4th issue - june 2009
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MARLOW NEWSLETTER
4TH ISSUE - JUNE 2009
June 2009 4th Issue
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Contents Pages
Letter from the Chairman 2-3
Message from the Editorial Team 4
The Winners of the Photo Contest 5
Crisis in the Shipping Industry 6
European Union European Security and Defence Policy 7-9
Introduction to Marlow Offices 10-23
Maritime Hotel Rotterdam - “Stella Maris” 24
M/V “Dorian” - Rescue Operation 25
Marlow Navigation Social Events 26-31
Training 32-35
Activities On Board 36-37
Marine Story 38-39
25 Years Award 39
Watch Giving - 10 Years 40
Long Serving Seamen 41-44
Winners of Photo Contest - 3rd Issue 45
Features 46-48
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Dear friends and colleagues,
In the last issue I already mentioned the dark clouds hanging over the world
economy in general and shipping in particular. Unfortunately, at
the time of writing this message, it has become
apparent that all the negative and pessimistic
forecast’s available then have become a sad
reality. We therefore have to prepare ourselves
for some very challenging times in shipping,
especially for container vessels, which account
for approximately 50% of the crew managed
Fleet of Marlow. In times like these our primary
objective can only be to promote the co-operation
between all parties involved. If we all contribute towards
this common goal then we feel confident that we will overcome this difficult
period.
But there is not only gloom in shipping and from here onwards I will concentrate
on more positive issues.
Marlow and its Ship owning clients always maintained that “Crew Training” is of
primary importance not only to our Company but to the shipping industry as a
whole. In 2006 the foundations for the new Agency Building and Training
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Center in Manila were laid. This year in February 2009, I am pleased to announce
the completion of the final stage of this project. Marlow Navigation Training
Center (MNTC) is now fully operational, accepting new cadets who will soon be
joining you on board after having completed their chosen training courses.
In addition, I am very proud to inform you that our company was the recipient of
the “Cyprus Award for Services 2007” presented by the Cyprus Ministry of
Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce. I had the privilege to
receive the award on the 31st of March, 2009 from the President of the Republic
of Cyprus, Mr. Demitris Christofias at a special ceremony. This award is
dedicated to each and every person who has contributed to the success of our
company.
Concluding, I would like to advise you that although we expect more difficulties
ahead, I am confident that with all your support, we will all sail trough the stormy
weather ahead. . . . .
Mr. Hermann Eden receiving the
Award from the President of the
Republic of Cyprus -
Mr. Demitris Christofias
Hermann EdenChairman
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Finally, we can see that you have all
adopted the spirit of our photo
competition. In the last issue (3rd issue),
we published the four 1st. winning photos
and now we have the photos of the
winners receiving their prize as seen on
page 45.
Keep those amazing photos coming in
since the contest still goes on. Please send
to email address:
[email protected] or by post
to our full style address (see back cover
page), with a short description and your
details.
“We hope that you will enjoy
reading this issue”
Editorial Team
Hello to all our readers,
We thank you all, for the
positive feedback we have
received so far. It inspires us to do a
better job and to publish a newsletter that
is worthy of our readers. We must
also mention the contribution that
our colleagues and seafarers have made
and the material they have
provided for the previous and current
publication.
In this issue we will continue to introduce
further, our worldwide network. We will
continue with Cyprus where we will be
focusing on the Technical, Procurement
and Quality Departments. We continue
also with the introduction of the
remaining offices in Romania and
The Netherlands.
M e s s a g e F r o m T h e E d i t o r i a l T e a m
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Wewould like to congratulate the four winners of the photo contest. To collectyour prize get in touch with your manning agency.
T h e W i n n e r s o f t h e P h o t o C o n t e s t
“Every morning has a promise ofnew hope and beginning”
3rd Winner: Chief OfficerChristophere Adarlo
“After a hard day’s of work - nocomplaints”
4th Winner: Chief OfficerArnold Gonzales
“Tight rope working at sea”
1st Winner: Chief OfficerJerico T. Villanueva
“Tide out”
2nd Winner: Capt. Victor Surmin
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At the present time, the financial
crisis and how it has affected our
industry is of primary concern to us all.
Our attempt is not to clarify all aspects of
this subject, but rather, to give a simple
overview on the primary mechanics that
have influenced our industry to its
present situation.
As a direct consequence of the current
financial situation, the daily hires for
medium-sized ships carrying iron ore,
grain, coal and cement as well as
containers have substantially been
reduced. Today, you can hire the same
ships for considerably reduced rates than
a year or even six months ago.
Freight rates are under pressure due to a
slowdown in demand for commodities.
The biggest impact has come from a
slowdown in Chinese imports of raw
materials. The world market had been
expecting Chinese factories to resume
importing raw materials after the
Olympics.
C r i s i s I n T h e S h i p p i n g I n d u s t r y
These expectations fell short when China
said that it had ample inventory of metals
and other raw materials in the pipeline
with hardly any further demand.
With crude oil prices cooling off, the
demand for oil tankers slowed down,
leading to softening of tanker charter
rates slowing even further the global
economy.
The charter market has come to a virtual
standstill with carriers reluctant to take on
new tonnage, or renew expiring charters.
Instead of committing to long-term
charters of 12 months and more, carriers
are fixing ships either on a spot basis or
periods between one and three months as
to cover immediate requirements.
After all, the market forces of “offer and
demand” are perfectly demonstrated. We
have today a lot of ships available and
more newbuildings are coming into the
industry ready to transport raw material
and products, the quantities of which are
reduced.
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Since 8 December 2008 the EuropeanUnion has been conducting a military
operation to help deter, prevent andrepress acts of piracy and armed robberyoff the coast of Somalia.This military operation, named EUNAVFOR Somalia - OperationATALANTA, was launched in support ofResolutions 1814, 1816, 1838 and 1846which were adopted in 2008 by theUnited Nations Security Council. Its aimis to contribute to:
• the protection of vessels of the WorldFood Programme (WFP) delivering foodaid to displaced persons in Somalia;
• the protection of vulnerable vesselssailing in the Gulf of Aden and off theSomali coast and the deterrence,prevention and repression of acts ofpiracy and armed robbery off the Somalicoast.
This operation - the European Union'sfirst ever naval operation - is being
conducted in the framework of theEuropean Security and Defence Policy(ESDP).
MandateOperation ATALANTA's mission is to:
• provide protection for vessels charteredby the WFP;
• provide protection formerchant vessels;
• employ the necessary measures,including the use of force, to deter,prevent and intervene in order to bring toan end acts of piracy and armed robberywhich may be committed in the areaswhere they are present.
EUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY
EU naval operation against piracy(EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation ATALANTA
The Rheinland-Pfalz Frigate fends off a pirate attack(Source: EU NAVFOR/German Navy)
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Operational parameters
The Political and Security Committee(PSC) exercises the political control andstrategic direction of the EU militaryoperation, under the responsibility of theCouncil of the European Union. For itspart, the European Union MilitaryCommittee (EUMC) monitors the correctexecution of the operation conductedunder the responsibility of the OperationCommander.
