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volume 5 May 2011
SCa and reining: P.4together aiming for sustainability
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Preface - Sign of Solutions 3SCa and reining 4a day at Wagenborg Projects & Logistics 8Sail the difference 12Filter module from factory to foundation 16Constructing Claus C powerplant 18Silos from Schapen to Schüttorf 20Trainee programme royal Wagenborg 21new wind giants at rysumer nacken coast 23reM-island becomes restaurant 24Winterization Scarabeo 8 26Maritime Simulator Training Center established in aktau 28bicycle ambulances Project is booming 30Customer is Coddled at Wagenborg Passenger Services 32blowing in the wind 34
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editorial Staffconnie Lindhoud, [email protected]
Contributorswouter siemerinkwillem meijerroel BarkhofHarry oudmanBart oude ophuisanja timpe
Contact detailswagenborg timesP.o. Box 14NL-9930 aa delfzijl the NetherlandsPhone + 31 (0)596 63 62 47email [email protected]
DTPgrafische industrie de marne, Leens - delfzijl - groningen
Photographyflying focus, aad van LeeuwenHenk zuur, Koos Boertjens
Printersgrafische industrie de marne, Leens - delfzijl - groningen
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Our slogan, which was presented during the celebration of our 111th anniversary in 2009, becomes more and more
integrated in daily life within Wagenborg.
These challenging economic times need maximum creativity in finding the optimum solutions for our clients.
Although we saw a slight increase in the volumes, we still are not on the same level as before the crisis. This means
that we need to stay very cost effective and think about new and other solutions for our clients.
To ensure that our clients get the best Wagenborg Solution, we decided to broaden the scope of our current
Projects and Logistics organization. Wagenborg Projects & Logistics is the expertise centre of Wagenborg and is a
specialist in international (project) forwarding and supply chain management. By making intelligent, efficient and
quick links between our divisions and business partners we ensure a cost efficient and reliable logistic solution.
By giving a broader perspective to project and logistics we will make sure that not only our own assets can be used
but also the assets of our partners. Which also means that the market coverage of Wagenborg is expanded in that
way.
This edition of the Times contains articles about recent activities and projects we have carried out for our
customers. From all the articles you will learn that we are really living up to the “sign of solutions” and are active in
the market to offer our solutions to you, our current and future customers.
Rob Wagenborg and Egbert Vuursteen
Profile Wagenborg Reining
Reining is a provider of logistic services that continuously searches for optimal solutions to logistic problems in close co-operation 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. Wagenborg Reining is always customer focused. Good personnel and advanced ICT systems enable Reining to offer its customers an ever better service. Reining operates through branches in Hoogezand, Tilburg and Budapest. The company has 450 employees, 350 trucks and approximately 100,000 m2 of storage capacity.
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SCa anD reInIng:
The Reining Ecocombi with an overall length of 25,25 m.
TogeTher aIMIng For SuSTaInabILITy
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SCa anD reInIng:
Project 1: green Care Transport
Reining has been investing in its environmental strategy for more than five
years now. Over these years many technical and behavioural improvements
have reduced our CO2 emission by about 35%. In the near future, Reining
expects to be able to make further improvements in the field of load
occupancy and by using intermodal solutions. Next to that, Reining will
invest in trucks with a higher transport capacity. Mid 2010 the first LZV
(Ecocombi) has been put into operation, which provides a CO2 reduction of
24%. With these actions, Reining aims for a reduction of its CO2 emission in
2011 of another 2,5%.
One of our major customers, SCA Consumer Benelux, has initialised a
project called ‘Green Care Transport’. SCA Consumer Benelux will be the
first retail supplier to supply her products in a 100% CO2 neutral way. In
this project, the producer of Libresse, Libero, Tena, Edet, Tempo and Plenty
started cooperation with a group of logistical service providers. Primary goal
is to reduce CO2 emissions of all transport by means of reduction targets,
detailed action plans for transport companies and investments in sustainable
energy projects’’, says Riny Strik, Regional Director Business Logistics at SCA
and founder of the concept. CO2 emission will be reduced by using advanced
truck engines and aerodynamics and by training drivers how to reduce their
fuel consumption. Besides technical and behavioural improvements on CO2
emission the program challenges transport companies to work together to
improve loading efficiency (for example by reducing empty kilometres). This
collaboration is needed to achieve a continuous reduction of CO2 emission.
Of course there will always be a remaining amount of emission. SCA and her
transport companies will compensate for that by investing in sustainable
energy projects according to the Gold Standard where the conditions have
been set in cooperation with WWF.
Mega trailers to/from Sweden and Italy by rail
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Project 2: Tork helps
Since early 2008 Reining provides fully integrated logistics for SCA Away
From Home Benelux (AFH). Products are being shipped from production
sites throughout Europe to 350 customers all over Benelux, partly through
our Warehouse in Tilburg. Recently, the partnership has been prolonged
for another two years. To make this happy event more cheerful, Reining
participated in the project TORK HELPS (for a better life in Sudan).
Sudan has been suffering heavily from a civil war between North and
South. The country is recovering since the peace agreement in 2005,
but there is still lack of basic facilities like drinking water, healthcare
and education. SCA Hygiene Products has a long tradition of taking
responsibility for her environment and help in improving hygiene
REINING B.V.
conditions. In this project SCA (with its brands Edet, Tork and Libresse)
will cooperate with Oxfam Novib in the Netherlands and Oxfam
Solidariteit in Belgium. Main focus will be on improving hand hygiene for
schoolchildren by means of four solutions:
1. Rainwater collection: 11 schools will get a closed system to use
rainwater for washing hands in a safe way.
