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Winter 2007 

NORD NEWS

This photo and the one below: 

MT “NORDPOWER” also 

receives a silicon paint 

“makeover”! 

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NORD NEWS Winter 2007 

Looking all shiny and new... 

MT “NORDENERGY” at Dubai 

drydocks. The first of a series of our 

vessels receiving a makeover with 

silicon paint. The results as you can 

see, are remarkable! 

Front cover: 

MT “NORDBAY”, 

during her transit 

of the Suez Canal.

Dear Seafarers and Readers! 

For the last several years already we have started the year end letter reporting our good results 

in all markets. Despite some 'forecasters', this year will not be an exception. Results in all the 

segments are still very good, although some may argue the tanker segment lost part of its drive 

in the middle of this year. Let’s see what the next year has in stock for us. 

Yet again this year we have seen some changes in our fleet. In March 2007 we took delivery of 

an Aframax tanker "NORDBAY" ex Universal Ship-Yard in Japan. This new building is proudly 

featured on our 2008-year calendar. With this nice and staunch tanker we have re-joined the 

Aframax International Pool controlled by OSG Ship Management and PDV Marina where we 

were members once and then left some time ago. To build up our presence in this Pool to a 

significant level we later decided to transfer there two of our coated Aframax tankers; the 

"NORDMARK" and "NORDSTRENGTH". 

We further took delivery of the two container vessels "NORDSPRING" and "NORDSUMMER" 

ex STX Ship Yard in Korea in July 2007. The 3500TEU ships were built to the latest technology 

available in the market these days and easily found long term employment with world known 

first class charterers. Since it is almost Christmas Eve we can raise our glasses to safe and 

problem free sailing of our new arrivals in many years to come! 

In full accordance with the long-standing policy of Reederei "NORD" Klaus E. Oldendorff we 

are constantly renewing our fleet age profile as well as looking for opportunities to expand our 

fleet by way of investing in the latest technology available in the market. We are having further 

two 3500TEU container new buildings ex STX Ship Yard scheduled to be delivered in April and 

July next year. 

Being a prudent owner I also could not miss out on several excellent opportunities to cash-in on 

some of our tonnage at those good prices that one can still see in the market today and 

consequently our container vessels "NORDPOL" and "NORDPACIFIC" have found new 

homes. 

I would sincerely like to thank you for your very good efforts and hard work during this 

challenging year and am looking forward to continuing our excellent relationship in 2008. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you and your families! 

December 2007 Christiane E. Oldendorff 


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4 NORD NEWS Winter 2007 

The Great Barrier Reef is the "only" single "living organism" in the 

world visible from the Earth's orbit. It was elected as a World 

Heritage site in 1981 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, 

Scientific and Cultural Organization). It is more than 2,000 km 

long and it is located on the East Coast of Australia. It contains the 

world's largest collection of coral reefs being 400 different types, 

1,500 fish species and 4,000 types of mollusc. 

Corals make up the various reefs. These are the basis for the great variety of sea 

and animal life in the Reef. Coral consists of individual coral polyps or living 

creatures which live inside a shell and are joined together to form forests of 

coloured coral. All these corals joined together have formed the Great Barrier 

Reef. 

It has been acknowledged that corals have been growing in the region for as 

long as 25 million years but have not always formed coral "reefs". The Great 

Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority believes that the current living reef 

structure begun growing about 20,000 years ago. Reefs increase in diameter 

from 1 to 2 centimetres per year and grow vertically anywhere from 1 to 15 

centimetres per year. They are limited to growing above a depth of 150 metres 

due to their need for sunlight and cannot grow above sea level. 

The ideal environment for coral is shallow warm water that is salty with 

low nutrients, plenty of water movement and a lot of light. The way to 

distinguish between living and dead coral is that living coral is colorful and 

dead coral is white. 

Threats to the Reef and Measures for Protection 

The Crown of Thorns starfish is one of the greatest dangers to the habitat. Since 

the 1960's it has been destroying the corals and has a big impact on the 

infestation of sea and bird life. 

Shipping accidents are also a major concern as several commercial shipping 

routes pass through the Great Barrier Reef. It is estimated that about 6000 

vessels greater than 50 metres in length use the Great Barrier Reef as a route. 

From 1985 - 2001, there were 11 collisions and 20 groundings on this route. 

There have been over 1600 known shipwrecks in the Reef area including 

Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour in 1770 and HMS Pandora in 1791. 

In 1975 the Government of Australia created the Great Barrier Marine Park 

and defined what activities were prohibited on the Reef. In July 2004, a 

new zoning plan was brought into effect for the entire Marine Park 

where the protected zones increased from 4.5% to over 33.3% being 

the second largest protected area in the world after the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands National Monument. 

Since European settlement, the area of wetlands in the Great Barrier 

Reef reservoir has decreased by over 50%. Wetland clearing and 

drainage allows increasing levels of sediment and nutrient to enter the Great

Mrs. Maria Ioannou 

Barrier Reef lagoon. The majority of sediments and nutrients enter the 

reef lagoon during floods. Sediment smothers coral, while increased 

levels of phosphorous and nitrogen can promote the growth of algae 

that compete with coral. The combination of these restricts growth and 

reproduction of coral. In May 2003, the Government of Australia 

announced a Great Barrier Reef Coastal Wetlands Protection Programme to 

develop and implement measures for the long term conservation of wetlands 

in the area. 

The coastline of north eastern Australia has no major rivers. Due to the range of 

human uses made of the water reservoir area adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef 

by urban centres, agricultural production, tourism and mining - water quality 

has declined. On 5th December 2003 the Government of Australia launched 

the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. This plan was enforced in order to 

preserve the extensive seagrass beds, mangrove forests and sponge gardens that 

many of the Reef's marine species rely on as breeding and nursery areas. 

Climate Change - the Major Threat 

The most significant threat to the Great Barrier Reef is believed to be 

climate change - global warming. Many of the corals of the Reef are 

currently living at the upper edge of their temperature tolerance. Coral 

bleaching is the stress condition in reef corals that involves the 

breakdown of the symbiotic relationship between corals and unicellular 

algae (zooxanthellae). These microscopic plants live within the coral 

tissue and provide the coral with food for growth and their normal 

healthy colour. Elevated sea temperature is the main factor associated with 

bleaching as it results in loss of zooxanthellae leaving the coral tissue 

colourless and the bright white of the coral skeleton visible. If high 

temperatures prevail long enough, bleached corals die. 

The Great Barrier Reef has suffered three major mass coral bleaching 

events during the summers of 1998, 2002 and 2006. The mass 

bleaching event that occurred in the summer of 2002 affected 

between 60-95% of reefs in the Marine Park. This was the worst 

bleaching event ever recorded for the Great Barrier Reef. Full 

recovery of badly damaged reefs will take many years to decades. 