The operation is scheduled for an initialperiod of twelve months. During thisperiod more than twenty vessels andaircraft will take part in EUNAVFOR, i.e.more than 1,500 military personnel. Atthe present time, five EU member statesare making a permanent operationalcontribution to the operation: Greece,France, Spain, Germany and Italy. Theyshould be joined by Sweden, Belgium andthe Netherlands in the near future.Contributions from third countries suchas Norway are also expected. Also, anumber of Cypriot, Maltese and Finnishmilitary personnel supplement the teamat the Northwood OHQ.
The joint funding of the operationamounts to EUR 8,3 million. This budget,which is shared between the EU memberstates and is established on the basis oftheir GDP, mainly covers the runningcosts of the OHQ and the FHQ. Thecommon costs for supplying the force are
shared by the contributing countries andestablished according to theirinvolvement in the operation, with eachcountry continuing to bear the cost of theresources it implements (notablydeployment costs, logistical support andpay).
The military personnel involved in theoperation can arrest, detain and transferpersons who are suspected of havingcommitted or who have committed actsof piracy or armed robbery in the areaswhere they are present. They can seize thevessels of the pirates or the vesselscaptured following an act of piracy or anarmed robbery and which are in the handsof the pirates, as well as the goods onboard. The suspects can be prosecuted, asappropriate, by an EUmember state or byKenya under the agreement signed withthe EU on 6 March 2009 giving theKenyan authorities the right to prosecute.
The European naval force operates in azone comprising the south of the RedSea, the Gulf of Aden and part of the
Signing of the agreement between the EuropeanUnion and Kenya on 6 March 2009
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Indian Ocean, which represents an areacomparable to that of the Mediterranean.Several naval forces are present in thiszone and provide permanent ortemporary backup to the actionconducted by the European naval force.The EU NAVFOR operation is inpermanent liaison with these forces(CTF-151, NATO Maritime Group,Russian, Indian, Japanese and Chinesevessels).
Each merchant vessel wishing to transitthrough the Gulf of Aden or off thecoast of Somalia is requested to registerin advance as to facilitate the coordinationof maritime traffic. This initiative, whichwas welcomed by the whole communityof shipowners and merchant navies,makes it possible for vessels that observeEUNAVFOR recommendations to knowwhat arrangements are being deployed,receive in some cases-close militaryprotection, and thus reduce the risk ofattacks or capture.
Since the start of the operation thenumber of attacks by pirates has greatlydiminished. This is linked to thedissuasive presence of the vessels of theEU NAVFOR ATALANTA force and tothe self-protection measures which havebeen put in place for merchant shipping atthe recommendation of the Europeannaval force.
A comprehensive Europeanapproach
Operation EU NAVFOR is part of theglobal action conducted by the EU in theHorn of Africa to deal with the Somalicrisis, which has political, security andhumanitarian aspects.
The EU supports the Djibouti process forpeace and reconciliation in Somalia,facilitated by the UN. The EU ismultiplying its efforts to support thepeace process and has called on all partiesin Somalia to ease thesuffering of the population and to seizethis opportunity to work towards therestoration of security, stability anddevelopment in Somalia. The governmentalso has the task of delivering a newconstitution, to be adopted byreferendum, and of setting updemocratically elected institutions by theend of the transition period in August2011.
The EU and its member states supportthe African Union's military mission toSomalia (AMISOM) financially, in termsof planning and capacity building, inorder to increase, in particular, theefficiency of the Somali police force andto combat any abuse and serious violationof human rights.
Source taken from:EuropeanSecurity andDefencePolicy
(ESDP)
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I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M a r l o w O f f i c e s
Marlow Navigation CyprusTechnical Department
In this issue we will introduce theTechnical Department. This
Department manages the daily technical
maintenance repairs and operational
aspects of the ships under Technical
Management.
We would like to take this opportunity to
introduce to you our Technical Managers
and Senior Superintendents who run our
Technical Management activities.
Mr. Alasdair Macmillan is a British
national from Scotland. He has been with
Marlow since 2005 and was employed as
the Newbuildings Project Manager, until
the restructuring of the department in
2008, when he moved to his present
position of Technical Director. Alasdair
is a Class 1 Marine Engineer Officer with
many years of both seagoing and shore
experience in shipping.
Mr. Emilios Skoullos is a Cypriot national,
and we are proud to say that he has been
with our company for many years, in fact,
he joined us in 1990 as a Technical
Superintendent. He holds Chief Engineer
licence and has many years experience
both on board vessels and as a
Superintendent. With the reorganization
of the department in 2008, he moved to
his present position as Fleet Manager
(Bulk Carrier Fleet).Alasdair Macmillan - Technical Director
Emilios Skoullos - Fleet Manager (Bulk Carrier Fleet)
Tony Paramsothy - Fleet Manager (Container Fleet)
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Mr. Vladimir Mitsukov an Ukrainian
national, an ex mariner and holder of
Deep Sea Captain license with more than
10 years seagoing experience on a variety
of ships, as well as many years experience
as a Marine Superintendent ashore. He
joined our company in 2001 as a Marine
Superintendent/DPA, and took up his
present position as Operations Manager
with the recent reorganization of the
department.
Capt. Meryushchenko an Ukrainian
national and an ex mariner with more
than 10 years experience on Marlow
crew managed vessels as a Master (some
Volodymyr Meryushchenko -Marine Superintendent /DPA
Mr. Tony Paramsothy a British national
from Sri Lanka and he has been in Cyprus
for many years. He is an ex
seafarer with many years of seagoing
experience under his belt, beginning his
career as a Junior Engineer and signing
off as a Chief Engineer. Before coming
to Marlow he worked for other
reputable shipping companies. He joined
our company in 2004 as a Technical
Superintendent and with the
reorganization of the department in 2008,
he moved to his present position as Fleet
Manager (Container Fleet).
Mr.Wilfried Backs is a German national,
and holds Chief Engineers license with
long seagoing experience. He has been
working at Marlow since 2004, initially as
a Technical Superintendent; he took up
his present position as Senior
Superintendent in the Newbuildings
Section, with the recent reorganization of
the department.
Wilfried Backs - Senior Superintendent
Vladimir Mitsukov - Operations Manager
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of you may have sailed with him). He
joined us in Cyprus in 2007 as the
Company’s DPA/Marine Superintendent.
Mr. Andreas Alexandrakis is a Cypriot
national, who joined the Company in
2003 as the Company Security Officer
(CSO)/Marine Superintendent. Prior to
joining Marlow he was involved in the
shipping industry since graduating from
University with a Degree in
Mechanical Engineering. Andreas had
some seagoing experience as part of
mandatory training for his HND in
Marine Engineering.
Mr. Andreas Christophi a Cypriot national
joined the company in 1995 as a
Technical Assistant and has through the
years attained the necessary background
experience to have the position of
Purchasing Manager. He is a University
graduate with a Degree in Mechanical
Engineering.
“Photo Gallery” of other KeyPersonnel in the Department.
Andreas Christophi - Purchasing Manager
Andreas Alexandrakis - Company Security Officer /Alt. DPA
SergiyVoloshyn
TechnicalSuperintendent
Ukraine national
AlexandrosStamatiou
Senior I.T SystemAdministrator
Cypriot national
KonstantinosDimitriou
Naval Architect
Greek national
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Herein below you will find the organogram of the Technical Department.
