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16e jaargang nr. 4 - december 2007

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ROYAL WAGENBORGMarktstraat 10P.O. Box 149930 AA Delfzijl, The Netherlandsphone +31 (0)596 636 911email [email protected] www.wagenborg.com

WAGENBORG PROJECT & LOGISTICS B.V.

phone +31 (0)596 636 966

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WAGENBORG NEDLIFT B.V.

phone +31 (0)50 368 2800


WAGENBORG NEDLIFT SPAIN

phone +34 (0)977 252380


WAGENBORG S&G GmbH

Phone +49 (0)5978 9166-0


WAGENBORG SHIPPING B.V.

phone +31 (0)596 636 911


WAGENBORG SHIPPING NORTH AMERICA INC.

phone +1 514 288 8282


WAGENBORG SHIPPING SWEDEN A.B.

phone +46 409 371 00


WAGENBORG ASIA PTE LTD

phone +65 632 377 03


WAVE SHIPPING S.L.

phone +34 (0)977 252380


WAGENBORG STEVEDORING B.V.

phone +31 (0)596 636 911


WAGENBORG REINING B.V.

phone +31 (598) 343 307


REINING TRANSPORT Kft

phone +36 (1) 289 7081


WAGENBORG PASSAGIERSDIENSTEN B.V.

phone +31 (0)519 546 111


WAGENBORG TOWAGE B.V.

phone +31 (0)596 636 230


WAGENBORG OFFSHORE B.V.

Phone +31 (0)596 636 417


Contents

Royal Wagenborg will attend:

North Caspick Oil & Gas Exhibition, Atirau, KazakhstanApril 9-11, 2008contact: Mrs. Connie van [email protected]

Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition, Antwerp, BelgiumMay 27-29, 2008contact: Mrs. Regina [email protected]

Power-Gen Europe, Milan, Italy June 3-5, 2008contact: Mrs. Connie Lindhoud [email protected]

Kioge Almati, October 7-10, 2008contact: Mrs. Connie van Sonsbeek [email protected]

Editorial staff:Connie [email protected] [email protected]

Contributors: Conny KolthofMichiel KuizengaAad van LeeuwenMarten van der MolenCock MolleConnie van SonsbeekKlaus WirringKoos ZumkehrEdwin Zwart

Contact details:Wagenborg TimesPOB 14NL-9930 AA DelfzijlThe Netherlandsphone +31 596 636247email [email protected]

Design:Editorial staff

Photography:Wilto EekhofFlying FocusFoto Groot-ObbinkAad van LeeuwenGert Jan VerbeekHenk Zuur

Printers:Grafi sche Industrie De MarneLeens - Delfzijl - Groningen

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LECTORI SALUTEM ....................................................................................................1

WAGENBORG NEDLIFT .......................................................................................2

WAGENBORG SHIPPING ..................................................................................6

WAGENBORG OFFSHORE ..........................................................................11

A SPECIAL ON SUSTAINABILITY ....................................................14

WAGENBORG REINING ................................................................................18

WAGENBORG FERRIES ....................................................................................20

WAGENBORG PROJECTS & LOGISTICS......................................22

WAGENBORG STEVEDORING ...............................................................26

WAGENBORG TOWAGE ..............................................................................27

A characteristic feature of these is that people often have long-lasting ties with our company. Wagenborg has got a clear

We are glad to present you the second edition of our company magazine: Wagenborg Times. This edition contains many high-profi le projects, but it also has other accents. In various reports, customers and employees describe their unique relationships with our company.

Secret to solid and sustainable solutions

Royal Wagenborg has expanded from being a ship’s charterer into an all-round logistic partner. The company’s guide is the market, which constantly demands more complete logistic solutions. Independently operated subsidiary companies are involved in shipping, stevedoring, offshore, road transport, warehousing, crane rental, and towage and passenger services. Wagenborg strives for the most comprehensive quality control, offering integrated solutions for a most diverse range of transport problems.

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Managing directors drs. Egbert Vuursteen (left) and drs. Rob Wagenborg

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long-term vision focused on continuity, both in a fi nancial sense and also with respect to its employees, customers and environment. With a healthy fi nancial basis, investments are being made in tailor-made logistic solutions linked with the customer’s processes. And employees are given the opportunity to develop and train themselves within the company. This leads to a unique combination of resources and manpower at Wagenborg:A wide range of equipment that can be used for a multitude of logistic solutions on land and water.

Extensive knowledge and experience in all kinds of logistic fi elds, which is expressed by a solution-oriented and reliable mentality in all levels of our company.

In particular, that last point is often decisive for customers, and it is then also regarded as being one of our most important company values. The fact that a sustainable environment also takes a leading role is a matter of course. Wagenborg is making major investments in sustainable solutions and environmentally-friendly techniques and this makes it a leader in the logistics branch. You can fi nd out more about it in the section Sustainability in this magazine and furthermore, much attention is given to our solid solutions!

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The four transformers, of which the heaviest two weighed no less than 330 tons, have got to be installed in the transformer station in Diele in Northern Germany. But the route to the project

Power in motionWagenborg Nedlift is a specialist in the fi eld of heavy transport and lifting. It offers a full package of services for heavy lifting, heavy transport and assembly, together with skilled and experienced engineering and project management. More than 350 employees in Europe work for customers in the oil and gas industry, petrochemical industry, food and beverage industry, basic industry, the power generation industry and the construction industry.

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Spring 2007: delight in the Projects Department of Wagenborg Nedlift in Hengelo. The order for the transport of 4 ultra-heavy transformers has just arrived in the letterbox! However, this order also means the start of one of the biggest challenges in the history of the Nedlift engineers…..

location crosses a bridge that will not withstand these weights. How can we make sure that the load arrives at the destination and the bridge remains undamaged? ‘Simple’: you build a

Bridge crossing operation of 330 tons transformer with hydraulic lifting gantry, skidding across the Temporary Bridge construction

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temporary bridge over the existing bridge that stands on the land abutments, transport the heavy load over the temporary bridge and bingo…. Well, not quite…. This was the start of the design phase for the Temporary Bridge Construction of Wagenborg Nedlift.

The TBC is a modular gantry system with a free span of more than 25 metres that can transport a weight of more than 350

Project details:Route: Linz Austria - Diele substation GermanyCargo: 4 heavy transformers, max. weight 330 tonsEquipment used: Tugboat Waterman from Wagenborg Towage Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) Modular axlelines (conventional) Temporary Bridge Construction (25 metres, 400 tons cap) Hydraulic gantry system (720 tons cap) Skidding & jacking system

tons. The system has been designed, engineered, tested and certifi ed by Wagenborg Nedlift.

In November 2007, they were ready: the fi rst two transformers were moved by inland waterways from Linz to the harbour in Weener. After an immaculate ro-ro operation, the convoy headed towards Diele. A large crowd had gathered by the bridge, including of course the TBC

engineers who did not want to miss this maiden project of ‘their’ system. It is really great to see that everything goes as planned… the bridge passage went very smoothly indeed.