2. Hand washing facilities: 55 schools will get water taps with soap.
3. Soap: 55 schools will receive soap that has been produced by local
suppliers once every month during a school year.
4. Educations: every year 120 teachers will be educated about hand
hygiene.
Tork invites customers, suppliers and other stakeholders to participate
in this project. Reining funded the project for full-range support of one
school for one year, consisting of one rainwater collection system, 4 hand
washing facilities, soap for one year and training for the children and
teachers.
Two beautiful projects in which Reining and SCA use their expertise to
take their corporate social responsibility both in the field of environment
and people!
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Profile Wagenborg Projects & Logistics
wagenborg Projects & Logistics is the
expertise centre of wagenborg and
is a specialist in international project
forwarding. By making intelligent, efficient,
and quick links between our divisions, you
always find a solution under one roof. for
each transport chain you only need one
point of contact - wagenborg Projects and
Logistics.
PROJECTS & LOGISTICS B.V.8
a Day aT Wagenborg
ProJeCTS & LogISTICS
loading construction equipment in MV Hydra
Manager Arjan de Jong
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a Day aT Wagenborg
ProJeCTS & LogISTICS
PROJECTS & LOGISTICS B.V.
To ensure that our clients get the best Wagenborg Solution we decided to broaden the scope of our current Projects and Logistics organisation. By making intelligent, efficient, and quick links between our divisions and business partners we ensure a cost efficient and reliable logistic solution. Edwin de Vries has been appointed as Director of Wagenborg Projects & Logistics with the assignment to expand the current business and to present integrated solutions to our customers.
loading ship engine
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Monday 8 November 2010, 09.00 hours.
Bert van Raaij and Arjan de Jong are on their way to Meerbusch, a satellite
town near Düsseldorf. They are driving separately: Bert from Delfzijl,
Arjan from the Rotterdam region. In total, they will spend 11 hours in
their cars for 1.5 hours of consultation with a customer. But it could all
be very worthy: an assignment to transport boiler parts from Bucharest,
Romania, to Runcorn in England. But let’s not count our chickens before
they’re hatched...
Bert is planning to travel back home via the Nedlift office in Schoonebeek
because he does a lot of work together with the people there. This means
that Bert will not be back at the office in Delfzijl for the rest of the day.
But whether he’s in the office or not, work continues. A customer rings
and asks whether a so-called bed plate can be delivered the next morning
from our warehouse in Delfzijl to Zwolle. That’s possible, of course!
The transport can be arranged from a distance, but even so Bert will go
to the warehouse this evening to check up on the right identification
and dimensions. This way they will then immediately have the correct
information on the work order at Stevedoring next morning. Long live the
laptop!
Arjan gets an e-mail from Curacao on his PDA early in the morning. That
was evidently sent on Sunday evening. When are we going to get the tariffs
we’ve been waiting for so long?? But, unfortunately, this requires more
time and patience. Sometimes it takes a while before Nedlift can give a
price quotation to a customer. The Caribbean mentality occasionally tests
us Dutchies! But this concerns a complex load, and it is certainly not an
everyday job in that region.
At the office in Ridderkerk, Cock Molle is making the finishing touches to
transshipment of heavy column with 400 tons sheerleg Matador at the port of Rotterdam
a quotation for a Turkish business partner. The transport offered begins
in South Germany with special transports by road to the Rhine. Then it
will be transferred on to barges and will go via the inland waterways to
Rotterdam where it will be transferred once again into a vessel for the
journey by sea to Turkey. The contact person in Turkey is a well-known
person from a project a couple of years ago. A very efficient, elegant lady,
which also helps….
Cock is also hoping for good news from a customer about the
transportation of a pile driving hammer to China. But, regular customer
or not, this time they have also approached a competitor. The life of a WPL
employee is not always blessed by angels…
Mark Rijnders is also at the office in Ridderkerk and he is making a
booking with a container company for a 40ft sea container to Shanghai.
The container contains ship’s parts. During the past two years it has been
quite noticeable that many transports like this one have ended up in
China. This is of course connected to deliveries for our own ships that are
being built there, but it’s not only those.
In the meantime, yet another Wärtsilä ship’s engine is on its way for our
next ship in the A-series (m/s Andesborg). The m/s “Isis” has collected this
engine for us in Trieste. The ship will transport the engine to Rotterdam
from where it will be transported later on in a container ship to Shanghai.
And then …. the two gas cleaning modules have finally arrived in Iran! Just
before the weekend we received confirmation that the ship had arrived in
Bandar Abbas. Because of the EU/UN sanctions, this sea transport did not
go smoothly, even though the customer had a correct export license. Due
to political reasons, the modules could no longer be loaded in Antwerp
and so they had to be taken to another location. The options to still be
able to arrange a transport were running out fastly, but in the end we
managed. The result was a satisfied customer. And that’s what we do it
for!