Chairman
Joint ManagingDirector
Company SecurityOfficer (CSO)
Technical Director
Designated Person Ashore(DPA)
Fleet Manager (ContainerFleet)
Fleet Manager (Bulk CarrierFleet)
SeniorSuperintendent
PurchasingManager
PurchasingOfficers
OperationsManager
TechnicalSecretary
NavalArchitect
Technical I.TSecretary
TechnicalSecrtaries
MarineSecretary
TechnicalSuperintendents
Technical I.TSystemsEngineer
Senior I.TSystems
Administrator
MarineSuperintendent
PurchasingSection Technical Inspection I.T Inspection Marine Inspection Operations New Buildings
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Procurement Section
Capt. Josephides a well known figure in
the shipping industry. He started his
career as a Sea Cadet in 1964, and through
the years obtained the necessary
qualifications and hands on experience as
an Able Seaman/Carpenter, 2nd Officer,
and Chief Officer and from 1974 – 1987
serving as Master on many ships (all in the
same Company).
In 1987 he started his career ashore
working in different supervising posts in
his Company abroad. In 1989 he
returned to Cyprus and in 1991 took up
employment with Marlow as Quality
Manager/ Technical Management and in
2004 he became Fleet Manager in the
Technical Department. More recently in
2008 he took up the position of
“Procurement Manager”, where his
wealth of experience is fully utilized in
many areas. He belongs to the Corporate
Administration Department and reports
to the Top Management.
Capt. Josephides is a Cypriot national and
has a son and a daughter and is also a
proud grandfather.
Quality Section
Mr. George Kavazis joined our Company
in 2004 in the position of Quality
Manager. As from 2007, the year in
which Marlow implemented an
environmental management system,
George was appointed as the
company’s Environmental Management
Representative as per ISO 14001:2004.
George Kavazis - Quality Manager
Joseph Josephides - Procurement Manager
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Prior to joining Marlow, George worked
as a Quality & Safety Manager for another
management company. George belongs
to the Quality Section which acts
independently and is part of the
Corporate Administration Department,
reporting directly to Top
Management. His main responsibility is
to ensure proper and effective
implementation of the company’s
Integrated Management System (ISO
9001:2000/ ISO 14001:2004 &
ISM-Code) as per requirements of the
company’s procedures and applicable
national and international regulations and
standards.
George is a University Graduate with
degrees in Marine Engineering, Maritime
&Offshore Engineering, and a Masters in
Business Administration. Additionally he
had seagoing experience as part of
mandatory training during his studies for
an HND in Marine Engineering.
Article Provided by -MN CYPRUS
Marlow Navigation Romania
Marlow Navigation started
crewing activities in Romania
in 2004 through the Romanian
co-operation with Smart Group, a
Romanian independent crewing agency.
In August 2005, ‘SC Marlow Navigation
SRL’ better known as ‘Marlow Navigation
Constanta’ was established in Romania to
provide qualified Romanian seafarers to
its principals.
Due to the rapid development, in 2008
the company moved to the Marlow
Building, located at 50 Mamaia Blvd.
Today, our agency has already become a
known and respectful entity, due to the
high quality of selection and recruitment
process of seafarers.
Tiberiu Georgescu - Managing Director
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recruitment procedures such as
interviewing and proposing suitable
candidates for a specific vacancy, in-house
training courses and computer testing,
flag documents application, visa
application and also supply of working
clothes.
The continuous support of our client is
the evidence of the quality services
provided to them and a reward to our
commitment to high standard and
professional approach.
This in its turn promotes the continuous
employment of our seafarers within the
Marlow group of companies.
We would like to take this opportunity to
thank all operational groups we
co-operate with and would like to express
our appreciation for their kind assistance
and communication throughout the years
of mutual collaboration.
Article Provided by -
MN ROMANIA
Marlow Navigation Constanta, provides
manning services exclusively to the
Marlow Navigation group of companies
in accordance with the requirements of
international conventions relating to
recruitment and placement of seafarers
and the requirements of ISO 9001:2000.
Our activity in this area is duly certified by
the Ministry of Transport of Romania
and subject to annual external audits. Our
internal ISO Policy reflects the needs of
our customers and aims to achieve clear
and transparent recruitment procedures.
This initiative is maintained by our duly
trained office staff and carefully selected
pool of seafarers.
We ensure to provide best quality and
competitive services related to
Marlow Building - Constanta
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Marlow Navigation Netherlands B.V.Company Profile
Marlow Navigation Netherlands
B.V. is situated close to the centre
of Rotterdam, next to the
Seaman’s Mission and with a beautiful
view over the river Maas.
The Company was established in
December 1991, originally as Sea-Serve
Rotterdam B.V. with the aim of
representing Marlow Navigation in the
Netherlands region and providing port
agency services in Netherlands and
Belgium.
In 1999 Sea-Crew Rotterdam B.V.
commenced operating as a crew
management company for third-party
companies with vessels flying the Dutch
flag.
In 2006, the two Companies Sea-Serve
Rotterdam B.V. and Sea-Crew Rotterdam
B.V. merged and the new Company was
renamed Marlow Navigation Netherlands
B.V. to more easily combine with its
principal, and for the seafarers to identify
to the same name.
The three main activities of Marlow
Navigation Netherlands B.V. are crew
management services for third parties,
manning agency and port agency services
for Marlow.
The crewing department is handling 680
seafarers employed on board client’s
vessels. Our agency department is taking
care approximately 2.400 crew changes
per annum and is entering Marlow’s crew
managed vessels approximately 3.100
times a year to provide the requested
services.
We are pleased to be able to introduce our
departments and colleagues in the
following pages.
Mr. Frans Roelse, a Dutch National, has
been the Managing Director of Marlow
Netherlands since 2003. In 1989 he
started his career as an accountant in the
shipping industry. In 1994 he changed his
career path to the shipping world in the
financial sector. Frans is a proud father
of two sons; a four year old and a new
born.
Frans Roelse - Managing Director
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Our Agency Department
Port Agency
Every day a large number of vessels in
crew management of Marlow
enter the ports of the Netherlands and
Belgium. As a result of a yearly increase
of vessels calling the Netherlands
nowadays a team of 6 port agents are 7
days a week 24 hours a day available to
assist in all crew related arrangements for
these vessels, such as:
-Crew changes
-Visa applications
-Flag state applications
-Medical assistance such as doctor/
dentist visits
-Medical examinations
-Supply of working gear
Our agents are well known throughout
the port of Rotterdam and recognisable
via the “blue vw-passat”.
Our port agency operator also arranges
crew inspections/evaluations and has a
direct communication with our principals
when performing such ship visits on
board. Whenever our agent is on board
you are free to ask him anything
regarding your employment with Marlow
Navigation.
The port agency department consists also
of two ladies; they are taking care of the
day to day operational and administrative
work related to all our activities.
The staff of our port agency department
ensure that all related activities regarding
the embarkation or disembarkation of the
seafarers who are employed by Marlow
Navigation will be arranged in a smooth
manner. To understand and learn what
the life of a seafarer is all about, all our
agents underwent a familiarization trip on
board the M.V. Dana Hollandia.
