News

12 January 2021

Pension overview for pensioners and annual statement available soon

If you are receiving pension from us, you will receive your Uniform Pension Overview (UPO) for pensioners and your annual pension statement in January.

17 December 2020

No increase in occupational retirement pension; conditional pension (VPL) will be increased

Each year, we assess on the basis of our financial situation whether your pension can increase in line with the cost of living. This will not be possible in 2021. Our financial situation is not quite good enough. However, it will be possible to increase the conditional pension by 4.49%.

17 December 2020

Overview of percentages and amounts 2021

Each year, we adjust the amounts and percentages for the pension scheme. This may be necessary as a result of changes to the pension scheme rules or decisions made by the employees' and employers' organisations (social partners) in the merchant navy. The figures for 2021 are indicated below.

07 December 2020

Do you know when you need to take action for your retirement?

Your pension is perhaps still a long way away. Yet there are times, even now, when you need to take action. Or when it is a good time to think about the amount of pension you have built.

08 September 2020

Revamped magazine, now online too!

Our annual magazine for our members and pensioners 'PensioenKompas' has been renewed and is now called 'Op Koers'.

25 August 2020

Pension overview for former members available soon

Did you build up pension with us in the past? If so, we will make your 2020 Uniform Pension Overview digitally available for you in My Koopvaardij in early September. We do this every year.

09 July 2020

Your 2020 pension overview will be available shortly

If you built up a pension with us in 2019, you will soon be receiving your 2020 Uniform Pension Overview, even if you left employment during 2019.

03 July 2020

Pension agreement an important step further

In the summer of 2019, the government and the social partners concluded an outline pension agreement. They then negotiated the details for another year.

29 June 2020

News update on coronavirus

Due to the recent developments in regards to the coronavirus, Bpf Koopvaardij has prepared the following important information.