Project manager Mark Rijnders
Project manager Bert van Raaij
Project manager Cock Molle
Director Edwin de Vries11
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SaIL TheDIFFerenCe
Profile Wagenborg Shippingwagenborg shipping is international provider of safe and economic transport
solutions. across the seven seas. with over a hundred years of experience in
the northwestern part of europe, the mediterranean, trans-atlantic routes and
beyond, wagenborg shipping has every conceivable solution for the changing
transport needs of today. our fleet is modern and environmentally friendly, while
our capacity ranges from 2.000 to 20.000 tons deadweight. with this enormous
diversity in size and tonnage we are able to offer just-in-time shipments for almost
every cargo or cargo contract.
Every officer still remembers his first days on board as a cadet. Most of them were excited and nervous. All of them started their careers in a complete new world of which they had heard a lot about at their naval academy but experienced this world for the first time as a cadet. To ensure each cadet will have a good time on board, will learn his future job and fit in the company culture, Wagenborg Shipping developed a structural policy for the selection and training of cadets in her fleet. Every year Wagenborg Shipping selects approximately a hundred cadets to become officers in future. Wagenborg selects and recruits cadets from The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, China, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.After an intensive training of 365 days the cadets can start their desired career in Wagenborg!
For Times magazine, we asked three of our new cadets to write down their experiences. Honest stories about their personal backgrounds, motivation and daily work.
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My name is Han Ngoc Pho. I am now sailing as an engineer cadet on board
of m.v. “|Maineborg”. I live in Quynh Lam in the Quynh Luu district in
Vietnam. There are five people in my family: my parents, my two younger
brothers and myself. My hometown is a small, quiet village. Life is difficult
there, people have to work hard every day and have a low income. That is
the reason why all people work very hard to save money to support their
children to go to school. That is the only way to escape the hard life in my
home town. I was aware of the importance of studying when I was a high
school student. The reason I chose to become an engineer on board of a
ship is because my neighbour was also working as an engineer on board a
ship. He had lots of good stories about life as an engineer on board. This
triggered me to start thinking about a career as an engineer.
how it all startedWhen I was a student in the UT I had the ambition to work for a foreign
company. That is the reason why I followed the information from
Maritime Education and Human Resource Centre (UT-STC), which was
established by the co-operation between my school (UT) and the STC
group from the Netherlands. The teacher gave me the advice to choose
for Wagenborg. I decided to submit my registration to UT-STC for the
selection procedure. Luckily I was selected and joined the extra training in
the UT-STC training institute.
When I travelled to the Netherlands it was the first time I traveled by plane
and also the first time I went abroad, so I was a little nervous. One curious
thing I would like to tell you is that Vietnamese noodles were very useful
when I got seasick. For studying on board I brought some books with me.
My first days on board
When I arrived on board everybody was very kind and friendly. The chief
officer took me up to my cabin and showed me the accommodation.
The next day was my first working day on board. I worked together
with the second engineer. In the first period we had some problems
with communication because of my English but we could understand
each other. My first job was to learn about the daily rounds. Most of the
equipment in the engine room was new to me. Together with the second
officer I made a round on the ship to get familiarized. The bad thing that
happened on the second day was seasickness when we started sailing. I
tried to overcome the seasickness by eating and working. I always think
the positive way. The crew on board helped me getting familiarized with
feeling seasick as well as homesick. They encouraged me, talked to me and
also joked to me. This helped me to overcome seasickness.
Learning every dayOn board I work with the second engineer most of the time. Sometimes
they give me some exercises after we have finished a working day and ask
me some questions while we work together. This helps me to trigger my
mind about things that I need to know. The engineers are always willing
to answer my questions.
I have been sailing now for four months and I can say everything is going
well. I am finishing my Training Record Book step-by-step and learning
and practicing competences. I learned a lot of new subjects and activities.
Ice everywhereThe most exciting I experienced was the first time I saw ice when we were
sailing to Kemi in Finland. The chief engineer called me to go outside with
him when I was working in the engine room. I was very surprised the ice
appeared to be everywhere. I couldn’t see water any more because there
was ice all around us.
I can say I enjoy a good working and living environment. I am really
satisfied here on board. My favorite place on board is the poop deck where
we can sit and drink some coffee or tea and enjoy the splendid beauty of a
sunset.
SHIPPING B.V.
han ngoC Pho
My name is Marina F. Diagro, now serving an apprenticeship as an
engineer cadet on board of m.v. “Dongeborg”. I live in Tacloban city,
Leyte, Philippines. There are five members in the family. I have one elder
sister, who recently started working as a certified public accountant. I am
the second daughter and I also have one younger brother who is still in
secondary education.
From the insideOnce I travelled overseas together with my family on a passenger ship.
During that journey a question rushed into my mind: “How are things
in this ship being operated?” That time I was already curious what was
inside the ship which kept her running efficiently and how things were
being managed in there. So I got interested in machineries and for me
engineering seemed to be the best choice. I was very fortunate that the
staff of the Palompon Institute of Technology more or less offered the
course that I was interested in so I took the entrance examination. When
I passed the exam I was introduced into the world of seafaring and I
discovered that it is not only about machineries that I should learn but
also on how to be a good, skilled and trained engineer officer.
During my college years, I heard about Wagenborg and about the
successful officers that were trained there. They have shared information
which encouraged me to start my training period within Wagenborg. I
know that Wagenborg is the company where I might excel as a trained
officer and that they have good management for their crews.