The threats posed by climate change to natural and cultural sites on 

UNESCO's World Heritage List are outlined in a new UNESCO 

publication "Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage". 

The report features examples including the Great Barrier Reef. 

Seventy percent of the world's deep sea corals are expected to be 

affected by changing conditions related to rising temperatures and 

increased oceans acidification by the year 2100. 

NASA via it's satellite communications is also assisting and working 

on the study of the environmental conditions behind the fast growing 

widespread coral bleaching of Australia's Great Barrier Reef - but who 

can put a stop to global warming?... 


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6 

The adventures and challenges at sea! 

Mr. Ahamed Mohideen 

Congratulations are in order for Mr. Mohideen. He entered our writing competition with this story 

and has won $500.00 USD. Well done Ahamed and we look forward to receiving your next story. 

I 

Ahamed Rizwan Mohideen, 

currently sailing onboard the 

MT “NORDMILLENNIUM” 

as deck cadet have spent two 

years of sea service as cadet right here 

at "NORD". I am thankful to 

Reederei "NORD" for giving me this 

immense opportunity to comprehend 

the adventures and challenges at sea. 

Initially I was afraid of 

working with a multi national crew. 

But within the first month of being 

onboard I didn't feel any different 

because the personnel onboard 

accepted me as one of them. In my 

two years of cadetship I have not 

worked with a fellow Sri Lankan. 

But I have always felt at home owing 

to the sociable and friendly atmosphere generated 

among the crew members. 

My onboard training has not only given 

me immense knowledge but also effected a very 

evident change of my work related attitude. I 

perceived that everyone performs his required 

duties and in addition any other duties if required 

to do so. Simply the job has to be done irrelevant 

of who does it. I recognised that here on tankers 

the vessel is constantly facing vetting inspections 

periodically carried out by various oil majors. 

Since we are on a strained schedule to maintain 

and present a seaworthy vessel I have witnessed 

chief officers undertaking certain minor 

maintenance tasks so as to complete the 

requirements before arrival at port. I was 

surprised to even see masters, who while making 

weekly rounds on deck, on identifying a shortfall, 

rectify it themselves instead of "passing the ball." 

I consider myself quite fortunate for being 

able to witness this kind of commitment. This 

exemplary professionalism I believe is what drives 

cadets like myself to strive for a standard that is far 

greater than the one which we initially set for 

ourselves. Each officer I see is engaged in 

diligently or I even dare say religiously performing 

their daily tasks. The senior officers, despite 

themselves being quite busy, are always around to 


Left to right: C/O Tret’Yak, Capt. Obukhov, 

Cadet Mohideen and Capt. Singh 

be consulted and assist the younger officers and 

even cadets. 

I mostly worked for two years with third 

officers so as to obtain a first hand job experience 

of a third mate's job. I was engaged in the testing 

and maintenance of the lifesaving and the 

firefighting appliances onboard. We are 

constantly engaged in preparing the vessel's safety 

equipment to meet the required standards. The 

chief officer and the second officer are also around 

to advise the third officer if they observe a 

shortfall. As a cadet expecting to be promoted 

this kind of camaraderie among officers is very 

reassuring. 

I also observed that many regulations and 

standards affecting the maritime industry are 

changing quite frequently. As officers, we have to 

be up to date with the latest amendments being 

made to the regulations set forth by SOLAS and 

MARPOL. So the officers make effective use of 

the ship's technical library to update their 

knowledge on the amendments to the 

international regulations. 

On approaching an anchorage I was given 

opportunities to have a chance at steering the 

vessel by hand as per the master's helm orders. At 

these times the master would on many occasions 

explain to me the reason behind the helm orders

and the engine movements in relation to 

maneuvering the vessel and finally stopping her. 

When not steering I would be at the anchor 

station helping the crew prepare the anchor for 

letting go or for heaving it up. Then I would 

observe and question the duty officer in charge of 

the anchor station with relation to his actions. 

Before joining the vessel I was under the 

impression, like many others, that in every port all 

crew and officers are able to go on shore leave. 

But I realised that the officers are on high alert 

before, during and on completion of the cargo 

operations. The officers have to make the 

necessary checks and fill up the ISM checklists. 

On completion of mooring operations, they 

check around the vessel to confirm if scupper 

plugs are in place. On starting cargo operations 

rounds are made on deck and in the pump room 

to check for any signs of leakage. The chief officer 

is the cargo officer with the second and third 

officers on a 6 hourly shift. The second officer in 

addition has to manage, in between his hours of 

rest, to prepare a passage plan approved by 

the master for the next port. So for me it's 

simply overwhelming to observe every officer 

fulfill his duties with relative ease and with a 

"no fuss" attitude. 

I also had the pleasant experience of 

meeting a few company training masters onboard. 

The time spent onboard with the training masters 

has for me been very productive. We had many 

drills and lectures carried out by each individual 

training master which contributed to an 

upgrading of our knowledge with regard to our 

duties. The training master would review our 

daily activities in relation to the company safety 

management system and if necessary make 

recommendations. 

So for the most part I could say that 

overall the two years spent here at “NORD” has 

been instrumental in the development of my 

practical knowledge and most of all towards 

developing a solid professional attitude. I am 

thankful to all who helped in my training and am 

now eagerly looking forward to successfully 

completing my examinations and coming back 

onboard to put into practice all that my fellow 

officers helped instill. 

I could have saved a life that day... 

Mr. Charlie Mearns 

This poem by Charlie Mearns, Safety Director 

Sante Fe Drilling, Total Activités Maritimes 

emphasizes the importance 

of “Never closing an eye” and we hope 

it can instill a heightened 

risk awareness in all of us. 

Many thanks to Capt. Arthur Batty, 

Manager Ship Inspection and 

Vetting Department, for letting us use the 

poem and most importantly 

thank you to Mr. Mearns. 

I could have saved a life that day, 

But I chose to look the other way. 

It wasn’t that I didn’t care, 

I had the time, and I was there. 

But I didn’t want to seem a fool, 

Or argue over a safety rule 

I knew he’d done the job before, 

If I called it wrong, he might get sore. 

The chances didn’t seem that bad, 

I’ve done the same, he knew I had. 

So I shook my head and walked on by, 

He knew the risks as well as I. 

He took the chance, I closed an eye 

And with that act, I let him die. 

I could have saved a life that day, 

But I chose to look the other way. 

Now every time I see his wife, 

I’ll know I should have saved his life. 

That guilt is something I must bear. 

But it isn’t something you need to share. 

If you see a risk that others take, 

That puts their health or life at stake. 

The question asked, or thing to say 

Could help them live another day. 

