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Company Magazine for the <strong>Odfjell</strong> Group - September 2006


In this issue:<br />

P.O. Box 6101 Postterminalen<br />

N-5892 Bergen<br />

Norway<br />

Tel: +47 55 27 00 00<br />

Fax: +47 55 28 47 41<br />

E-mail: quarterly@odfjell.com<br />

Internet: www.odfjell.com<br />

EDITOR:<br />

Klaus Walderhaug<br />

4<br />

8<br />

Going double<br />

Tanks up in China<br />

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE:<br />

Brit A. Bennett<br />

Kjell Johansen<br />

Tor Jürgensen<br />

Siri-Anne Mjåtvedt<br />

Morten Nystad<br />

Ellen Skagen<br />

Anne-Kristine Øen<br />

CORRESPONDENTS:<br />

Rotterdam:<br />

Theo Kruithof<br />

Singapore:<br />

Atle Knutsen<br />

Deadline next issue:<br />

November 12th, 2006<br />

Design: MacBox AS<br />

Cover:<br />

The first double-side block for<br />

Bow Lion being lifted into place<br />

at the Cosco Nantong shipyard.<br />

Photo: Jan Bjerkan, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Ship<br />

Management, Bergen<br />

10<br />

The Fuji hits the water<br />

11<br />

Bow Sky revisited<br />

«Be considerate and precise in you correspondence» ................................................... 9<br />

Plata sent to sea ........................................................................................................... 12<br />

Be safe – Be Prepared .................................................................................................. 14<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Makana ............................................................................................................. 16<br />

The Dolphin is trading ................................................................................................. 17<br />

The second from Severodvinsk .................................................................................... 18<br />

New ships - <strong>Odfjell</strong> expands its chemical tanker fleet ............................................... 19<br />

Focus on operations ..................................................................................................... 20<br />

eVA – a challenging ‘lady’ ........................................................................................... 21<br />

30:2 – the lifesaving rhythm ........................................................................................ 22<br />

Safety Bulletin .............................................................................................................. 23<br />

Bergen fire fighters ....................................................................................................... 24<br />

Rotterdam Fire Brigade Officers visiting Bow Sun ....................................................... 25<br />

QM Corner ..................................................................................................................... 26<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Quarterly Brainteaser ....................................................................................... 27<br />

Greetings from around the world ................................................................................ 28<br />

The Personnel Corner .................................................................................................... 32<br />

Fleet and terminals ....................................................................................................... 34<br />

2 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


Dear Colleagues...<br />

The threat of global warming due to<br />

massive emissions of greenhouse gases,<br />

combined with the ever increasing<br />

prices on fossil fuels, have created a<br />

considerable demand for renewable<br />

and more environment-friendly energies<br />

such as biofuels. This opens for<br />

exciting prospects; for the energy supply,<br />

for the environment and not least<br />

for <strong>Odfjell</strong>. Biofuels, such as ethanol,<br />

vegetable oils and biodiesel are lines<br />

of cargo that may open up new markets<br />

for our ships and terminals. If we<br />

consider our own fuel situation the<br />

green energy forms may offer even<br />

more benefits to us. Heavy fuel oil,<br />

the dominant fuel in shipping, consists<br />

mainly of what is left after the<br />

lighter and more valuable parts of the<br />

crude oil have been distilled, popularly<br />

referred to as “the bottom of the<br />

barrel”. This made sense when the oil<br />

prices were low and the fuel costs an<br />

almost insignificant factor. With fuel<br />

prices at above US$ 300 per tonne,<br />

and with the restrictions of fuel sulphur<br />

emissions being implemented,<br />

it is quite another story. New technologies<br />

to gain improved fuel efficiency<br />

on board, combined with the<br />

introduction of biofuels also for vessel<br />

propulsion, will be an important<br />

contribution to the world’s shipping<br />

and transportation industry. We are<br />

indeed living in exciting times.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> has developed a strong market<br />

presence in China, and we have<br />

gained a good foothold in this vast<br />

market. Recently we took delivery<br />

of the first newbuilding from China,<br />

M/T Bao Hai Tun, which will trade in<br />

the Chinese domestic market. The<br />

first tanks have already been erected<br />

at <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s new tank terminal in<br />

Jiangyin, and the relocation of our<br />

terminal in Dalian is well under way.<br />

Our Chinese marketing office is well<br />

established in the most important<br />

business city, Shanghai. The Chinese<br />

economy is still showing a very strong<br />

growth, and there are no immediate<br />

signs of any drastic downturn. When<br />

it comes to trade and production the<br />

country is an important engine for<br />

world growth. It seems fairly evident<br />

that Chinese progress and economic<br />

importance will continue, and with<br />

this also the significance of Chinese<br />

culture and language. <strong>Odfjell</strong> benefits<br />

from employing a team of skilled and<br />

motivated Chinese nationals, who really<br />

contribute to our success there.<br />

And who knows, maybe some day one<br />

of my successors will write this column<br />

in Mandarin.<br />

We have been through a very active<br />

third quarter, which is not least reflected<br />

in the many launchings and<br />

naming ceremonies and development<br />

projects described in this issue of<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Quarterly. The newbuilding<br />

projects in Poland and Russia are<br />

progressing well, and the long-term<br />

time-charter vessels continue to be delivered<br />

from Japan at regular intervals.<br />

We have also further expanded our<br />

fleet with four second-hand chemical<br />

tankers, an investment of more<br />

than US$ 100 million. At our terminals<br />

there are many initiatives to further<br />

improve safety and efficiency, and we<br />

are also looking at opportunities for<br />

expansions, both at existing locations<br />

and at new places. On board our ships<br />

and ashore a lot of hard work has<br />

been put in on safety and operational<br />

excellence. All in all, I am confident<br />

that we are moving in the right direction.<br />

However, there’s no room to rest<br />

on our laurels. To prevail in the long<br />

run, every day we have to meet and<br />

exceed our customers’ expectations<br />

and to perform according to regulations<br />

and public requirements.<br />

The performance of our employees is<br />

the critical success factor for <strong>Odfjell</strong>,<br />

and to make sure we all pull in the<br />

same direction we have established a<br />

set of Key Performance Indicators to<br />

monitor the results of our work. By<br />

reaching the KPI targets, we will ensure<br />

healthy results for the company,<br />

allowing us to develop and further<br />

strengthen our position. But this will<br />

also benefit the employees directly,<br />

through the new incentive bonus<br />

scheme. Consequently, success for<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> will also gain all of us.<br />

Keep up the good work!<br />

Regards,<br />

Terje Storeng<br />

President/CEO<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 3


Going double<br />

Experiences from converting the first KSEC class<br />

vessels to double hulls<br />

In our March 2006 issue, we described the background for<br />

converting the KSEC class of vessels built in South Korea<br />

1986-1988, and presented the project proceedings up to<br />

awarding the contract. At the time of writing, one vessel is<br />

already successfully converted and two are in process. In this<br />

issue we are happy to let Captain Ruben Hilario of Bow Lion<br />

and Ashok Nair, Superintendent of Bow Leopard, share their<br />

experiences with the Quarterly readers.<br />

Bow Lion - the first one off<br />

By Captain Ruben Q. Hilario, Bow Lion<br />

Bow Lion was delivered from Korea<br />

early 1988, and after 18 years of continuous<br />

trading with chemicals and<br />

clean petroleum products all over the<br />

globe, she was still in very good shape.<br />

However, the single-side wing tanks<br />

were increasingly becoming a commercial<br />

and operational handicap. Prior to<br />

conversion, we had to operate with a<br />

double set of pollution certificates<br />

depending on whether we were a<br />

chemical or product tanker by definition.<br />

To bring the KSEC ships up to current<br />

regulatory and customer requirements,<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> decided to install double<br />

side sections. Today, Bow Lion is<br />

in compliance with the latest Marpol<br />

regimes. Further, the vessel had its bridge<br />

equipment upgraded, involving the<br />

Voyage Data Recorder, Electronic Charts<br />

Display and Information System, GPS,<br />

Echo sounder and Collision Radar.<br />

We left Nantong Shipyard after the<br />

works were completed at noon 8th<br />

July 2006. The following day we were<br />

hit by the typhoon “Ewiniar”. The<br />

vessel was in ballast condition, but still<br />

we observed that Bow Lion is more<br />

stable as a double hull ship. Of course we<br />

worried about the new blocks, we even<br />

joked about perhaps having to go back<br />

to the shipyard without the double skin.<br />

Luckily, everything was tested ok.<br />

The start was quite hectic, with loading<br />

in South Korea only a day’s sailing from<br />

the Cosco yard. However, we managed<br />

to handle the challenge of satisfactory<br />

tank cleaning, a considerable task due<br />

to the presence of sandblasting grits in<br />

the new wing tanks. We also completed<br />

the BP vetting and CDI inspections with<br />

positive results. On her second “maiden<br />

voyage”, Bow Lion loaded various<br />

grades of lubes and vegetable oils in<br />

South Korea and Malaysia. The vessel<br />

called Durban for her first double-hull<br />

discharge and loaded various grades of<br />

alcohol in Mossel Bay for destination<br />

Rotterdam and Hamburg.<br />

Part of the old single side has been cut out to give<br />

room for the first double-side block<br />

Conversion completed<br />

4 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


Touching up the name sign<br />

Leaving the yard on her second “maiden voyage”<br />

Helge Olsen, Senior Vice President<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Ship Management, supervises<br />

