excellence, 6th edition - bbc chartering
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Partner Magazine of the BBC Chartering Group
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excellenceEdition 3 | 2012
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Content
04 Foreword of Svend Andersen ‘Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality’
06 An exceptional project delivery First LNG umbilical transport for BBC Chartering
‘project division’
10 Raising standards together Five years of partnership between DA-Desk and
BBC Chartering
14 Giant rotor-blade travels on ‘BBC Adriatic’ Stepping-up wind power generation
15 BBC increases service frequency to WCSA BBC Chartering offers more capacity and weekly rotation
on “Andino Express Line”
16 BBC = Best Business Centerfold A unique shipment of pearls
18 BBC Chartering improves market access Opening Turkish and Western Australian presences -
Offices #27 and #28
20 Innovation resize Changing the shipping game?
24 BBC Chartering vessel clips BBC Chartering vessels spotted in action around the world
25 Halftime for BBC Chartering 50% of new heavy lift fleet now in service
26 Designing ahead means sailing forward The designers behind many BBC Chartering vessels
30 BBC Events in Q1/Q2 2013 Meet BBC Chartering at upcoming events
31 BBC world map BBC Chartering offices nearest to you
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purpose. conviction. quality attitude. | page 3
A good, wise friend of mine once said ‘leader rhymes
with reader’; and reason why I pick this up in this
‘excellence’ issue is that I like to create the awareness
about the fact that any reader is a leader. It is the access
we find to specific topics and what we do with it. It is our
individual intent that determines our action which in turn
is under constant observation from those around us.
I woke up this morning and I remarked to myself, you
have to share that we are all just tiny little pieces of the
same universal awareness. Our problem is only that we
have different views on it and that it takes time for us to
realize this. As long as this is the case, things continue to
be more challenging for us as they must be. Realizing this
is the essence of ‘excellence’ and it is exactly the mission
of ‘excellence’ to promote this especially in the shipping
world. Hence, ‘excellence’ is never an absolute standard
as it refers to an ongoing process of leadership. As
companions of our time, we have the pleasure of sharing
this process together and each one of us is asked to take
the opportunity to become better each day.
Today I hope you may find access and get inspired by
some interesting stories in this ‘excellence’. We talk
about execution as a core ability, we talk about our
‘Project Division’ delivering an exceptional job for a
LNG development in Western Australia, we feature an
interview with the designers behind many BBC Chartering
vessels, about a BBC Chartering vessel delivering the
world’s longest wind rotor blade, and other activities we
undertake to ‘innovate services’ at BBC Chartering.
As a special I am glad we could win Peter Lorange again
for an inspiring interview on strategies, innovation and
leadership in the shipping business.
I kindly wish you may get inspired by this issue proposing
you may be ‘driven by excellence’.
Very warm regards,
Raymond Fisch
‘excellence’ editor
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Welcome back to excellence. As the year approaches
its end, I would like to highlight a few things that were
extremely helpful through this year and also critical for
our joint success.
Often I have been asked, Svend, how comes BBC
Chartering went from operating and marketing 10 vessels
to more than 150 vessels to date, and what helped this
successful development in the past 15 years? I would then
say we were lucky and able. We were lucky for the fact
that we were prepared for the opportunities opening up
in front of us and able to respond to them adequately. But
most of all, and in any case, we were able to execute.
With meanwhile 40 years working experience in the
shipping business I can say that luck has been a major
part of it. But then again what is luck? There are many
ways how we can look at luck. As the roots of the word
come from the Low German (Dutch or Frisian) word ‘luk’,
an abbreviation of ‘gelucke’ it basically means ‘succeed’.
And there is probably no other expression that is more to
the point, as luck is neither good nor bad by definition,
but succeeding simply means to go through it and ride it,
irrespective if it is for instance stormy weather, calm seas,
strong winds or rough currents.
Helpful in any situation is our ability. Each one of us
has a different set of abilities and with that comes our
profession, our specialty, our uniqueness. Here again we
need to be aware that any opportunity is only as good as
our ability to respond to it. For example, in a work domain
some general abilities would include time management,
teamwork and leadership, self motivation etc., whereas
specific skills would be useful only for a certain job.
Ability usually requires an opportunity where we assess
the level of skill that we need to show and use. However,
being able does not only mean to respond to an
opportunity, it also means to shape and create what is not
there today. It is the incredible creative force that helps
to turn simple thoughts into exceptional discoveries,
improved products and services, and successful
organizations - short it leads to growth.
In my opinion on top stands the ability to execute. It
means the ability to mesh strategy with reality, to align
people with goals and achieve the promised result. The
discipline of execution means to link together people,
strategy and operations, the three core processes of
every business. Leading these processes is the real job of
running a business, not formulating a vision and leaving
Dear business partners
and friends
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the work of carrying it out to others. It’s important to be
deeply and passionately engaged in an organization and
to realize that stark and robust dialogues about people,
strategy and operations result in a business based on
intellectual honesty and realism.
We can celebrate 15 years of BBC Chartering, and it is my
pleasure of having headed this unique organization for
the past 15 years. I take this opportunity to share my wish
with you that this organization will continue to grow,
develop and improve its abilities to adopt, but without
losing the ability to execute! For this I am looking forward,
for this I am passionate, for this I hope we will continue
to build our ‘culture of successes’ always improving our
ability to mesh strategy with reality.
As our partners you have been with us in the past, and
we count on you in the future. Here I like to quote Henry
Ford who said, ‘A market is never saturated by good
service; however it is quickly saturated by a bad one’. So
my wish is that you may have reason to stay with us, and
continue to become our partner of success also in 2013.
I like to take this last ‘excellence’ in 2012 to thank all of
you for your engagement and support during this past
year wishing you and your families a joyful holiday season
and a happy, healthy and successful 2013. On behalf of
our team at BBC Chartering I like to convey that we feel
responsible to improve services to a global shipping com-
munity and we look forward assisting you in the New Year.
Now, please enjoy this excellence which I hope provides
you with interesting stories from the world of shipping,
the world of BBC Chartering.
See you soon – no matter where!
