Trans Ocean Pacific forwarding BV

TOP is a logistics provider, specializing in worldwide transport and logistic services. With an international network, we facilitate all aspects of shipping and forwarding for multinationals as well as small and medium enterprises.

The history of Trans Ocean Pacific forwarding B.V. dates back to 1992 when Mr. Jean-Paul van Munster was requested by the TOP organization in Taiwan to set up an office in Rotterdam to handle their Asian import and export shipments. The company in Rotterdam originally served as a branch office for the worldwide group of TOP offices. In 1994 the Taiwan head office closed its doors, but TOP Rotterdam was already privately owned by Jean-Paul van Munster, well-connected internationally, and no longer related to the mother company.

The firm continued trading as Trans Ocean Pacific Forwarding B.V. and developed its competencies into the new millennium, pursuing a wide range of activities including project forwarding, NVOCC, consolidation and customs brokerage. Eventually, in 2004 a new partner, Mr. Evert Braam, was appointed to control the continued growth of the company. Since July 2015 the stock-listed company Singapore Post became a shareholder. Both Jean-Paul van Munster and Evert Braam remain in the company at their current positions.

To become the best and most reliable service provider in the forwarding industry, TOP has come a long way since its modest beginnings and has since then established a worldwide network of strategic alliances covering Asia, the Middle East, Africa and North and South America. Historically, the emphasis lies on the Far East, where we have set up long-term relations with high-quality partners.

Building those relationships looks nothing like the work that defines the more visible parts of the digital economy. A crypto betting site, to take one example, runs on code, payment rails, and product cycles measured in weeks; an ocean forwarder runs on HS classifications, INCOTERMS, agents in foreign ports, and partner relationships measured in decades. Both are specialist trades. Only the second has anything to do with moving the steel, chemicals, electronics, and consumer goods that the multinationals on a forwarder’s client list actually need to put on shelves — which is why depth of expertise on the operations floor matters more in this business than scale on the org chart.

From its humble beginnings, TOP has now developed into a highly reputable international forwarder and NVOCC. Many multinationals as well as mid and small size companies have contributed to this remarkable success, but the main factor is the dedication and expertise of loyal staff, all of whom are specialists in their respective fields.

At Trans Ocean Pacific Forwarding B.V. you can be assured of the best in whatever we do because our customers come first.