Final transport and placement on foundation were soon completed. The whole process was repeated again in February 2008 in the beautiful spring sunshine.

Roll-off operation of fi rst transformer from barge with SPMT

Side view of the bridge crossing operation

Arrival at site Diele substation

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In the spotlight

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In 2007, Wagenborg Nedlift tooks its fi rst steps on the road of ultra-heavy transport and lifting work. Besides satisfi ed customers, that also resulted in very nice photographs….Insert article about Twence project: layout on newspaper style background

HENGELO – It could easily play the leading role in the Megastructures series on Discovery Channel. Wagenborg Nedlift’s Demag CC2600 can rightfully be called a megacrane. This super crane was built in September last year on the site of waste disposal company Twence in Hengelo.

There, the crane lifted a component of Twence’s new, third incineration line to the right place. The Demag caterpillar building crane is almost as tall as several other building cranes currently located on Twence’s site.But when it comes to lifting capacity, the Demag outranks the other cranes by a long chalk. During yesterday’s lifting job a 65 ton electrostatic fi lter hung from the thick steel cables. But the crane is capable of lifting a weight of 600 tons. “But that, of course, depends on several matters,” says Ad Bakkeren, Wagenborg Nedlift’s business unit manager. And he compares it to lifting a crate of beer. When you keep it close to your body, it’s a lot easier than when you lift with your arms stretched out. “We have assembled the crane especially for this hoist,” says Bakkeren.The assembly of the well over eighty metres high crane takes three days. The crane is then delivered on no less than 26 lorries. After this, another two big cranes are needed to make the Demag CC2600

The Demag will lift any weightready for operation. For instance, a large number of contra-weights need to be fi xed to and on the crane. Yesterday, the crane drove for about twenty metres with the fi lter in the

sling. The job went very smoothly. The electrostatic fi lter is one of the components of the complicated fl ue-gas purifi cation installation of Twence’s third incineration line.

Demag CC2600 in full confi guration lifting the second part of the fi lter installation

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Kraftwerk Emsland in Lingen, Germany is a brand new con-

struction project for a conventional gas-fi red power plant belonging

to RWE. Wagenborg Nedlift was contracted for the lifting works of the steel construction and boiler parts.The company has been working

continuously for several months with two heavy crawlers of 400 tons and

750 tons capacity to erect the 80 metres high boiler structure.

With both skilled and enthusiastic crane drivers…

LR1400-2 busy with handling heavy steel construction parts

Ever enthusiastic crane operator Peter Verheijen is doing fi ne in Lingen

Crawlers at KraftwerkCrawlers at Kraftwerk

During the past year, Wagenborg Nedlift has attracted the attention of the media several times with remarkable projects and investments in large heavy transport and lifting equipment (see our project reports in this edition). Besides a fl eet of SPMTs and heavy crawler cranes, Wagenborg Nedlift has invested in a weighing system. Not really an eye-catcher, but very useful for many occasions.

Technical features

• Load cells with weighing amplifi er, capacity 50 tons per unit• Jacks with force sensor, capacity 90, 150 and 250 tons per unit• Synchronous modular weighing system• Fully computer controlled • System accuracy 0.3%• Digital readout via computer• Hardcopy weighing report on location via mobile printer

Small and fi ne

UtilisationWith the new weighing system, Wagenborg Nedlift offers a complete service for weight and point of gravity determination. The computerised system registers accurate details of all kinds of constructions such as offshore modules,

ship sections, engines, machine parts, prefab skids, bridges, etc.

More information?

Order our brochure Weighing Systems

at [email protected]

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Wagenborg Shipping BV takes great pride in serving our customers and clients for more than 100 years.

Today, more than a century later, the importance of shipping is even bigger. Globalization and the merging of industries with new and specifi c needs is the challenge for everyone, and Wagenborg Shipping is meeting the needs of shipping today and for tomorrow. The total fl eet of more than 170 vessels, with an average age of less than 7 years old, is serving customers through out the world. We see ourselves as a partner in the logistic chain in which high quality vessels, combined with a very skilled staff, crew and expertise are not being compromised in any way.

Teaming up with our clients and the shipping industry is what Wagenborg Shipping takes great effort in doing. Being able to offer an enormous fl exibility and diversity within our fl eet makes it a winning combination for our numerous partners, as we like to call our clients.A client faced with a sudden change in a shipping programme in size or date is where Wagenborg Shipping shows its strength to immediately adjust the performing vessel so the mutual client can be served at its request.

With the head offi ce in The Netherlands and offi ces in Sweden, Canada, Greece, Spain and Singapore, the Wagenborg team has got the tools and the knowledge to serve the needs of the industry. More than once we have designed and built a series of ships just to suit the needs of a client and we are still able to keep adjusting to the ongoing changes in the shipping world.

Wagenborg Shipping was here a century ago, and we are here to stay for many more. A fi rm and solid modern partner for your shipping needs – today and tomorrow.

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Wagenborg has a network of branch offi ces all over the world. In Tarragona, Spain, Hans Konings already manages the Spanish branch for more than 7 years. During a short stay in Holland, our editor got the chance to arrange an interview with him.

Hans, what brought you to Spain? Well, when I worked in Amsterdam I was asked to work in Spain for my company Cargill, who had an offi ce in Madrid at the time. I went without any knowledge of the language, but liked what I encoun-tered ; got married in Madrid, started my own business and never returned to the Netherlands.

What was your idea behind Wave Shipping?After my period in Madrid I got involved in agency work in Tarragona and started my own company, Platinex. Because of my experience in the grain market, we have been operating basically as a “charterers agent” for grain trading companies offering additional market services to non-european companies.

Apart from our market knowledge and good performance, speaking Spanish and English (and also Dutch!) has been a great advantage . Once we got together with Wagenborg and started Wave, the main objective was to streamline both owners work and go through one agent instead of many, thus preventing time consuming operations activities and creating time for owners chartering departments.

What are the main activities for Wave?We are informed by the agents in the load port which vessel will approach one or more Spanish ports. From that moment on we are in a daily contact with both the local agents and the offi ce in Delfzijl. We minimize the stay in the port and the disbursement accounts. Apart from this contact with the Chartering department, we also assist other departments such as crewing and fl eet management. This way, we can avoid any delay in sailing for account of crew change or waiting for spare parts.

Can you give us some fi gures? Of course; in the last 3 years Wave

Report from sunny Tarragona

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handled an average of over 800 calls per year dealing with more than 200 different Spanish agents in over 30 ports! The results have been positive since the beginning. Basically we are able now to get the best deals with the best agencies. Many bigger agency companies want to deal with us in many ports, but we aim for the best at good competitive rates.