Yours sincerely,
Svend Andersen
Chief Executive Officer
» Execution is the ability to mesh strategy
with reality, to align people with goals
and achieve the promised result. «
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an exceptional project deliveryFirst LNG umbilical transport for BBC Chartering ‘project division’
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‘Energy’ is the driving theme of the 21st century and
the industry is on a constant quest to identify, create, plan,
engineer, and exploit new ways that will help us to secure
the energy future for generations to come.
There are many discussions going on and the global
community struggles to manage energy projects along the
triangle of what is ecological, economical, and technically
feasible. In the world’s energy mix liquid natural gas (LNG)
exploitations are gaining importance. LNG is a natural
gas that is super-chilled to -161°C. At this temperature, it
converts to liquid form and becomes easier to transport
in tankers and easier to store. LNG takes up only about
1/600th of the volume occupied by the methane in its
gaseous form. As a substitute for coal in power generation,
LNG offers significant global environmental benefits. For
every tonne of greenhouse gas emissions generated by
the production, liquefaction, and transport of LNG, up
to nine tonnes of emissions are avoided in consumer
countries when LNG is substituted for coal in electricity
generation.
2020 vision Australia is currently the world’s fifth largest LNG exporter
and the Australian petroleum industry is aiming to make
this country the world’s first or second largest LNG
exporter by 2020. The industry is targeting production of
at least 60 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2020.The
country‘s first LNG project – the North West Shelf Venture
(NWSV) – began shipping LNG in 1989.
The project has since grown to include five production units
(or trains) and it now produces up to 16.3mtpa of LNG. The
country’s second LNG development – Darwin LNG – began
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production in 2006. This one-train project produces up
to 3.5mtpa. Australia‘s third LNG project ‘Pluto’ started
production in April 2012. It has one 4.3mtpa production
train but at least one additional train is being planned.
Seven large Australian LNG schemes are currently under
construction. Four draw from gas fields in northern Western
Australia (Gorgon, Prelude, Wheatstone and Ichthys) and
three are in Queensland (Queensland Curtis LNG,
Gladstone LNG and Australia Pacific LNG).
It’s the commercial mission of Steve Dillon, owner’s
representative of BBC Chartering and in charge of busi-
ness development in Asia and Oceania, to work this market
creating beneficial business opportunities for clients in-
volved in these projects. He states, “We like to support
the industry on these challenges with service solutions
delivered by BBC Chartering and our Project Division.
There is much to accomplish as Australia currently has
about $200 billion worth of LNG projects on the drawing
board.”
Infrastructure as a bottleneckA lot of modularization is involved in the construction
of infrastructure for Australian oil and gas projects, due
to a general shortage of fabrication facilities and the
remoteness of Australia‘s northwest. A lot of module
fabrication work is undertaken in countries such as
Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia since there is no
mandated local content. There is, however, a requirement
to comply with specific levels of Australian industry
participation in order to receive certain concessions.
The Australian Marine Complex (AMC) in Perth is
experiencing strong demand for its manufacturing
capabilities as a result of Gorgon. AMC is a center for
excellence in fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and
technology servicing the marine, defense, oil and gas, and
resource industry. Its common user facility (CUF) includes
the world‘s most technologically advanced floating dock,
self-propelled modular transporters to move vessels
or infrastructure, a deepwater port, specialist load-out
wharfs, extensive lay-down and assembly areas, and
several state-of-the-art fabrication halls.
A CUF is planned also further north on the Pilbara coast
to support projects such as Wheatstone and Browse.
Anketell Port and Port Hedland have been selected as
potential locations for the facility which will include
wharves, lay-down areas, and repair, maintenance and
load-out facilities.Darwin is a well established port and
does not suffer from the same infrastructure challenges
as northwestern Australia; so, despite lobbying from the
west, it was chosen by Inpex as the site for the onshore
gas processing facilities of the Ichthys project. An
885-km (550-mi) subsea gas pipeline will link it to the
offshore facilities. >>>
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CSG-LNG and floating LNGAustralia is a world leader in LNG innovation. The world’s
first Coal Seam Gas to LNG projects are being developed
in Queensland.
Australia also seems likely to become the first country
in the world to host a floating LNG project. Shell
Development Australia will use a specially designed
ship - the largest floating structure ever built - with LNG
production facilities to develop its Prelude gas field off the
north coast of Western Australia. This project is expected
to begin producing 3.5mtpa from 2016 or 2017.
LNG for road transport and gas storageA small proportion of LNG is used as a diesel replacement
fuel for heavy vehicles. Trucks that run on LNG require a
special cryogenic fuel tank to keep the fuel chilled. LNG
is highly compatible with diesel engines and is a clean-
burning fuel. Its use in road transport is growing but
because large fuel tanks are needed, LNG is not suitable
for smaller vehicles and it is expected to remain a niche
fuel. LNG for road transport is usually produced in small
plants located near regional transport hubs. LNG can also
be used as a way of storing gas for use in periods of high
demand or interrupted supply.
Macedon Gas Project The Macedon gas field is located in offshore production
lease WA-42-L, located approximately 100km west of
Onslow, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. BHP
Billiton is Operator of the Macedon Project and has a
71.43% interest, with joint venture partner Apache North-
west which has a 28.57% interest. The Macedon project
involves four off-shore production wells supplying a wet
gas pipeline to an onshore gas treatment plant to be
constructed at Ashburton North, 17 kilometres south
west of Onslow. The domestic gas plant will have a
design capacity of 200 million standard cubic
feet per day. A sales gas pipeline will be conn-
ected to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline for
sale to the domestic gas market in Western Australia.
Following the final investment decision announced in
September 2010, Technip was awarded a contract for the
engineering work and services related to procurement
and construction management for BHP Billiton‘s Macedon
Gas Field in May 2011. The contract covers the onshore
facilities consisting of a gas plant and pipeline works
which are scheduled to be completed in 2013.
McDermott wins Macedon SURF contract In July 2011 Oilfield services firm McDermott International
Inc. won the subsea contract from Technip for deepwater
offshore engineering, construction and installation on the
Macedon project. The SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and
Flowlines) contract is McDermott‘s first SURF project in
Australia. The work scope includes detailed engineering,
procurement, fabrication, transportation and installation
of a 48-mile-long (77-kilometer-long), 20-inch-diameter
pipeline, as well as the installation of subsea umbilicals
and flexible flowlines in waters measuring up to 591 feet
(180 meters) deep.