Manning Agency
Since the beginning, our office is acting as
manning agent to our principals by
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offering and employing Cape Verde
seafarers.
Geoffry took up
his employment
with Marlow in
2003 as Port
Agency Manager.
He is a Dutch
National with a 10
years experience with various shipping
companies. Our service goes further than
arranging a crew change. Feel free to ask
your agent when he attends your vessel,
at any time.
Recently Mr. Jorge Lima, our Manning
Officer, retired after working more than
25 years with Marlow Navigation. All
activities related to the position of
Mr. Jorge Lima have been taken over by
our new Manning Officer Mr. Humberto
Dos Reis Lopes, who has a long career
within Marlow Navigation as seafarer, and
port agency operator.
Humberto Dos
Reis Lopes
started his career
1979 as seafarer
with Marlow Navigation. After several
years he relocated ashore as a senior port
agent. In 2008 Humberto took over all
activities which are related to the position
of Crew Manning Officer.
After working several years in the port of
Rotterdam, Bas started with Marlow
Navigation in 2008. He recently joined
M.V. Dana Hollandia for a familiarization
trip.
Dominique has been working for Marlow
Navigation since 2008, prior to his
Geoffry Filius - PortAgency Manager
Humberto Dos ReisLopesCrew Manning Officer
Bas Mourits - Senior Port Agent.Navigational watch on Dana Hollandla
Dominique Verberne - Port AgentTaking part of a life boat drill
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employment with Marlow Navigation he
was a forwarding agent.
Richard started with the company
in 2008, after a career as dispatching agent
in the port of Rotterdam. With almost
2mtr height you won’t miss him when he
is boarding your vessel.
Thomas started
recently his
emp l oymen t
with Marlow
Nav i g a t i o n ,
after serving several years for the Royal
Dutch Navy.
Gail started within Marlow in 2004 as a
receptionist. Presently she is working
together with Ninde Harte, who joined
our department in 2008. Gail and Ninde
handle all the work which we receive from
our principals and take care of seafarers’
visa/travel and hotel accommodation.
Our Crewing Department
From the beginning the crewing
department was subject to a lot of
changes in order to reach a high quality
level.
The past 10 years the crewing department
endured a stable growth. The number of
vessels manned by Marlow Netherlands
now reaches 70 with a total of 680
seafarers permanently on board.
Thomas IvanJunior Port Agent
Richard Fatih - Port Agent
Gail Zinhagel & Ms. Ninde Harte - Port Agency Secretary
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As from 2008 Marlow Navigation
Netherlands is ISO 9001:2000 certificated
in order to maintain the level of service
our clients expect.
The crewing department has been
expanded in 2008 and consists of five
persons. One Crew Operator, three
Assistants and one secretary.
Andy de Jong started his career with
Sea-Serve in 1988 as Port Agency
Operator. As from 2000 he joined the
Crewing Department as Crew Operations
Assistant and as from 2003 he took up his
position as Crew Operator with Marlow
Navigation Netherlands B.V.
Laura van Wensen started her career in
shipping with dredging company, where
she worked for almost five years at the
Crewing Department. In October 2003
she started with Marlow Navigation at the
Crewing Department as a Crew
Operations Assistant.
Corina van Oosten joined Sea-Serve in
December 2003. She started at the
Agency Department as Port Agency
Secretary and since June 2008 she is
working on the Crewing Department as a
Crew Operations Assistant.
Marianne Bloemendal joined Sea-Serve in
2005 as a Port Agency Secretary. After
Andy de Jong - Crew Operator
Laura van Wensen - Crew Operations Assistant
Corina van Oosten - Crew Operations Assistant
Marianne Bloemendal - Crew Operations Assistant
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three and a half years she took up the
position at the Crewing Department as
Crew Operations Assistant with Marlow
Navigation Netherlands B.V.
Anoeshka Harhangi joined Sea-Serve as
an apprentice in June 2002. At first she
started to work part-time as Crew
Secretary in 2003 and since the beginning
of 2004 she is working full-time at the
Crew Department with Marlow
Navigation Netherlands B.V.
Our Crew Accounts Department
The crew accounts department of
Marlow Navigation Netherlands B.V
consists of four staff members.
Mina de Kort has been with the
department for already eight years, Janet
Huizer has a service of five years and
Laura van der Heiden joined the
department two years ago. The newest
staff member is Katja Christoforou who
joined the team six months ago as the
manager of the department.
The daily tasks of the department include
the preparation of the seafarers wage
accounts, the processing of their monthly
allotments and the settlement of their
final wage balances. In addition the
department arranges Cash to Master
payments which are delivered on board
our vessels in the various ports of the
world and checks the disbursement
accounts received from port agents or
clients. The department is always in close
cooperation with the crewing and
financial department. In the past the quick
expansion of the managed fleet has
imposed high constrains on the
Anoeshka Harhangi - Crew Secretary
From left to right / top to bottom: Janet (Crew AccountsOperator) Laura (Crew Accounts Operator), Mina(Crew Accounts Supervisor), and Katja (Crew AccountsManager).
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department. However thanks to the high
motivation and commitment of the staff
these were successfully overcome. Today
the department is looking positive into
the future.
Our Financial Accounts Department
From left to right:
-Nathaly Bosma -Management Secretary
- Petra vanKleef - P&I/Manning
fees/Preparation of Budgets
- Casper Bellaart - Financial Controller
- Irma Sjahdia - Financial Assistant
- NancyBhoelai - AccountingAssistant
- RenatoGodschalk - Financial Assistant
Below Centre:
- Chantal van Walsum - Accounting
Assistant
The financial department of Marlow
Navigation Netherlands B.V. can be
divided into two sections.
The Financial Department is responsible
for the preparation of the crew
management invoices and the port agency
invoicing. Currently two colleagues are
responsible for the correct handling of
this very important task. Punctual
invoicing enables us the high level of
service we may expect from Marlow
towards our clients, seafarers and office
staff.
Article Provided by -
MNNETHERLANDS
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Historical research has shown
that the first Seaman’sMission, similar
to those inLondon,was opened in 1856 in the
Westerhaven, known today asCalandstraat. At
that time iswas connectedwith theVeerhaven,
butwas later filled in.
In 1906, the Protestant Seaman’s Mission
opened in the Veerhaven and in 1935, the
Apostolaat ter Zee’s (Apostolatus Maris or
Apostleship of the Sea) Roman Catholic
Seaman’s Mission, Stella Maris, opened on the
Willemskade. In the 1960’s, the Dutch
Merchant Navy increasingly started to recruit
foreign crew and the two “missions” merged
into the new Stichting Zeemanshuis
Rotterdam,where later theMaritimeHotelwas
added,orrather,builtontop. Thedevelopment
of Rotterdam asworld port isreflectedinthehis-
toryof theSeaman’sMissions.
Marlow Navigation B.V., formerly Seaserve, is
of great value to theMaritimeHotel/Seaman’s
Mission. Marlow’s offices were always within
walking distance (Westerstraat, Houtlaan,
Willemskade). The Maritime Hotel/
Zeemanshuisdoeseverythingpossible to serve
Marlow’sseafarers. Our long-termcooperation
hascreatedaspecialbondandwehopethat this
relationship will continue for a long time to
come.