In 2005, Wagenborg Nedlift opened a department in Spain, established in our Tarragona offi ces. The Mediterranean market for heavy transport and lifting is not easy, though a challenging one, looking at the many construction projects coming up here.

New “Rijnborg” put into service

What will be the next challenge?Having been successful with the step by step approach and thus gaining mutual respect and confi dence, new areas of cooperation have been opened throughout the years. At this moment we are in the process of increasing our activities to the whole Mediterranean also involving the other Wagenborg offi ces. For that purpose Wave will open a new offi ce in Madrid. As per today’s planning at the end of 2008 we will be operative from Madrid. In the meantime Tarragona will maintain the offi ce in order to handle the vessels locally and will take care of some international clients that have given their confi dence to Wave. From Madrid

the company will be closer to our main clients and ship agents, who also have their head offi ces in the capital. My fellow agent Tom Schellekens of Holland Hellenic in Greece is also involved in this project and taking care of the eastern part of the Mediterranean. Our mutual future is exciting and challenging and the Wave team is looking forward to contribute her mite!

Hans, thank you for this interview giving the readers the opportunity to get a glimpse behind the scenes of Shipping. Good luck with your team with this challenging future!

The IHC Holland Dredgers B.V. Kinderdijk built vessel is a dedicated ice-classed open hatch container carrier with a con-tainer capacity of 1700 TEU with a 7.70 metres draft. The “Rijnborg” has been fi tted with two diesel engines of 7500 kW each, which together drive one propeller. That offers an enormous fl exibility in speeds without either overloading the engines or making them run dirty be-cause of under-loading. The propulsion installation (6L46F Wärtsilä) produces a service speed of 21 knots. The extremely effi cient container ship has been fi tted out to carry containers of all kinds and sizes. Next to that she can also quickly load and unload large quantities in relatively small and shallow harbours. The general particulars of the “Rijnborg” are: overall length 176 metres, length between the perpendiculars 166.50 me-tres, breadth 23.70 metres, vertical depth 11.00 metres, depth 7.70 metres, DWT 16,450 ton.

In 2007 the ultra-modern 1700 TEU ice-class 1A dedicated open hatch container feeder “Rijnborg” was delivered to Wagenborg Shipping B.V.

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A Wagenborg vessel like the “Lauwersborg” is made out of some tens of thousands of steel parts - a total weight of steelweight 1800 tons. They are connected by tens of thousands of kilometres of welding. But it all begins with one piece of iron. This article gives you an idea of how the logistics process at Royal Niestern Sander BV in Delfzijl works.

It all begins in the drawing offi ce. Inch by inch, the ship is designed in a drawing program: bits of steel connected with other bits of steel, the gigantic dampers in the funnel, and the ceiling partitions in the crews’ cabins: it’s all in the program. At Royal Niestern Sander, all the drawings are made 3-dimensional and Wagenborg Shipping is closely involved in the process. The cooperation between both companies is even that close that a few years ago Wagenborg decided to acquire an interest in the docks.

Always looking for the optimal fl ow lineEvery space on board the ship is carefully worked out in detail so that everything is known about the layout of each space more or less by walking through it virtually.(plans and the budget.) KNS often builds in series for Wagenborg, and this means that any imperfections can easily be erased from the drawings for the following vessels: therefore, ships are built ever better and more effi ciently. The fl ow lines of the ships are very important because of their infl uence on speed, fuel consumption, seakeeping performance (accelerations) and even noise and vibrations.Research is always done to fi nd the optimal fl ow line and, when it is found, it is tested on scale models. “This part of the process just keeps you busy for ages,” says Theo Klimp, head of the drawing offi ce. “Sometimes, you make a beautiful design that really works well in calm water, but as soon as the fi rst swell appears the ship grinds to a halt. That’s not what you want, of course.”

The ship is designed in the drawing offi ce. Each steelpart is given its own, unique number.

First step: assembling and weldingMost of the steel is ordered at “Centraal Staal” in Groningen where all the pieces are cut to size by a robot and are delivered at the right moment in the buildingprocess and in the right order. This is called Logistics Support Supply. After the materials have been delivered, the steel parts (metal) are welded together bit by bit. A tight schedule is needed because every delay causes other delays and affects the building schedule). Doorduin says: “It’s a major logistics operation.” Every day, you need to adjust that process, as Doorduin knows. For example, six weeks ago, the screw propeller was delivered late, and so was the engine. And if the engine has not been fi tted in, the superstructure cannot be installed, and so the engine cannot be hoisted down in the engineroom but needs to be (shoved) skidded into the engine room later on, via the space beneath the superstructure.

A computer-controlled robot cuts the 10,000 steel parts out of a large variety of steelplates and profi le sizes (12 mm thick steel plate) from 6 up to 60 mm thickness

The parts are delivered like a kind of building pac-kage to the yard. About 70% of the material for the ship is supplied from outside the yard. In total, more than 80 suppliers are involved in the building process.

The 10,000 steel parts are welded together at the yard into a total of 42 large sections (segments.)

The ships bottomsections (hull) and the sidesections are made separately in the as-sembly hall. The three parts are completely turned around once during the production process to facilitate effi cient welding (the work). After that the sides are hoisted up on to the bottomsection and welded together.

When a double-walled U-formed part (ring section, approx. 150 tons) is ready, it is rolled outside and welded (on) to the rest of the ships hull.

... to launchingFrom drawing table...

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From drawing table...Thousands of signaturesThe whole logistics process takes place at the Royal Niestern Sander yard. Everything needs to be done in the right order if only because – depending on the size – about ten thousand different steel parts go into one ship. 1800 tons of steel were used for just the “Lauwersborg” alone. Together with the engine and all the other equipment (parts), the unladen weight rises to above 2000 tons. When a section (hullpart) has been fi nished, it is checked twice. A supervisor from the shipping company and one from the classifi cation society ( bureau) (which grants the certifi cates and monitors the ship is built in accordance with the legal rules and regulations (norms) check whether everything has been done according to the drawings and their strict quality standard and then sign them. By the time a ship has been fi nished, thousands of signatures have been signed.

Thirty thousand fewer man-hoursAlong the way, optimal effi ciency is always the goal. On a ship like the “Lauwersborg,” roughly 30,000 fewer hours are worked compared to fi fteen years ago. At that time, a hull was still welded in the open air and was exposed to every kind of weather, with limited crane capacity. Nowadays we have large workshops with hoistingcapacity up to 200 tons and a lot of equipment is delivered as a module,which is prefabricated more effi ciently in the suppliers’ factory. Jan Doorduin: “We are even studying to subcontract the small steel panel work as well, so that we can get the sub-panels delivered too,instead of loose steel parts.By doing so the logistic complexity at the yard is reduced drastically.Meanwhile we are extensively investing in new production halls and organisation of the material fl ow. (If there are sixteen parts on a small panel, you’ve got sixteen bottlenecks as well. Subcontracting means we can reduce this to just one bottleneck per part.”)