My first day on boardI was both excited and nervous, knowing that I would be encountering
people of different nationalities. Sometimes on board one cannot guard
against being seasick or just having a headache because of the wash. In
such a situation I try to do things that I think will help me to get through
seasickness like, for example, chewing gum, talk to others in a humorous
way or just trying to enjoy what I am doing.
On board, my training officer guides me during my training period.
If it happens that there are jobs to be done, he firstly let me read the
instruction manuals or asks me if I have any idea about the job before I
will be allowed to tackle the job. Then through that job he also explains to
me some matters or ideas I need to know. It really helps me a lot because
I can gain and share knowledge theoretically and in practice. In this way
I am learning much more and I am getting well trained to become a
competent officer.
My greatest challengeThe most exciting thing I have experienced on board was when we had
some problems with the heavy fuel oil transfer pump. We had not yet
finished fixing the pump when there was a fire alarm because the air
compressor was overheated and broke down. The day after another
problem occurred. The lubricating oil pressure of the main engine was too
low and we needed to clean the duplex and centrifugal filter of the main
engine. There were only three people in the engine room and the tasks had
to be divided. I was excited to do my part, mainly because the engineers
trusted me to do my job well. As a cadet it is already a great achievement
when you have been able to do something as a part of the training
experience and by doing so to enlarge your knowledge.
My favourite place on boardThis surely is the engine room because that is the place where I perform
my daily routine duties. It is also the place where I learn about my field of
interest as well as the place where we engineers should take good care of
the machineries so they run in a good and efficient way in order to make it
possible our vessel will be able to sail in good conditions.
MarIna F. DIagroSHIPPING B.V.14
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My name is Rutger van Luijk and I am sailing as a maroff cadet on board
of m.v. “Nassauborg”. I live in Ridderkerk, a place in the western part of
Holland, close to Rotterdam. My grandfather has been a deck officer in the
merchant navy and on sea going trawlers. I liked the stories he was telling
me about his live at sea. During holidays I used to help on a small fishing
vessel.
My school periodDuring one of the introduction days at STC Rotterdam I visited the stand
of Wagenborg Shipping and I got some information about the company
and the cadet program in the company. After 2 years of theoretical
training at school we had to do half a year of practical training on board.
Wagenborg invited me to do some tests and I had an intake interview
with some members of the crewing department. I was in the lucky
position that I could chose out of three companies. I decided to accept the
Wagenborg-offer for three reasons: Wagenborg has a very diverse fleet,
is sailing worldwide and last but not least part of their ships are manned
with Dutch officers. Before I joined my first ship the company organized
an introduction day for all the new cadets in Delfzijl. During this day we
got some useful information about the company in general. But we were
also informed about life on board of Wagenborg vessels. All in all the
information we got during this day was useful.
My first weeks at seaTo join my first ship, the “Maineborg”, I had to fly to Charleston (USA).
Fortunately I was flying together with the second engineer and not alone.
With a cargo of steel coils we had to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
No wonder the vessel was rolling quite a lot and I became seasick, luckily
only for a couple of days. I am a maroff cadet and therefore I have to do
practical training on the bridge and in the engine room. I started my
training period on the bridge. It took me about three weeks to get used to
seaman’s life in general. During these weeks the officers and the crew were
very helpful to show me around and make me feel at home. Most of the
trips we did on the “Maineborg” were in Europe and across the Atlantic
Ocean.After about 5 months I left the “Maineborg” and returned to school
for the last year of theoretical training. The second part of the on board
training I served on board of m.v. “Nassauborg”. This ship is doing a Time
Charter for ESL in the Baltic. This means short trips with bulk cargo: most
of the times coal and iron ore. Although the trips and the cargo were not
that interesting, I learned a lot on this vessel. There is a lot of traffic in the
Baltic and during this winter there was a lot of ice. In the engine room I
learned a lot about two stroke engines and there were more repairs to be
done compared to the “Maineborg”. My last trip on the “Nassauborg” was
from Sint Petersburg to Flushing with a cargo of aluminium Ingots.
ruTger van LuIJk
MarIna F. DIagro
FILTer MoDuLe FroM FaCTory To FounDaTIon
In spring 2010, Wagenborg Nedlift carried out a challenging project. A filter module was transported from the fabrication yard in Heijningen in the Netherlands to Germany’s largest oil refinery in Karlsruhe, MIRO.
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Profile Wagenborg Nedliftwagenborg Nedlift is a specialist in heavy transport
and lifting. together with expert engineering and project
management, wagenborg Nedlift offers a complete
service for hoisting, heavy transport and assembly. with
more than 400 employees it operates throughout europe
and beyond for clients from the oil and gas industry,
the petrochemical industry, the energy sector, and
construction and infrastructure.
lifting operation at site Karlsruhe
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rapid preparation
The time between obtaining the order and the execution phase was less
than a month and during that period, a lot of preparation and engineering
work had to be done. In addition to the preparation of the transhipment
operation, the inland waterway transport and the after-phase, an execution
plan, drawings and TRAs were compiled for all the work on the site in
Karlsruhe.
Three challengesThe transport scope faced three challenges:
1. The water level:
To limit the risks of delay caused by high or low water a ship with the
lowest possible depth was used. The Wendy Dua is a ship that has numerous
technical features and therefore meets these requirements perfectly.