Article Provided by -
Managing Director of “Stella Maris”
MaritimeHotelRotterdam - “StellaMaris”
Anarticle kindly providedby “StellaMaris”Rotterdam
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M/V“DORIAN’’ -RescueOperation
One of our crew managed vessels,
the M/V “Dorian”, was able to
react to the call for help from a stricken
passenger ship. As the Master reported,
the crew managed to rescue 75 persons
that were on board. A rescue operation
via life boat would have been nearly
impossible due to high risks. Luckily the
other vessel was a “jumping” distance and
M/V “Dorian” was able to maintain
safety maneuvering without destroying/
damaging each other. The operation
lasted for 30 minutes; the crew reacted in
a professional and organized way, with all
hands standing a line, pulling the persons
on board from the stricken ship. It seems
that the passengers had been already quite
some time under stress and some of their
reactions were not predictable (all this
happened at the perimeter of a pirate
area). Once on board, the crew took care
of all the rescued people, supplying them
with food and beverages and comic
videos for the children.
We would like to congratulate the crew
members of M/V “Dorian” for their
successful rescue operation.
The Editorial Team
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M a r l o w N a v i g a t i o n S o c i a l E v e n t s
As it has become a custom, several social outings and gatherings take place here at ouroffices in Cyprus including other Marlow offices. We would like to share with youseveral photos of these moments.
Marlow Navigation CyprusChristmas Celebration 2008
Marlow Cyprus had their ChristmasParty 2008 at “Amathus BeachHotel” in Paphos where allcolleagues and their partners enjoyedtheir stay for the weekend.
Marlow New Year’s Cocktail party took place at the Marlow Building, where manyassociates were invited for drinks and snacks.
New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party 2008
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Awards - Marlow Navigation Cyprus
Mr. Andreas Neophytou - Joint Managing Director, celebrated in August 2008, 25 years
of employment with the company. During our Christmas Party which took place at
Paphos Amathus Hotel, Mr. Eden congratulated Mr. Neophytou on this milestone in his
life and in the life of Marlow Navigation. Without a shred of doubt we need no further
proof of his commitment to Marlow - 25 years speak for themselves !
We traditionally honor colleagues with 10 years of service with Marlow Navigation at
our annual Christmas Party. Herebelow, we would like to introduce to you the awardees.
From Left to Right : Astero Loizou, Hermann Eden, Annita Galati, Maria Photiou,
Elena Kirilishina, Popi Ellina, Savvas Constantinides, Despo Margeta, Kalia Demosthenous,
Andreas Neophytou, Christiana Christodoulou, Andreas Tziakouris, Charis Constantinides,
Sergey Voloshyn and Klaudia Schmidt
Hermann Eden congratulating
Andreas Neophytou for 25 years
of service.
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MarlowNavigation-Holland&Germany
ChristmasCelebration 2008
MarCrew Schiffahrts GmbH &
Marlow Ship Management
Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG hosted
the annual Christmas party this year.
As every year we celebrated together with
Marlow Navigation Netherlands and the
colleague of the training vessel
Emsstrom. The Celebrations took place
in Hamburg, in the wonderful location
“Elblounge”. The estate is famous for its
charm and charisma .
We enjoyed a fantastic evening where
Mr. Michael Eden made a speech about
the company and the economical
developments and Mr. Hermann Eden
paid tribute to the 10 years service
anniversary of Mr. Andy de Jong from
Marlow Navigation Netherlands and Mr.
Helmut Haack from the Emsstrom.
The Christmas party 2008 was a
wonderful and successful event and
lasted until early daybreak.
Michael Eden - Managing Director
(Left to Right) Helmut Haack and Andy De Jong
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Fishing Trip
On Saturday the 28th of FebruaryMarlow Navigation Netherlandsorganized an annual fishing trip. Thisyear we decided to go wreck fishing. Thefishing boat left port at 06:00 am, soeverybody had to wake up early thatmorning.
The trip took four hours before wearrived at the first wreck. Therefore, therewas enough time for everyone to havetheir morning coffee and prepare theirfishing gear. Shortly after arriving at thefirst wreck, people were already catchingtheir first cod. Unfortunately, due to thestrong currents that day, we could not fishfor more than 10 minutes at a time,before the boat had to reposition overanother wreck in order to continue ourfishing.
After a long and enjoyable day at sea wereturned back to port in the afternoon. Itcertainly was a great day out whicheveryone enjoyed and will definitely do itagain next year.
A Night At The Proms
On the 21st of November all the staff ofMarlow Navigation Netherlands went outfor a lovely meal at the China Boatrestaurant. After dinner, we continuedour evening at at the Ahoy complex for aNight at the Proms which was the mainevent of the evening. The concept of aNight at the Proms is classical musiccombined with pop music.
Several popular artists of the 80’s, suchas “Simple Minds”, “Sinead O’Conner”and some Dutch artists performed theirgreatest hits accompanied by The DutchPhilharmonic Orchestra. The highlightof the evening was a performance by afamous 90’s band called “Live”.Everyone had a fantastic evening whichwill be one to remember and hopefullyrepeat next year!
Both events were organized by theAgency Manager Mr. Geoffrey Filius.
Article Provided by -MN ROTTERDAM
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Marlow Navigation Gdynia
Christmas Celebration 2008
All Staff and their partners were
invited to the Christmas celebration
dinner and dance where Mr. Luc Matthys
represented the Head Office.
A New Year’s Eve Cocktail party for all
staff members.
A New Year party for the Company
seafarers’ children held in January 2009.
It has become a tradition for this party to
take place every year since 2000.
Marlow Navigation Ukraine
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Marlow Navigation Philippines
Our Christmas Party took place at Manila
Diamond Hotel on the 5th December
2008. The highlight of our Christmas
Party was the awarding of the loyalty ring
to TeamMembers completing 10 years of
service with Marlow Navigation.
A Christmas Party for our Seafarers and
their family was held on the 11th
December 2008 at Clamshell 2 of
Intramuros in Manila. Games were given
out to their children.
The CEO of Administration, Mr. Tony
Galvez and CEO of Operations, Capt.
Leo Tenorio welcomed our seafarers and
their families with the assistance of the
Managers from the Operations Division.
In April, the company had a
summer-outing at Hotel Sofitel, where
they had the privilege to stay overnight
and enjoy the facilities of the hotel. A
short program took place where Mr. Tony
Galvez and Capt. Leo Tenorio
participated.
The Management organized a livelihood
program a Meat Processing seminar for
the wives of the seafarers which was held
on the 25th April 2009. The objective was
to encourage the wives to start a small
business in order to help their husbands
especially now that we are experiencing
global financial crisis.
Article Provided by -MN PHILIPPINES
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The company is happy to report that
the new training center with
the Marlow Dormitory next
to the Marlow Agency
building in Manila is finally completed and
since September 2008 life is developing in
the facilities; cadets have moved into the
dormitory, classes for cadets are
conducted, upgrading training activities
for seafarers are in full swing.
