Newsletter for members

June 2024

The 2023 annual report has been published

Our 2023 annual report has been published. You can read more about our activities and results in the year under review in the annual report. We look back on a year in which the Dutch Senate passed the Dutch Future Pensions Act (Wtp). You can find the full annual report on our website. If you prefer the main points, then check out the infographic. 

Your built-up pension was increased as from 1 June

Your built-up pension with Bpf Koopvaardij was increased by 3.26%. In December 2023, we explained this increase in a letter and news item. We incorporated the increase as of 1 June 2024 into the pensions. If you are building up or if you previously built up pension with us, you will see the increased pension in My Koopvaardij at the end of June. 

Pension build-up during parental leave and additional post-birth leave

Some collective agreements now stipulate that the employer will continue to pay the salary of the employee during the 9 weeks of parental leave and/or the 5 weeks of additional post-birth leave. If you make use of this leave in the collective agreement, your employer will submit the salary during parental leave and additional post-birth leave to us. You will then continue to build up pension with us during this leave. If you are not sure whether this applies to you, check with your employer or trade union.

Results of risk appetite survey

Early this year, we asked you how you feel about your pension and how much risk you are willing and able to accept in that regard.  The results of this survey were announced in early April. In our previous newsletter, we briefly shared some results with you. In this newsletter, we zoom in on them a little further.

Questions about the new pension system

Now that the new Dutch Future Pensions Act has taken effect, we can well understand that you have questions. We therefore answer the most frequently asked questions about the new pension system.  

When will Bpf Koopvaardij implement the new rules?

Trade unions, employers and pension funds have until 1 January 2028 at the latest to switch to the new pension rules. But the switch may also take place earlier. Bpf Koopvaardij plans to switch to the new pension rules on 1 January 2026.

Op Koers magazine will be published in July 

The fifth edition of our magazine Op Koers will be appearing in July. In Op Koers, you can read personal stories from the sector and pension information. This extended edition will therefore soon be on your mat or in your mailbox. If you want to re-read previous editions online, you can find them at www.koopvaardij.nl/en/opkoers.

Pension meetings in the autumn

Are you curious about how your pension and the pension fund are doing? Not only now, but also later when the new pension scheme is in place? In the autumn, you can sign up again for one of the pension meetings in the region: 

• 23 October: Zwolle region
• 30 October: Utrecht region
• 20 November: The Hague region 

We will keep you informed!

How satisfied are you with us?

Every three years, we investigate how satisfied you are with how we communicate with you. What is going well and what can still be improved? We will be investigating this again in the period ahead. You can expect an invitation to this survey soon.

Day of the Seafarer devoted to safety

The International Day of the Seafarer is celebrated each year on 25 June. This year's edition is devoted to a safe working environment. Organiser IMO is asking seafarers to share safety first tips on social media with the hashtag #SafetyTipsAtSea.

Also interesting

• Women in maritime: an engineer's view (published by Nautilus)

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