the fitting of the first double-side<br />

block<br />

The Bow Lion crew<br />

At berth in Durban, her first discharge port as a double-hull ship<br />

Jan Bjerkan about to enter the ship<br />

for inspection<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 5


Bow Leopard -<br />

The superintendent’s view<br />

By Ashok Nair, Superintendent Bow Leopard<br />

Photos: Captain Luisito G. Cantona<br />

The first considerations<br />

on converting the KSEC<br />

ships to double-hull<br />

started within Fleet<br />

Asia team in Singapore<br />

already in June 2005.<br />

However, assistance<br />

was required by the<br />

Project/Newbuilding department in<br />

Bergen, and subsequently both the classification<br />

society, DnV, and the design<br />

department of Stocznia Szczecinska<br />

Nova yard in Poland got involved.<br />

When Cosco Shipyard in Nantong was<br />

awarded the task of undertaking the<br />

conversion works, the Superintendents<br />

in Fleet Asia added on specifications for<br />

general repair and maintenance.<br />

The initial yard estimate was that the<br />

entire stay at the yard for the conversion<br />

work would be about fifty days<br />

for each vessel. However, the rebuilding<br />

turned out to be more complicated,<br />

and we spent close to eighty days<br />

with the first vessel, which we realize is<br />

necessary. In September there will be<br />

three <strong>Odfjell</strong> vessels at the yard; Bow<br />

Puma, Bow Leopard and Bow Panther.<br />

All of us are looking forward to this<br />

moment.<br />

July and August were exceptionally<br />

hot in the Nantong area this year, with<br />

The old ship’s side being removed<br />

temperatures touching 36°C. Try to<br />

imagine what it was like inside the<br />

cargo tanks! The authorities prohibited<br />

work between 1100 and 1700 hrs, and<br />

obviously this slowed us down despite<br />

the fact that the yard increased the<br />

night shifts. Luckily, temperatures have<br />

since dropped, and schedules are back<br />

to normal.<br />

Such a long docking period is unusual<br />

and quite a challenge for the crew and<br />

the shore staff. The three Ds (difficult,<br />

dirty and dangerous) of shipyard work<br />

are obvious everyday. It is not possible<br />

to keep the decks and engine room<br />

clean due the large amount of steel<br />

work, coating/blasting and machinery<br />

work involved. There is also considerable<br />

steel work around the accommodation<br />

block, inside the accommodation,<br />

work on the air conditioning<br />

plant, sewage treatment plant and steel<br />

work in the fresh water tanks. Although<br />

we concentrate on keeping the accommodation<br />

space clean, the work has<br />

lead to lot of discomfort to the ship’s<br />

crew from time to time. To the credit of<br />

the ship staff and shipboard management<br />

team, all this has been borne with<br />

a smile.<br />

The double-side blocks ready for installation<br />

Besides the normal supervisory and<br />

coordinating role of a Superintendent,<br />

the challenge during such a long project<br />

is to motivate the crew and to<br />

sustain the focus on the yard to deliver<br />

in time and in quality. Maximizing the<br />

daily morning meetings with ship staff<br />

and yard key personnel is the key to the<br />

successful execution of this project. My<br />

6 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


The first block being fitted<br />

Fitting the first block seen from deck<br />

All starboard blocks fitted<br />

Upgrading the anchor hawse pipe<br />

role during these daily meetings is to<br />

control the agenda and facilitate communications.<br />

I cope by totally switching<br />

off at the end of the day when I leave<br />

the ship. Unfortunately for the ship staff<br />

they are not able to do the same, as<br />

they cannot leave the ship for too long.<br />

To give the crew some relief, a sightseeing<br />

trip was organized by the Agent. We<br />

also arranged a basketball match with<br />

the combined Bow Puma/Bow Leopard<br />

teams playing against the shipyard.<br />

We would have won if we all had not<br />

been working so hard! The shipyard<br />

had a function recently and the Project<br />

Manager Mr. Zhou Cong Hui invited<br />

the crews to take part. Amazingly, a<br />

band was drafted from the two ships<br />

which performed two songs, very well<br />

received by the crowd. Perhaps all their<br />

practicing will not be wasted when Bow<br />

Panther arrives and a big party will<br />

(hopefully) be organized.<br />

The yard team is fairly young for this<br />

project – the key personnel are in their<br />

late twenties to early thirties. What they<br />

lack in experience they have made up by<br />

attitude. Having learnt from Bow Lion<br />

and Bow Puma, they are<br />

able to improve on the<br />

Bow Leopard. Taking all<br />

additional jobs, cancelled<br />

jobs and rejections in<br />

stride, it has made it so<br />

much easier and it has indeed<br />

been a pleasure to<br />

work with them.<br />

To show the appreciation<br />

of the crews’ efforts,<br />

Cosco Nantong has presented<br />

each ship a wooden<br />

sail ship, with the words<br />

“May you sail in fine winds<br />

and seas for a thousand<br />

years” imprinted in the<br />

sails. If not for a thousand<br />

years, we trust the KSEC<br />

ships have many years<br />

of continued safe and<br />

successful trading ahead<br />

of them.<br />

Steering gear room access and propeller dye check<br />

Cosco souvenir ship presented to Captain Cantona<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 7


Tanks up in China<br />

First tanks being built at <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Jiangyin)<br />

By Chang Li, General Manager <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Jiangyin)<br />

In our December 2005<br />

issue, we covered the<br />

ground breaking ceremony<br />

for our Jiangyin<br />

terminal. Since that,<br />

extensive civil engineering<br />

works have<br />

literally prepared the<br />

ground for the visible<br />

proof of our venture – the erecting of<br />

tanks.<br />

In this stage we are building 22 tanks of<br />

2,000 to 7,800 cbm size, and the types are<br />

different as the materials include carbon<br />

steel, cladded steel and stainless steel<br />

plates. After a long and careful process<br />

of bidding and negotiations, contracts<br />

for building the OTJ tanks were finally<br />

signed on June 15th, 2006. The Third<br />

Chemical Engineering Construction Co.<br />

of China, a highly experienced constructor,<br />

was chosen to handle Bay I which<br />

covers all the material types. Qidong<br />

Industrial Installation Co., Ltd. became<br />

the constructor for Bay II.<br />

Both constructors commenced the work<br />

right away, and by the end of August<br />

2006, Bay I had ten tank bottoms, ten<br />

roofs and two shells completed. The corresponding<br />

figures for Bay II were twelve<br />

Mounting the steel plates to one of the tanks<br />

tank bottoms, eight roofs and four shells.<br />

The tanks are examined with X-ray shots,<br />

to ensure the necessary quality.<br />

Entering the site this summer, we were<br />

amazed by the sight and dazed by the<br />

heat. More than 200 builders together<br />

with dozens of large machinery units<br />

such as electric welders, plasma cutters,<br />

forklifts and auto cranes are working<br />

simultaneously, but still in good order.<br />

OTJ team members have certainly been<br />

The contract site team and the OTJ site team<br />

Skilled welding is required<br />

8 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


«Be considerate<br />

and precise in your<br />

correspondence»<br />

Circular to masters, dated 1952<br />

“Occasionally we receive excerpts from<br />

ship logs and letters that have not been<br />

written the way they should have been”.<br />

So begins Bernt Daniel <strong>Odfjell</strong> S<strong>nr</strong>., the<br />

father of our current chairman, a circular<br />

to the <strong>Odfjell</strong> masters. The topic of<br />

the circular was to request the captains<br />

to put a real effort into writing letters<br />

and reports. The shipowner continued:<br />

“In particular in matters concerning<br />

third party damages you can hardly be<br />

careful enough with what is being written.<br />

Consequently we ask our masters to<br />

be exceedingly considerate and precise<br />

in the correspondence in general. Correspondence<br />

has to be worked with. It<br />

is an appropriate rule to prepare drafts<br />

for letters, and if it is difficult and important<br />

letters that don’t need to be<br />

sent the same day, it is often advisable<br />

to leave the draft for a day or two to<br />

have time for closer considerations”.<br />

This circular was written on October 30th<br />

1952, almost 54 years ago, and issued to<br />

all <strong>Odfjell</strong> ships. We don’t know whether<br />

or not Mr. <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s admonitions had<br />

the desired effect on the masters’ writing<br />

skills. However, it shows that some<br />

topics remain valid, and it is certain that<br />

we can all learn from his advice: keep<br />

your language clear and precise!<br />

active too. On site safety and quality<br />

inspections, weekly meetings with the<br />

constructors and constant improvement<br />

of the plan and schedule are paramount.<br />

Despite the very high temperatures and<br />

unexpected storms this summer, Bay I<br />

construction is according to plan with<br />

finishing date the end of September.<br />

Bay II is slightly behind schedule but still<br />

catching up. The terminal area now looks<br />

completely different compared to only<br />

one and half month ago. We are looking<br />

forward to the completion of our tank<br />

construction in early October.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Jiangyin)<br />

• Joint venture with the Garson<br />

Group of Shanghai,China<br />

• Located in the Yangtze river<br />

150 km west of Shanghai<br />

• Initial capacity of 99,800 cbm<br />

from first quarter 2007<br />

• Handling of ships, barges and<br />

trucks<br />

• Additional land available for<br />

expansion<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 9


The Fuji hits the water<br />

Naming and launching of M/T Bow Fuji<br />

By Torgeir Hjorth<br />

Mid September our latest long-term<br />

time-charter fully stainless steel vessel,<br />

M/T Bow Fuji, was delivered from<br />

Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. After a<br />

period of miserable weather and lots of<br />

rain in Japan, September 15th appeared<br />

with clear sky and beautiful sunshine,<br />

making the naming and launching ceremony<br />

a fantastic event.<br />

Delegates and guests from the owners,<br />

Yuyo Steamship Co., Kitanihon Shipbuilding<br />

Co., bankers, investors and not<br />

least from <strong>Odfjell</strong>, witnessed the lady<br />

sponsor, Rannveig Præsttun Bjørvik, cut<br />

the ribbon with an axe. The champagne<br />

bottle smashed as expected at the bow,<br />

and the Bow Fuji started to slide backwards<br />

into the water. It is really impressive<br />

to see such a large vessel enter its<br />

right element.<br />

and Makoto Komatsu, also contributed<br />

to making our stay in Japan very memorable.<br />

Bow Fuji is expected to be delivered to<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> in November 2006.<br />

Principal dimensions<br />

of Bow Fuji:<br />

Hull number: 366<br />

Summer dead weight: 19,800 dwt<br />

Length overall: 141.00 mtrs<br />

Beam<br />

24.20 mtrs.<br />

Draft: 9.65 mtrs.<br />

Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. had arranged<br />

everything in a very controlled<br />

and organized manner, including a nice<br />

celebration party at Hachinoe Park Hotel<br />

in the evening. The <strong>Odfjell</strong> Tokyo<br />

team, Ken Kurihara, Yoshimi Mochizuki<br />

Kitanihon NB 366 ready for the naming and launching ceremony<br />

The guests of honour, Mr. Owners Masashi Yoshizawa, President/CEO Yuyo<br />

Steamship Co.,Ltd., his wife Mrs. Hiroko Yoshizawa, Torgeir Hjorth and Lady<br />