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BBC Chartering selected for Macedon transport projectIt took twelve months of dedicated commercial lobbying
by Steve Dillon, involving in depth discussions with
McDermott’s regional HQ in Singapore then, with
McDermott project management office located in Perth.
As a result, BBC Chartering was awarded the contract
from McDermott for transporting subsea umbilicals and
flexible flowlines. Roberto Frigeni, Executive Transport
Engineering Officer, coordinated all technical aspects of
this unique project following a turnkey approach for BBC
Chartering’s Project Division.
The team around him was well aware of transporting one
of the single longest offshore umbilicals to-date with a
length of 65 km and a diameter of about 20cm. Mr. Frigeni
said, “Loading and transporting cables of that magnitude
is a delicate affair. It requires much attention to detail, a
high level of commitment and a quality attitude to realize
such a project successfully.” All of this is brought to the
table by Wiebke Bürger, Volker Dietrich and Jens Gerken,
the Macedon task force of Roberto Frigeni.
Tender Engineer Wiebke Bürger said, “It has been an
exciting experience to work on a tender that would enable
us to win a ‘first of its kind’ project for BBC Chartering
and the Project Division.”
The team was asked to deliver a turnkey project coor-
dinating all works throughout the process of planning,
engineering, manufacturing, and executing the transport.
Ensuring the requirements are met, a marine warranty
surveyor was involved helping the client to manage a high
project quality. With the main umbilical’s weight of about
1,850mt the vessel’s longitudinal and structural strength
needed to be diligently assessed to ensure the selected
7,650dwat vessel ‘BBC Nordland’ was suited to deliver
the job.
The project team started with calculating and planning
the required sea-fastening elements. Jens Gerken, BBC
Chartering’s Naval Architect in charge said, “We felt a
high level of responsibility to be involved in this project.
We needed to make sure all sea-fastening elements are
designed sufficiently and worked the first time. We always
kept the high value of the cargo and its importance for the
Macedon Gas Project on the back of our minds.” The sea-
fastening elements were manufactured in a workshop of
‘Halfwassen Hafendienst’, an experienced cargo service
company based in Leer. Welding teams of ‘Halfwassen’
also installed the elements on board the ‘BBC Nordland’.
Delivering the job is key and Volker Dietrich, BBC
Chartering’s Senior Port Captain, was the person in charge
managing local interaction during loading and unloading
operations. These operations had to be managed over
three loading locations in Europe. In Drammen (Norway)
the vessel took on the carousels, in Rosyth (UK) the
umbilicals got spooled onboard, and in Newcastle (UK)
the vessel loaded additional flexible flowlines.
The ‘BBC Nordland’ was discharged in Batam (Indonesia)
where the umbilical was spooled over a triple banking
operation onto McDermott’s ‘North Ocean 102’, a DP2
construction support vessel outfitted with a horizontal lay
system for SURF needs covering a wide variety of water
depths.
Mr. Dietrich states, “We tried to prepare as good as
possible for all eventualities during the operations so we
could limit potential risks wherever possible.” He also
added, “This helped us to efficiently execute all required
works with interfacing service providers.” As one of the
external service providers, Mr. Peter Halfwassen, from
‘Halfwassen Hafendienst’ remarked, “We are proud
of having supported this important project for BBC
Chartering and McDermott.”
One year ‘Project Division’Meanwhile the umbilical rests on the sea floor and waits
for connection in the ongoing project. Macedon Gas field
is targeted to start production during 2013, and with that
another project will be realized that helps us to secure our
energy related future. BBC Chartering’s ‘Project Division’
was introduced about a year ago, and meanwhile the team
has further grown and is busy in engineering tenders and
transports for exciting assignments around the world.
We like to say congratulations to the team, well done and
good luck also for all future endeavors!
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Introducing DA-DeskDA-Desk is an independent port cost management
service provider that delivers operational efficiencies,
cost savings and enhanced security to ship owners,
operators and charterers who are seeking to improve their
financial performance and compliance in today’s fast-
paced shipping industry. The company conducts itself
with the highest degree of integrity and ethical standards
and acts as a reliable partner with its customers.
This philosophy is very much in sync with BBC Chartering
and has led to a mutually beneficial relationship over the
past five years.
DA-Desk Helps Restructure WorkflowBack in 2006, the BBC Chartering fleet had increased and
as an immediate result, had approximately 6,500 DAs to
check and process—with a two person dedicated team
to manually check and process each one. It was virtually
impossible for such a small team to keep up with the
sheer volume of invoices regardless of how efficient and
dedicated they were.
It was Jens Lorens Poulsen at that time that approached
BBC Chartering’s CEO, Mr. Svend Andersen, with the
idea of having those 6,500 DAs processed online by an
administrative team that would check every detail in a
timely manner. Not only would they check every detail,
they would eliminate having to hand the invoices to busy
operators to check tariffs and other details, who then
would hand the invoices off to the accounting department
to check balances and proper payment.
CEO Svend Anderson realized that using the DA-Desk
service would eliminate volumes of paperwork and free
the staff to handle other, more critical tasks.
The DA-Solution: Port Spend ManagementPortSpend Management, as the solution is known, fully
automates the Disbursement Account process, including
cost verification, documentation, rebilling and follow-up
with agents.
DA-Desk has tailored the solution to incorporate the
unique characteristics of the project cargo sector so that
BBC Chartering no longer has to worry about managing
DA costs—including stevedore costs, expediting financial
reporting or responding to regulatory pressures.
PortSpend Management fully automates the DA process
and streamlines and speeds DA operations, enabling
operators to re-allocate their time and energy to focus
on other, more vital vessel operations. From port call
creation to the final DA approval, rebilling and archiving,
PortSpend Management ensures financial and time
efficiency, cost control, scale benefits and regulatory
compliance.