The seven major parts of the ship are assembled at the yard: the forward part, the stern, three equally spaced (inner) midship parts and the deckhouse.

The deckhouse is completely assembled and fi tted out sepa-rately from the ship and the navigation- and communication equipment is installed in the bridge. Besides a complete living quarters for the crew, it also contains a galley, an of-fi ce, a dining area, washrooms, numerous technical areas and thousands of metres of cables and pipelines for the various systems on board.

The complete deckhouse is installed on the ship with the aid of an enormous crane.

The blades of the propellor are adjustable. As a result, the propulsion power (effect and the capacity) of the propellor can be changed at a constant revolution speed of the main engine, resulting in a more optimal engine load (and fuel consumption) and allowing the mainengine to generate not only propulsion power but also electricity

The forward part (the bow-section) of the ship is towed on a pontoon by two tugs from one of the the assem-bly halls to the slipway at the yard.

When the forward part has been put in place and assembled the vessel is ready to be launched. (In addition to the ship itself,) the vessel contains much more than only its cargo carrying function: Propulsion, Power supply , auxiliary functions such as fresh water generation, airconditioning, heating ,and crew accomodation with related hotel functions. Once at sea ,it is operating completely independent.(there are four other main elements: the engine, the propellor and the installations (the heating and air conditioning systems, etc.).)

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The shower curtain is already thereIt’s not enough to say that it’s just a ship that is being built: a ship is in fact a fully independently functioning living community. Rob Wildschut, managing director of KNS, says: “They produce their own electricity, their own drinking water, they clear their own waste: it’s a complete factory! And the superstructure is the hotel for the crew.” As a matter of fact, the superstructure for the next ship is already waiting on the building site, ready to be fi tted. Jan Doorduin: “That one is all fi nished: the shower curtains are already there...”

The “Lauwersborg” was named by Mrs. Tineke Huizinga-Heringa, State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

The ship is ready to be launched. This takes place sideways. During the assembly, the ship stands on 2 meter high pillars fi tted with steel wedges on the quayside. Sleds are placed under the ship during the week before the launching and in the end the steel wedges are knocked away in specifi c order, just beforeThe traditional naming ceremony , freeing the pillars under the ship and transferring the weight of the ship on these sleds.

The ship is now kept in place on the sleds by a series of hydraulic pumps. When the hydraulic pumps are switched off, the ship starts to slide towards the quayside.The correct balance of weight distribution and distribution of the sleds and after launching tugboats at the bow and stern ensure that the ship ends up in the water in the proper way.

The launching of mv “Lauwersborg”

Bouke Nielsen/DvhN

From the drawing table...... to launching

From drawing table...

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Wagenborg Offshore

Wagenborg Offshore, established in 1998, renders offshore and onshore services for the oil and gas industry and provides complex logistical offshore and onshore projects

Wagenborg Offshore -qualifi ed for the following certifi cates: ISM, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001- possesses material of the highest quality standards and the most up-to date technological means..

Last year, Wagenborg Foxdrill celebrated its 40th anniversary together with its personnel. Fortunately, most of the employees were able to attend this special milestone. At other festivities, the venue and the band occasionally had to be cancelled because 75% of the employees were working and unable to attend the party. In all those years, Wagenborg Foxdrill has visited many places and countries to carry out its projects to the complete satisfaction of its customers. An overview of the most remarkable projects in this decade:

2002, T-2000 Siberia:When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1993, the Russian Federation’s hunt for “black gold” began in the new millennium. KCA Deutag has managed to enter the Russian market. Based on long term co-operation and mutual trust, Wagenborg Foxdrill was asked to assemble the T-2000 drilling rig in Noyabirsk. As usual, the risks of the undertaking were assessed. The extreme cold posed the biggest threat. After deli-berating on the matter with specialists, it

Wagenborg Foxdrill abroadwas agreed that special polar clothing needed to be purchased for the job. The clothing kit chosen consisted of three insulating and breathing layers: thermal underwear, a fl eece intermediate layer and a working suit. The whole kit was completed with face masks, balaclavas, snow goggles, super thermal socks and boots with an insulating inner shoe. The project took place during the coldest months of the year: December and January. The T-2000 rig was assembled by Wagenborg Foxdrill together with KCA Deutag in temperatures that frequently dropped to even - 40°C. The planned assembly time was 42 days, divided over two teams. Even with a weeks’ delay, because of adjustments to the location, our people were able to assemble the complete rig within 35 days!

All the employees really enjoyed the adventure in Siberia, partly because of the fact that they didn’t suffer from the extreme cold for even a minute! Rig builder Arjan Weusthof said: “We didn’t notice at all that the temperature was often below - 35°C. Besides, we had the best clothing kit of the whole international community: even better than the huskies!”

Since the fi rst job, Wagenborg Foxdrill has made occasional visits Siberia to either disassemble, move or fi x parts of the rig. This is done at several locations in Siberia.

2004, Eirik Raude Cuba-Canada-Norway:Perhaps the most peculiar journey made by any of Wagenborg Foxdrill’s employees. Customer Ocean Rig asked

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Wagenborg Foxdrill to install wind-breaking panels all around the “Eirik Raude” rig. As it happened, Ocean Rig, had been ordered to do a job under Arctic conditions in Norway. As usual, the employees were approached before they were taken on for the project. No wonder the employees were very surprised when

they were told that the rig was in Cuba! On the pretext of “time is money,” the customers asked Wagenborg Foxdrill whether it would be able to start on the job during the journey from Cuba via Canada to Norway.

And so, once again, a group of Wagen-borg Foxdrill’s employees travelled to unknown places. Unfortunately, the weather during the journey was very bad, so the employees were only able to do some preparation work. However, once they arrived in Norway, the job was soon completed.

2005, S-150 hydraulic pile driver Azerbaijan:In 2005, Wagenborg Foxdrill awarded a contract for Weatherford (for a period of fi ve years) to drive conductors into the Caspian Sea. The contracts consist out

of two parts: the driving of conductors for AGIP in Kazakhstan and for BP in Azerbaijan.Wagenborg Foxdrill invested in the equipment and in May the S-90 pile drivers were transported to Kazakhstan, where activities started on D-island in June. In September, the S-150 pile drivers were transported to Azerbaijan where the fi rst activities started in April 2006 on the West Azeri Platform.

This kind of project demands a lot of patience on the part of our employees

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because they need to arrive at an early stage to prevent delays to the platform in case of late arrival. In that case, employees often get stuck for days waiting in a hotel in either Atyrau or Baku before they can go offshore.