Sponsor Rannveig Præsttun Bjørvik<br />

Bow Fuji finally reaching her right<br />

element<br />

10 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


Bow Sky revisited<br />

Lady sponsor gets on board at Singapore<br />

By Atle Knutsen<br />

M/T Bow Sky was named in April 2005<br />

at the Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa yard. Lady<br />

sponsor was Mdm. Teng, Soo Fen, wife of<br />

Radm. Tuck Yew Lui, former CEO of the Singapore<br />

Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).<br />

It was a great honour for <strong>Odfjell</strong> to have<br />

Mdm. Teng perform this important ceremony<br />

and to have senior members of the MPA attending the event.<br />

On May 17th, on the Norwegian Constitution Day, the Bow<br />

Sky was visiting Singapore for the third time on her trade<br />

around the globe. It was a good opportunity to invite<br />

Mdm. Teng on board to revisit the vessel and meet the officers<br />

and crew. The vessel’s loading and discharge program<br />

allowed for a smooth access at <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s joint venture terminal in<br />

Singapore, Oiltanking <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminal Singapore. Unfortunately,<br />

Mdm. Teng’s husband could not attend the visit, but<br />

we were pleased that Mdm. Teng had brought her two daughters,<br />

Elaine and Emily, to see the ship.<br />

In the engine control room, with Chief Engineer Vasseng<br />

Capt. Bakke, his officers and crew presented the vessel in A1<br />

condition, and hosted a very nice dinner in honour of the<br />

guests. The lady sponsor was very interested in the vessel’s<br />

trading since delivery and to get an impression of life on<br />

board such a sophisticated vessel. Through an extensive tour<br />

of the ship, all the way from the engine room to the bridge,<br />

Capt. Bakke informed about all the functions on the ship.<br />

In particular he stressed the importance of the crews’ close<br />

attention to safety.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> has adopted a policy of having all their owned vessels<br />

decorated by local schools from the area around the yard. The<br />

lady sponsor was impressed by all the beautiful pictures and<br />

other artefacts on board. While touring the superstructure, the<br />

guests were also shown the nice cabins of crew and officers as<br />

well as the gym facilities which contribute to make the Bow Sky<br />

such a pleasant ship to sail on. This is also reflected in the vessel<br />

crews’ positive “can-do” attitude.<br />

On deck with Laurence <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Captain Bakke, the Lady Sponsor Mdm. Teng and her two<br />

daughters Elaine and Emily<br />

The guests on the Bridge<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 11


Plata sent to sea<br />

Launching/naming ceremony of<br />

Bow Plata at Kitanihon, Japan<br />

By Gareth Williams<br />

Pictures: Vanessa J. H. Williams<br />

On July 13th 2006, <strong>Odfjell</strong> representatives<br />

were assembled in Japan to<br />

attend the launching and naming of the<br />

most recent addition of long-term timecharter<br />

ships from Japan. Mdm Mu<br />

Dao Zhen was the guest of honour as<br />

the lady sponsor for the vessel, accompanied<br />

of course by Mr. Zhu Guohe,<br />

her husband and General Manager of<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Shanghai. Ken Kurihara together<br />

with his wife Yoko represented <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Tokyo. From our Singapore office, Lim<br />

Tai Lai, one of our Senior Ship Operators<br />

attended on behalf of the regional<br />

fleet operations department together<br />

with Mr. Atle Knutsen and his wife<br />

Hanne. I was delighted to be included<br />

among the <strong>Odfjell</strong> delegates together<br />

with my wife Vanessa. This was a<br />

special trip for us in a number of<br />

ways, as we had never been to Japan<br />

before, nor had either of us attended<br />

an <strong>Odfjell</strong> launching ceremony and seen<br />

a ship actually glide down the slipway<br />

as part of the ceremony.<br />

The Lady Sponsor, Mdm Mu Dao<br />

Zhen, entering the yard<br />

The morning of the big day we all<br />

took Japan’s famous “Bullet Train” the<br />

approximately 600 km north from Tokyo<br />

up to Hachinohe, a three-hour journey<br />

that gave us the opportunity to be introduced<br />

to representatives from Keymax<br />

Maritime Ltd, the owners of the vessel.<br />

At our destination we were greeted by<br />

representatives from the Kitanihon shipyard,<br />

and ushered to a waiting coach<br />

that would take us to our hotel and then<br />

further on to the shipyard.<br />

What was immediately evident was the<br />

friendly atmosphere within our group.<br />

Conversation was flowing freely with<br />

good humour all around, and slowly<br />

names all began to fit in place. That all<br />

of us had labelled buttonhole rosettes<br />

helped to fill in the last gaps.<br />

Kitanihon shipyard is only a short journey<br />

from the hotel and on approaching<br />

it was immediately obvious, with NB SNO<br />

365 already adorned with flags, bunting<br />

and ribbons rising high above the fencing<br />

and buildings of the yard. The initial<br />

impression is of a relatively compact but<br />

highly efficient shipbuilding operation.<br />

We were later informed that in 2006<br />

Kitanihon will construct a total of six<br />

chemical tankers.<br />

After having entered the yard passing<br />

under a specially constructed archway to<br />

welcome <strong>Odfjell</strong> and Mdm Mu Dao Zhen,<br />

we all assembled for the commemorative<br />

group photograph. Prior to assembling<br />

on the platform at the bow of the<br />

ship, the lady sponsor was ushered to<br />

one side for a couple of practice swings<br />

with her ceremonial axe. Fingers all<br />

intact, nerves dispatched and the dummy<br />

run claimed a success, it was time for the<br />

real thing. With a warning bell to sound<br />

that the safety retaining pins on the<br />

slipway were removed, Mdm Mu Dao<br />

Zhen stepped up to the microphone and<br />

proclaimed “ I name you Bow Plata,” Zhu<br />

gave the blessing whereupon Mdm Mu<br />

cut the ribbon, and the ship was named<br />

with champagne as she glided down the<br />

slipway into the water.<br />

A ship’s launch is an occasion with a<br />

strong sense of ceremony and tradition,<br />

and a celebration of human achievement.<br />

Of course it is also a marking of<br />

long-term commitments and in this particular<br />

instance of reinforced relationships<br />

between Keymax Maritime Ltd and<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>, a fact that Mr Saburo Iwai, Chief<br />

Operating Officer of Keymax Maritime<br />

Co Ltd also expressed in his dinner speech<br />

afterwards.<br />

Ken Kurihara officially concluded the<br />

formal reception with toasts all around.<br />

However, with new friendships forged<br />

and celebrations still in full swing,<br />

representatives from Keymax Maritime,<br />

Bow Plata fast facts:<br />

• 19,800 dwt<br />

• Double Hull<br />

• 22 stainless steel tanks, approx.<br />

22,000 cbm<br />

• Class: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)<br />

• Panama Flag<br />

• LoA 141 metres<br />

• Beam 24.20 metres<br />

• Summer draft 9.794 metres<br />

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Some of the prominent guests attending the ceremony, from left Mrs. Hanne<br />

Knutsen, Mr. Atle Knutsen (<strong>Odfjell</strong>), Mr. Saburo Iwai (COO Keymax Maritime<br />

Co Ltd), Lady Sponsor Mdm Mu Dao Zhen, Mr. Zhu Guohe (<strong>Odfjell</strong> Shanghai),<br />

Mr. Moto Nakabayashi (Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.), Mr. Tohru Higash<br />

(President of Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.)<br />

Kitanihon NB SNO 365 ready for<br />

naming and launching<br />

Safely afloat<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>, Kitanihon, NKK, and ISC Corporation<br />

continued to a more intimate<br />

setting for light refreshments and some<br />

karaoke. There are some talented singers<br />

out there with daytime shipping jobs!<br />

The following day Keymax and Kitanihon<br />

arranged a sightseeing tour to let us<br />

experience some culture and local sights.<br />

We enjoyed a boat trip across Lake Towada,<br />

a volcanic lake 400 metres above<br />

sea level, followed by a stroll along one<br />

of the tributaries that flowed from the<br />

lake. After a traditional hot plate style<br />

lunch at the Oirase Tourism Centre, we<br />

enjoyed a musical recital before boarding<br />

our coach to head back to Hachinohe<br />

train station. I know I speak for all of us<br />

at <strong>Odfjell</strong> in expressing our gratitude to<br />

our hosts at Kitanihon and at Keymax for<br />

making this such an enjoyable trip.<br />

The yard workers look small<br />

compared to the large hull<br />

The Lady Sponsor and her husband<br />

Bow Plata finally reaching her right<br />

element<br />

The Lady Sponsor cutting the token<br />

ribbon<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 13


Be Safe - Be Prepared<br />

Safety Refresher Course at the <strong>Odfjell</strong> Academy<br />

By Mika Appel, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Academy/Wartsila Land & Sea Academy<br />

Safety is a state of being prepared,<br />

aware and forward thinking, to enable<br />

us to manage and reduce the risk of<br />

actions that may lead to negative incidents<br />

such as injuries or emergencies.<br />

To further enhance the safety mindset<br />

and focus on board <strong>Odfjell</strong> ships,<br />

the <strong>Odfjell</strong> Academy in collaboration<br />

with Wartsila Land & Sea Academy has<br />

developed a safety refresher course.<br />

Both <strong>Odfjell</strong> and Wartsila have a wealth<br />

of experience and knowledge in Safety<br />

Management and best working practices.<br />

The basis for developing the<br />

safety refresher course was a draft<br />

course outline, previously developed by<br />

Capt. Kjell Johansen (<strong>Odfjell</strong> Academy)<br />

and Jari Ullakonoja (Wartsila). However,<br />

it was quite a challenge to merge<br />

ideas from both parties and come up<br />

with a programme that will suit and<br />

meet the operations of <strong>Odfjell</strong>. Keeping<br />

this in mind, we teamed up with Capt.<br />

Fidel Perez, C/M Virgilio Angeles, C/E<br />

Leo Gegajo and Second Mate Aurelio<br />

Sedutan to develop the course scope<br />

through brainstorming sessions, with<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>’s safety standards and procedures<br />

and STCW (Standards of Training,<br />

Certification & Watchkeeping) requirements<br />

in mind.<br />

The course focuses on developing strategies<br />

and coordinated action plans, and<br />

to achieve an attention during normal<br />

operations, which enable the crew to<br />

react in a correct manner if an emergency<br />

should occur. We have taken a<br />

practical approach, developing case<br />

studies that match various scenarios<br />

on board <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s vessels. The training<br />

is a four-day programme, in which<br />

participants from management, operation<br />

and support level attend at different<br />

periods.<br />

The first day of the course is for management<br />

level officers. The programme<br />

starts by letting the participants<br />

share their experiences from the daily<br />

activities and the regular safety and<br />

emergency training on board. We ask<br />

the participants to state the facts of<br />

relevant situations, how they manage,<br />

react and ensure control of various<br />

emergencies. The key to ensure control<br />

is to have presence of mind, will to<br />

survive and the proper safety skills to<br />

react correctly. We then challenge them<br />

to analyze the situation on what could<br />

be the possible incident cause and the<br />

lessons learned from their experience.<br />

During the first aid instructions<br />

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Fire fighting using fire extinguishers<br />