PortSpend Management is a highly efficient process that
includes:
raising standards together
Five years of partnership between DA-Desk and
BBC Chartering
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DANOMINATIONSM
which improves process quality by:
• Creating appointment
• Checking credentials
• Confirming appointment
• Notifying all parties of confirmation
DAPROFORMASM
which verifies business terms by:
• Obtaining Pro Forma Disbursement Accounts
(PDA) within 24 hours of confirmation
• Screening and approving PDA
• Updating all information online
• Providing advance payment advice
• Providing netting/balancing confirmations
DAFINALSM
which creates efficiencies by:
• Entering Final DA (FDA) into the system
• Receiving physical FDA from agent
• Establishing audit trail to all invoices
• Providing final approvals online
• Determining balance or settlement recovery
DACOST ACCOUNTINGSM
which completes the audit trail by:
• Rebilling owners and charterers expenses
• Providing balance payment advice
• Archiving port call documentation
To date this year, BBC Chartering’s 585 vessels have made
25,205 port calls in 1,270 ports in 154 countries. These
port calls have generated 141,260 individual invoices
that all need to be carefully checked. Simply stated,
PortSpend Management makes those 141,260 invoices
disappear from the desks of administrators, operators
and accounting—but gives all parties the information they
need to do their jobs.
Implementing PortSpend ManagementSince PortSpend Management is web-based, imple-
mentation is quick and easy. To insure that implementation
was successful, DA-Desk sent Captain Errol Gonsalves
and Marcura, the IT arm, sent Mr. Masaki Kaneko, who took
good care of integrating DA-Desk into BBC Chartering’s
financial systems and the BBC operational workflow.
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Reaping the BenefitsAs a direct result of implementing PortSpend Manage-
ment, BBC Chartering was able to restructure its workflow
and speed up data entry for final voyage calculations,
both of which translated into economic benefits for the
company.
Now, BBC Chartering and DA-Desk conduct semi-annual
service reviews to ensure that the highest quality service
levels and standards are maintained and to determine
further additions and improvements to the service.
Adding PortPayables to the MixFor its 25,205 port calls in 154 countries, BBC Chartering
has made more than USD $ 268 million in expenditures in
64 different currencies as of the end of October this year.
Because of the success of PortSpend Management, BBC
Chartering chose to trust DA-Desk with its payments and
began to use a second DA-Desk service, PortPayables SM.
PortPayables is DA-Desk’s cash management service
that provides BBC Chartering with banking terms and
exchange rates made possible because DA-Desk con-
solidates more than USD $2 billion in payments through
it’s banking partners, of which approximately $1 billion
is related to foreign currency (FX) payments. All tasks
related to payment, transfers, confirmation, netting, ac-
counting and reconciliation are managed through one of
PortPayables four features:
DAACCOUNTSSM
provides increased efficiencies through its:
• Process specialists
• Service center resources
• Reconciliation
• Statement of accounts
• Supplier cash desk
DAFOREXSM
provides substantial savings through:
• Competitive FX rates
• Low or no transfer fees
• Low or no account fees
• Faster/timely payment to agents
• Access up to 125 currencies
DACASHFLOWSM
provides improved balance sheet through:
• More precise advances to agents
• High-quality payer
• Netting/balancing
• Faster voyage closure for agents and operators
• Interest savings
DACOMPLIANCESM
enhances security through:
• Compliance with
• Sarbanes-Oxley SSAE 16 (AICPA)
• ISAE 3402 (IAASB)
• J-SOX/E-SOX
• OFAC/International Sanctions
• KYC Rule
Introducing DA-Desk
DA-Desk was founded on two main principles: that
increasing the productivity of knowledge workers is the
most important contribution management can make in
the 21st century and that transparency and independence
are critical ingredients in port cost management.
After studying business practices in shipping companies,
the company’s founders, Christian Haunso and Jens Lorens
Poulsen, believed that simplifying the Disbursement
Account (DA) process could help enhance knowledge
worker productivity. So, they created an independent DA
service—not owned by port agencies, agents or shipping
companies—that provided a transparent, automated DA
process. DA-Desk was established in 2001.
The company has grown over the past decade and now
provides its services to owners, operators and charterers—
as well as agents—in almost every aspect of shipping. The
company works in close collaboration with its customers
and has set the standard for handling disburse-
ment accounts. Based on the success of DA-Desk and
in answer to the needs of its customers, DA-Desk
added PortPayables, a cash management service to its
roster. Another related service is PortsDirect, a towage
management service.
Today DA-Desk provides its services to more than 160
customers around the world, employs more than 350
operations staff and executives, maintains a database
of more than 10,000 agents and during 2011 processed
more than 100,000 port calls on behalf of its customers.
The company continues to set the standard in the industry
and is developing new services and products to empower
its knowledge workers/customers with information.
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Using PortPayables means BBC Chartering saves on bank
expenses, but even more important, it also saves time.
The accounting department no longer has to transfer
funds to all the countries where ships port or figure out
the correct tariffs, for example. PortPayables does that
automatically.
Using PortPayables has enabled BBC Chartering to save
on bank charges as well as improve its cost awareness.
Adding the PortsDirect ServiceAgain, based on the success of PortSpend Management
and PortPayables, as the BBC Chartering/DA-Desk
working relationship solidified, BBC Chartering added the
PortsDirect service to its arsenal. PortsDirect is a towage
management service that negotiates service agreements
with towage providers in ports around the world where
towing is competitive.
Through its negotiating power, PortsDirect is able to
offer service rate discounts in a multitude of ports to
its customers. PortsDirect integrates with PortSpend
Management, facilitating the nomination of suppliers.
When a ship operator creates a port call using PortSpend
Management, the DA-Desk system will automatically
check with the PortsDirect database for towage discounts
in the port and insert appropriate instructions in the
appointment letter if appropriate.
Using PortsDirect has also resulted in cost savings for
BBC Chartering.
A Great Partnership Completes the PictureBoth BBC Chartering and DA-Desk were built on the
cornerstone of integrity and the two companies have
worked very closely together over the years—and
continue to do so today—to both improve the existing
services and create new features and functionality. As
true partners, the companies address issues openly and
resolve them for the better. According to BBC Chartering,
the two companies jointly ‘move to improve’ while
focusing on what is really important. The companies have
a joint goal of enhancing a high level of service quality
through continuous improvement of information and
communication technologies, key processes and support
systems. This latest collaboration has resulted in a new
online reporting tool designed to enable faster access to
vital information.
One Last WordDA-Desk is proud on the five years of partnership with
BBC Chartering and looks forward to working together
with BBC Chartering as both companies move forward.
As leading international shipping brand for MPV / HL
vessels, BBC Chartering appreciates this partnership
helping to focus and simplify DA processes supporting
competitive shipping solutions for its clients.
