steel and break bulk cargoes.
Ikbel Boukoum Marine Surveyor
Mobile: +32 470 66 11 62 E-mail: ikbel@imcs.beMaster's degree in Nautical Sciences. Ex. Chief Officer (general cargo vessels, ro-ro vessels, gas tankers and small survey crafts). Shore-based since 2015 and joined IMCS in 2019. Additional training on hatch cover inspections, lashing and securing and transport of steel.
Lashing & securing surveys, hatch cover inspections, shipment of steel cargoes, ship inspections.
Mihai Buzatu Marine surveyor
Mobile: +32 473 501 963 E-mail: mihai@imcs.beMarine Transportation Engineering degree. Ex deck officer (container and general cargo vessels). ECDIS trainer and reefer claims experience. Shore-based since 2017 and joined IMCS in 2022.
Additional training on hatch cover inspections, ship inspections, lashing and securing and transport of steel.
Reefer surveys, flag state representation, ship inspections, hatch cover inspections, lashing and securing surveys, shipment of steel cargoes.
Vlad Adrian Bordânc Marine surveyor
Mobile: +32 472 06 29 92 E-mail: vlad@imcs.beMaster's degree in Nautical Sciences. Ex deck officer (Bulk carriers & research vessels). Shore based since 2018 as reefer specialist, and joined IMCS in 2022.
Additional training on hatch cover inspections, lashing and securing and transport of steel.
Reefer container surveys, hatch cover inspections, ship inspections, shipment of steel cargoes.