2. A bridge:
One bridge along the route to the project location turned out to be
insufficiently strong for the module including trailer. A choice was made
to slide the module over the bridge so that the maximum permissible load
would not be exceeded.
3. High voltage cables:
The transport had to pass underneath 4 high voltage cables along the route
from destination port to project location with only a few meters clearance.
After long consultation with the network operator it was agreed that the
power would be switched off.
The executionPhase 1 – Loading at Heijningen
Two 500 tons mobile cranes loaded the filter module at Heijningen yard into
the Wendy Dua.
Phase 2 – Unloading at Karlsruhe
After a smooth water transport the module arrived on schedule in Karlsruhe.
The unloading operation was performed with a 650 tons mobile crane which
positioned the module on the waiting SPMTs.
Phase 3 – Bridge passage
During the next night the module had to be transported across the bridge.
This skidding operation went completely according to plan and the road was
free for use again at 08.00 hours.
Phase 4 – Passage high voltage cables
Once the agreements had been made about switching off the power and
required procedures were performed right on schedule, the transport
underneath the high voltage cables was no longer a problem.
Phase 5 – Installation on foundation
The CC2200 350 tons crawler crane was used to install the module at the
refinery. The crane placed the module in a temporary position first. Then
both the CC2200 and a 650 tons mobile crane were used to install the
module on its foundation. A safe and efficient solution, that saved the use
of a much bigger crawler crane. The lifting job was completed while the
refinery was in full operation. Therefore, the highest safety regulations were
applicable for the project.
With this project, the
Nedlift crew showed
its skills in every field.
Project manager from
MIRO Mr. P. Steveling
wrote us afterwards:
“it has been a pleasure
working with your crew
and your company. For
the total performance at
this job, you made a very
good impression on our
project team”.
NEDLIFT B.V.
transport onto Self Propelled Modular
Transporters from quayside
to refinery site
bridge crossing with skidding operation
ConSTruCTIng CLauS C PoWerPLanTIn 2010, Essent extended its power generation capacity at Claus Power plant Maasbracht with a new power unit, Claus C. Wagenborg Nedlift got involved in heavy cargo logistics and installation works on site.
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upgrading Claus b to Claus C
Essent has carried out a large modernization project at Claus power plant in Maasbracht in the southern part of the Netherlands. Claus power plant is one of the largest power generation sites owned by Essent.
Claus power plant formerly existed of two identical gas fired power units of 640 MW each, named Claus A and B. The modernization project has upgraded the unit of Claus B to Claus C, with a total output of 1.300 MW and an efficiency of 58,5%.
Lifting boiler stack sections
Power train
In total, three power trains had to be installed at the Claus C project. With
barge transports, the heavy parts of 300 to 400 tons each were transported
by river from Rotterdam to Maasbracht. By way of a roll-off operation, the
parts were brought on land. From there, SPMTs transported the items to
the turbine building. With a skid system the cargo was offloaded from
trailer and brought inside the turbine building.
boiler and boiler stack constructionThe other part of the scope of work included the supply of heavy cranes
for the boiler installation works. Two giant crawlers were positioned to
lift the boiler parts, up to 130 tons each, into the boiler building. Working
closely together with the Spanish contractor on this scope, we were able
to speed up the installation works and thus finalizing the installation
works ahead of schedule. The final part of the boiler construction works
involved the boiler stacks. Pre-assembled stack units of 157 tons each were
transported by barge to the site in Maasbracht. With conventional trailers,
roll-off operation was carried out. Lower sections of 157 tons were directly
transported under crane hook of a 400 tons crawler and a 120 tons mobile
crane. The other parts were brought to a storage area first. After assembly
of the lower sections, middle and top sections of 73 tons and 50 tons were
installed subsequently.
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positioning of transformer with SPMT trailers
Roll-off operation of turbine
Boiler construction crew next to giant crawler crane
Profile Wagenborg S&Gwagenborg s&g is the german branch office of wagenborg, specialized in heavy transport and lifting. with 60 employees, wagenborg s&g
offers a complete service for hoisting, heavy transport, and assembly for clients from the oil and gas industry, the petrochemical industry, the energy
sector and construction and infrastructure. wagenborg s&g has offices in dreierwalde and Lingen.
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The preparation of the transport took nearly a
month. First, a suitable route had to be found.
Instead of the shortest route of 30 km, the final
route that was accessible for the special cargo
appeared to be nearly 100 km! Now that the
route had been found, further preparations
on permits and route could start. All partners
along the route were contacted to discuss the
transport: local Telekom, the local energy
company, RWE, the police department and, of
course, the local authorities along the route.
Once all parties involved agreed with the plan,
the final go for the transport was given.
The transportation of the silos started at 8:00
p.m. on Sunday, February 27th 2011. After a
smooth start, a big challenge began when the
trucks came to Lingen. A large crowd gathered
there to watch the unusual convoy passing
the roundabouts in the city. Moreover, some
branches appeared to hang a bit lower than
expected and it took some time to remove these.
Luckily, local police kept the road free of cars
and people so the convoy could move further
unhindered. After a smooth trip, the convoy
arrived in Schüttorf just before midnight.
During the night of 27 February 2011, an extraordinary convoy travelled through Emsland. Six silos, with dimensions of 37.90m long, 5.90m wide and 6.90m high, moved slowly through the countryside from their fabrication yard in Schapen to their final destination in Schüttorf. Normally, this distance of only 30 km takes half an hour. However, with this kind of special cargo, such a trip is a real challenge.