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October, 2012 – It was the weekend of October 20,
2012 when a very special wind turbine blade got lifted
and secured on board the ‘BBC Adriatic’ in Esbjerg and
carried to Bremerhaven. This certainly represents one
of the shortest voyages a BBC Chartering vessel has
performed in the past, however carrying one of the
largest wind turbine blade which got ever produced.
With a length of 83.5 meters and a rotor diameter of
171.2 m, the blade marks the record in realized length
at that date and was designed for a 7MW turbine. As
a comparison the blade is longer than the wingspan of
the new Airbus A380 type which measures some 79.8m.
The giant blade was produced by SSP Technology in
Kirkeby, Denmark and now got sent-off to test facilities
in Bremerhaven, a short sea voyage of only 144 nautical
miles.
The blade was ordered by Samsung Heavy Industries
from Korea who have chosen SSP Technology as supplier
for their new 7MW turbine. ‘With the first blade in
position for testing, we will now use the time that follows
for evaluation of the first part of the project. As soon as
the testing of the blade is successfully completed, we will
start up the production of the remaining three prototype
blades,’ says Flemming Sørensen of SSP Technology.
Being involved in the project from beginning to end
together with a team of experts, he has controlled the
fragile balance between success and failure which is a
natural part of handling such big a project.
‘Development and production of the world’s longest
blade is not done over night. It is an extremely delicate
process that needs constant focus, testing and follow-
up. In close cooperation with our customer, we have
made sure that nothing has been left to chance and daily
coordination meetings, quality checks and inspections
have been a natural part of our work day for the last 15
months,’ says Flemming Sørensen.
Before being shipped on board the ‘BBC Adriatic’ the
test blade left SSP Technology for a 170 kilometers road
trip from Stenstrup to Esbjerg. With a maximum speed
of up to 50 km/h and a total length of 100 meters, a
custom-made transport like this requires much planning
as well as precise and accurate handling.
Once arriving at port, the loading operation onboard the
‘BBC Adriatic’ was supervised by BBC Chartering Port
Captain Thomas Janssen, an experienced professional
in the handling of wind power components. He states
proudly, “We have prepared this operation diligently and
we managed the loading and unloading process without
complications.”
We are curious to see when giant blades, stepping-
up wind power generation technology, will become a
market standard and require adequate global shipping
services which BBC Chartering will gladly deliver.
giant rotor-blade travels on ‘BBCAdriatic’Stepping-up wind power generation
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November 2012 – The leading provider of multipurpose
and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC
Chartering, allocates more shipping capacity to its
‘Andino Express Line’, a liner service that was launched in
2005 connecting Houston with the West Coast of South
America.
This connection ever since plays a major role for the
energy and mining industry and continues to enjoy further
popularity demanding more MPV/HL tonnage. Starting
this December, BBC Chartering continues to strengthen
its leading position on both south- and northbound trade
and implements a weekly schedule.
Jamilette De La Paz, BBC Chartering’s VP for Liner Ser-
vices from Houston says, “Over the years the ‘Andino
Express Line’ has established itself as reliable and im-
portant connection servicing cargo clients in both
directions. We can be proud that the market asks for
additional BBC capacity which we will be pleased
to allocate.”
De La Paz remarks the service is scheduled to call Veracruz
(Mexico) and Paita (Peru) once a month, and on a weekly
basis Esmeraldas or Guayaquil (Ecuador), Callao (Peru),
Arica, Puerto Angamos/Antofagasta and Valpariso (Chile).
Svend Andersen, CEO of BBC Chartering remarks, “We
are pleased to improve market opportunities along the
‘Andino Express Line’ as it is our mission to innovate
services where they can add value for our clients.“
The service is managed out of the Houston office of
BBC Chartering. The local offices along the West Coast
of South America in Guayaquil (Ecuador), Lima (Peru),
Santiago (Chile), and Bogota (Colombia) are taking
inquiries for the service. Connections to South America’s
East Coast are also offered through BBC Chartering’s
‘Americana Line’.
BBC Chartering additionally serves both coasts of South
America though its regular ‘European Service’ and
‘Far East Service’.
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BBC Chartering moves on improving access to key markets
and just strengthened its commercial presence in the eastern
Mediterranean establishing a local representation through
‘BBC Chartering Turkey’ in Istanbul, effective November
1, 2012. The representation allows local shippers a direct
access to the global shipping network of BBC Chartering
and results from a partnership with Normed Denizcilik A.S.,
a leading regional carrier connecting Northern Europe and
Turkey with regular liner services.
The Istanbul office marks the 27th global presence in BBC
Chartering’s commercial network and is headed by Mr.
Ozgur Emre Saracoglu. Mr. Svend Andersen, CEO of BBC
Chartering says, “We are excited about this step and we
look forward to promoting our global MPV/HL shipping
brand now also in Turkey”. Mr. Omer Azar, CEO of Normed
Denizcilik A.S. says, “With BBC Chartering as partner we
are pleased to offer premier global transport solutions to
regional shippers and freight forwarders in Turkey”.
As a double this November, BBC Chartering also announced
to strengthen its presence in the Australian market by
establishing a local representation in Western Australia.
Expanding BBC Chartering’s activities in Australia, the
new branch office aims to improve services with a focus on
offshore and mining projects in the region. The 28th global
presence in BBC Chartering’s commercial network is headed
by Mr. Chris Schraa as Business Development Manager. Mr.
Schraa adds value to clients bringing in comprehensive
experiences as offshore installation manager with a
strong nautical background. Svend Andersen, CEO of
BBC Chartering says, “It is important for BBC Chartering
to strengthen its presence in one of the most important
regions for mining and LNG projects in the world. Here we
like to support clients with tailor made shipping solutions.”
Here, besides mining projects underway, leading firms have
embarked on more than half a dozen liquefied natural gas
projects. With that experts claim that Australia can rival
Qatar as energy exporter.
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BBC Chartering improves market accessOpening Turkish and Western Australian presences - Offices #27 and #28
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In interconnected global markets, non-linear dynamics
contribute to sustain or break existing resource flows
and associated (often dominant) thinking patterns.