Please find here below details of the
facilities:
Fullmissionbridgesimulator (DNVClass ‘A’)
8 mini bridges ( Arpa Radar, Ecdis
simulators with 120 degrees visual display)
8 station GMDSS simulator
8 station Engine room simulator
4 station crane driving simulator
2 computerteachinglaboratories(24seatseach)
Arc andGasWelding station (16 stations)
Metal workshop, with lathe (6) Drill
press, and others
Container lashing simulation
Reefer container simulation
Space for demo engine and auxiliary
machinery
Mooring station simulation
Smoke house simulation
Laboratories for physics, chemistry,
pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic,
refrigeration
24 class roomswith audio visual facilities
92 seat computer lab for Computer
based training
Large training kitchen and bakery with
dining room for more than 300 guests
16 guest rooms for steward training
318 beds in the Marlow Dormitory
Tr a i n i n g
Work in the yard
Marlow Navigation Training Centre (MNTC) andDormitory
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participants also enjoy free berths,
breakfast and dinner. The welding course
was so popular that even the office staff
enrolled in a short crash course on the
weekend to learn more about welding. As
a further development we will offer as of
May 2009 a special welding course
designed in cooperation with Unitor that
addresses the particular welding and
cutting requirements on heavy lift vessels.
Another training activity that will concern
all deck crew will be the evaluation of
crane driving potential and subsequent
crane driving courses. We invite all
returning deck crew to undergo a brief
evaluation of their skills and aptitudes to
drive cranes. All those that are naturally
talented will be invited to a crane driving
course free of charge to upgrade their
skills.
A leaflet with upgrading courses on offer
and courses under development are being
produced and will be available on the
MNTC website as well as in hardcopy
upon your arrival in Manila.
Besides the activities known from the
past, the company will be adding training
courses for our seafarers that were before
only available with external training
centers against payment of training fees.
The training activities in the Marlow
training center will be free of charge.
One of the new courses on offer is the
basic welding course as per Unitor
standard that started in February and has
proven to be very popular. We hope that
over time all deck and engine crew will
attend welding courses. As long as we
have available space in the dormitory, the
Welding in progress
Office staff taking a crash course in welding
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Other new activities include the Maritime
Resource Management (MRM) courses as
accredited by “ The Swedish Club” also
known as bridge resource management or
engine resource management courses
mainly for senior officers that have started
beginning of April and which have been
announced and discussed during the
senior officer seminars. These courses will
become mandatory with the revised
STCW convention.
For all those that pursue a license the
Marlow Navigation Training Center will
in the future provide review courses and
the required simulator course. The
accreditation for these activities is well
under way. The latest status of the
developments and courses on offer will
be available on the MNTC website or via
your crew manager in the debriefing
interview.
Article Provided by -Capt. Wekenborg - MN CYPRUS
Bridge simulator
Senior Officer seminar - workshop
Crane driving simulator
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Seminar - Cyprus
A seminar was held on the 23rd of April
2009, at our Head Office in Cyprus.
Mr. Martin Hernqvist, from The Swedish
Club was the instructor who made a
presentation on Maritime Resource
Management.
The presentation was directed to the
Management and Senior Superintendents.
The course is designed to minimize the
risk of incidents which happen on board
by encouraging safe and responsible
behaviour for crew personnel. Its aim is
to give positive attitudes to good personal
communication, leadership skills and to
comply with operating procedures.
Senior Officer Seminar - Russia
In April 2009, the first two day Senior
Officer’s Seminar took place in Marlow
Navigation Russia. Twenty five (25)
top-Senior Officers from the Russian
Crew Pool participated; representatives
from the local offices also took part as
well as Mr. Alfred Von Der Hoeh from
our Head Office in Cyprus.
Amongst the subjects discussed were
Loss Prevention at Sea, new approach to
Maritime Human Resource Management
and future philosophies of Marine
Personnel Training.
The above mentioned issues triggered
spirited discussions amongst the
participants and we are confident that
creating such opportunities for seamen
to express their views creates a better
overall understanding and co-operation.
“Mari�me Resource Management is a
training programme for ship’s
Officers, Engineers, Pilots and
shore-based personnel. The aim is to
increase knowledge about human
capabili�es and limita�ons and to
safeguard posi�ve a�tudes to safety
and teamwork”
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BASKETBALL TEAM
MV ACX PLUMERIA ex Klaus J is a
1900 TEU Container vessel, running
between Japan, Taiwan, Philippines,
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The voyage takes 28 days;
As usual on this type of vessel, nearly no
chance to go ashore.
We are 20 crew, all of us are fully
integrated in the vessels performance.
So you need recreation;
We do have a Sauna, Pool and Gym. The
gym is used but not the others.
After I joined the vessel I asked my crew
about basketball, everybody agreed. From
long time ago we found a basket in the
bosun’s store, prepared a deck surrounded
with nets as basketball ground, finally we
bought a ball.
And then it starts;
Most of us, after we finish work try to
regenerate by means of basketball, even
A c t i v i t i e s O n B o a r d
MODEL MAKING BY
OILER/JOHN SUPENA
John E. Supena has been working as anOiler for Marlow Navigation for the
last 5 years. We knew that he is skilled at
his job, but, we must admit, were quite
surprised to learn that John’s hobby is
making wooden ships scale models dur-
ing his free time on board.
In fact Mike Herzog the superintendent
in charge of his vessel was delighted to
receive from him a gift of the model of
M/V SLEIPNER, an 804 TEU container
feeder. As you can see from the photo it
shows how much work went into the
model taking into account every detail and
all measurements from the original ship.
Mike Herzog and Andy Sarris show off the model
which they display at their work station.
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if the basketball field is not that big. After
a certain time my “cookie” came and
recommended to wear tricots to know the
opponent.
The complete crew ordered at Manila and
paid themselves tricots and pants.
As we are 2 teams one has Blue the other
has White strip.
I informed Marlow, Cyprus about our
basketball team and they gave us a very
good donation, it helps to improve life on
board.
(We do have no copyrights).
Article providedby -Capt. Rathmann
Master/Coach
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ZENOBIA - SHIPWRECK
Name: Zenobia/Zenovia
Tonnage: 12000 brt.
Length: 172 meters
Width: 23 meters
Speed: 21 knots
Built: 1979 by Kockums - Malmø
Nationality: Swedish
Zenobia a Swedish Ro-Ro ferry, on
her way from Istanbul to Libya
loaded with trucks, when she started
facing problems with stability just outside
the coastline of Larnaca - Cyprus. It was
towed to Larnaca where it floated for two
days, before it sank. The crew thought
they had managed to fix the problem,
when the ship rolled over the port side,
the cargo followed and the ship went
down.
The ship was a roll-on roll-off ferry, it had
two decks and could carry 140 passengers.
It sank at 02:30 hrs on the 7th of June
1980 approximately, 1500 meters off
shore. Zenobia rests on her port side at
42 meters (137 feet) lying on the seabed,
and 18 meters (60) feet from the surface.
The Zenobia weighs 10,000 tons, is 172
meters long, and 28 meters wide. On
board there are more than 100 lorries and
cars, many of these can be found outside
of the ship.
Diving on Zenobia
Zenobia is a safe wreck to penetrate if
you have the right gear. If you swim
through a door in the bow you will enter
the lorry deck where the trucks were
parked. Zenobia is a very popular wreck
in the Mediterranean. Many divers each
day dive to the wreck.