2007, T-211 Algeria:“Thank goodness, it’s October,” people were already cheering. “Then the temperature’s bearable and there’s even a chance of frost at night!” Now, what’s all this about? Yes, indeed: the desert! Earlier that year, two fast moving drilling rigs were built for Bentec in Bad Bentheim. After commissioning, both

rigs were taken down again and were transported to Algeria. From then on, Wagenborg Foxdrill also started with the assembly of the T-211 in the Algerian desert. Employees were asked whether they were interested in assembling this drilling rig in Algeria as well, and the fi le named “working under conditions of extreme heat” was taken out again. The plan suffered some delays, which enabled the assembly to take place in October. This work went very smoothly thanks to the impressive dedication to the job by Wagenborg Foxdrill’s employees and the customer. Our activities were closely observed by four-footers in their familiar surroundings.

2008, three times Siberia:Wagenborg Foxdrill’s employees try on their winter outfi ts in Oldenzaal and leave to perform three different kinds of rig moves in Siberia. Moving the T-501 from Kalcha to Ust Tegus (a distance of 350 km), moving the T-500 in the Novy Urengoj fi eld (over a distance of 70 km) and moving the T-392 in the Salym fi eld (a distance of 10 km). The employees leave their hearth and home and change to mobile accommodations and the piercing cold that racks Siberia in the winter.

During the course of time, Wagenborg Foxdrill’s employees have travelled all over the world, and very often a change of plan has been solved in the short term thanks to fl exibility of these employees. Less stable countries are also visited for jobs. Moreover, Wagenborg Foxdrill continues to make itself ever more professional and is adapting itself to the ever more international market. To become less dependent on subcontractors and to raise the safety standards, Wagenborg Foxdrill has decided to let itself be certifi ed by FPAL, a database for contractors in the oil and gas industry and IRATA (International Rope Access Trade Association) to be able to undertake rope access activities autonomously.

Wagenborg Foxdrill is registered in FPAL under number: 10051101

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How do we remain a progressive organisation that knows how to distinguish itself on innovation and customer-orientation in the years to come as well as we have done for more than a hundred years already?

And how do we make sure that the impact of our activities on our environment will be minimized so that it will also be preserved for future generations?

In this special on sustainability you will read how we, as Royal Wagenborg, accept our social responsibilities and how we constantly keep looking for a balance between fi nancial-economic results, social interests and the environment. Also, we will focus on several sustainable developments currently taking place in our organisation.

A special on sustainability

For several decades already, Wagenborg Ferry Services has been in charge of ferry crossings to Ameland and Schiermonnikoog in the vulnerable Wadden Sea. When you work daily in such a lovely nature reserve, it’s logical and necessary that you treat it with responsibility.

The fact that we take our responsibilities seriously is shown, among others, by the commitment of our colleagues and the way we design our ferries. For example, our ferry ‘Sier’ has won the Environmental Award for the Shipping Industry. The starting point for the design of this fer-ry was minimizing the impact on the

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vulnerable Wadden environment. In this way, ‘Sier’ was made a very environment-friendly ferry that is also operationally very effi cient. The jury that gave us the Environmental Award also praised “the overall sustainable business policy of Wagenborg Ferry Services.” Some examples of the sustainable methods:

Reducing unnecessary packaging wasteTo reduce the quantity of packaging waste of the buffets, packaged drinks are scarcely sold and instead we have chosen for a post-mix installation. This is an installation in which cooled water and carbon dioxide gas are mixed with a concentrated syrup. In this way we can offer the commonly known soft drink brands without causing any packaging waste.

Reducing emissionWhen we build new ferries we choose engines with a low fuel consumption.

This helps to reduce the emission of CO2 as much as possible. Moreover, low sulphurous gas oil is used as a fuel to reduce the emission of SOX.

Zero dumpingNew ferries fully comply with the principle of zero dumping. This means that not even a drop of waste water or oil from the ferry can end up in the Wadden Sea. As a result, even rainwater that runs over the deck is collected; the same goes for fl uids that leak from the vehicles parked on deck. Furthermore, the ferries have

been constructed in such a way that in the event of a collision, no oil can end up in the water because the ferries have been fi tted with double walls and oil tanks are separated from the outer wall of the ferry as much as possible.

Experiment with alternative fuelsWith the fuel supplier and engine fabricators we are discussing the possibility of mixing 10% of biodiesel into the gas oil as fuel for the ferries. We are also examining the possibilities of natural gas as an alternative fuel in the future.

Careful driving combined with technological progress

Our Wagenborg Reining and Wagenborg Nedlift divisions offer our customers tailor-made logistic solutions in the fi eld of conventional, voluminous and special transport and well over 500 lorries travel throughout Europe daily. To minimize the impact of all those vehicles on our environment as much as possible, we have defi ned two goals:

1. Reduce fuel consumption2. Minimise harmful emissions

Especially for the fi rst goal, we see a lot of synergy between, on the one hand,

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cutting down on unnecessary fuel costs and, on the other hand, reducing our impact on the environment. Besides technical innovations, we also focus on the drivers, who have a strong infl uence on their own fuel consumption, to achieve this goal. For example, already in 2006, we started with Eco-drive training courses. During these courses

drivers are actively guided to drive in an economical way.

To achieve the second goal, we especially focus on the technique to reduce the harmful emissions of our vehicles as much as possible. For several years now, we have been investing very deliberately in new vehicles that comply with very strict

emission standards. By now, for instance, more than 30% of our fl eet of vehicles are fi tted with Euro 5 engines with “ad blue”. A special SCR-catalyst – that has been integrated in the exhaust damper - in our new Euro-5 engines makes sure that Ad-blue is injected so that the emission of noxious substances is reduced. This most recent type of engine results in a signifi cant reduction of harmful emissions such as fi ne particles and nitrogen oxide and this makes them comply with the strictest European emission standards. Alongside this, we fi tted all Euro-3 powered trucks with soot fi lters in 2007. The soot fi lter reduces the emission of noxious substances by 50%. Thanks to these and other developments, Royal Wagenborg is taking the lead in making its vehicle park cleaner.

Green Ro-Ro vesselsThe traditional colours of the Wagenborg vessels are grey and red. But some of the vessels are now turning green: they have been equipped with special techniques to spare the environment. Major investments have been made in the most recent sustainable technology for all the new vessels. Wagenborg is thereby making a valuable contribution to preventing and reducing environmental pollution.

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Technical feature Green result

The installation of SCR systems on board the “S” and “B” vessels

Leads to lower Nox-emission

The 6kV shore connection on board the “S” and “B’’ series

Connection to the electricity network on land leads to less use of polluting and ineffi cient diesel generators

The ballastwater treatment plant onboard the “B” series.

Protecting the marine environment against foreign species.

The use of low sulphur heavy fuel of a higher standard than compulsory on the “B” and “S” series.