If you see a risk and walk away, 

Then hope you never have to say; 

I could have saved a life that day 

But I chose to look the other way 

NORD NEWS Winter 2007 7

What is the meaning of financial controlling? 

A 

ccording to a far-reaching definition, 

financial controlling is understood as 

sourcing, processing and analysis of data 

in preparation for target-orientated 

decisions. 

The expression "controlling" originates from the 

english verb "to control" in the meaning of to 

govern or to manage. In the German-speaking 

part, due to incomplete translation, controlling 

is often regarded as an instrument of strict 

control. Primarily controlling is not a control 

tool. Its scope of duties is far beyond checking: It 

is a modern management and co-ordination tool 

supporting the company management to achieve 

the enterprise's objectives. 

In order to serve this purpose controlling 

incorporates the following main functions: 

- Budgeting / planning 

- Information / reporting 

- Tracking / analysis 

- Management / supervision 

Controlling functions 

The controlling can only meet the requirements 

of a modern management tool when the 

displayed functions of the activity-square 

are regularly performed. 

The main functions are linked with each other 

by a feedback system so that if one 

function lacks consideration, this 

would considerably disturb the whole 

controlling system. 


Mr. Matthias Peters 

The different ways of planning 

The financial accounting shows which 

expenditures and returns lead to changes in 

assets and liabilities during the financial year. 

They execute a calculation, following certain 

regulations, in order to record passed facts. The 

controlling uses these important data and 

projects them into the future in order to create a 

forecast. Over the years this focus changed and 

was extended: 

1. The first step of a view into the future was 

the creation of a yearly budget, fixing the 

objectives of the individual departments of a 

company for the next financial period. But the 

tool of yearly budgets incorporates a certain 

disadvantage: the further the year proceeds the 

shorter is the remaining period for forward 

orientated countermeasures in case of 

considerable differences. This lead to an extension 

of the yearly budgeting in respect of the time 

horizon. 

2. The plan for the medium-term 

shall complement the 

yearly budget and 

extend the planning 

horizon. As a rule the 

medium-term plan 

presents the forward 

projection of the 

yearly budget by 

extrapolation for a 

period of three to five 

years. The available 

period for taking 

countermeasures is 

hereby increased, 

particularly when the 

yearly budget is 

integrated into the medium-term plan on a 

rotating basis. 

3. In many companies the medium-term 

plan is complemented by a long-term plan 

covering a period of 5 to 10 years. This is usually 

done by extrapolation of the medium-term plan. 

Albeit the basic idea of a long-term plan is to 

extend the planning horizon, one has to note

that the possibilities of taking countermeasures 

are not remarkably increased by it. In a 

constantly changing environment the long-term 

frame work generally collapses after two years, as 

the premises have changed fundamentally. For 

this reason the tool of strategic planning has 

been developed. 

4. Strategic planning intentionally breaks 

off with the planning technics of the yearly 

budget, medium and long-term planning for 

avoiding their imperfections. It is no planning in 

numerics, but it is in general understood as a 

verbal plan without limitation of the time 

horizon. 

The strategic plan shows 

the mission of the 

enterprise, its strategy 

and the steps to follow 

in the medium-term in 

order to safeguard the 

company's existence and 

to reach the top 

company objective. The 

strategic plan overlaps 

the yearly budget and 

the medium-term plan. 

MT “NORDMARS” to the Rescue... 

During the ship's stay at Amuay Bay 

anchorage, rescue operations were 

performed to save the crew of a 

sinking fishing boat consisting of 

three persons. The Rescue boat was 

lowered and maneuvered in the 

water to approach the fishing boat. 

One fisherman managed to swim to 

the ship side and was recovered by the 

crew. The other two persons were 

taken by the rescue boat. 

The weather conditions were not 

favorable with strong Easterly 

breeze and swell around 1.5 - 2 

metres high. During the operation, 

the rescue boat's propeller was 

caught by a fishing net thrown by 

the fishermen and the propeller 

and rudder were fully covered by fishing net making it impossible to use the boat’s engine. The crew 

of the fishing boat attempted to free the propeller, with no success. Meanwhile, the National Coast 

Guard arrived at the scene and gave towing assistance to the lifeboat, brought it alongside the fishing 

boat and collected the fishing boat crew. 


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It’s Chris 

T 

ime seems to fly unbelievably fast and we can 

not escape the fact that Christmas is almost 

here. The joy of the season is all around us; from 

the decorated houses and shop windows, to the 

Christmas carols filling the air. Once again, we thought it 

would be a good idea to dedicate a small corner of our 

magazine to this glorious season by taking a small trip 

around the world (with our imagination of course) so that 

we can have a look at what the rest of the countries in the 

world are up to. 

“Kala Christouyenna”! from Cyprus and 

Greece. Many decades ago, the decoration of Christmas 

trees was unheard of in Cyprus and Greece. Nowadays, 

Christmas trees are an integral part of our decorating 

and Athens boasts one of the world's largest outdoor 

Christmas trees. On Christmas Eve children gather 

and visit our houses, singing "Kalanda" (carols, going 

back to Byzantine times) accompanied by metal 

triangles and are offered sweets, as a reward. 

A fasting period of forty days precedes 

Christmas (widely followed even nowadays) where we 

have to eat only fruit and vegetable based dishes. 

Therefore, on Christmas day a large feast is prepared which nowadays includes even turkey. On New year's 

eve, a cake called "Vasilopitta" (Santa's cake) as well as wine, are laid out for "Ayios Vasilis" (Santa Claus) 

who brings presents for the children under the Christmas tree and has a piece of the cake and some wine. 

When "Vasilopitta" (Santa's cake) is baked a coin is placed in it. Vasilopitta is cut on New Year's Day and 

the person who finds the coin in their piece is the luckiest person of the family for the coming year. 

During the twelve days (from Christmas Eve to Epiphany day on January 6) goblins called 

"Kallikantzari" visit the earth. They are gnome-like creatures who normally live in the center of the earth 

and they make their way into our homes via the chimneys, creating all sorts of mischief. To keep them 

appease, we make special sweets which we throw on the roofs of the houses, for them to eat. All year they 

work hard with their axes, trying to cut the tree that holds the earth in its branches and only stop for a break 

during Christmas. Of course these twelve days are enough for the tree to mend. On January 6, Epiphany 

day, (which symbolizes the spiritual rebirth of man since Christ was baptized in the river Jordan) a mass takes 

place in churches in order to bless the waters and chase away the bad spirits, thus our "Kallikantzari" are 

once again banished to the centre of the earth. 

On Epiphany day a ceremonial baptism is performed at all seaside towns whereby the holy cross is 

thrown into the sea and all young men dive in the cold water, trying to retrieve the cross. The person who 

retrieves the cross is the lucky one again for the year. 