... and applying more heavy equipment<br />

The course participants are asked to<br />

develop an emergency plan based on<br />

how they would manage and assess<br />

the situation, and to ensure that their<br />

approach is in accordance with <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s<br />

safety and emergency procedures.<br />

The exercises are designed to develop<br />

the management level officers’ leadership<br />

skills and ability to do proper planning<br />

and execution of <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s safety<br />

and emergency procedures. These<br />

officers act as instructors for operational<br />

and support level participants for<br />

exercises in personal survival, first aid<br />

and fire-fighting techniques during the<br />

two final days of the programme.<br />

The operational level officers join in<br />

on the second day, and go through the<br />

same process of sharing best practices<br />

and adaptation to <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s safety and<br />

emergency procedures. Later the same<br />

day both management and operational<br />

level officers work together and develop<br />

a muster roll for the last two days’<br />

exercises. Operational level officers will<br />

be the squad leaders of different teams<br />

as per this participant list.<br />

The third day the support level participants<br />

arrive. The management and<br />

operational level officers guide their<br />

team members and instruct them on<br />

proper execution of exercises.<br />

The two last days two teams together<br />

prepare and conduct practical exercises.<br />

We put importance on the decision<br />

process, communication and coordination<br />

between the master, chief mate,<br />

chief engineer and/or second engineer<br />

and the squads during various emergency<br />

situations. After each exercise we<br />

have a de-briefing session, to discuss<br />

how the teams have performed and<br />

managed the situation.<br />

This cooperation between <strong>Odfjell</strong> and<br />

Wartsila is a real partnership, wherein<br />

both parties learn and share best practices<br />

to achieve its goal in upgrading the<br />

skills of its crew. That is to “Be Safe!”<br />

and “Be Prepared!” during our daily<br />

operations.<br />

During the life raft exercise<br />

Some of the course delegates during a classroom session<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 15


<strong>Odfjell</strong> Makana<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> enters into new South African partnership<br />

By Knut H. Holsen and Mel Pinks<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> has been a part of South<br />

African bulk liquids trade for a long time.<br />

Servicing the ports of Durban, Richards<br />

Bay, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and<br />

Mossel Bay, importing various chemicals<br />

and oils and exporting mainly phosphoric<br />

acid and Sasol products, we have<br />

witnessed the remarkable development<br />

of this nation.<br />

As part of our business development,<br />

and in line with the country’s political<br />

ambitions, <strong>Odfjell</strong> has entered into a<br />

partnership with Makana Investments.<br />

Makana is a company already established<br />

in the shipping industry through<br />

its clearing and forwarding functions<br />

and with an ambition to grow within<br />

the maritime industry as a whole.<br />

The partnership company, <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Makana SA, is majority owned by<br />

Makana Investments and is fully supportive<br />

of the development<br />

of the previously<br />

disadvantaged South<br />

African community<br />

within this specific<br />

sector. Further, the<br />

company will strive to<br />

achieve realisation of<br />

the goals set out within<br />

the South African Black<br />

Economic Empowerment<br />

(BEE) Maritime Charter.<br />

The venture will focus on activities<br />

and services related to<br />

chemical shipping, and pursue<br />

opportunities and synergies in<br />

the increasing South African trade.<br />

A contract with a major client in South<br />

Africa supports the development of<br />

our joint venture, where specific goals<br />

for increased local participation in this<br />

region may be addressed.<br />

Makana representatives visiting Bergen. From left: Jan Hammer, Terje Storeng, Sfiso Buthulezi (Makana), Mel Pinks,<br />

Peter-Paul Ngwenya (Makana), Morten Nystad and Knut Holsen<br />

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The Dolphin is trading<br />

Naming and delivery of Bao Hai Tun in China<br />

By Tore Jakobsen<br />

Our first Chinese<br />

coastal chemical tanker<br />

was delivered and<br />

named M/T Bao Hai<br />

Tun in a ceremony on<br />

September 13th at the<br />

Yangzhou Kejin Shipbuilding.<br />

Representatives<br />

from <strong>Odfjell</strong>,<br />

our joint venture partner Dong Zhan Oil<br />

Transportation Co. and the yard were<br />

gathered to celebrate the proof of our<br />

entry into the domestic market in China.<br />

The vessel will have Chinese flag, class<br />

and crew, and be managed and operated<br />

by <strong>Odfjell</strong> Dong Zhan Shipping (Shanghai)<br />

Co. Ltd (ODZ), for the purpose of<br />

participating in the Chinese cabotage<br />

trade. Bao Hai Tun is 3,860 dwt with ten<br />

segregations and MarineLine tank coating<br />

providing high cargo flexibility. The<br />

name means, with some flexible translation<br />

into Chinese, Bow Dolphin.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>’s newbuilding team has been responsible<br />

for the supervision of the construction<br />

and delivery of the vessel in<br />

accordance with the building contract.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Asia, Singapore has assisted ODZ<br />

with ship management services, including<br />

manning and crew training before<br />

delivery.<br />

The Chinese production capacity for<br />

bulk chemicals is expected to double<br />

in the years to come, and a significant<br />

portion of this will require inland distribution.<br />

The expected increase in both<br />

Chinese exports and imports of relevant<br />

products will further boost the demand<br />

for coastal transportation. Accordingly,<br />

it is an interesting time to establish our<br />

presence in this market – especially as<br />

most of the current coastal fleet is old<br />

and lacks chemical capability.<br />

ODZ is one of the five joint ventures<br />

with international participation, based<br />

on license from the Chinese authorities.<br />

We have years of experience in<br />

the Chinese market, both through the<br />

regional shipping services offered out<br />

of Singapore but also through operating<br />

our sophisticated terminal in Dalian.<br />

Through ODZ our customers may enjoy<br />

a new service.<br />

The ship naming ceremony itself was a<br />

grand event with the flowers, confetti,<br />

dancing of the Dragon and of course the<br />

Lady Sponsor – Ms Zhao Wei – breaking<br />

the champagne bottle. She is the wife<br />

of the chairman of ODZ, Mr. Chen Guan<br />

Qiang.<br />

Among other prominent guests were<br />

Mr. Zhu Guohe, general manager of<br />

ODZ, Mr. Xie Chuan Yong, the general<br />

manager of Yangzhou Kejin Shipbuilding,<br />

Mr. Atle Knutsen of <strong>Odfjell</strong> Asia as<br />

well as Mr. Kjell Mikalsen and Mr. Bjarte<br />

Vågsholm from our newbuilding team.<br />

The ceremony, also attended by friends<br />

and family of our Chinese colleagues<br />

and partners, was followed by a dinner<br />

in Yangzhou. The celebrations in general<br />

were both friendly and lively, boding<br />

well for future cooperation.<br />

Bao Hai Tun seen from the deck<br />

The deck seen from the bridge<br />

Traditional dragon dance<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 17


The second from Severodvinsk<br />

Keel laying of the second newbuilding at Sevmash<br />

By Tore Jakobsen<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>’s newbuilding project in Russia<br />

is progressing, and on June 30th it was<br />

time for the keel laying of the second in<br />

our series of eight to twelve ships from<br />

the Sevmash shipyard. The first keel laying<br />

took place mid December last year,<br />

when the Russian winter is at its darkest,<br />

and stood in steep contrast to the warm<br />

and beautiful weather we enjoyed this<br />

time in the middle of the summer. The<br />

Russian hospitality and friendliness,<br />

however, remained the same.<br />

The event attracted a considerable<br />

turnout from Russian media and local<br />

authorities. <strong>Odfjell</strong> was represented by<br />

a delegation led by Chairman of the<br />

Board, Mr. Dan <strong>Odfjell</strong>.<br />

The first ship from Sevmash is scheduled<br />

for delivery fourth quarter 2007.<br />

Many Sevmash employees and members<br />

of the media attended the ceremony<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Chairman Dan <strong>Odfjell</strong>, being interviewed by the media<br />

The keel section<br />

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New ships<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> expands its chemical tanker fleet<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> has recently acquired five chemical<br />

tankers at a total price of about<br />

US$ 130 million. Four of the tankers<br />

are second-hand ships with stainless<br />

steel cargo tanks, built between 1995<br />

and 1997. The fifth is a newbuilding<br />

delivered from China.<br />

M/T Giada D (10,115 dwt - year 1996) is<br />

built in Italy, and was delivered September<br />

12th from Italian owners. The vessel<br />

has been renamed Bow Querida.<br />

M/T Euro Azzurra (13,843 dwt - 1997) is<br />

also built in Italy, and will be delivered<br />

late 2006/early 2007 from English owners.<br />

This ship is acquired by a Norwegian<br />

50/50 joint venture company owned by<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA and Kristian Gerhard Jebsens<br />