Leads to lower emission of SOx

Use of “Wasser” anti-slip paint on the RoRo decks of the “S” series

Leads to less maintenance and less chemical contamination

The collection of rainwater and oil leaks on the “B” series and passenger ferries

Less water pollution

Installation of the “CUBE” on board the Schieborg

More effi cient combustion, less sludge; less fi ne particles and fuel savings

Installation of sensors and a cargo computer on board the “S” series

Prevention of an unnecessary number of lashings and damage to the cargo

At Wagenborg, we do not simply let ourselves be tied down by proven methods and technology. We also participate in research projects and pilots. We are currently investigating the following technological developments:

Research for a new technique to 1. treat ballast water (in co-operation with NIOZ) Ship Performance Analyzer: 2. software that analyzes vessel performances and results in signifi cant fuel savings. Participation in a long-term study 3. that uses hydrogen as a fuel. This hydrogen is produced by bioethanol. Ballast Free Vessel: research study to 4. come to a ship design requiring no ballast at all, whereby the transfer of invasive species will be totally eliminated. Application of nozzle on multi 5. purpose vessels: research study into the application of a nozzled propeller instead of an open propeller to further reduce the fuel consumption and thereby to decrease harmful emissions.

In this way, Royal Wagenborg has been a sustainable enterprise for more than a hundred years and we are still ahead with new developments.

Here below is an overview of a few important developments.

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Wagenborg Reining

Reining is a provider of logistic services that continuously searches for optimal solutions to logistic problems in close cooperation with its customers. With its specialist knowledge of transport, warehousing and intermodal transport, the company is able to offer an integrated package of logistic services. Our focus is always on the customer. Good personnel and advanced ICT systems enable Reining to offer its customers an ever better service. Reining operates throughout Europe and has branches in Hoogezand, Dongen, Tilburg and Budapest. The company has 450 employees, 350 trucks and approximately 100,000 m2 of storage capacity. Reining has developed dedicated Warehousing activities for some of its larger customers.

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Reining is a company providing total logistics services. We always look out for the best solutions to logistical issues. Our three business units, Transport, Warehousing and Intermodal, make it possible for us to offer integrated solutions for packaged goods logistics. Our scale and professionalism ideally position us to cover the entire logistics chain for our customers.

Reining TransportOur business unit Reining Transport carries out road transport with its own people and equipment. That way we maintain a tight grip on the process and are able to guarantee quality standards. Our state-of-the-art ICT facilities, such as on-board GPS computers and the Advanced Planning System, make it possible for us to keep our customers

informed of their order status at all times.The equipment is universal and effi ciently deployable. That makes it easier to match up various fl ows of goods, whether they are light and voluminous or heavy. We own special volume combinations and mega trailers both fi tted with curtain sides and an elevating roof. That greatly speeds up the loading and unloading process.

Reining WarehousingReining Warehousing attends to the storage and handling of goods in thebroadest sense of the word at the ware-houses in Hoogezand and Tilburg. The warehouses are suitable for the storage of all types of packaged goods. ICT facilities are of great importance to warehousing. We can easily link our own systems to our customers’ information systems. Processes have been mechanised wherever possible and information is processed real time by using wireless scanning.

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As well as storage, Reining also offers value added logistics, such as packaging and repackaging goods, labelling and settling customs formalities. The warehouses are equipped with the latest burglary and fi re protection technologies.

Reining IntermodalIn certain cases intermodal transport offers a better solution than traditional road transport. They include goods fl ows with relatively constant call-up patterns, low order fl uctuations and fl ows where the speed of delivery is a less important factor. Offering transport by road, rail and waterway, together with our warehousing, means that we offer an integrated logistics package.

In combination with the other Wagenborg divisions, Reining offers a single point of contact for your entire logistics process, however complex it may be.

We are proud to present IKEA as one of our customers. Especially because IKEA is one of the leading organisations on environmental and legal right issues, in particular, in relation to people’s working and living conditions.

To make their position clear, IKEA has established the IWAY Code of Conduct which defi nes their requirements on social and working conditions and the environment. This IWAY Code of Conduct contains several standards, such as providing a healthy and safe working environment; paying decent

wages and compensation for overtime; reducing waste and emissions; and handling, storing and disposing waste in an environmentally safe manner. Service providers must comply with these standards and are thoroughly supported and monitored by IKEA to reach and maintain the high standards desired.

This focus on quality and responsibility matches the Reining philosophy perfectly. We are an innovative company and are very much aware of today’s environmental issues. To us, Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility is more than a slogan: we also put it into practice.

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Long-term relationship with IKEA

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“Many of our guests make daytrips to the islands. This ferry service suits Landal Esonstad perfectly. The opportunity to explore National Park Lauwersmeer, the Frisian Islands and National Park Schiermonnikoog from the water is very valuable to the guests,” says Jan ten Hoor, the Landal Esonstad park manager. “For Wagenborg, this new line is one with a very attractive charisma. The surroundings of the small harbour of the Lauwersmeer and the picturesque fortress alone are well worth visiting,” according to Ger van Langen, manager of Wagenborg Ferry Services, which realises about 8000 crossings on an annual basis.

Mayor Cazemier of Dongeradeel district says: “This service is run by an authentic and royal company and came about partly because a new, very young organisation took the initiative to set up a recreation park here.”

Wagenborg Ferries

Wagenborg Ferries, with approxi-mately 85 staff and modern equip-ment, provides passenger services both from Esonstad and Lauwersoog to Schiermonnikoog and from Hol-werd to Ameland. Quality service and equipment are given top priority. In Holwerd a parking-lot is being operated offering space to approximately 2000 cars.

New regular ferry serviceSince Spring 2007, there has been a new regular ferry service between Schiermonnikoog and the mainland of Friesland. In addition to the regular service from Lauwersoog, Wagenborg now provides a second ferry service with a capacity of up to 85 passengers between Landal Esonstad and Schiermonnikoog. Wagenborg Ferry Services will use the “Esonborg”, built in 1999, for this daily service.

Her Majesty on board the M.S “Esonborg”

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The Queen and her retinue are welcomed on board the “Esonborg” by Rob Wagenborg, Ger van Langen and Captain Anne Lourens

Visit by Queen Beatrix to the Lauwersmeer area and Schiermonnikoog

On Wednesday the 13th of June 2007, Queen Beatrix paid a visit to the area of the Lauwersmeer and Schiermonnikoog. The visit started in Lauwersoog, where she was welcomed by Messrs. J.G.M Alders and E.H.T.M. Nijpels, respectively Royal Commissioners in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. Led by Mr. Nijpels, they made a visit to recreation park Esonstad. From Esonstad, the journey went onwards to Schiermonnikoog on board the M.S. “Esonborg”. After a reception on board hosted by Rob Wagenborg, Ger van Langen and Captain Anne Lourens, the party, consisting of the members of the royal household and both the commissioners, enjoyed a delightful and informal lunch. At the end of the visit to Schiermonnikoog, the press and invited guests sailed back to Lauwersoog on the M.S. “Esonborg” again. The Queen left Schiermonnikoog by helicopter.