M a r i n e S t o r y
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25 Years Award
A party was organised by the
Master and crew of M/V CMA CGM
MONTENEGRO on the 11th of April
2009, in celebration of the 25 years of
A/B Bradford Harrison’s service with
Marlow.
The bridge and the restaurant can also be
penetrated. In the restaurant you can
swim in and see the cafeteria and take a
look at the coke machine witch makes you
want to order something!
The Zenobia wreck has now become a
protected artificial reef, with many species
of fish making it their home, including
Dusky and Striped Groupers, Sea Bass,
Amberjacks, Barracuda, Parrotfish, a
variety of Bream andWrasse, to name but
a few. In fact, the marine life in and
around the wreck is unique, and the “Dive
Site” is currently rated amongst the top
ten wreck dive sites of the world.
The Zenobia wreck dive is an absolute
must, for all serious divers, visiting
Cyprus.
The photographs havebeen provided by our
I.T ManagerMr. Manos Manolis
a keen andexperienced diver
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Wa t c h G i v i n g - 1 0 Y e a r s
Below you will find photos of severalseamen receiving their watch as a rewardfor the 10 years of sea service withMarlow.
Peter Grunau and Michael Kazcmarek receiving congratulations for completing 10 yearsof service on the Marlow training vessel M/V Emsstrom, both familiar figures to manyof you who may have been trained on the vessel.
10 Years of Service with M/V Emsstrom
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L o n g S e r v i n g S e a m e n
Here below is the list of the LongServing Seamen who have
completed between 13 - 17 years,calculating minimum 2600 actual seaservice days and more.
NO. SURNAME NAME RANK
PHILIPPINES
1 ILIGAN WILFREDO CAPT
2 PANES ZOSIMO CAPT
3 CONLU CHRISTOPHER CAPT
4 DAVID AVELINO CENG
5 RUEDA POMPEYO G CHCK
6 FERNANDEZ RODOLFO COFF
7 BERTUMEN EDGARDO COFF
8 RANCES ALMER C. COFF
9 GUY MICHAEL COFF
10 ESPEDIDO RENATO COFF
11 CAGWING ANGEL JR B COFF
12 ROBLES BENHUR ESTONINA COFF
13 IBAL EDMUNDO COFF
14 BUENA JOEDY CK-A
15 MERCADO EMERITO CK-A
16 RAMOS ARMANDO CK-A
17 CONDE, C RICARDO 2OFF
18 ONG MARCIAL 2OFF
19 ABASTILLAS ERNESTO 2OFF
20 ZONIO ORLANDO 2OFF
21 BARRIENTOS RUBEN 2OFF
22 BINARAO EDMUNDO 2OFF
23 CAPACIETE FRANK 2OFF
24 ELIZARIO RAYMUNDO JR.G. 2OFF
25 ELLORAN DANILO A. 2OFF
26 DOMINGO DOMINADOR 2OFF
27 BITO-ON EDUARDO 2OFF
28 SAYLO RODOLFO V. 2ENG
29 PANELO MARIO P. 2ENG
30 AMIS BENEDICTO 2ENG
31 ALEJO FELIPE 2ENG
32 QUERUBIN GREGORIO 2ENG
33 CABARON CARLOS 2ENG
34 AGUIRRE DIOSDADO 3ENG
35 GARCIA BENITO 3ENG
36 GARCIA ROMAN D 3ENG
37 SAMSON RICHARD 4ENG
38 JESALVA HONORIO 4ENG
39 MAGNO ROMEO,V. ELEC
40 LIPAOPAO REYNALDO Y. ELEC
41 BALASA RICARDO BSN
42 MATIONG JOSEPH BSN
43 RIOMALOS WILFREDO BSN
44 GRANDE MELECIO A. BSN
45 MONSALE RICHARD S BSN
46 ABANGGAN ALEJANDRINO D. BSN
47 AMPEL SATURNINO BSN
48 GEMENIANO LAURO BSN
49 BAUTISTA ROMELIO M BSN
50 BERNALES JADE BSN
51 LOPEZ MARVIN BSN
52 SAAVEDRA RICARDO M. JR. BSN
53 CARPIO ERASMO BSN
54 VILLANUEVA JOSE MARIA BSN
55 SERNEO EDUARDO E. BSN
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56 VIGO RIZALDO BSN
57 BANUDAN ASUERO BSN
58 GONZALES MICHAEL DAVE BSN
59 GOLVEO EFREN,T. BSN
60 BADUYEN LEO BSN
61 MAGPUSAO ROMMEL BSN
62 ARAULLO RENE BSN
63 CONANAN SERMUNDO BSN
64 CRUZ TEOFILO BSN
65 TAN HILAIRE BSN
66 ABELLANA ALBERT A KA/B
67 ESCAREZ NAPOLEON A/B
68 LAYSON ANGEL A/B
69 PAROJINOG JONATHAN A/B
70 VARGAS EMILIANO JR. A/B
71 FERNANDEZ REYNOLD A/B
72 ENCARNACION JERSON A/B
73 CABATAY WILFREDO A/B
74 CUIZON CLYDE A/B
75 SASIS JESSIE A/B
76 PAZ GRESOGONO A/B
77 BENITEZ RUBEN A/B
78 MONREAL RONNEL A/B
79 CANLAS AGAPITO A/B
80 BEDIA EDDIE A/B
81 MAYUGA RANDY A/B
82 GACAYAN ROLANDO A/B
83 NUESTRO VALENTINO A/B
84 SEDANTO WILBUR A/B
85 HECHANOVA CYRIL A/B
86 MARCO MICHAEL A/B
87 LARIDO DIONILO A/B
88 DE RAMOS GREGORIO A/B
89 DE CASTRO IRENEO A/B
90 ACURANTES GILBERT A/B
91 PRUDENCIADO RECTO A/B
92 ACEBEDO HENRY,M. A/B
93 DE PABLO BERBERTO A/B
94 SERAPION NELSON BOCHORNO A/B
95 AUPE EDWIN I. A/B
96 SAJOL BERNARDO A/B
97 CAPACIETE FERMIN A/B
98 OSIEL SAMUEL A/B
99 PRIETO EDGARDO A/B
100 PANGANIBAN NESTORIO A/B
101 MONSALE EDGAR N. A/B
102 CATALOGO JERRY A/B
103 COSTELO PORFERIO A/B
104 PILLADO CHRISTOPHER A/B
105 MORADAS JOSE RECTOR A/B
106 JUATON MARIO L. A/B
107 SARMIENTO EMER A/B
108 ROLDAN EMMANUEL A/B
109 NAPA LESLIE L. A/B
110 NEMIS EDGAR A/B
111 PASTIDIO ERNESTO O/S
112 SOLIS CATALINO O/S
113 DIZON JOENEL O/S
114 BAUTISTA PERLITO O/S
115 CO DONATO FITT
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116 CABORDA ALEJANDRO Y. FITT
117 DISPULO ANTONIO FITT
118 SERAN EFREN G. FITT
119 FALSARIO OSCAR F. FITT
120 PASTOR SAMMY P. FITT
121 ESPIRITU MEMY FITT
122 MONREAL RUBEN OIL
123 BAROJA ROBERTO OIL
124 PARAAN ARNULFO OIL
125 VILLEGAS SONY OIL
126 BIBAT SEVERINO G. OIL
127 TABAT ROMEO OIL
128 CAMPOY TIMY OIL
129 ALMENDRAS ROMEO P. OIL
130 DASOY BOYEEN OIL
131 TUPAZ GILBERTO O. OIL
132 DOREN ZALDY OIL
133 PROVIDO LITO OIL
134 BOCANEGRA ROBERTO OIL
135 PESTANO NATIVIDAD OIL
136 MAGTURO ARNEL OIL
137 BAUTISTA CARMELO OSCK
138 NUEVAESPANA EFREN WIPR
139 GALILEA BENITO COOK
140 VILORIA ROSENDO COOK
141 GARAY JAIME COOK
142 REYES MARIO COOK
143 CRUZ ALEXANDER COOK
144 CRESPO MARCELINO COOK
POLAND
145 JANKOWSKI IRENEUSZ CAPT
146 MYSINSKI WIESLAW MARIAN CAPT
147 KLUNDER MARIUSZ CAPT
148 NALASKOWSKI MARIUSZ CAPT
149 CHWIESZCZENIK PAWEL CAPT