SILoS FroM SChaPen To SChüTTorF
Passage of the small roads on the route
Slowy manoeuvring requires 100% concentration
The easy route
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Five trainees have recently been taken on for
the trainee programme. During the next 2 years
they will complete 4 modules lasting 6 months
each. Besides regular duties, the trainees will
complete a division specific task during the
modules. Each trainee will get to know at least
3 different divisions and complete a module
abroad.
Max Tak and Paul Bakker are working as
trainees at Wagenborg Shipping. Niels de
Goffau, Sytse Sijperda and Tijmen Klamer are
working respectively at Wagenborg Projects &
Logistics, Wagenborg Reining and Wagenborg
Nedlift.
In addition to the traineeship at Wagenborg,
the trainees are also taking part in an off-the-job
programme focussed on personal development.
After completing the programme the trainees
will commence employment in one of the
divisions.
Royal Wagenborg has developed a trainee programme for young graduates. This programme aims to train employees who can be deployed flexibly (especially abroad) and have long term potential to fulfil a management position within Wagenborg.
TraInee PrograMMe royaL Wagenborg
the new trainees during their introduction at the head office in Delfzijl. From left to right: Niels de Goffau,
Max Tack, Paul Bakker, Tijmen Klamer, Sytse Sijperda.
Traineeship: a combination of tie and w
ork gloves
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Profile Wagenborg Towage
wagenborg towage has
a modern fleet of tugs and
barges from 600t till more
than 15.500t deadweight.
wagenborg towage
tows in harbour, coastal,
inland and sea waters and
operates equipment for
salvage operations, for tug
services and for lifting and
transport of heavy objects.
for heavy lifts, a 300t
sheerleg with assisting
tugs is used.
neW WInD gIanTS aT rySuMer
naCken CoaST
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project manager Wouter Siemerink managing roll-on operation
roll on operation of nacelle onto barge.
neW WInD gIanTS aT rySuMer
naCken CoaSTIn January 2011 the BARD-group started the test program for its
new generation of enhanced offshore wind convertors at their
onshore test centre at Rysumer Nacken, near Emden. Wagenborg
Towage had the leading role in the transport by water and roll-on/
roll-off (ro-ro) actions near the installation site.
Preparations already started early 2010 for this multidimensional
project; not only 2 new 6.5MW wind energy convertors (WECs)
had to be installed, also the existing 5.0MW WEC had to be
removed. This implicated a double ro-ro-operation and transport,
a quite complicated action that required a well-thought and
well-engineered operational plan. A perfect job for the people of
Wagenborg Towage.
A real challenge when working in the Ems area is the combination
of tide and current. To deal with the heavy current during ro-ro
operation, a second barge, fitted with spud poles was berthed
next to the transport barge. The transport barge itself was
outfitted with pumps, winches, and ro-ro-ramps. The blades were
transported onto the barge by special extendable trailers. The
hub and nacelle however were transported by so called SPMTs
(Self Propelled Modular Transporters). For each transport vehicle
the ro-ro-ramps had to be adjusted, even during ro-ro operation
itself! With a well-planned schedule, Wagenborg Towage made it
possible, thus saving a lot of time for the customer.
More news on wind energy developments: www.bard-offshore.de
Used resources:
• 2 tugs ;
• 2 barges;
• Pumps;
• Winches;
• Spud poles;
• Ro-ro-ramps;
• Forklift;
• Sea fastening;
• a ballast engineer;
• a barge master and riggers.
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transport of new blades
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reM-ISLanD beCoMeS reSTauranTreM-island REM (Reclame Exploitatie Maatschappij) stands for Advertisment Operation Company. This company started broadcasting commercial TV-programmes from an artificial island 6 miles out of the Dutch coast in 1964. On August 12 of that year there was the first test-broadcast and from August 15 broadcasts were on a daily base.On December 17 1964, Dutch navy confiscated all the equipment on the island as the Dutch government had accepted an emergency act which prohibited broadcasting from a “solid stucture placed on the seabed”!From 1974 up to 2004 the platform was used by the Dutch Department for the Maintenance of Dikes, Roads, Bridges and the Navigabilty of Canals, as a weatherstation and as a place to examine the height of waves, watertemperatures, salinity etc.
TOWAGE
water transport to Amsterdam
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After the Dutch government stopped operating
the REM island in 2004, it had been waiting for
demolishing a couple of years. In 2009, a housing
corporation saved it from the scrap yard to make
it a restaurant. Wagenborg Towage was awarded
to tow it to Delfzijl, where it has been rebuilt
to a restaurant. Early 2011 Wagenborg Towage
again was awarded to do the transport to its final
destination in Amsterdam, and place it on a 12
meter high jacket.
One of the challenges on this project was the
lift with 3(!) sheerlegs. Hoisting an object by 3
sheerlegs can be a tricky job. The center of gravity
was not exactly in the middle of the structure.
Therefore, detailed engineering on the lifting
procedure and extensive project preparation was
necessary.