"Buon Natale" from the neighboring Italy. Christmas in Italy is a mixture of Christianity, blended 

with a pagan tradition dating back to the Roman Empire "Saturnalia" (a winter solstice celebration). 

"Saturnalia" was a public festival that took place on December 17, in ancient Rome. The roles of slaves and 

masters were reversed only for that day and slaves were exempted from punishment. The celebrations also 

included the making and giving of small presents, eating, drinking and everyone being merry. 

In more recent years, the festivities are ushered in by the "Piferari" or fifers, as they descend from the 

mountains of the Abruzzo, playing traditional tunes on their bagpipes, in joyous anticipation of the 

celebrations to come. Beautiful Cribs (manger scenes) are the main decorations for the season and there are 

often contests between churches for the most beautiful Crib. The figurines are made of clay or plaster, 

picturing the infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph, as well as the animals keeping the child warm with their breath. 

The familiar scene of the birth of Jesus is intricately decorated with lights, small trees and Angels.

tmas time! 

Another example of pagan and Christian blending is the burning of the Yule log which must stay 

alight until New Year's Day. According to the pagan belief, this symbolizes the purifying and revitalizing 

power of fire which destroys the old year and its evils, whereas according to Christianity, Virgin Mary enters 

the homes at midnight, while people are attending Midnight Mass and warms her newborn child before the 

burning Yule log. Children in Italy receive their presents on Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is a female called 

La Befana. Children leave their shoes out for La Befana and if they have been good she fills them with 

presents. If they were bad, they receive coal instead! 

"Frohliche Weihnachton"! For Austria, Christmas is undoubtedly the most important holiday. 

On December 6, is St. Nicholas day. He comes dressed in an elaborate Bishop's robe, with his assistant 

"Knecht Rupnecht" sharing sweets to the good children, whereas the naughty ones feel the sting of his golden 

rod. On Christmas Eve, the farmers write the initials of the three Wise men on the archways of their stables 

to protect their herd from sickness in the coming year. Families descend from the snow covered Alps, 

carrying torches and illuminating the night, to gather in churches for the Christmas Eve 

service. Then follows an elaborate Christmas Eve dinner. After the meal the little ones 

are permitted to see the Christmas tree for the first time, colourfully decorated with a 

manger scene arranged beneath it (normally handed down from generation to 

generation). Children are taught that the presents are brought by the "Kristkindl" 

a golden-haired baby with wings, who symbolizes the new born Jesus, who also 

decorates the Christmas tree together with his band of angels. 

Christmas holds the same importance for Sweden also, since it is the 

longest holiday of the year. It begins the first Sunday of Advent with the 

lighting of the first Advert candle. Each Sunday leading up to Christmas, 

another candle is lit with growing anticipation. December 13, is Lucia day, 

which according to the legend is the longest night of the year. Each home or 

school chooses a Lucia (Queen of Light) and she dresses in a white gown 

with a crown of candles in her hair. She is supposed to carry sweets, 

biscuits and sometimes mulled wine and together with her white clad 

attendants they sing traditional Lucia carols. The Christmas tree is only 

brought into the homes for decorating only one or two days before 

Christmas. Apart from ornaments and lights, gaily wrapped sweets are 

also used for the decorating of the tree. 

Served with the Christmas Eve meal is sugar and 

cinnamon porridge. An almond is placed in it and the person who 

finds the almond in their plate, is expected to get married within 

the year. After the meal it is time for "Tomte" (the Christmas elf) to 

come in with presents for the children. Tomte lives under the 

floorboards of the house or the barn and looks after the house and 

the livestock. Children leave a plate of porridge for him during 

the night, to keep him happy, so that he will bring presents. 

On Christmas morning Swedes go to church. In the old days, 

when the trip to the church was made by horse drawn sleighs, 

the ride to the church became a race and the winner was 

believed to have the best harvest for the coming year. The 

Christmas spirit lingers up to January 14, when the Christmas 

tree comes down and all edible decorations are eaten! 

Our journey was short and only touched upon 

the joyful customs that still exist around the world, making 

Christmas a very special season indeed! Perhaps you can send us 

a small story on how Christmas is celebrated in your country. 

Meanwhile, we hope that your Christmas will be filled with joy and 

happiness, wherever you are spending it. 


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Congratulations, you have just won a trip to Bangkok! 

I 

was surprised when Mr. Brzezinski, 

Technical Manager of Reederei "NORD" 

Klaus E. Oldendorff GmbH, came to me on a 

Tuesday afternoon. Our MV "CMA CGM 

Carioca", ex "NORDFALCON" urgently needed a 

spare part, manufactured in Germany. It was a steel 

plate for repairing a fuel oil boiler, which is 

obviously essential for 

operating the vessel. 

As it turned 

out, this spare part 

got lost on the way 

to Laem Chabang, 

Thailand, where the 

vessel stayed on a 

berth, after being 

at dry dock. The 

most convenient 

possibility to 

get "CMA CGM 

Carioca" sailing on 

time was to take 

the same spare part 

by hand to the 

Master. 

So I was 

instructed to drive 

to a company in 

central Germany on Wednesday 

morning in order to pick up a 

steel plate, weighing about 20 

kg. Suddenly this simple product 

reached quite a high importance. 

It was made of a very specific sort 

of steel, being extremely heatresistant. 

There was enough time 

getting back to Hamburg before 

the flight would depart in the 

evening. Due to the fact that this 

steel plate is an unusual hand 

luggage for any traveller hints 

were given to me on how to 

handle the situation. In the end 

there were only minor problems at the security 

checks in Frankfurt. Instead many people 

wondered about my luggage. Anyhow, once I got 

onto the plane everything seemed to roll smoothly. 

In Bangkok, I was picked up by a driver 


The part arrived, just in time... 

Tasting the local cuisine, while sightseeing... 

Mr. Sönke Beck 

from our agency "Ben Line". Together with me a 

welder arrived, who was ordered to fix the 

mentioned steel plate to the vessel's boiler. After 

about two hours’ drive we arrived at the vessel. I 

met Captain Przybyszewski and some of his 

officers and crew. Almost immediately "my" steel 

plate was taken to the engine room workshop for 

preparing same. After a 

tasty dinner on board I 

had the chance to go 

ashore with the second 

officer. Since I had 

never been to Asia 

before I expected it 

to be exciting. At 

midnight we returned 

to the vessel since the 

second mate had to 

attend his watch. 

The next morning 

I was told by the 

Captain that the vessel 

was scheduled to be 

shifted to anchorage by 

tugs in order give room 

for another vessel 

berthing at 13:00 hrs. 

So I left the 

freshly painted and overhauled 

vessel and was taken together with 

a Kiribati seaman to a hotel in 

Bangkok. While he checked in, I 

only left my luggage and had 

about three hours to look around 

and get some brief impressions of 

an unknown Asian city. 