Skipsrederi AS.<br />

M/T Brage Atlantic (17,460 dwt - 1995)<br />

and M/T Brage Pacific (17,460 dwt -<br />

1997) are both built in Norway. The vessels<br />

are bought from Norwegian owners,<br />

and delivery will take place in first and<br />

second quarter 2007.<br />

On September 13th 2006 a joint venture<br />

company in China, owned 49 % by<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA, took delivery of a newbuilding<br />

of 3,850 dwt, M/T Bao Hai Tun. This<br />

chemical tanker with MarineLine cargo<br />

tanks will operate in the Chinese domestic<br />

market.<br />

Further, <strong>Odfjell</strong> has sold M/T Bow Heron<br />

(35,289 dwt - built 1979) to Norwegian<br />

owners. She is built in Norway in 1979<br />

and has mainly coated cargo tanks. The<br />

ship will be delivered to the new owners<br />

in November 2006.<br />

M/T Giada D, renamed Bow Querida<br />

M/T Euro Azzurra<br />

M/T Brage Pacific<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 19


Focus on operations<br />

Port Captain and Operation Managers meeting 2006<br />

By Sigmund Larsen<br />

On June 27-28th,<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem arranged<br />

a Port Captain and<br />

Operation Managers<br />

meeting in Bergen.<br />

The conference was to<br />

serve several purposes:<br />

• To have an open discussion and<br />

exchange views on how we may<br />

enhance our performance in our<br />

increasing time-chartered fleet<br />

• Introduction and elaboration of the<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem Ship Inspection<br />

scheme<br />

• Introduction of operational<br />

procedures and processes<br />

• Discussions on operational excellence<br />

and port performance.<br />

Of course, such meetings are also important<br />

arenas for teambuilding and to<br />

establish closer relationships between<br />

the offices abroad and the headquarters<br />

at Minde.<br />

Day one started by drawing the big lines.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem President Jan Hammer<br />

presented visions, strategies and priorities,<br />

and he explained the rationale<br />

behind some recent changes at <strong>Odfjell</strong>.<br />

Vice President Torgeir Hjorth discussed<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem issues seen from a chartering<br />

point of view. Some of the topics<br />

he addressed were safety and quality,<br />

operational standards, market and customer<br />

status and not least the cost of<br />

non-compliance.<br />

The rest of the first day was spent on<br />

workshops, where the meeting delegates<br />

discussed the experiences with<br />

our T/C vessels. Some of the aspects that<br />

came up during the lively discussions<br />

were ship/shore communication and language<br />

issues, vetting requirements and<br />

handling, vessel equipment and maintenance,<br />

and crew qualifications and experience.<br />

A number of action points were<br />

suggested, some of which already have<br />

been implemented. Others items need<br />

more time and not least investments to<br />

rectify, but we aim at finding solutions<br />

through creativity and collaboration<br />

between <strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem, owners and<br />

managers.<br />

The theme of the meeting’s second day<br />

was operational excellence and proper<br />

procedures. The participants received<br />

Captain Arne Ingebrigtsen presents his port performance findings from<br />

Rotterdam<br />

Dan <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s operational digest describing<br />

the attitudes we want embedded<br />

in the Operations department, and<br />

the goals for the recent reorganisation<br />

of <strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem was presented<br />

and discussed. The new port captain in<br />

Rotterdam, Captain Arne Ingebrigtsen,<br />

presented his views on port performance<br />

and reporting, based on his findings from<br />

his stay with <strong>Odfjell</strong> Rotterdam. His presentation<br />

raised many thoughts on how<br />

we can improve port turnaround. Svend<br />

Foyn-Bruun presented the Operation<br />

Support Group, and their capabilities.<br />

The conference was concluded by Port<br />

Captains Mel Pinks (Durban), George<br />

Pontikos (Houston) and Willy Thorsen<br />

Some of the meeting delegates<br />

(Dubai), who presented their day-today<br />

tasks and challenges. The various<br />

ports have different problems and<br />

thus, generic solutions are not always<br />

appropriate. Some challenges need to be<br />

addressed and coordinated at a senior<br />

level, while others can simply be solved<br />

through better communication between<br />

the port captains and the Operations<br />

departments in Bergen or Singapore.<br />

Such meetings are important in our<br />

efforts to enhance our operational<br />

performance, and to further strengthen<br />

the team spirit. General consensus after<br />

the meeting was that it had been both<br />

fruitful and really enjoyable.<br />

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eVA – a challenging ‘lady’<br />

Electronic Voucher Approval implemented at <strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA<br />

By Svein Engum<br />

This autumn and winter,<br />

all departments at<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> HQ, and later<br />

on also many of the<br />

subsidiaries in our<br />

group, will be introduced<br />

to a nice<br />

‘lady’:eVA. To lower<br />

any expectations;<br />

eVA is an abbreviation for Electronic<br />

Voucher Approval. The implementation<br />

of this modern system will give easy<br />

access to all invoices and all other vouchers<br />

within the accounting system, at any<br />

time. One click, and an invoice with all<br />

details will be available on the screen.<br />

Introduction<br />

After several years of considerations and<br />

demand evaluations, <strong>Odfjell</strong> this spring<br />

started a project named eVA. Our main<br />

objective with this project is to have an<br />

electronic storage and management<br />

of all accounting transactions. This<br />

includes purchase invoices, other incoming<br />

invoices and general accounting<br />

transactions. However, we have left out<br />

transactions going through OTIS, <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Seachem’s operational system.<br />

The demands for efficient voucher<br />

management and the ability to report<br />

on a timely basis have grown and will<br />

continue to increase within the <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

group. This has necessitated the implementation<br />

of an IT system to support an<br />

efficient workflow and overview. Some<br />

potential key benefits of the eVA system<br />

are:<br />

Status<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

The Finance/Accounts department in Bergen will be among the eVA users<br />

• Faster, more accurate management of<br />

vouchers in <strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA<br />

• Simplified and improved overview of<br />

all invoices and other vouchers at any<br />

time<br />

• Freeing up of the resources currently<br />

applied on transaction management<br />

• More effective reporting<br />

• Streamlining of the processes, and<br />

elimination of non-value-added<br />

operations.<br />

Once the system is implemented,<br />

invoices will be authorised on the screen.<br />

Purchase invoices matching order confirmations<br />

will be directly updated to the<br />

accounting system. Other invoices must<br />

Status<br />

Plateau II<br />

Oct ‘06<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Plateau III<br />

Jan ‘07<br />

Plateau IV<br />

Jun '07<br />

be electronically authorised. Storage of<br />

all invoices and vouchers will then be<br />

electronic and thus, no paper back-up<br />

is needed. And maybe best off all; the<br />

system is extremely simple and userfriendly.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA has hired two external consultants<br />

from KPMG to do the implementation<br />

at Minde. The software and<br />

technical installation will be from<br />

Basware. During 3-4 weeks in September<br />

2006, an appointed pilot group will<br />

thoroughly test and evaluate the new<br />

system. We plan to deploy in November,<br />

and at the same time we will commence<br />

training for involved personnel.<br />

More info will come on the intranet.<br />

During the first phase we will concentrate<br />

on implementing eVA at the <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

headquarter at Minde. The next phase,<br />

probably starting early spring 2007, will<br />

involve Rotterdam, Houston, Manila and<br />

Singapore.<br />

Project leader for <strong>Odfjell</strong> is Frode<br />

Midtun of the Finance/Accounts department,<br />

and the steering committee consists<br />

of Kjell E. Revheim (Purchasing), Tor<br />

Jürgensen (ICT) and Svein Engum<br />

(Finance/Accounts).<br />

<br />

<br />

Plateau I<br />

Sep ‘06<br />

May’06<br />

The development of the eVA project<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 21


30:2 - the lifesaving rhythm<br />

By Klaus Walderhaug<br />

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the<br />

use of chest compressions and artificial<br />

inflation, is a vital element of general first<br />

aid and something that really could contribute<br />

to saving lives. Quick and resolute<br />

initiatives in case of heart or respiratory<br />

problems may be what prevent a fatal<br />

outcome.<br />

Stress and heavy work pressure in modern<br />

society are factors that contribute to<br />

trigger off cardiac problems. To be prepared<br />

for potential problems, at <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Minde we have arranged voluntary first<br />

aid courses for all employees, where<br />

cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an important<br />

part. We have also established a<br />

“heart starter” team, consisting of people<br />

who have been coursed and certified<br />

in the use of a semi-automatic external<br />

cardiac defibrillator (AED), popularly referred<br />

to as a “heart starter”. A cardiac<br />

defibrillator is a device that reads and<br />

analyses the heartbeat rhythm, and if<br />

necessary provides an electric shock pulse<br />

to correct a fibrillating heart, i.e. a heart<br />

beating in an uncontrolled manner. The<br />

certification makes the members of the<br />

defibrillator team capable of offering<br />

the necessary aid in case of a cardiac arrest<br />

or similar problems, not only at the<br />

headquarters at Minde but everywhere<br />

where a cardiac defibrillator is available,<br />

e.g. at airports and other public areas.<br />

Early September we arranged a certification<br />

course for seven new members of<br />

the AED team, bringing the total number<br />

at <strong>Odfjell</strong> Minde up to 14. The already<br />

certified team-members received an updating<br />

of their skills, not least introducing<br />

the revised procedures for cardiopulmonary<br />

resuscitation. The team gathers<br />

on a monthly basis, to train and to make<br />

sure we know how to behave if an emergency<br />

should occur. Know-how for life,<br />

but skills we hope we’ll never need.<br />

Øystein Vasset doing his 30<br />

compressions. One, two, three, four...<br />

Cardiopulmonary<br />

resuscitation<br />

The guidelines below are based on<br />

the new international consensus as<br />

coordinated by the International<br />

Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.<br />

For adults:<br />

• 30 chest compressions, with<br />

straight arms on the middle of the<br />

chest<br />

• Frequency approx. 80-90 per<br />

minute<br />

• Two inflations<br />

• Continue alternating 30 chest<br />

compressions and two inflations<br />

until medical personnel arrive.<br />

For children the ratio should be<br />

the same, but the chest pressure<br />

and the amount of air provided by<br />

each breath should be less, adapted<br />

to the size of the patient’s body.<br />

For newly born babies the ratio<br />

should be 3:1, and the pressure and<br />

amount of air should be minimal.<br />

Ann Kristin Møllerup and Torill Bergesen practising cardiopulmonary resuscitation<br />

and the use of semi-automatic cardiac defibrillator<br />

22 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


By Toralf Sørenes<br />

HSE Issues and Transparency<br />

In this world of collaboration and transparency,<br />

our customers expect that we,<br />

as one of their strategic service providers,<br />

communicate not only commercial<br />

but also HSE issues of significance. With<br />

today’s control systems, almost every<br />

negative outcome of what we do will<br />

come to light sooner or later. It is therefore<br />

very important to be proactive and<br />

notify relevant stakeholders of any problems<br />

as early as possible. A brief note is<br />

better than nothing. Early reporting has<br />

two advantages. Advice and guidance<br />

can be obtained at an early time when<br />

it can still be useful. Further, it will<br />

reduce and could<br />

even take away the<br />

negative perception<br />

of us trying to hide<br />

things. Although<br />

potential sanctions<br />

could act as a hindrance<br />

for openness,<br />

it is important to recognize<br />

that if sanctions<br />

are relevant,<br />

they will normally<br />

come. Port state and<br />

similar databases are<br />

monitored continuously,<br />

and if we wait<br />

with notifications<br />

and reports until it<br />

has become known<br />

through other sources,<br />

sanctions will<br />

come and be stronger.<br />

With a large fleet of nearly 100 ships<br />

such as <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s, the probability of having<br />

an incident that reaches the media<br />

is higher than if you own and manage<br />

a small fleet. The Law of Large Numbers<br />

implies that the bigger you get,<br />

the more important it will be to work<br />

proactively and systematically with risk<br />

reduction and loss preventive measures.<br />

Let us for instance consider port state<br />

detention. This is a very serious matter<br />

that must be sorted out before the ship<br />

is given clearance to sail from a port.<br />

But this is not the end of it; underlying<br />

issues and customer concerns may take<br />

a long time of hard and dedicated work<br />

to sort out.<br />

One issue that has been in focus for<br />

some time is inerting of all flammable<br />

cargoes. With the Bow Mariner and NCC<br />

Mekka still clear in mind, <strong>Odfjell</strong> has<br />

been active in this work and has strongly<br />

supported a change towards more robust,<br />

comprehensive and clearer regulations<br />

in this important area. While we<br />

are waiting for these new regulations to<br />

come, we must maintain a strong focus<br />

on inerting. It is a very high risk area involving<br />

two main elements: the equipment<br />

itself and the proper use of it.<br />

1 - The system with its various equipment<br />

and controls must be well maintained<br />

and operable at all times.<br />

Personal Protective Equipment – USE IT!!<br />

2 - Those responsible must be fully familiar<br />

with the systems, equipment, its limitations,<br />

operation and the underlying<br />

requirements. Guidance and procedures<br />

must be clear and implementation done<br />

not only through written exchanges<br />

but also through training and on board<br />

attendance from the fleet units ashore.<br />

In addition to oily water systems and<br />

pollution, inerting has high focus within<br />

port state administrations in the trades<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> operates. In particular the US<br />