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Wagenborg Projects & Logistics is specialised in multimodal transport projects involving combinations of transport by road, rail, inland waterways and the sea. A complete transport solution from the production location to the fi nal destination, anywhere in Europe. Wagenborg Projects & Logistics forms the link between the various Wagenborg divisions and performs your complete multimodal transport on a turnkey basis.

Wagenborg Projects & Logistics

Turntable round trip

In August 2007, Wagenborg Projects & Logistics (WPL) was asked by Five Oceans Services to fi nd a solution for the transport of a so-called Turntable and an Accommodation Unit, with a weight of respectively 235 and 55 tons, from Norway to Denmark on one of our ship’s decks.

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The Turntable had a diameter of 15 metres, whereas the Accommodation Unit had a width of 31.2 metres but a height of 8.5 metres. In the Wagenborg Shipping fl eet, a suitable ship was found, and at the beginning of November 2007 in the Handangerfjord and in Stavanger, the cargo was taken aboard the M.S. Imke, bound for Frederikshavn in Denmark. End of task, so it seemed. But….immediately after the delivery in Denmark, the question rose whether another Turntable in Egypt could be loaded off the cable layer and be returned to Denmark.

WPL’s connections reach far and wide and our agent in Egypt saw some good opportunities for the unloading in Port Said using a fl oating sheerleg. In Port Said, the Turntable was stored until the Gouweborg was ready to load. At the beginning of March, the time had come. After loading some of the parts, the loading of the Turntable began. Because it had to be placed on deck in the centre of the ship, a solid wooden fl oor was fi tted to create good weight balance. After that, some good lashing and securing work was done, which later on did not turn out to be unnecessary…

The journey, normally 14 days, took 19 days in total, partly due to the bad weather in the Mediterranean Sea but especially in the Bay of Biscay, where the ship sometimes listed 40 degrees and made no more than 4 knots, which considering the bad weather wasn’t even that bad.

At the customer’s request, WPL supervised the unloading and the transport from the harbour to the fi nal destination.

And so, once again, WPL took a weight off this customer’s shoulders and made him very happy indeed!

Turntable round trip

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Wim Jager, Nacap BV’s logistic and equipment manager has worked intensively on this project in Swansea for two years, being responsible for, amongst other things, the certifi cation, maintenance and the comings and goings of the equipment. Wagenborg Times would like to know how this huge pipeline project got started.“We already started preparations for the installation of a 196 kilometres long

section of a pipe line from Milford Haven to Birmingham in 2006. Here, the pipe line was connected to the English gas network (National Grid) and it now supplies 20% of the gas consumption in England. A lot of the equipment for the installation of this pipe line came from Holland, but new pipe layers from the United States and even machines from Saudi Arabia were also delivered. All this had to be mobilised in a short time

and brought together in Swansea. And I have to say that Wagenborg played an important part in this.”

What was the contact with Wagenborg like?“Very good, because you get one central contact point for the whole organisation. In this case, Cock Molle was my sparring partner, and together with him, I was able to steer the whole transport operation

Last year, Nacap Land & Marine Joint Venture successfully completed the installation of an approximately 200 kilometres long gas pipeline in South Wales. The gas pipes had to be dug into the ground at a depth of at least 1.2 metres, and the pipeline passes numerous roads, railways and rivers. In Swansea, a big storage site was arranged to store the 48” steel gas pipes and the site was also used as a central storage point for the necessary equipment. During the peak of the operation, no less than 200 heavy machines were used, like side booms, crawler cranes, pay welders, bending machines and excavators: a big logistic job to mobilise all this equipment in good time.

Tight scheduleWim Jager

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in the right direction. Of course, there are numerous players in this fi eld, but Wagenborg’s plan seemed the best to me, and with a relatively small load, about 3 to 4,000 tons per journey, the transport by means of Wagenborg ships turned out to be the best option. The fi rst thing you think of is a ro-ro ship of course, but those ships are much bigger and more expensive. Moreover, with a combination load and so many ports of call, you wouldn’t have any certainty about the time of arrival. I have had times when I had to spend weeks in a harbour waiting for the equipment and that’s really not something you want. Wagenborg can give you that certainty because they have all sorts of ships, big ones and small ones, that can be geared to the kind of transport

package and sail to the destination harbour directly.

It was Cock who came up with the idea to use Wagenborg Nedlift’s hydraulic cranes for the loading, which was carried out without any problems and above all very fast. In total, seven direct shippings from the Wagenborg terminal in Delfzijl and the Eemshaven to the Swansea harbour have been accomplished.”

A Wagenborg Nedlift telescopic crane, parked in the shade of the 13th century Juffer Tower in Schildwolde. An accidental, but perfect background for a portrait of Wim Jager, whose mind, being the Nacap logistic manager, is already set on the next job.

Insert South Wales ProjectThe pipeline was laid in response to Great Britain’s growing need to import gas. In that context, contracts have been concluded for the supply of LNG (liquefi ed natural gas) by sea. Two landings were built in South Wales, close to Milford Haven, to moor the LNG tankers. These landings make it possible to unship LNG and to store it in large storage tanks. The LNG is then prepared for onward transport by pipeline to Great Britain’s natural gas network. A huge amount of specialist pipeline equipment was needed to get the work fi nished quickly. Most of the equipment, which even includes side booms from the U.S.A. and machinery from Saudi Arabia was delivered by Wagenborg Shipping.

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Last summer, a customer experienced this with a large number of heavy engine parts. In limited space of time, over 30 truckloads needed to be stored in and spread out on the warehouse surface to make room for treatment and packing.The parts concerned were so-called factory rebuilt engines. Under the coordination of Wagenborg Projects & Logistics, these parts were transported to Delfzijl, handled in, packed in anti-corrosive foil and kept in permanent storage. On demand, load out and transportation to the factory will take place whenever needed. Heavy parts, or the ones that cannot be handled by forklift due to their nature, are lifted by a hydraulic gantry (four-point-lifting-system) operated by Wagenborg Nedlift. In Delfzijl, together with the nearby Eemshaven, Wagenborg Stevedoring has over 100,000 m2 of covered and insulated warehouse facilities at its disposal. Most of the warehouses are directly situated next to the 1400 metres long harbour quay used by the company and the remaining facilities are in the vicinity.