Some might remind this of Schumpeter’s thesis referring
to the process of ‘creative destruction’. In these times,
it’s not only the shipping industry that calls for quality
in leadership, innovation and strategy as these factors
are generally considered critical guiding organizations
through challenging, stormy waters. We like to take
this opportunity to discuss current challenges and
thinking with Peter Lorange, a thought leader in the
field of shipping strategies, innovation management
and leadership issues. Peter is heading the ‘Lorange
Institute of Business’, formerly known as GSBA Zürich,
and dedicates his work both the shipping industry and
leadership education.
Raymond Fisch: Thanks again Peter, for being here with
us. Let me start with the question how you view the role
of innovation in the shipping industry?
Peter Lorange: My pleasure, Raymond. Today, shipping
companies are challenged more than ever to innovate, not
only regarding their assets, products and services but also
their cultures, organizations and structures if they strive
to stay as top performing companies. For that to happen,
they need to question and enhance their repertoire of
relevant action that helps them to maneuver through
these turbulent times and remain competitive in the
future. It’s about developing the abilities to ‘understand’
what’s happening, to see what’s really ‘relevant’, to
identify goal oriented action, and to develop, instill and
cultivate the ability to execute on these. To be even closer
innovation resizeChanging the shipping game?
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to the customer than before is key – and, to come up with
innovations that he / she can appreciate!
RF: What do you view as the core challenges for the
management of shipping companies?
PL: We have observed various factors and saw at least
six aspects where we see the management of shipping
companies challenged. The first, as I said, is to improve
their understanding of key customers and their needs.
The second is to implement innovations that the customer
appreciates and views as valuable, often client specific
small things, continuously. The third is to stay competitive,
above all vis-à-vis Asia. The forth is to create simpler
organization, less bureaucracy, more speed. The fifth is
to develop effective ‘meeting places’, both internally and
with key clients. And the sixth is to instill even higher
awareness and understanding of the business cycles and
the possibilities to take advantage of them.
RF: What do you mean e.g. by developing ‘effective
meeting places’ internally?
PL: With that I like to focus on the relationship and tensions
between new ideas and established management thinking.
On the one side there are new thoughts, often radical
propositions and on the other side there are experiences
and best-practice prescriptions. Progressive forces meet
conservative, often more, protective forces. But the two
must meet, dialogue and debate, in the best interest of
the business, openly but not an endless discussion – the
leadership decides at the end.
RF: In a recent article you elaborated on shipping
strategies, niches and innovation. What is the essence of
your thinking?
PL: Where in the past ‘playing the market’ for shipping
firms was driven by actions along ‘in/out’ and ‘long/short’
decision today this strategy is not sufficient any more. In
order to compete, the entrepreneurial core process in
shipping now needs to be enhanced. The challenge is
to create advantages, even temporary ones, requiring
organizations to instill more innovation culture in their
business. The goal is to create niches to operate in that
are not fully exposed to the cycles of the open shipping
markets.
RF: Can you give us an idea on what determines niches?
PL: Many shipping firms are searching for ways to isolate
at least some of their activities from the cycles of the
shipping markets. Such efforts might include working
more closely with the customer, so as to attempt to
meet specific needs of these. Specialized ships to satisfy
the unique requirements of specific customers may be
the result. Parallel efforts might focus on developing
specialized technologies, which might be difficult to
copy, also resulting in specialized ship service offerings.
‘And I looked upon the
true sea –the sea that plays
with men till their hearts are broken,
and wears stout ships to death.’
(Joseph Conrad)
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In essence if we have a high level of customer intimacy in
combination with a high level of technical uniqueness, we
may consider this a niche business.
I am also impressed with what some companies are
doing today regarding having more fuel-efficient ships
– potentially benefitting their customers as well as
themselves. On the other extreme if both levels are low,
this can be called a commodity business. If only one
of the dimensions is leveled high, we may talk about a
semi-niche. We know that a commodity strategy, which
is typical for traditional shipping looks different from a
niche strategy.
RF: How stable are niches really, Peter?
PL: A big challenge for companies that have been
successful in developing a niche strategy is the fact that
such strategies often do not tend to last, non-the-least
due to the typical relative easiness of copying when it
comes to the technical side, combined with the almost
impossible task to protect oneself from this, say through
patents. It is typically relatively easy to copy the design of
a particular ship.
Also, to keep relationships with key customers exclusive
over time may be hard due to competitive pressures. This
implies that the price for a particular niche-based service
will tend to come down often rather quickly – and soon
we may be talking about another commodity. So, the
message is: never to stagnate – always come up with new
ways to re-launch one’s niche position.
RF: How about entry barriers e.g. through high invest-
ments, would that not keep competitors away?
PL: Certainly to a degree it will, however in relative terms
in the shipping business it is more important to look at
the degree of remaining debt when a specialized asset
comes off charter. Needless to say, the remaining debt
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should be reduced to as low a level as possible. Certainly
today financing becomes an issue and financiers look at
the cash-flow implications of a project.
A safe cash-flow, say, as represented by a long term
charter from a solid customer in a niche business would
be highly preferred over financing of a ship in the open
market, based on a ship`s asset value as such.
RF: What do your observations imply regarding the
management of shipping companies?
PL: Successful niche development requires executives
who can understand customers, but it also implies
strategic leaders. This demands logistical experts who
can bond with the customer, dialogue, be creative.
And this demands technical expertise which must also
be cutting-edge, both for being able to come up with
technological solutions for creating niches, as well as for
spearheading new designs. Also finance expertise would
be very different from the past, with the focus now being
on cash-flow based financing rather than assets.
This also would mean that risk must be monitored and
assessed differently. As a point in mind the new generation
of more fuel-efficient ships may make relatively new
ships of ‘old’ design prematurely obsolete! And last
leadership expertise is needed for strategy definition
and implementation, employing a communication driven
steering processes that can put strategy into action.
RF: What would you recommend a shipping company
today how this should be reflected in its organization?
PL: We can perhaps delineate the difference between a
traditional commodity based strategy, with its top-down
focus and a more current bottom-up focused industrial
strategy. What is important is that skills from both areas
are critical parts of a given strategy. What definitely is
needed is one team, where the CEO must have around
him particular skills for communication and marketing, for
effective technical design, as well as for cash flow based
financing. Further developing capabilities to innovate in
both areas are needed to succeed both in open shipping
markets and niches.
RF: And how can this be realized?
