Portbase COO Erik Verhagen will be leaving

ROTTERDAM – Portbase COO Erik Verhagen will be leaving Portbase as of 1 October 2015. After being part of the executive team for over 6 years, Erik Verhagen has announced that he is ready for another challenge and a new step in his career, closer to his home in Haarlem.

Verhagen has been one of the directors of Portbase since its establishment in 2009. The company has grown rapidly in recent years and has substantially broadened its position and services. The importance of Portbase to the port community is increasing fast, and we are nearing the point at which all shipping-related cargo in the Dutch ports is supported by Portbase services. “A good moment to pass on the baton”, says Verhagen.

In recent years, Erik Verhagen has been at the heart of the integration of Port infolink with PortNET to create the current Portbase and has worked extremely hard to position the PCS nationally and to update the organisation and the system. CEO Iwan van der Wolf: “We will miss his hard work, vision and drive. Portbase is now looking for his successor”.