For this job Wagenborg Towage asked their
colleagues from Wagenborg Nedlift to do the
transport out of the factory and the load out on
to the barge. A good corporation between the two
companies resulted in a smooth operation and
the REM-island stood on the barge quickly. After
sea fastening, Wagenborg towed it to Amsterdam
where the 3 sheerlegs hoisted the platform onto
its final destination. A huge crowd watched the
spectacular operation.
reM-ISLanD beCoMeS reSTauranT
TOWAGE
lifting operation in Amsterdam with 3 sheerlegs
skidding operation onto barge
Profile Wagenborg Foxdrillwagenborg foxdrill is expert in various activities within the oil
and gas industry. one of our most important activities is rig
moving- the assembly, disassembly and transport of drilling rigs,
both onshore and offshore. we also assemble new offshore rigs,
inspect and modify them. another activity is the installation of
conductors, both onshore and offshore. we invest continuously
in the development of our own people, both in their knowledge
and their professional skills. our own transport and hoisting
equipment always complies with the highest standards and can
be deployed flexibly anywhere in europe. our enthusiastic and
well-qualified team complies with regulations in the following
areas - Quality (iso 9001), safety (Vca**), environment (iso
14001) and rope access (irata).
WInTerIzaTIon SCarabeo 8
The Scarabeo 8 is an ultra deepwater 6th generation semi submersible drilling rig currently finalized in Norway. In an earlier stage Wagenborg Foxrill installed the drilling package on this semisubmersible rig in Italy for client Saipem.
The 3D drawings show the theoretical design by Wagenborg Foxdrill, the photos show the critical lifts as executed in the beginning of May.
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Supervisor Erwin Bruins in front of the starboard AFT-panel while lifting
Overview of the Scarabeo 8 while installing the starboard
AFT-panel by board crane
WInTerIzaTIon SCarabeo 8
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In the summer of 2010 Wagenborg Foxdrill started preparations for this job. A project team consisting out of project managers and engineers investigated
the possibilities to preassemble and lift the panels at a maximal size to shorten the installation time on board and to minimize working at height. Once
the working method was chosen for and confirmed by client Saipem, the team started making the lifting plans and designed the special lifting equipment
using state of the art 3D-modelling software.
The complexity of both the assembly and installation of the winterization is quite a challenge due to the used material (stainless steel duplex, light weight,
stiffness of the construction). Besides that, the time to install is very limited (95 working days) and the weather in Ølen quite bad (limited day light, heavy
showers, snow and wind). Moreover the installation is mainly based on rope access techniques and a special netting system.
December 2010 Wagenborg Foxdrill employees started preassembling the panels. Till this moment the project is executed exactly according plan with the
most important lifts still to come. The pictures show the lifts carried out so far.
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MarITIMe SIMuLaTor TraInIng CenTer eSTabLISheD In akTau
For the realization of the Maritime Simulation Training Centre we
received financial support from Agentschap NL – Ministry of Economical
Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Netherlands. Further we relied on
the expertise of Maritime Institute “Willem Barentsz”. We express our
gratitude for their support, which helped us greatly to achieve this goal.
This initiative was taken for the following reasons:
- The (further) development of the skills of our existing personnel in
vessel handling;
- The stimulation/ support of local maritime education, by providing
the schools access to a maritime simulation facility, which they needed
to provide the full education package to their students.
During our 13 years of presence in the RoK, Wagenborg Kazakhstan
experienced that it is difficult to attract local people with the appropriate
education and skills to be employed on board of our fleet. Especially
officers with experience on board of offshore support vessels are scarce.
One cause for this situation is that the RoK as a country does not have a
maritime background. In the past, under the Soviet Regime, maritime
infrastructure and legislation were lead centrally. After the collapse of the
Soviet Regime, many people with maritime expertise fled the country and
returned to Russia or their region of origin. In the mean time the RoK
chose to develop their own maritime legislation and infrastructure, based
on international rules and regulations. One of the effects we encountered,
is the requirement enforced by law that the staff on board of RoK flagged
vessels must consist of officers and engineers with the Kazakh Nationality.
The deadline for this requirement is 2015.
Another cause for the increasing demand for Kazakh mariners is the
expansion of the total fleet of vessels sailing under Kazakhstan Flag. The
exploration and development of (expected) hydrocarbon reserves on the
Kazakhstan shelf of the Caspian Sea requires a considerable growth of
vessel capacity and thus maritime personnel.
All in all a challenging situation, but not uncommon to us.
Since our entry into the country, Wagenborg Kazakhstan played an active
role in the provision of knowledge:
- to the maritime authorities: concerning international rules and
regulations and their interpretation for example in the Netherlands;
- to the maritime and education authorities: as initiator of the
restoration and/ or development of maritime education;
- to local nationals we employed: guidance and support in receiving
further education and training, in order to develop themselves and
increasing their competency.
The establishment of a Maritime Simulation Training Centre in Aktau, is
exemplary for a Company thinking in solutions to overcome uncommon
problems. It underlines our determination with respect to a long-term
presence in the Kazakhstan part of the North Caspian as a provider of
logistical services to our customers in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Wagenborg Kazakhstan is extending it’s foothold in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) by (supporting) the establishment of a Maritime Simulation Training Centre in Aktau, the single international sea-port of the RoK. Plan is to have the simulator equipment installed and the centre ready for simulation trainings by April 30th 2011.