150 PAWLASZEK ZDZISLAW CAPT
151 SZAMREJ KRZYSZTOF CAPT
152 KULIK TOMASZ CAPT
153 NOWACKI WIESLAW CAPT
154 LEWANDOWSKI KRZYSZTOF CAPT
155 CZYCZ PAWEL COFF
156 MARCINKIEWICZ STANISLAW COFF
157 KOWALSKI JACEK COFF
158 SZMUCINSKI ANDRZEJ CENG
159 RYBICKI PIOTR CENG
160 RACIBORSKI ARKADIUSZ CENG
161 LASZYCA DARIUSZ CENG
162 LUCYSZYN ZDZISLAW CENG
163 GOLCZYK KAZIMIERZ CENG
164 WRZESZCZ WOJCIECH CENG
165 GALAZKA KRZYSZTOF EENG
166 KRUPINSKI TADEUSZ SENG
167 LOSIEWSKI FRANCISZEK SENG
168 ZALEWSKI ROBERT SENG
169 STAROSTKA EDWARD SENG
170 MICHNOWICZ MARIAN CENG
171 MILOBECKI ANDRZEJ A/B
172 GILEWICZ MARIUSZ A/B
173 BLOK ROMAN A/B
174 KESY ANDRZEJ A/B
175 STEFANCZUK TADEUSZ A/B
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176 DRZEWOWSKI LECH A/B
177 PROKOPOWICZ STANISLAW A/B
178 KLESZCZEWSKI JERZY A/B
179 JABLONOWSKI ROBERT A/B
180 SWIECZKOWSKI GRZEGORZ O/S
181 BAJDAN JAN OSCK
182 DOLGAN JAN ANTONI OSCK
183 GONCZ RYSZARD OSCK
184 JAROSZ KRZYSZTOF OSMB
185 JANKOWSKI ANTONI COOK
CABOVERDE
186 DA CRUZ FORTES PAULO JORGE 2ENG
187 DOS SANTOS JOSE DA LUZ KA/B
188 LIMA DA GRACA CELESTINO A/B
189 DIAS GONCALVES ZACARIAS A/B
190 RAMOS DA ROCHA JOAO A/B
191 OLIVEIRA SALAZAR MARIO A/B
192 COELHO COSTA EDUINO A/B
193 FERREIRA JOAOJOSEDAGRACA A/B
194 DIAS ALVES PAULO SERGIO O/S
195ROCHA GUIL-HERME JOAO BAPTISTA OSCK
196 CRUZ TAVARES CARLOS JORGE OSCK
197 NEVES HERCULANO PINTO COOK
RUSSIA
198 FILONENKO IGOR CAPT
199 MALYSHEV VIKTOR CAPT
200 PAVLENKO SERGEY CAPT
201 SHARYUKOV FIDEL CAPT
202 PAVLOV NIKOLAY CENG
203 GRIGORYAN ALEXANDR CENG
204 VORONTSOV ALEXANDR CENG
205 PASTUSHCHAK ALEXANDER ELEC
GERMANY
206 AISSEN ULRICH CAPT
207 WILK KLAUS HERMANN CAPT
208 FLOESS KONRAD CAPT
209 DIBOWSKI WILHELM CAPT
210 KRIEGER BERND CAPT
211 VON PUTTKAMER HASSO CAPT
212 HUEBNER MATTHIAS CENG
CZECH REPUBLIC
213 CHYTIL IVO CAPT
214 SVOBODA ALES CAPT
GHANA
215 AKADE YEBOAH FRANCIS A/B
ICELAND
216 KRISTJANSSON EYJOLFUR CAPT
LATVIA
217 JUZAKOVS SERGEJS CAPT
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W i n n e r s o f P h o t o C o n t e s t - 3 r d I s s u e
3rdWinner: 2/Off RaymundoG.Elizario
4th Winner: 3/Off Rollen Camayudo
Unfortunately it was not possible toobtain a photo of Capt. Bekerreceiving his prize.
1st Winner: Capt. Peter Beker
2nd Winner: Cook Jovilito N. Candia
We would like to congratulate all four winners of the previous photo contest.
As you can see below, photos were taken while receiving their prize - a digital camera.
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POPEYE THE SAILOR - Cartoon Character / Animated Character
Born: 17 January 1929Birthplace: The ComicsBest known as: Fist-fighting, spinach-loving sailor of comics and cartoons
Popeye the Sailor has been well-known to comic strip fans since his first
appearance in the newspaper strip Thimble Theater in 1929. The
hot-tempered old salt with bulging forearms and a fractured vocabulary was at
first a minor character, but he grew to dominate the strip as readers fell for
Popeye "the sailor man."
A comical cast of characters grew up around him: skinny flirt Olive Oyl,
origin-free orphan Swee'pea, tattered hamburger-lover J. Wellington Wimpy, and
the bewhiskered brute Bluto, Popeye's perennial rival for Olive's attention.
Popeye loved a good brawl, and would eat a can of spinach to give himself enough
strength to secure victory. In 1933 Popeye made his way to animated cartoons
(appearing first in a Betty Boop short), and that's where his supernatural spinach
habit really became famous, along with screwball sayings like "I yam what I yam"
and "That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!" Hundreds of Popeye short
subjects were made, and Popeye cartoons were a fixture in movie theaters and
television well into the 1960s. The comic strip continued right into the 21st
century, handled by a succession of artists. (Popeye's creator, Elzie Segar, died in
1938.) Popeye was played by Robin Williams in the 1980 feature film Popeye,
which co-starred Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl and was directed by Robert Altman.
F e a t u r e s
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Answers on inside of cover page
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INTERESTING FACTS
1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. Ifyou are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
2. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
3. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
4. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
5. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immunesystem. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to100 times a day.
6. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean,but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
7. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
8. The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calminghormones.
9. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato canfor a carburetor.
10. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
11. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a filmabout it.
12. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person diedas a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground,the person died of natural cause.
13. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30feet!!
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