PL: Any organization, but especially shipping businesses
that have significant structural catch-up potential,
are asked to make educated use of leadership driven
management systems. It’s not crucial what such an
approach is called; what matters is the philosophy of
leadership that is behind it. If applied correctly, this
can help to refine the management process of any
organization.
A prerequisite of a successful strategy implementation is
to understand implementation as an ongoing, executive
process. It is decisive to understand how formulating and
planning of a strategy are connected. Only if there is a
direct link between strategy and daily routine, will co-
workers understand how they can contribute and reach
strategic company goals.
RF: Is this approach the secret behind high performing
shipping companies?
PL: (Laughs) Well, Raymond, as we know there is never
a single or a few factors that determines performance.
One thing however seems for sure. We can only get what
we measure. And if a high performing company is able to
define what performance means, e.g. on a resource and
potential level, a process level, a client and market level,
it will result in financial results that can be managed and
expected. With that a company is asked to be more specific
regarding company culture, co-workers qualifications,
cost saving actions, unique market propositions, vis-à-vis
clients and markets. This manifests a growth strategy and
a productivity strategy which together contributes to the
company’s top goal: value creation.
RF: Thanks Peter, very enlightening indeed. I hope we will
have the opportunity to continue talking in the future.
PL: My pleasure – anytime. For questions I will be available
and I would also like to highlight our shipping and
leadership programs here in Zurich. Anyone interested
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BBC Chartering announced this September that half
of the 22 unit counting heavy lift new-building program
is now operational.
As reported earlier, two vessel series form the basis of
this heavy lift fleet program. One being the 14,360dwt
‘BBC Amber’ type of which 14 units are built, featuring
2x 400mt lifting capacity, and second the ‘BBC Everest’
type of which eight units are built with 2x 350mt lifting
gear.
The company reported it took delivery of the ‘BBC Citrine’
this August, the fifth new-building of the 14,360dwt
series, and this July of the ‘BBC Rushmore’, the sixth
new-building of the 9,300dwt series. With meanwhile
eleven of 22 vessels being operational BBC Chartering
has reached project halftime and Svend Andersen, CEO
of BBC Chartering, dares a glimpse into the future: “The
project and heavy lift shipping market remains difficult
and challenges the whole industry. Although today’s
situation at the halftime of the program is not delivering
the originally desired results, we are confident this step
represents a meaningful service innovation for clients
managing project and heavy lift logistics worldwide.”
BBC Chartering expects the new building program to be
fully deployed by the end of 2013, beginning of 2014.
halftime for BBC Chartering 50% of new heavy lift fleet now in service
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Due to the complexity associated with operating in a
marine environment, ship design and naval architecture
is a highly co-operative effort. Vessel design companies
typically are contracted by shipyards, ship owners,
consultancies, equipment manufacturers, classification
societies, regulatory bodies, navies, and governments.
‘abh’ engineering from Emden, Germany is such a
company. As naval architects their job is to co-ordinate
between groups of technically skilled individuals who are
specialists in particular fields. An engineering company in
this field normally caters for the design, construction, and/
or repair of ships, boats, other marine vessels, and offshore
structures, both commercial and military assets. Some of
these assets are amongst the largest (e.g. supertankers),
most complex (e.g. aircraft carriers), and highly valued
movable structures produced by mankind. They usually
represent the most efficient method of transporting the
world‘s raw materials and products.
What sounds spectacular on one hand is a down-to-
earth exercise on the other. In our world we look at ‘abh’
designed MPV/HL vessel series such as the BBC Amber
type (14 vessels, 14,360dwat, 2x 400mt + 1x 80mt), the
BBC Everest type (8 vessels, 9,300dwat, 2x 350mt), the
two heavy lift programs that are currently under delivery.
Other past series have been the BBC Ems type (9 vessels
17,500dwat, 3x 80mt), the BBC Congo type (7 vessels,
17,000dwat, 2x 250mt + 1x 80mt), the BBC California type
(6 vessels, 12,780dwat, 2x 180mt), the BBC Maine type (16
vessels, 12,780dwat, 2x 150mt), the BBC Campana type (8
vessels, 12,000dwat, 2x 120mt), or the BBC Europe type
(9 vessels, 7,500dwat, 2x 250mt) to name a few. Visiting
‘abh’ was an opportunity taken by BBC Chartering Naval
Architect Jens Gerken and Raymond Fisch who talked to
the ‘abh’ management team, Peter Berg, Werner Hesse
and Richard Vogt in their Emden office.
Raymond Fisch: Thanks Peter, Werner and Richard for
having us here today. Normally a vessel operator like BBC
Chartering would not sit here in your beautiful office if it
was not for our curiosity to learn about your job and the
history shared through many BBC Chartering vessels
that were designed by ‘abh’. Peter, we understand there
is a long relationship behind ‘abh’ and the owners of BBC
Chartering vessels?
Peter Berg: It’s our pleasure Raymond to welcoming you
and Jens here today. Thanks for the interest in our work.
Our company was founded in 1981, and ‘abh’ stands for
the founding partners Aulig, Berg, and Hesse. Today it is
actually Berg, Hesse and Vogt – but we like to keep the
old ‘brand name’ also for the future. Indeed, we have been
working together with Briese Schifffahrt as ship owner
behind many BBC Chartering vessels since the beginning
when Mr. Briese started his business about 30 years ago.
At that time, BBC was not there but until today, we are
proud of this close, longstanding and trustful relationship.
RF: You have been involved in almost all bigger vessel
programs that today carry the BBC Chartering operating
brand. One of the last series was the ‘BBC Everest’ type,
a heavy lift vessel program currently under delivery. What
can you tell us about the key considerations that have to be
taken into account that influence a vessel design?
Werner Hesse: An owner usually describes what a vessel
is needed for, what should be accomplished, and for what
routes the vessel is intended. All of this would determine
e.g. an initial corridor of requirements such as cargo hold
dimensions, crane capacity, ice class, bunker-capacity, and
speed and engine parameters. Of course in the further
process the picture of the vessel becomes clearer and so
do the requirements become more and more firm. Also it
might well happen that an original design of e.g. a forest
product carrier can serve as a reusable basis to be further
evolved and modified turning it into a heavy lift carrier.
Jens Gerken: What are some recent trends that influence
ship designs today if compared with earlier requirements
let’s say 10 years ago?
