FOUNDER-LED • MARITIME • FUTURE-READY
FOUNDER-LED
MARITIME EXPERTISE
V-Shipping is led by Roald Verstraeten, CEO, owner and ship designer, combining practical maritime experience, ship design insight and shipbuilding logic to develop inland vessels, hybrid-ready concepts and future-ready vessel projects.
FOUNDER-LED
Direct expertise from Roald Verstraeten.
MARITIME HERITAGE
A shipping family
active since 1910.
SHIP DESIGN
Technical clarity from the first line.
PROJECT DELIVERY
From concept
to vessel readiness.
Roald Verstraeten
CEO, owner and
ship designer
Maritime Heritage
Shipping family
since 1910
Design-to-Build
Ship design and shipbuilding logic
Future-Ready Vessels
Long-term project thinking
FOUNDER-LED • MARITIME • FUTURE-READY
FOUNDER-LED MARITIME EXPERTISE
FOUNDER-LED
MARITIME HERITAGE
SHIP DESIGN
PROJECT DELIVERY
V-SHIPPING
FOUNDER-LED
MARITIME EXPERTISE
WITH LONG-TERM
VESSEL THINKING
V-Shipping is a founder-led maritime company built around practical ship design, shipbuilding insight and vessel project delivery. Led by Roald Verstraeten, CEO, owner and ship designer, the company combines technical clarity with hands-on maritime experience.
The focus is not corporate distance, but direct involvement. V-Shipping develops vessel concepts and newbuild projects with a clear understanding of operational reality, buildability, long-term relevance and the decisions owners must make before construction begins.
Rooted in a shipping family with maritime heritage since 1910, V-Shipping brings together past experience and future-ready thinking for inland vessels, hybrid-ready concepts, sea vessel projects and custom newbuild development.
FOUNDER-LED EXPERTISE
Direct maritime expertise from Roald Verstraeten, combining ship design vision, shipbuilding logic and practical project decision-making.
MARITIME HERITAGE
A shipping family background active in maritime work since 1910, supporting a long-term understanding of vessels, owners and operations.
SHIP DESIGN INSIGHT
Vessel concepts developed with technical clarity, operational purpose, build-ready engineering and long-term performance in mind.
PROJECT DELIVERY
Structured support from concept to vessel readiness, connecting design, shipbuilding coordination and delivery discipline.
WHAT V-SHIPPING STANDS FOR
V-Shipping stands for practical maritime expertise, technical clarity and long-term vessel thinking. The company supports shipowners, operators, investors and maritime entrepreneurs who need a vessel project to be considered from more than one angle.
Every project starts with purpose: how the vessel will operate, what performance is required, how construction can be prepared and how the vessel can remain relevant in the years ahead.
This founder-led approach allows V-Shipping to connect ship design, shipbuilding and project delivery into one clear process. The result is not generic consultancy, but practical vessel development shaped by experience, buildability and operational logic.
READY TO DISCUSS A VESSEL PROJECT?
V-Shipping designs, builds and delivers high-performance vessel projects with practical maritime expertise, technical clarity and long-term reliability.
V-Shipping designs, builds and delivers high-performance vessel projects with practical maritime expertise, technical clarity and long-term reliability.
Founder-led by
Roald Verstraeten →
contact v-shipping
Discuss an inland vessel, sea ship, hybrid vessel or custom newbuild project with V-Shipping.
Roald Verstraeten
V-shipping n.v.
Bredabaan, 99
2170 Merksem
Belgium
Btw: 0886 577 129
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Ship design, shipbuilding and vessel project delivery from Belgium.