Martin Bloem

Martin Bloem studied Public Administration and Law at the Universities of Leiden and Bloomington (USA) and served as an officer in the Royal Military Police. In 1993 he joined the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs as a policy advisor for shipbuilding and export finance, becoming sector manager for the marine equipment industry and shipbuilding at FME/CWM in 1997.

In 2000 he was appointed managing director of the Holland Marine Equipment Association, and since January 2008 he has been general director of the Holland Shipbuilding Association, the umbrella body for Dutch shipyards, equipment suppliers and related industries.

He appeared at five Mare Forum events between 2005 and 2014, giving the keynote at Europort Maritime 2005 and speaking as a panellist at the 4th and 5th Mare Forum Istanbul, Mare Forum Europort 2013 and the 14th Mare Forum Ship Finance 2014.