Richard Vogt: More than ever vessel owners want to
ensure the future usability, flexibility and fuel efficiency of
a vessel. For the later they look at space/mile optimization
criteria. We observe less focus on speed requirements
but an increased focus on ship lines, engine ratings and
propulsion technology. Comparing fuel economy between
various designs, e.g. like ton/mile indicators used for
container vessels is difficult with multipurpose/heavy
lift vessels due to the relative incomparability of their
utilization and loading patterns. For design purposes
compromises on design draft and routes are the reality so
the vessel covers broad ranges of application instead of
optimizing specific applications. >>>
The designers behind many BBC Chartering vessels
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JG: What can you say about standardization of vessel
designs?
Peter Berg: Certainly there is a trend for standardization,
but only owner specific. Ideally they seek to launch vessel
series what would allow them to simplify crew training,
maintenance, and inventory management. Still there is a
trend for individualization as well. Owners like to implement
their own style giving vessel their unique appearance.
They may use e.g. distinct superstructures to increase the
recognition value of their vessels.
RF: How does a design process for you look like when you
are asked to develop a new vessel?
Werner Hesse: Normally we start with a project definition
which would result in a first draft of the design. This first
draft is used to capture feedback, refine the idea and better
understand the client’s requirements. This is a repeated
process which leads us to produce two to three so called
pre-designs all of which are checked for their feasibility
already.
When the client accepts a specific pre-design, the next
phase would be the tender design. Here the owner
has to decide about the vessel’s building lots and their
accomplishment. The tender design is used to inquire
prices at potential shipyards and is crucial input to the
contract design. Normally our job ends for the owner once
a shipyard was contracted for the building. The shipyard
would then again contract us to further assist with the
basic design. This includes the steel plans, the stability
calculations and strength assessments, documentations
for classification society, flag state and SOLAS and last but
not least the yard inclining test. The last is most critical to
confirm the suitability of the vessel.
JG: Coming back to innovations in ship design, what do
you think are the current topics the industry is especially
interested in?
Richard Vogt: Owners are innovating in small steps and
usually look for little things that can have big impacts.
Currently we try to make clients aware of aerodynamic
effects that superstructures e.g. have on the vessels
consumption. This means to optimize the relation of
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About ‘abh’
‘abh’ was established in 1981 in Emden. Since then the
engineering firm produces safe, economic, and seaworthy
vessel designs. About 25 dedicated people currently
cover a broad range of engineering tasks employing
leading analytical tools. In more than 1,000 cases the abh
team has proven its managerial qualities and the ability
to bring together the often-conflicting demands of the
various design constraints to produce a product which is
fit for purpose.
Core services of ‘abh’ are:
- New vessel design
- Ship conversions
- Planning and purchasing support services
- Shock and vibration analysis and equipment design
- Co-ordination of client’s interfacing activities with
suppliers, subcontractors and authorities
- Structural analyses by Finite Element Methods (FEM)
‘abh’ has built up experience in the design of multi-
purpose geared and gearless container vessels of
fewer than 100 TEU up to 7,000 TEU, including vessels
with heavy cargo capability or open-top cargo holds.
In addition to this specialty, abh designed RoRo/LoLo
vessels, paper carriers, gas tankers, ferries, yacht cruiser,
river-seagoing vessels, buoy tenders, dredgers, research
vessels, offshore vessels, semi-integrated and heavy-
lift deck barges. Another business field of growing
importance is the offshore market. In the past two years
‘abh’ was involved in some interesting designs for wind
feeder vessels, jack-up platforms and semi-submersible
foundation erection vessels.
Contact:
abh INGENIEUR-TECHNIK GmbH
Nesserlander Straße 76 · D-26723 Emden
Managing Directors:
Peter Berg, Werner Hesse, Richard Vogt
Phone +49 4921 9277 12
Fax +49 4921 9277 26
www.abh-emden.com
hydrodynamic to aerodynamic resistance. Other measure
aim to optimize onboard consumption e.g. through
frequency controlled fans. In the container segment, wide-
beam shallow-draft eco feeders are gaining popularity. It’s
difficult to say as there are many possibilities and we have
to see what makes most economic sense for the clients.
Sometimes it is more beneficial for clients to be a ‘smart
follower’ instead of being a ‘first mover’.
RF: We call the “BBC Everest” type flexible workhorses.
What in your view makes the “Everest” not only rock-solid,
but also a very exciting vessel to work with?
Peter Berg: The ‘Everest type’ has a box-shaped cargo
hold which has been developed under consumption
optimization aspects. The vessel has an open-plan upper
deck which makes the vessel versatile. And also the vessel
can lift up to 700mt requiring moderate ballasting. Up to
600mt lifts are even possible without stability pontoons.
RF: Gentlemen, thank you very much for this highly
interesting talk. We hope you continue to design ahead so
your clients may continue to sail forward.
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Breakbulk Europe is the largest and most important
gathering in Europe for companies involved in the shipping
of heavy-lift, breakbulk and project cargo. Shippers have the
opportunity to meet and develop relationships with leading
carriers, forwarders, ports, terminals and packers offering
the expertise and resources to handle non-standardized and
oversized cargoes.
Event date Location
May 14 - 16, 2013 The Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, Belgium,
Booth# 704 H4
In recent years, China has increasingly garnered the global
spotlight with its growth in exports and imports of breakbulk
and project cargo. China‘s dynamic economy has become not
only a huge consumer of raw materials and finished commodities
for domestic use, but also a supplier to foreign infrastructure
construction projects. During the two days of the conference
program participants will discuss future business opportunities
and China’s involvement in the world’s breakbulk and project
cargo transportation.
Event date Location
Mar. 12 - 15, 2013 New international Expo Centre,
Shanghai, China, Booth# F06
Breakbulk Europe, Antwerp 2013
Breakbulk China, Shanghai 2013
Intermodal South America is the leading integrated exhibition
and conference event for international trade, logistics,
transports and cargo handling in Latin America. The event
stages over 450 exhibitors from all over the world, presenting
latest product and service innovations. A conference program
complements this event. More than 45,000 participating
professionals are expected.
Event date Location
Apr. 02 - 04, 2013 Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo,
Brazil, Booth# B190
Intermodal, Sao Paulo 2013
BBC Events Q1-Q2/2013
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