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Profile Wagenborg Offshorewagenborg offshore’s specialism
is to carry out complex logistical
projects in the oil and gas industry.
at wagenborg offshore we
simply don’t know the meaning of
the word ‘impossible’. as part of
royal wagenborg we have years
of experience in shallow water
transport and ice navigation and
knowledge of all oil- and gas
related transport disciplines all over
the world.
wagenborg Kazakhstan –
subsidiary of the division
wagenborg offshore – has been
active in the Kazakhstan sector of
the caspian sea since 1998. the
activities consists of the provision
of ice Breaking support Vessels,
shallow draft tugs and Living
Quarter Barges utilized in support
of drilling operations in the caspian
sea.
Arcticaborg location Sunkar
OFFSHORE B.V.
Shallow Draft Tug (SDT) Kaynarborg – Master in action during manouvering
SDT and IBSV moored alongside an Ice Protection Structure (IPS)
in the North Caspian during IPS installation activities.
ProJeCT IS booMIng
In the Netherlands, an ambulance is supposed to arrive at your door
within 15 minutes in case of emergency. In the poverty stricken
African country of Malawi, very sick people often have to walk seven
to ten kilometres to get to a medical first-aid post and much further
still to a hospital. Partly due to the revenues from Royal Wagenborg’s
own internet shop, the WagenborgStore, and contributions made by
the Transport4transport Foundation, during the past three years the
inhabitants of about 1500 small villages in Malawi have been able to get
their own medical transport: a bicycle ambulance.
Each bicycle ambulance serves about 2 to 3 small villages and is
administered by a local committee of women that, in cooperation with the
village chiefs and local development organisations, ensures that there is
also enough money for maintenance and replacement of parts. The bicycle
ambulances are made locally by Sakaramenta, a social business enterprise
Ever more villages in Malawi are getting medical transport thanks to Wagenborg Store
bICyCLe aMb uLanCeS
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Welder in a modern invironment
Secretary of state Reen Kacheree tries a Tenga Car
ProJeCT IS booMIng
set up by the Dutchman Peter Meijer. A complete Sakaramenta bicycle
ambulance, a Carecar, costs (including a robust bicycle) about 350 Euros.
In the meantime, Sakaramenta employs about fifteen, mainly young
people from Blantyre, who are also getting part-time education alongside
their work. Sakaramenta encourages its employees to follow a training
course. The level of education in the country is low. Many people cannot
read or write and have to live on just a little bit more than one Euro per
day.
Sakaramenta has also started to make other kinds of small means of
transport, such as handcars to transport water. Women now often have to
walk long distances from the water pump to the village with a jerry can on
their heads. A handcar can save about 10 journeys. Sakaramenta has also
developed a ‘mobile shop’. This is going to be produced with the aid of
microcredits.
Further details? See www.transport4transport.nl and www.sakaramenta.
com
At www.wagenborg-store.nl you can find the whole range of Wagenborg
products you can purchase to support this initiative.
bICyCLe aMb uLanCeS
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A bike-ambulance donated by Wagenborg
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CuSToMer IS CoDDLeD aTWagenborgPaSSengerServICeS
Do you want to book a crossing on-line? Reserve a place for your car by
smartphone? This will soon be possible at Wagenborg Passenger Services.
Advanced automated applications are becoming part and parcel of the
operations at WPS, which annually ferries about 1.8 million passengers to
and from Ameland and Schiermonnikoog.
A new point-of-sales and reservation system has recently been
implemented at WPS in which the latest ICT techniques will help to
further improve the handling of the traffic to and from Ameland and
Schiermonnikoog. The user-friendliness has been enhanced by combining
several facilities, such as the use of automatic ticket vending machines and
the possibility of making on-line reservations. This is an important means
of support for the processes in which the human aspect of the service
continues to have top priority. Because your holiday already starts before
the boat departs!
PASSENGER SERVICES
Wagenborg Passenger Services takes
care of ferry services to
the islands ameland and
schiermonnikoog in the
wadden sea, north of
the dutch mainland. a
dedicated crew of 85
members operates a
modern fleet of ferries
and organizes about
10.000 sailings a
year, taking 1.8 million
passengers to the islands
and back. since last
year, also a water taxi
can be used for the
wadden sea crossing.
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screenshot of new booking system
Profile Wagenborg Stevedoringwagenborg stevedoring operates modern multi-purpose
terminals in the ports of delfzijl and eemshaven in the
north of the Netherlands. the quays with a length of
1,400 metres, have roll-on/roll-off facilities and a deep
draught. our storage capacity is 140,000m2.
from both delfzijl and eemshaven the connections
with the hinterland, germany and the Netherlands are
excellent. this means that wagenborg can guarantee a
seamless transport chain. goods from the Netherlands
and germany are stored and transshipped in sea-going
vessels via wagenborg stevedoring. cargo destined for
the northwest european markets finds its way over land
and water via the modern transshipment terminals in
delfzijl and the eemshaven.
bLoWIng In The WInD
BARD Offshore 1 is a 400 megawatt North Sea offshore wind farm that is presently under construction and is expected to be fully operational by 2012. It will be an 80-turbine wind farm, located 100 kilometres northwest of the island Borkum, in Germany, in water which is 40 metres deep. Wagenborg Stevedoring Eemshaven yard is the onshore logistic hub for BARD Offshore 1. Windmill parts are stored and pre-assembled here before leaving to their offshore destination.
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loading operation at quayside
bLoWIng In The WInD
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giant rotor stars waiting for transport to their offshore destination
storage of windmill blades
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