Afterwards I was taken by an 

agent to the airport. My flight left 

around midnight and, taking into 

consideration the time difference, 

I arrived in Hamburg on Saturday 

morning. 

Although I spent only a 

short time in Bangkok, it was 

probably a unique chance and I have great 

impressions of a foreign city. Everything went 

well with the replacing of the part on 

"CMA CGM Carioca", ex "NORDFALCON" and 

she is in service again.

Experiences and Impressions by a Trainee 

I 

am Daniel Georgantis from the beautiful Hanseatic city of Hamburg, 

Germany. In preparation for my studies (International Business 

Management focused on the Asian-Pacific Market), I was offered the great 

chance by Mrs. Oldendorff to do a three months traineeship in the Limassol 

office for Reederei “NORD" Klaus E. Oldendorff Ltd., from May to August this 

year. During this period I worked with the Personnel, Accounts and Technical 

departments. 

I started at the Personnel department which is responsible for the 

planning of crew assignments, travel arrangements and recruitment of sea 

staff. I was familiarised with the tasks of a Personal Officer together with the 

appropriate computer programs and executed the jobs assigned to me. I 

dearly hope that my assistance was helpful. 

In June, I changed to the Accounts department which records all 

supplier invoices and disbursements for all companies after authorization by the relevant departments. Nicos 

Pissarides was kind enough to introduce me to the fundamentals of book-keeping so that I could be entrusted 

with various tasks which I hopefully accomplished to full satisfaction. 

During August, I stayed with the Technical department - responsible for all aspects of maintaining 

the company fleet and the supervising of the vessels. Since my technical knowledge is not really broad I 

mainly worked with the computer programme "Shipnet". Nevertheless I always was very ambitious to learn 

as much as possible about shipping, the various types of vessels and the tremendous work which keeps the 

"NORD" fleet running. Being so close to the superintendents, the Purchasing Department and the Technical 

Manager, Erwin Derlagen, was of great help for my future studies, especially when thinking of the 

communication - internally, with ships and third parties. I 

hope that I could help in one way or another. 

Coming to the end I would like to answer a question 

often posed during my stay in Cyprus: “What impressions and 

experiences will you take home?” Most important was that my 

being interested in shipping was fortified by the traineeship 

and I am convinced that I will find my future career in this 

business. 

Moreover I take with me the most wonderful 

memories of the island, i.e. the Pafos port, the sandy beaches 

Left to right, front row: Irene Papacosta, 

Kim Nicolaou, Yiota Elia, Daniel Georgantis 

Back row: Erwin Derlagen, Symeon Boeros, 

Ramel Menon, Stojan Glamocanin and Egli Loizidou 

of Agia Napa, the pristine villages like for example Lania 

(many thanks to George Ktistis) as well as the cliffs of Latsi at 

Aphrodite’s Bath (thank you, Erwin Derlagen) and the night 

life in the streets of Limassol. 

I also made new acquaintances and even gained friends 

which makes me very happy. Taking this opportunity, I would 

like to thank all of you who guided me with constructive and 

fair criticism within the company and even found time to 

spend with me in private activities. I will always remember all 

the enjoyable days and evenings I spent with people being very 

open-minded, friendly and honest. 

Having had the chance to do a traineeship with a 

renowned company like yours, focussed on high quality 

standards as well as future businesses and at the same time always 

committed to ethic policies, has been a great experience for me. 

I sincerely thank everyone who helped me, and 

especially Mrs. Oldendorff and Mr. Rybarczyk for making this 

traineeship possible! I miss you all and hope to see you again. 

Mr. Daniel Georgantis 

Left to right: Maria Ioannou, Sergey Parkhomenko, 

Androulla Heraclides, Efimia Agathocleous, 

Daniel Georgantis, Barbara Zorpa, George Ktistis, 

Svetoslav Bodakov, Jakub Skowronek and Yiota Pavli 

Left to right, front row: Demetris Georgiades, Daniel 

Georgantis, Maria Kallinikou, Elena Poulli, 

Tania Kleanthous, Elena Efthymiou, 

Lenia Constantinidou, Nicos Kacoullis. 