Wagenborg has modern multi-purpose terminals in the harbours of Delfzijl and Eemshaven in the North of the Netherlands. The quay length amounts to 1400 metres and is equipped with, among others, roll-on and roll-off facilities. The depth next to the quay amounts to 12 metres. The storage capacity, which does not include the capacity of Wagenborg Bulk Terminal, amounts to 100,000 m2. Delfzijl and Eemshaven have excellent connections with the hinterlands of Germany and the Netherlands, which means that goods can fl ow along the entire logistic chain without delay. For example, goods from the Netherlands and Germany can be stored at Wagenborg Stevedoring and loaded on to sea and inland waterway vessels. Conversely, cargoes destined for the North West European markets can be transported further over land and water via the modern terminal in Delfzijl, if necessary after a period in storage. Wagenborg Stevedoring attaches great importance to the quality of its services. High quality standards are maintained by permanent staff training, for example in safety and environmental procedures. All employees are VCA trained and Wagenborg Stevedoring has been awarded the ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certifi cates.

Wagenborg Stevedoring

A lot of space for a lot of goods

A huge amount of horsepower under one roof in Delfzijl

Anyone who suddenly needs covered storage on a large scale can safely call Delfzijl!

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Wagenborg Towage

Wagenborg Towage B.V. ownes a modern fl eet of towing vessels with a total capacity of 8500 ipk. These tugs can be used for many purposes: at sea, in coastal waters and on the inland waterways. Wagenborg Towage is active in towing and salvage and possesses equipment to tow, lift, recover and transport objects. A specially designed and fully equipped sounding vessel performs hydrographic services in the coastal waters and on the Wadden Sea. Wagenborg Towages has a wide range of expertise and ownes unique equipment for exceptional transports by sea and on the inland waterways. With its multi-facetted towage service, fl oating barges with a lifting capacity of 300 tons, pontoons of various tonnages and its own hydrographic and logistics service, Wagenborg Towage is the ideal director and performer of all forms of transport by water.

The everyday work of Wagenborg Towing Service mainly consists of:

harbour towing services in the • seaports of Groningen,assisting mooring and unmooring • and the manoeuvring of sea-going vessels,sounding and measuring activities • using the specially equipped sounding vessel ‘Waterpeil’,transport of heavy loads over sea • and inland waterways.For all these works, a range of • modern towing materials and pontoons are used (see the overview of equipment).

The towing of newly built ships for various shipyards in the Northern provinces of the Netherlands is a special discipline. Because of the relatively large sizes of the ships that have to be towed through the narrow canals and under bridges, this demands great precision and skilled labour of our employees.

In tow with the Wagenborg Towing ServiceWagenborg Towing Service may not be the most prominent division of Royal Wagenborg.But… things are seldom what they seem! From the outset of the Wagenborg company, Wagenborg Towing Service has been involved in spectacular salvage operations and talked-about projects. And this not only in the North of the Netherlands, but throughout Europe, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Wagenborg Towing Service is also in command of the Wagenborg-subsidiary Hanzestad Lifting Transport. Hanzestad owns a sheerleg named “Triton” with a lifting capacity of 300 tons. The “Triton” is used to build wet infrastructural works, for transfer operations of heavy loads in the harbours of Delfzijl and the Eemshaven, and during lifting operations for several Northern Dutch shipyards.

With its specialist service on the fi eld of ‘wet work,’ Wagenborg Towing Service forms a vital link in Wagenborg’s multimodal logistic service. For example, Wagenborg Towing Service towing vessels were recently used to assist a

roll-off operation of heavy transformers by Wagenborg Nedlift. At the end of last year, after Nedlift had done some necessary lifting and transport work on land, a brand new NAM platform was transported from Delfzijl to Schiedam on a sea-going pontoon and two towing vessels. This is exactly what makes Royal Wagenborg unique: in every logistic fi eld, expertise is in-house and the customer can leave the complete logistics from the factory to the project location to Wagenborg without any worries. Everything under one roof, with one contract and one contact person. This reduces project management and risks for the customers to a minimum.

In the future, Wagenborg Towing Service will apply itself more to the logistics of heavy loads. Not just in the North of the Netherlands, but throughout Europe the market is generating new constructions works and this involves all kinds of logistics. Wagenborg Towing Service is reacting to this with a big expansion of its equipment: in 2008, two new sea pontoons of no less than a 100 metres in length were put into use and two ASD2810 Damen Tugs were added to the fl eet of Sea-going tugboats.

And so, this modest player is blossoming to become a star player of worldwide fame!

Equipment overview

Type Name Capacity Dimensions

Harbour/Sea-going tug boat Watergeus 25.5 tons bollard pull

Sea-going tugboat Waterman 32.2 tons bollard pull

Harbour tug boat Waterpoort 15 tons bollard pull

Harbour/ Sea-going tugboat Waterstroom 60 tons bollard pull ASD2810

Harbour/ Sea-going tugboat Waterstraat 60 tons bollard pull ASD2810

Sea-going pontoon Wagenborg Barge 1 2400 tons dead weight 65.9 x 15.90 x 3.80

Sea-going pontoon Wagenborg Barge 2 1,168 tons dead weight 50 x 11.65 x 3

Pontoon Wagenborg Barge 3 650 tons 45 x 9.5 x 2.25

Sea-going pontoon Wagenborg Barge 4 11,000 tons dead weight 99 x 25.6 x 6.1

Sea-going pontoon Wagenborg Barge 5 11,000 tons dead weigh 99 x 25.6 x 6.1

Floating pontoon Triton 300 tons capacity

Sounding vessel Waterpeil

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Royal Wagenborg will attend:

North Caspick Oil & Gas Exhibition, Atirau, KazakhstanApril 9-11, 2008contact: Mrs. Connie van [email protected]

Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition, Antwerp, BelgiumMay 27-29, 2008contact: Mrs. Regina [email protected]

Power-Gen Europe, Milan, Italy June 3-5, 2008contact: Mrs. Connie Lindhoud [email protected]

Kioge Almati, October 7-10, 2008contact: Mrs. Connie van Sonsbeek [email protected]

Editorial staff:Connie [email protected] [email protected]

Contributors: Conny KolthofMichiel KuizengaAad van LeeuwenMarten van der MolenCock MolleConnie van SonsbeekKlaus WirringKoos ZumkehrEdwin Zwart

Contact details:Wagenborg TimesPOB 14NL-9930 AA DelfzijlThe Netherlandsphone +31 596 636247email [email protected]

Design:Editorial staff

Photography:Wilto EekhofFlying FocusFoto Groot-ObbinkAad van LeeuwenGert Jan VerbeekHenk Zuur

Printers:Grafi sche Industrie De MarneLeens - Delfzijl - Groningen

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LECTORI SALUTEM ....................................................................................................1

WAGENBORG NEDLIFT .......................................................................................2

WAGENBORG SHIPPING ..................................................................................6

WAGENBORG OFFSHORE ..........................................................................11

A SPECIAL ON SUSTAINABILITY ....................................................14

WAGENBORG REINING ................................................................................18

WAGENBORG FERRIES ....................................................................................20

WAGENBORG PROJECTS & LOGISTICS......................................22

WAGENBORG STEVEDORING ...............................................................26

WAGENBORG TOWAGE ..............................................................................27


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