Coast Guard seems to have their focus<br />

on this. This is perhaps particularly relevant<br />

for our older<br />

ships. We may not<br />

be using these systems<br />

as frequently<br />

as product carriers<br />

do, and therefore<br />

testing and regular<br />

training is essential.<br />

It is also important<br />

to be well prepared<br />

for port state inspections,<br />

with the fleet<br />

units discussing all<br />

relevant issues in<br />

that respect. All our<br />

ships must report unsafe<br />

conditions and<br />

defective equipment,<br />

and appropriate risk<br />

assessments must be<br />

carried out on operations<br />

that deviate<br />

from normal routine.<br />

It is also essential that corrective and/or<br />

preventive actions that have been identified<br />

by the shipboard management<br />

teams during the risk assessment are<br />

timely and properly attended to, not<br />

only by themselves but also by the fleet<br />

units ashore.<br />

Safety Bulletin<br />

We always focus on the use of appropriate<br />

personal protective equipment<br />

(PPE), during internal audits and ship<br />

visits, and as part of reviewing near<br />

misses and high risk incidents. Regrettably<br />

we still come across events or situations<br />

where PPE should have been used<br />

but was not. We will again highlight the<br />

importance of strict adherence in this<br />

area whether it is working aloft, entry<br />

into enclosed spaces, cargo lines and<br />

systems on deck, etc. Both the general<br />

and individual PPE like non skid shoes,<br />

helmets and boiler suits, and more task<br />

specific PPE like harnesses and personal<br />

gas detectors are important. If we shall<br />

progress towards our zero accident<br />

goal, we must have high focus on critical<br />

success factors among which the use<br />

of PPE is essential. USE IT!!<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 23


Bergen fire fighters<br />

Fire fighter training at Odjell Minde<br />

By Bjørn Ydse, HSE/QA Manager<br />

As part of the safety focus in <strong>Odfjell</strong>, in<br />

late June the Quality Section arranged<br />

fire fighting training for the floor<br />

appointees at the Bergen office. The<br />

drill was managed by our supplier of<br />

fire fighting equipment and company<br />

training. About 20 employees took part<br />

in the exercise, which was divided into<br />

a theoretical introduction followed by<br />

practical sessions outdoors.<br />

The theoretical introduction focused on<br />

behaviour and on how to avoid possible<br />

fire situations, and dealt with a number<br />

of fire protection issues both at work<br />

and at home. The practical sessions<br />

involved three main topics:<br />

• flame killing with fire extinguishers<br />

(which is something everybody<br />

should try)<br />

• putting out bed fires<br />

• staying in a smoke-filled container, to<br />

experience first hand how the body<br />

reacts to a fire.<br />

If you should be involved in a fire situation,<br />

one of the main things to remember<br />

is to stay calm and think twice.<br />

A fire can often be quite easily killed<br />

with a towel or even a newspaper.<br />

The training was helpful to the floor<br />

appointees in how to act in case of a<br />

Gro Solberg-Hansen putting out a bed fire<br />

fire at <strong>Odfjell</strong> Minde, but this was also<br />

useful and an important experience<br />

should a fire occur elsewhere, not least<br />

at home.<br />

Grethe Rambech demonstrates her fire fighting skills with the extinguisher<br />

24 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


Rotterdam Fire Brigade<br />

Officers visiting Bow Sun<br />

By Cor van der Veken, Safety Officer, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

On August 1st a group of officers from<br />

the Rotterdam Fire Brigade and Port<br />

Authority visited M/T Bow Sun in connection<br />

with the training programme<br />

“Fire Fighting on board ships”.<br />

The purpose of the visit was to let the<br />

fire officers get a clear picture of the<br />

fire fighting equipment on board vessels.<br />

There was also focus on communication:<br />

how can a fire brigade officer<br />

obtain proper information about the<br />

conditions on board? Only the right<br />

information allows him/her to take the<br />

right decisions for a safe employment of<br />

fire fighting personnel and at the same<br />

time effectively attacking the fire.<br />

Due to the good relationship between<br />

the Rotterdam Fire Brigade and <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Terminals (Rotterdam) (OTR), we were<br />

asked whether it was possible to visit<br />

one of our tankers. So we checked with<br />

Superintendent Ove Normann of <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Ship Management and were informed<br />

that the party was welcome on board<br />

either Bow Chain or Bow Sun. The only<br />

challenge was the planning of the visit<br />

vis-à-vis the ships’ rotations.<br />

We were lucky. The Bow Sun was<br />

moored in the 3rd Petroleum Harbour in<br />

Rotterdam awaiting cargo availability.<br />

Rune Mortensen, Chief Officer of the<br />

Bow Sun, was very hospitable, and told<br />

us all about where to find the necessary<br />

information on safety and fire fighting<br />

equipment, plans of the ship, stowage<br />

plans, product information and crewing<br />

lists. However, there is also certain information<br />

that is more difficult to obtain.<br />

He further pointed out some of the specific<br />

risks that fire fighters may face in<br />

case of a calamity, not least associated<br />

with the wide variety of products that<br />

can be on board. Product characteristics<br />

in connection with heating, cooling,<br />

pressurized transportation, coverage by<br />

an inert gas, reactivity with water and<br />

heat, polymerization, etc. are all factors<br />

that may affect the characteristics of<br />

a fire. Fortunately ships have a safetywallet<br />

where plans for the fire brigade<br />

are kept; this wallet should include<br />

Material Safety Data Sheets for all cargoes<br />

on board. The bottom line is that<br />

as a fire fighter you should never take<br />

things for granted. Every time the situation<br />

will be different.<br />

After this thorough introduction, we<br />

had a guided tour on the ship where<br />

the crew informed us about the fire<br />

fighting equipment, deck-tanks, rainwater-tanks<br />

and sample-storage. There<br />

was also time to discuss questions about<br />

emergency stops, fire fighting clothing,<br />

safety clothing etc. We were provided<br />

with all the answers, as well as the “international<br />

connection” for the fire brigade.<br />

Of course, much time was spent in the<br />

engine-room. In case of a fire, the heat<br />

will go upward – and the engine room<br />

consists of three levels! Chief Officer<br />

Mortensen pointed out the CO 2 flooding<br />

system, which will be switched on<br />

in case of an emergency. Thank goodness,<br />

because the party was already<br />

racking their brains how to execute a<br />

salvage operation in a burning engineroom<br />

and how to extinguish a fire in an<br />

engine-room in a safe way. How do you<br />

get there, and – more importantly – how<br />

do you get out when things escalate,<br />

the narrow corridors are full of smoke<br />

and the heat is literally on? After all, a<br />

ship is a labyrinth to us landlubbers.<br />

It was a very interesting and instructive<br />

visit. We would like to thank Captain<br />

Asle Kvalvåg and his crew for their hospitality<br />

and the possibility to visit the<br />

ship. In particular we convey our thanks<br />

to Chief Officer Rune Mortensen for<br />

the tour of vessel and for his clear and<br />

elaborate explanations.<br />

The Rotterdam Fire Brigade and Port Authority officers gathered with OTR safety staff on board M/T Bow Sun<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 25


QM Corner<br />

Elements of Quality Management<br />

By Jan Didrik Lorentz<br />

Quality Assurance and<br />

continuous improvements<br />

are essential<br />

elements of quality<br />

management. A good<br />

Quality Management<br />

System is based on the<br />

following dynamic elements:<br />

Audits – where system deficiencies are<br />

revealed through interviews and review<br />

of evidence.<br />

Experience feedback – where incidents<br />

and near misses are registered and analysed<br />

to determine causes and suggest<br />

corrective actions.<br />

Management reviews – where management<br />

teams regularly evaluate the relevance<br />

and compliance of systems and<br />

suggest improvements.<br />

Active use of the dynamic elements is a<br />

typical feature of a learning organization.<br />

In <strong>Odfjell</strong> we will use the Docmap<br />

observation module to share experience<br />

and systematically follow up on corrective<br />

actions.<br />

When an incident is recorded it will<br />

typically have the following phases:<br />

Information<br />

The observer will gather and register<br />

relevant information about the incident;<br />

such as what happened, when,<br />

where, etc.<br />

Consequence(s)<br />

Here the consequences; such as injury,<br />

damage, cost or claims will be registered.<br />

Cause(s)<br />

In this important phase the immediate<br />

but also root cause must be determined<br />

based on the evidence available.<br />

Corrective action(s)<br />

If we know why an incident took place, we<br />

can take preventive measures to reduce<br />

the possibility of reoccurrence, and/or<br />

protective measures that will reduce<br />

possible consequences.<br />

In corporate quality management the<br />

HSE/QA section is now strengthened<br />

with a qualified lead auditor, Roy Håre,<br />

and a person to assist with DocMap implementation<br />

and user support, Anne<br />

Berit Birkeland. Roy has long experience<br />

from the auditing of service and<br />

hardware suppliers, and Anne Berit has<br />

worked with case handling and quality<br />

assurance both in the private and public<br />

sector.<br />

CORPORATE QUALITY<br />

MANAGEMENT MANUAL<br />

Table of Contents<br />

Definitions<br />

Introduction<br />

Mission and policies<br />

Organisational structures<br />

Responsibilities<br />

Human resources management<br />

Common directives<br />

Processes and elements of Quality<br />

Management<br />

Quality Management system<br />

Quality Assurance and<br />

improvement<br />

Event analysis<br />

HSE Management<br />

Risk Management<br />

The HSE/QA section. From left: Anne Berit Birkeland, Bjørn Ydse and Roy Håre<br />