Back row: Nicos Paneras, Sergey Simakin, 

Sergiy Nastachenko, Makis Christodoulou and Peter Keller 


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RANK NAME DATE VESSEL 

(new) PROMOTED ON 

Capt Leszek Okulus 05/04/07 NORDMARK 

Evgeniy Pukhalskiy 05/05/07 NORDMARS 

Atanas Atanasov 25/06/07 NORDCOAST 

Malwattage Upul Peiris 31/07/07 NORDPARTNER 

C/O Madawala Navaratne 05/07/07 NORDSTAR 

Andrzej Rohraf 18/07/07 NORDPACIFIC 

2/O Wasantha Rodrigo 20/04/07 NORDPARTNER 

Piotr Smolarczyk 15/05/07 NORDNEPTUN 

Kathaluwa Dewage Fernando 07/06/07 NORDSTRENGTH 

Gimhan Manampery 14/06/07 NORDVENUS 

Buddhika Prasad Palihawadana 15/06/07 NORDSTRAND 

Ivan Dumanic 23/07/07 NORDENERGY 

Radoslaw Nowak 23/08/07 NORDMILLENNIUM 

Volodymyr Yeroshkin 31/08/07 NORDSTRENGTH 

Aleksandar Pudar 25/09/07 NORDMARK 

3/O Gravin Rupasinghe 28/04/07 NORDWESER 

Carlou Encabo 19/07/07 NORDPACIFIC 

Mark Radam 03/08/07 NORDCLOUD 

Carlos Bugayong 13/08/07 NORDWOGE 

Guan Wei Feng 26/08/07 NORDBALTIC 

Sun Wai Xiu 06/09/07 NORDEMS 

Nihal Perera 26/09/07 NORDMARS 

C/E Vadim Skuybeda 25/05/07 NORDSTRENGTH 

Marek Szwak 25/07/07 NORDMOSEL 

Sergiy Kartashov 24/08/07 NORDEAGLE 

Bogdan Banaszek 11/09/07 NORDPARTNER 

Vickram Vichare 16/09/07 NORDVENUS 

Nikola Nikolov 18/09/07 NORDATLANTIC 

2/E Denis Nebero 19/05/07 NORDMOSEL 

Chaminda Wickramatunge 05/08/07 NORDBAY 

Nileththi De Silva 13/08/07 NORDWOGE 

3/E Wang Dong Hua 01/04/07 NORDWESER 

Andrey Kurkov 01/05/07 NORDELBE 

Pavlo Kulinich 13/06/07 NORDENERGY 

Nedelcho Nedelchev 03/07/07 NORDSUMMER 

Pavlo Komar 20/07/07 NORDELBE 

Asanga Karunasekara 24/07/07 NORDMARS 

Plamen Kostov 07/08/07 NORDPOWER 

4/E Marian Musat 14/05/07 NORDATLANTIC 


SEA STAFF PROMOTIONS 

1 APRIL 2007 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2007

Alexander Boyarov 14/05/07 NORDCLOUD 

Adil Mohd Shekh 05/06/07 NORDMARK 

Ivan Kuprik 18/07/07 NORDMARS 

Sachira Kumarasinghege 24/07/07 NORDENERGY 

Noland Valdenor 27/07/07 NORDPOWER 

Don Nicola Madurawala 31/08/07 NORDSTRENGTH 

Sumeda Gunathilaka 15/09/07 NORDWESER 

E/O Miroslaw Jedruch 27/07/07 NORDWOGE 

Anatoliy Dyatlov 28/08/07 NORDSTRENGTH 

El/n Dario Svalina 07/04/07 NORDLAKE 

MV “NORDSTAR” to the Rescue... 

Another one of our vessels was involved in 

a rescue operation, a search and 

rescue one this time. During her 

passage from Salalah to Mombasa, 

MV "NORDSTAR" rendered assistance to yacht 

"MAIDEN". 

On October 12, 2007, at 16:00 hrs, C/O 

Radala received a distress call from the yacht 

"MAIDEN" on the VHF channel 16. Their last 

port of call was Djibouti (which they had left a 

week ago) and final destination was going to be 

Seychelles. They had problems with their entire 

fuel being contaminated with water and they 

could not use their sails because there was 

absolutely no wind. The yacht was not fitted 

with DSC equipment therefore, they fired a 

hand flare and MV "NORDSTAR" proceeded 

towards the yacht at 16:15 hrs. 

The crew were notified of the situation 

and briefed. The C/E prepared diesel and lub oil 

in plastic containers. The C/O prepared the 

vessel for receiving the yacht, with boarding net, 

pilot ladder and ropes. The fresh water hose was 

readied for the supply of fresh water and the 

cook collected provisions and prepared hot water 

in case it was required. The 2/O prepared the 

first aid and stretcher requirements. As MV 

"NORSTAR" was approaching the yacht 

"MAIDEN" a lookout was posted to make sure 

everything was safe. 

The area is considered dangerous, since 

in similar cases, pirate vessels may transmit 

distress calls and when other vessels go to their 

rescue, they are attacked by the pirates. The 

distress call of yacht "Maiden" though was 

genuine and our MV "NORDSTAR" did a 

wonderful job with all officers and crew acting in 

a most professional and efficient manner. All 

provisions and latest weather forecast were finally 

transferred to the yacht at 18:00 hrs and MV 

"NORDSTAR" resumed her journey. Our 

thanks to the Master of MV “NORDSTAR” 

Capt. Acharya, for the report and the photos he 

has provided for us. 


Reederei “NORD” Klaus E. Oldendorff GmbH 

Congratulations to Mr. Waldemar Celinski, on 

completing five years of service. 

I joined Reederei “NORD” in April 2001, as a 2/E on Pacific 

Voyager ex “NORDSEA”. Fortunately, it just so happened that this 

vessel was the same one as the one I was “building” as a commissioned 

engineer in Szczecin Shipyard, so there were no secrets for me. Of 

course this was not my first contact with the sea since I was looking 

after vessels since 1973 when at the age of only 15 years old I started 

learning at the Szczecin Shipyard School. 

My next contract with “NORD” was on the biggest vessel 

in our fleet at the time, the container “NORDSTRAND”, where 

I “survived” in good shape for more than 6 months. My next experience was on board the “NORDBEACH” 

where I became familiar with our feeders. After this vessel, I was promoted to C/E and I joined the 

“NORDSUN”. I also served on “NORDSKY”, before being asked to help with the UCC’s in the Limassol 

office. After a few months, I was asked to join the team of Superintendents at Reederei “NORD” 

Klaus E. Oldendorff Ltd. This was a very good opportunity for me, so I joined the team and I looked after 

all the UCC 14 vessels, which were already “discovered” by me. 

In 2006, the last of the UCC 14’s was sold and I moved from the very hot Cyprus to Hamburg, where 

I currently live, to work for Reederei “ NORD” Klaus E. Oldendorff GmbH. I am still looking for vessels 

which “built” to me means they are constructed in Poland. When I look at my new anniversary watch, received 

after five years, I think how fast time goes and how many years before me already with the “NORD” vessels. 


Mr. Celinski receiving his commemorative 

watch from Mrs. Christiane E. Oldendorff 

Welcome to Mrs. Britta Wieghardt 

I was born on 25th December 1978, in Hamburg. After finishing my A-Levels 

here in Hamburg, I studied for one year at the National Foreign Language School 

in order to become a state certified commercial assistant with specialisation in 

foreign languages. By the way that was the first time I met Ms Martina Behrens! 

Afterwards I completed an apprenticeship in Dortmund to become a hotel 

manageress. On completion of my apprenticeship I decided to go to London, UK, 

where I worked for several hotels in the sales and front office departments. 

Coming back to Hamburg I studied for two years here at the Hotel 

Management School to become a state certified business administrator for the 

hotel and restaurant industry. I started work with Reederei "NORD" in August 2007 in the secretariat, 

where Ms Behrens and I surprisingly met again in order to work together. 

In my free time I like to spend lots of time with my horse, going for long riding trips in the forest 

"Klövensteen" here in Hamburg. 

...and to Mrs. Martina Behrens 

I was born on 29th September 1979, in Hamburg, where I began an 

education as commercial assistant with specialization in foreign languages after 

the completion of my A-levels (You think you read this already? Maybe you are 

right…see article Britta Wieghardt). Since I always wanted to spend some time 

abroad and follow my interests, I started a Bachelor called "International 

Forest Ecosystem Management", which gave me the chance to spend some time 

in England and Sweden. 

There, I met my boyfriend who was living in the same dormitory as 

me and who originally comes from the Saarland in southern Germany. I 

decided to move to his place and lived there for about 3 years. After I had gained enough working experience at 

a powerhouse, I decided to revive my university life, so I started a Master called "Urban Forestry & Urban 

Greening", which led me to Copenhagen and Malmö for a year. Shortly after my return to Hamburg in June 

2007, I applied for my current job at Reederei "NORD", where I was lucky enough to meet Britta again.

Congratulations to our seastaff! 