26 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


Picking the red one<br />

Albie has 200 wooden cubes, half of<br />

them coloured red and the rest painted<br />

in blue. They are otherwise completely<br />

identical, both in shape, weight and surface.<br />

Now he is playing this little game<br />

with one of his crewmates Bertie: Albie<br />

distributes his cubes in two black bags.<br />

Bertie chooses one of the bags and<br />

picks, obviously without looking into<br />

the bags, one wooden cube. If the<br />

cube is blue, Albie pays for the first<br />

round of refreshments at their<br />

next shore leave. Alternatively,<br />

if the cube is red Bertie picks<br />

up the bill.<br />

How should Albie distribute the<br />

cubes to maximise his chances<br />

of winning the game?<br />

I await your suggested solutions by<br />

November 20th 2006 at the very latest.<br />

Good luck!<br />

Solution to Brainteaser 2006Q2<br />

Reaching the boat in Guzzler Bay<br />

In the previous issue the problem was to transport three sailors<br />

over a distance of 75 kilometres in just three hours, only<br />

with the aid of a motorcycle for max two persons with a top<br />

speed of 60 km per hour and by walking at 6 km per hour.<br />

A (Albie) and B (Bertie) start on the motorcycle whilst C (Charlie)<br />

starts walking. At a point z km from the port, B gets off<br />

and continues on foot. The total time spent when arriving at<br />

the boat is the sum of the time spent on the motorcycle and<br />

the time spent walking<br />

tB = (75 - z)/60 + z/6.<br />

As this is less than the total distance of 180 km the motorcycle<br />

is able to drive in 3 hours (3 hours * 60 km per hour), and we<br />

know that B will be able to reach the vessel in time, the three<br />

will reach the boat in time for the departure.<br />

We have only received a handful of solutions this time, but<br />

although the solution approach differs between the suggestions,<br />

at least all the submissions reach the correct answer.<br />

The winner this time is Hans Lund, the former head of the QA<br />

section who now enjoys his retirement in Bergen.<br />

Congratulations, Hans!<br />

This could be max 3 hours, giving that z must be not more<br />

than 11 1 / 3 km.<br />

When A and B reaches the point z km from port, C has been<br />

walking x km. As his speed is one tenth of the motorcycle’s,<br />

x = (75 - 11 1 / 3)/10 = 6 11 / 30 km.<br />

A drives back to pick up C and the two meet after he has been<br />

driving y km back:<br />

y = [75 - 11 1 / 3 - 6 11 / 30] · 10 / 11 = 52 1 / 11<br />

A and C turns around the bike again, and when reaching the<br />

boat the total distance for<br />

A is (75 - z) + 2 * y + z = 75 + 104 2 / 11 = 179 2 / 11<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 27


The making of …<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>, the movie<br />

By Theo Kruithof<br />

German public TV-station ZDF has taken<br />

shots for their science program “Abenteur<br />

Wissen” (Science Adventures) both<br />

on board Bow Sky and at <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals<br />

(Rotterdam). “Abenteuer Wissen”<br />

gives behind-the-scene information on<br />

important industries, and attracts on<br />

average some 10 million viewers in Germany,<br />

Switzerland and Austria. The focus<br />

of the programme was Port of Rotterdam,<br />

with a particular emphasis on<br />

“making dangerous goods safe”.<br />

An Officer and a gentleman<br />

On Sunday July 2nd the film-crew was<br />

welcomed by Captain Per Bakke on<br />

board Bow Sky. The TV team interviewed<br />

Chief Officer Ian Hågensen about safety<br />

and procedures on board, and with his<br />

thorough know-how, enthusiasm, humour<br />

and acting talents he came across<br />

very natural and positive. Shots were<br />

taken both inside Mr. Hågensen’s office<br />

as well as outside on the bridge.<br />

Interviewing Chief Officer Ian Hågensen<br />

John van Angelen in front of the camera<br />

Hello Dolly<br />

In order to get overview shots without<br />

any vibration, the cameraman was<br />

driven around on a dolly by his assistant.<br />

On Monday and Tuesday at the<br />

terminal – with its bumpy brick-roads<br />

– the camera-team even constructed a<br />

portable rail track of some 20 metres to<br />

drive around with the dolly smoothly<br />

and shock-free. Quite impressive!<br />

Behind the scenes at OTR<br />

In addition to general shots of the<br />

terminal, the ZDF team focused on all<br />

kinds of safety aspects: OTR operators<br />

wearing protective clothing during<br />

connection of a barge, tank cleaning<br />

personnel wearing full protection suits<br />

with oxygen during tank cleaning, our<br />

safety supervisors measuring oxygen<br />

contents and explosion limits before<br />

entering an empty tank, and our hectic<br />

Central Control Room. The TV crew also<br />

made extensive interviews with one of<br />

our shift-leaders, Mr. John van Angelen,<br />

about safety on the terminal. The camera-team<br />

also made shots from inside an<br />

impressive 6,200 cbm tank where John<br />

acted as if he was doing an inspection<br />

- which is a common part of our safety<br />

procedures.<br />

Starring<br />

The camera-team was very impressed<br />

by <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s “hardware” and they really<br />

liked filming on board and at the terminal.<br />

They also expressed their appreciation<br />

for <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s hospitality. We<br />

would like to thank Captain Bakke and<br />

Chief Officer Hagensen for their great<br />

cooperation. Also many thanks to the<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals Rotterdam personnel,<br />

and John van Angelen in particular,<br />

for hosting and collaborating with the<br />

camera-team for two days. We would<br />

also like to thank our contractors that<br />

have participated in the program.<br />

The documentary was broadcast on<br />

August 30th, 2006.<br />

28 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


<strong>Odfjell</strong>’s work exchange programme, to let some of our<br />

employees experience life and work at another <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

location, does not only involve swaps with headquarters in<br />

Bergen. This summer Makoto Komatsu of <strong>Odfjell</strong> Japan went<br />

to Singapore for three months.<br />

The Singapore Experience<br />

By Makoto Komatsu, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Japan<br />

After five years working as an in-house<br />

broker at <strong>Odfjell</strong> Japan, I was happy to<br />

be offered the opportunity to visit our<br />

office in Singapore and to learn more<br />

about the activities there. In Singapore,<br />

I was involved on the commercial side,<br />

fixing cargoes for our intra-Asian fleet.<br />

I started off on the Australian trade<br />

and the north-bound route, and later<br />

on worked on securing a south-bound<br />

trade from North-East Asia to the Straits.<br />

Occasionally the job can be stressful, and<br />

it is sometimes a bit of a challenge to<br />

balance the expectations of the people<br />

in the office and those of the clients that<br />

I deal with. A good foresight is important<br />

to make the proper decisions.<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Singapore, as an active player<br />

in our international organization, has<br />

truly been an eye-opener to me. The<br />

training programme has prodded me<br />

to reconsider my original job scope and<br />

has emphasised the primary focus of<br />

serving our customers through proper<br />

operation of our ships. I am very happy<br />

for the opportunity to work closely with<br />

Makoto Komatsu with members of the Singapore staff<br />

my amiable Singapore colleagues, and<br />

I really appreciate the extra mile they<br />

have gone to accompany me in and outside<br />

the office. Being away on a three<br />

months’ work attachment in a foreign<br />

country at first seemed quite daunting,<br />

but as my stay is drawing near its end<br />

I must say that everything has gone by<br />

so quickly that I really feel I need more<br />

time to gain even more knowledge.<br />

Bergen Treasure Hunt<br />

By Frode Bjørklund<br />

The annual Treasure Hunt was arranged<br />

the 9th of September in a slight drizzle.<br />

However, that did not put a damper on<br />

the teams’ enthusiasm. After a couple<br />

of pizza slizes, we hit the streets of<br />

Bergen to solve rebuses that was challenging<br />

enough to allow some time for<br />

socializing within the teams. A quiz and<br />

some pratical tasks helped distinguishing<br />

team results, and as always support<br />

from family and friends was valuable.<br />

Dinner and dancing this time was Tex-<br />

Mex and a DJ, and all teams were rewarded<br />

for their participation.<br />

The champions, from left Inger Karin H. Enæs, Gøran Johanson, Liv Birkeland and<br />

Frode Bjørklund<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 29


Bergen golf<br />

By Lars Garen<br />

This year’s <strong>Odfjell</strong> Open in golf took<br />

place at Meland Golf Club on September<br />

2nd. In spite of a lot of rain in the<br />

days before the event, we were blessed<br />

with a beautiful and sunny Saturday<br />

perfect for golfing. As usual we played<br />

Texas Scramble with two-player teams,<br />

and a total of 15 teams of which two<br />

were women sides competed on becoming<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> golf champions. It was<br />

a close race with good scores, and only<br />

a few strokes separated the top seven.<br />

A perfect golf day ended with dinner<br />

and price ceremony at the Meland Club<br />

House.<br />

RESULTS:<br />

First price women:<br />

Elisabeth Alfheim and<br />

Torill Høgheim<br />

First price men:<br />

Jan Hammer and Lars Garen<br />

Longest Drive:<br />

Dag Kristian Amland<br />

Closest to pin:<br />

Ove Normann (30 cm – almost hole<br />

in one)<br />

The prestigious Bergen Shipping Open<br />

2006 golf tournament took place at<br />

Fana Golf Club on August 11th. Bergen<br />

The Bergen Shipping Open 2006 champions: Laurence <strong>Odfjell</strong>, Lars Garen and Dan<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Jr.<br />

Shipowners’ Association and <strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA<br />

co-arranged this year’s event, attracting<br />

golfers from the Bergen shipping<br />

community to compete for glory and<br />

the tournament cup. <strong>Odfjell</strong> participated<br />

with two teams, who managed to<br />

conquer the two top positions. And perhaps<br />

the <strong>Odfjell</strong> 2nd team has earned<br />

the honour of being the 1st team next<br />

year?<br />

And now for some baseball...<br />

By Arlene Adams, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Houston)<br />