Something new has just been introduced by our company. Commemorative silver bowls for our sea staff 

who completed fifteen years of service with our company. We are very proud to be featuring 

Capt. Przybyszewski (known also as Capt. “P”) and C/E Plucinski in this issue. Well done to both of 

Pictured on the left is Capt. “P” with 

Mr. Permien, of Reederei “NORD” 

Klaus E. Oldendorff GmbH 

Captain 

Zbigniew Piotr 

Przybyszewski 

I was born in a very 

small village near 

the city of Poznan in 

western Poland, in 

May 1950. Despite 

the fact that this 

place is quite far 

from the Baltic sea, 

the oceans, and the 

other continents interested me from an early age, even 

whilst being in primary school. 

After the completion of my education in 1973, 

I began my professional career as a teacher/scientist. In 

1979 I completed my education and obtained a 

Doctor of Technical Sciences degree. During my 

teacher/scientist career I was also sailing in between on 

board Polish vessels. 

In 1991 I quit my job with the maritime 

academy in Szczecin and I joined "NORD" on 9th 

December of the same year. My career with "NORD" 

began, as 3/O onboard MV "NORDSKY", one of the 

UCC 14 container vessels. During the same contract I 

was promoted to 2nd officer. 

Then in December 1994, I was promoted to 

the rank of Chief Officer, having passed all stages of 

the deck officer training on container vessels. In August 

1997, I was given the life long dream opportunity, the 

command of my first vessel. This happened to be also 

my favourite vessel the "NORDISLE" where I was 

already spending my 3rd contract. Since 18th August 

1997 I have been in command of 21 company vessels, 

most of them Container ships. There have been quite 

a number of moments during my years with "NORD" 

which have a special place in my memory. I like to 

mention 3 which come to my mind: 

1) In October 1993 in Gdansk, the delivery of 

"NORDSTRAND" took place. My first impression 

found her so big, so new and she required much attention 

to get her running for the benefit of the company. 

2)I remember very well the delivery of the 2nd 

"NORDCLOUD" in April 1997 at the Szczecin 

shipyard. On board of this brand new vessel I sailed 

from northern Europe to USA, Panama, Tahiti (which 

became one of my most pleasant port stays in my 

whole seagoing career), followed by New Caledonia 

and then Melbourne, where I stepped on the soil of 

the most Southernly continent- Australia. 

3) In October 2001 on board of MV 

"NORDBULK" I passed Cape Horn east bound 

underway from Northern Australia to Quebec, Canada 

with a full load of cane sugar. This was quite a trip, 

interesting, challenging and I gained a lot of 

experiences especially because of the constant changing 

weather conditions and due to the fact it has been one 

of the longest voyages I ever made - 45 days at sea - 

sailing about 15.000 nm. 60.000 mt tons of cane sugar 

were delivered without any claims. 

Over all my years with "NORD" I have been 

on all continents and visited about 60 countries 

around the world calling at hundreds of ports: for 

instance the port of Singapore alone I have visited 

about 50 times. During one of my contracts on 

“NORDPARTNER” we had 82 ports of call. These 

were busy years indeed I have to admit but highly 

interesting, challenging and I never regretted having 

chosen the step to go out to sea. What I will remember 

well and value most is the people I worked with during 

my 16 years with "NORD", both on board and ashore. 

I should also admit that I had the fortune of meeting 

many competent seamen, highly qualified officers, 

engineers and just simply nice, friendly persons. 

On a personal note, I am married for over 33 

years with my lovely wife Tatiana. She is a librarian by 

profession, now retired. I met her during my studies in 

the....library. We have one hobby in common, which is 

collecting and reading books. 

We are the proud parents of 2 sons Feliks (32) 

and Stanislaw (27) and happy grandparents of our 

granddaughter Victoria. She is 2.5 years old and the joy 

of our lives, which the attached photo easily proves. It 

was taken by my wife in the park near our apartment. 

Finally, by using 

the words of a famous 

song performed by 

"Queen" I like to say 

..."this is what we are 

living for"…. 

And I mean: 

a good, interesting 

and challenging job 

and a happy family. 

I have got them both. 

I thank all of you! 

..."this is what we are 

living for"…. Capt. “P” with his 

lovely granddaughter, Victoria. 


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Elzbieta and Jacek... 

It’s training time... 

C/E Plucinski, receiving his silver bowl from 

Mr. Jungnickel, ISM/ISPS Superintendent of 

Reederei “NORD” Klaus E. Oldendorff GmbH 

Deputy Technical Manager, of Reederei “NORD” 

Klaus E. Oldendorff Ltd., Mr. Symeon Boeros, has been busy 

delivering commemorative “NORD” watches to our sea staff who 

completed five years of service with our company. 

On board MV “NORDSPRING”..... 

Oiler Anandan Chandran 

Mr. Chandran hails from Sri Lanka and joined Reederei “NORD” 

in November 1998. He has sailed on “NORDBEACH”, 

“NORDSUND”, “NORDSTRAND”, “NORDTRAVE”, 

“NORDSTAR”, and “NORDSPRING”. He is pictured here receiving his “NORD” watch from 

Mr. Boeros. Pictured on the right is also Capt. Samaranayake. 

AB Gamini Narayana Mudalige 

Mr. Mudalige is also from Sri Lanka and he joined us in May 1999 

as an OS onboard the “NORDCLIFF”. He also sailed on 

“NORDSTAR”, “NORDLAKE” and “NORDBEACH”, until his 

promotion to AB in July 2004. Since then, he has sailed 

on “NORDBEACH”, “NORDMED” and “NORDSPRING”. 

Mr. Mudalige is pictured on the left, Mr. Boeros in the centre with 

Capt. Samaranayake on the right. 


More seastaff 

Congratulations are also in order for C/E Jacek 

Plucinski. He too has completed 15 years of service 

with our company. 

I was born in 1963 in Szczecin, Poland. After 

completion of my studies at the Technical School (specialising in 

Ship building) I started work in the Machinery department of 

Stocznia Szczecinska in 1983 and I worked there for six years. 

Then I started my sea service, working for a Greek Owner. 

My first contact with Reederei “NORD” was 

back in February 1993, when I joined MV “NORDISLE” as a 

Fitter. I also served on “NORDBEACH”, “NORDWELLE” 

and “NORDWOGE”. In February 1996, I was promoted to 

IDF Foreman and served on “NORDWOGE”, 

“NORDWELLE”, “NORDSTRAND”, “NORDPARTNER” 

and “NORDPOL”. 

In 1999, I attended the Marine Academy in Szczecin 

and I got my 3rd Engineer’s License. I joined “NORDHAWK” 

as a 3rd Engineer, in February 2000 and continued in 

this position on “NORDSCOUT”, “NORDHEIM”, 

“NORDMAX” and “NORDTRAVE”. 

Then, in October 2004, I was promoted to a 2nd 

Engineer and served on “NORDWESER”, “NORDMOSEL”, 

“NORDSTRAND”, “NORDSEA” and “NORDHAWK”. 

Presently, the Company promoted me to the position of Chief 

Engineer, which I will continue on board “NORDHAWK”. 

On a personal note; I'm married to my lovely 

wife Elzbieta and I have two beautiful daughters Agata 15 years 

old and Agnieszka, 20 years old, who is studying at Szczecin 

University.

anniversaries! 

Mr. Plamen Atanasov, Technical Superintendent of Reederei “NORD” 

Klaus E. Oldendorff Ltd., has also been busy delivering “NORD” watches to our 

seastaff who completed five years of service. 

2/E Simanmahadura Wickramasinghe 

Mr. Wickramasinghe joined us in February 1997, as an engine cadet onboard 

the “NORDSUN”. He also sailed on “NORDOCEAN”. He was promoted 

to 4/E in December 2000 and sailed on “NORDLIGHT”, 

“NORDOCEAN” and “NORDGULF”. In November 2002, he was 

promoted to 3/E and sailed on several of our tankers, namely; the “NORDGULF”, “NORDSTRENGTH”, 

“NORDNEPTUN” and “NORDMERKUR”. Mr. Wickramasinghe, reached the rank of 2/E in January 

2007 and has sailed on “NORDMERKUR” and currently on “NORDSTRENGTH”. He is pictured here 

receiving his commemorative watch from Capt. Kontic, with Mr. Atanasov on the left. 

Capt. Keith Obeyesekera, General Manager of 

Reederei “NORD” Klaus E. Oldendorff Ltd., visited 

MV “Libra Niteroi” ex “NORDATLANTIC” and 

delivered a “NORD” watch to: 

C/O Andrzej Rohraf 

Mr. Rohraf joined us in June 1999, as a 2/O 

onboard the “NORDHEIM”. He also 

sailed on “NORDBULK”, “NORDMORITZ”, 

“NORDWESER”,“NORDRHINE”, 

“NORDTRAVE” and “NORDCLOUD” until his 

promotion to C/O in July 2007. Since then, he has 

sailed on “NORDPACIFIC” and currently on 

“NORDATLANTIC. Mr. Rohraf is pictured 

here in the centre, receiving his watch from 

Capt. Obeyesekera, with Capt. Klosowski pictured 

on the right. 

...and on board MT “NORDBAY”... 

Chief Engineer Sergey Marinov 

Mr. Marinov comes from Bulgaria and he joined us in May 2001. He 

sailed on “NORDLIGHT”, “NORDMARK”, “NORDOCEAN”, 

“NORDPOWER”, “NORDVENUS”, “NORDNEPTUN”, “NORDMARS” 

and “NORDBAY”. 

AB Wilfredo Magbanua 

Mr. Magbanua comes from the Philippines and joined us in April 1999. He 

has sailed on “NORDISLE”, “NORDBAY”, “NORDOCEAN”, 

“NORDGULF”, “NORDLIGHT” “NORDMILLENNIUM” and 

currently on “NORDSTRENGTH”. Mr. Magbanua is pictured here 

receiving his commemorative five year anniversary watch from 

Mr. Atanasov. Pictured on the left is also Capt. Kontic. 

NORD NEWS 

Reederei “NORD” 

Klaus E. Oldendorff Limited 

Libra Tower, 23 Olympion Street 

P.O. Box 56345 

3306 Limassol - Cyprus 

Tel: +357 25 841400 

Fax: +357 25 345077 

Tlx: 5938 RNKEO CY 

E-mail: mail@rnkeo.com.cy 

Website: www.rnkeo.de 

NORD NEWS 

is the Company Magazine of 

Reederei “NORD” 

Klaus E. Oldendorff Limited 

While NORD NEWS is primarily 

directed at our seastaff, 

it is also sent to 

our close business associates. 


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M.T. 

“NORDPOWER” 319.000 tdw Tanker 2003 

M.T. “NORDENERGY” 319.000 tdw Tanker 2003 

M.T. “NORDMILLENNIUM” 301.500 tdw Tanker 2000 

M.T. “NORDBAY” 116.000 tdw Tanker 2007 

M.T. “NORDMARK” 105.000 tdw 

M.T. “NORDSTRENGTH” 105.000 tdw 

M.T. “NORDVENUS” 75.000 tdw 

M.T. “NORDMARS” 75.000 tdw 

M.T. “NORDNEPTUN” 75.000 tdw 

M.T. “NORDMERKUR” 75.000 tdw 

M.V. “NORDELBE” 75.000 tdw 

M.V. “NORDWESER” 75.000 tdw 

Tanker 

Tanker 

Product Tanker 




Panamax bulker 

Panamax bulker 

1998 

1998 

2004 

2004 

2004 

2004 

2001 

2001 

M.V. “NORDEMS” 75.000 tdw Panamax bulker 2001 

M.V. “NORDTRAVE” 75.000 tdw Panamax bulker 2001 

M.V. “NORDRHINE” 75.000 tdw Panamax bulker 2001 

M.V. “NORDMOSEL” 75.000 tdw Panamax bulker 2001 

M.V. “NORDSPRING” 45.000 tdw 3500 TEU 2007 

M.V. “NORDSUMMER” 45.000 tdw 3500 TEU 2007 

M.V. “NORDWELLE” 34.000 tdw 2600 TEU 2005 

M.V. “NORDWOGE” 34.000 tdw 2600 TEU 2006 

M.V. “NORDATLANTIC” 33.850 tdw 2478 TEU 2003 

M.V. “NORDBALTIC” 33.850 tdw 2478 TEU 2003 

M.V. “NORDMED” 33.850 tdw 2478 TEU 2003 

M.V. “NORDSTRAND” 34.062 tdw 2280 TEU 1993 

M.V. “NORDEAGLE” 27.000 tdw 2105 TEU 1997 

M.V. “NORDFALCON” 27.000 tdw 2105 TEU 1997 

M.V. “NORDHAWK” 27.000 tdw 2105 TEU 1997 

M.V. “NORDSTAR” 22.878 tdw 1730 TEU 1998 

M.V. “NORDSEA” 22.420 tdw 1684 TEU 1996 

M.V. “NORDCLOUD” 22.420 tdw 1684 TEU 1997 

M.V. “NORDRIVER” 22.420 tdw 1684 TEU 1997 

M.V. “NORDCOAST” 22.420 tdw 1684 TEU 1997 

M.V. “NORDLAKE” 22.450 tdw 1524 TEU 1994 

M.V. “NORDPARTNER” 20.275 tdw 1354 TEU 1994 

 

 

REEDEREI “NORD” KLAUS E. OLDENDORFF 

PRESENT FLEET AND NEWBUILDINGS ON ORDER 

 

 

NEWBUILDING S1217 45.000 tdw 3500 TEU 4/2008 

 

NEWBUILDING S1218 45.000 tdw 3500 TEU 7/2008

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