RESULTS:<br />

First Price – <strong>Odfjell</strong> Team 2<br />

(Laurence <strong>Odfjell</strong>, Dan <strong>Odfjell</strong> Jr.<br />

and Lars Garen)<br />

Second Price – <strong>Odfjell</strong> Team 1<br />

(Ronald Olsen and Ketil Nystad)<br />

Ronald Olsen won the price for<br />

longest drive.<br />

On September 11th, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals<br />

(Houston) hosted a customer appreciation<br />

baseball game in St. Louis, Missouri.<br />

Customers from ADM, ICL Performance<br />

(Rotem), Novus International, and Solutia<br />

Inc. had a fun-filled evening watching<br />

the St. Louis Cardinals fly to a 7-0<br />

win over the Houston Astros in their<br />

new stadium. The Cardinals had their<br />

best pitcher on the mound that evening,<br />

which made the event even more<br />

exciting. With the end of the baseball<br />

season fast approaching the fans attending<br />

enjoyed watching the home<br />

team stretch their lead in the National<br />

League Central to six games. The Astros<br />

are currently 4 1 / 2 games behind in the<br />

Wild Card race, which makes this sport<br />

even more thrilling as the season draws<br />

to a close.<br />

30 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006<br />

Larry Landuyt, Steve and<br />

Gloria Winder from Novus<br />

enjoying the pre-game<br />

batting practice<br />

Cathy Gidcumb (Solutia),<br />

Jeff Cole (Solutia) and<br />

Richard Loeschner<br />

(ICL Performance Rotem)<br />

watching the game


Indian visitors on board<br />

Bow Flower<br />

By Anup Chatterjee, <strong>Odfjell</strong> India<br />

On several occasions we have arranged<br />

highly appreciated visits on our vessels<br />

for key customers in Kandla and Bombay.<br />

Still, some of our regular customers<br />

have not had the chance and were very<br />

keen to board an <strong>Odfjell</strong> ship to see for<br />

themselves the operations on board.<br />

Due to the strict ISPS regulations, such<br />

initiatives require more work from our<br />

side, but recently such a trip was carried<br />

out after obtaining all the necessary<br />

permissions.<br />

Bow Flower berthed at NPPJ, Bombay<br />

on 29th July, and in spite of heavy<br />

rains, five members of the Schenectady<br />

Herdillia staff went on board in the<br />

early evening. Schenectady Herdillia is<br />

the largest receiver of Acetone in India,<br />

and on their visit our guests wanted to<br />

collect samples of one particular grade<br />

of acetone which they were importing<br />

for the first time.<br />

Capt. Odd Magne Vik welcomed all of<br />

us and, after completing all necessary<br />

arrival formalities, guided us through<br />

The guests from Schenectady Herdillia, together with Captain Odd Magne Vik, Chief<br />

Engineer John Arnfinn Svendsen and Anup Chatterjee of <strong>Odfjell</strong> India<br />

the vessel starting from the bridge.<br />

Especially the cargo control room gave<br />

the visitors a fair idea about the mechanisms<br />

of such a huge, modern and<br />

sophisticated chemical tanker. All were<br />

highly impressed with the systematic<br />

operations being carried out.<br />

After the tour of the ship the guests<br />

were served nice refreshments, and we<br />

all had many discsions that mainly focused<br />

on vessel operations, chemical<br />

industry and last but not least the<br />

cultures of India and Norway respectively.<br />

We finally disembarked taking<br />

back some good memories.<br />

Sincerely thanks to Captain Vik and his<br />

crew for first class hospitality!<br />

Malcolm Chetty joined <strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem South Africa on<br />

August 1st 2006, after three years of agency work where<br />

his main task was serving <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s various Durban callers.<br />

Shortly after his arrival, Bow Lion called Durban, and Captain<br />

Willy Thorsen came down from Dubai to assist and supervise<br />

the post-discharge tank cleaning operations en-route<br />

to Mossel Bay. Captain Willy suggested that Malcolm should<br />

join him on the short coastal passage<br />

With the Lion along Africa<br />

By Malcolm Jetty, <strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem South Africa<br />

Mid August, Bow Lion arrived in<br />

Durban to carry out discharge operations.<br />

Next call was Mossel Bay to load<br />

for Northwest Europe. On departure<br />

from Durban, Capt. Willy Thorsen and<br />

I joined the vessel for the voyage between<br />

the South African ports. I was to<br />

assist in tank-cleaning operations, to<br />

gain experience with the Mossel Bay<br />

buoy berthing, as well as to get familiar<br />

with cargo operations at this port with<br />

its specific arrangements.<br />

En route Mossel Bay I had the privilege<br />

of working directly with the very<br />

united and dedicated crew. I was<br />

assigned to daily duties like washing<br />

the deck, handiwork in the tanks<br />

and assisting the crew with the tankcleaning<br />

equipment. I was also given<br />

the opportunity to participate in doing<br />

wall-washes, which helped broaden<br />

my knowledge on testing for chlorides,<br />

hydrocarbons, and the Potassium<br />

Permanganate Time Test. The experience<br />

will allow me to assist vessels in<br />

similar situations in the future.<br />

When Bow Lion berthed in Mossel Bay<br />

all tanks passed the wall-wash test on<br />

arrival - a tribute to the hard and professional<br />

work done by the vessel crew<br />

after a difficult last cargo of edible oils<br />

and lubes carried in coated tanks.<br />

I would like to thank Capt. Ruben<br />

Hilario and the crew for the opportunity<br />

to sail with them and for showing<br />

me great hospitality while on board,<br />

and last but not least to Capt. Willy<br />

Thorsen for sharing his vast knowledge<br />

and expertise with me.<br />

Malcolm Jetty at work on board<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 31


The Personnel Corner<br />

NEW HIRES<br />

Headquarters Bergen<br />

Kristin Kruger<br />

Småbrekke<br />

Purchaser Assistant<br />

17.06.2006<br />

01.04.2006<br />

Roy Håre<br />

QA System Auditor<br />

19.06.2006<br />

Morten Sejrup<br />

Superintendent Trainee<br />

26.06.2006<br />

Arne Harkestad<br />

Vice president <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

Seachem Operations<br />

03.07.2006<br />

Kjell Mikalsen<br />

Project Manager Project/<br />

Newbuilding<br />

13.07.2006<br />

Anne Berit Birkeland<br />

QA System Coordinator<br />

01.08.2006<br />

Trond-Eirik Hasselø<br />

Operator Trainee<br />

01.08.2006<br />

Trond Ove Jacobsen<br />

Agresso System<br />

Administrator<br />

07.08.2006<br />

Ivan Milenkovic<br />

SAP System<br />

Administrator<br />

07.08.2006<br />

Robert Berger Nesvold<br />

Operator Trainee<br />

18.08.2006<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Singapore<br />

Geir Almestad<br />

Vice President Project/<br />

Newbuilding<br />

28.08.2006<br />

Siv Kathrin Toft Remøy<br />

Chartering Assistant<br />

01.09.2006<br />

Arnt Kåre Simonsen<br />

Meyer<br />

Surveyor Machinery<br />

04.09.2006<br />

Charles Tai Wee Chew<br />

Boarding Officer<br />

01.06.2006<br />

Jocev Yoke Lan Chong<br />

Purchaser<br />

05.06.2006<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Houston)<br />

Saifuddin Mahmud<br />

Marine Superintendent<br />

19.06.2006<br />

Manoj Kumar Bole<br />

Superitendent<br />

12.07.2006<br />

Stacy Chowns<br />

Maintenance Technician<br />

19.06.2006<br />

Lecia Newman<br />

Inventory Clerk<br />

31.07.2006<br />

Lisa Moore<br />

Ship Agent<br />

01.08.2006<br />

32 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


IN SERVICE FOR ODFJELL<br />

40<br />

YEARS<br />

35<br />

YEARS<br />

30<br />

YEARS<br />

25<br />

YEARS<br />

Roy Johnsen<br />

Captain<br />

M/T Bow Sky<br />

01.07.1966<br />

Wim van der Stel<br />

Service Representative<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

01.06.1971<br />

Kjell Magne Christensen<br />

Chief Engineer<br />

M/T Bow Favour<br />

07.07.1976<br />

Karin Ryland Blom<br />

Coordinator Project/Newbuilding<br />

Headquarters Bergen<br />

01.09.1981<br />

Marinus A. Streefland<br />

B-Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

25.06.1966<br />

Jacob C. Koote<br />

1st Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

08.06.1971<br />

Willem van Vliet<br />

Planner<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

21.06.1976<br />

Cor de Bruin<br />

Mechanical Maintenance<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

01.09.1981<br />

Herman van Vliet<br />

CCR Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

30.08.1971<br />

Knut Øvrebø<br />

Vice President<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Brasil Ltda<br />

17.08.1976<br />

Johan L. H. Geefshuysen<br />

1st Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

01.08.1981<br />

Berend Martens<br />

C1-Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

05.08.1981<br />

Jan B. Stender<br />

CCR Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

01.09.1981<br />

Johannes A. P Vermeulen<br />

C-Operator<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

01.09.1981<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam)<br />

Arlene Adams<br />

Sales Representative<br />

21.08.2006<br />

RELOCATIONS<br />

Monte Meadors<br />

Electrical and<br />

Instrument Supervisor<br />

11.09.2006<br />

Victor H.T. van Well<br />

Project Manager<br />

01.08.2006<br />

Kjell Arne Johansen<br />

Vice President Maritime<br />

Personnel<br />

From Manila to Bergen<br />

01.08.2006<br />

Tor Kåre Johansen<br />

Vice President SM Fleet<br />

Asia., From Bergen to<br />

Singapore<br />

01.08.2006<br />

Helge Olsen<br />

Senior Vice President<br />

Ship Management<br />

From Singapore to<br />

Bergen<br />

01.08.2006<br />

Geir Bjørndalen<br />

Surveyor Machinery<br />

From Singapore to<br />

Bergen<br />

15.08.2006<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 33


Fleet and terminals<br />

STAINLESS<br />

NUMBER<br />

SHIPS BUILT DWT CBM STEEL,CBM OF TANKS<br />

Owned: Bao Hai Tun (49%) 2006 3 850 4 361 - 10<br />

Bow Sea 2006 40 048 52 126 52 126 40<br />

Bow Summer 2005 40 036 52 126 52 126 40<br />

Bow Sky 2005 40 005 52 126 52 126 40<br />

Bow Spring 1 2004 39 942 52 126 52 126 40<br />

Bow Star 1 2004 39 832 52 126 52 126 40<br />

Bow Sun 2003 39 842 52 126 52 126 40<br />

Bow Firda 1 2003 37 427 40 515 40 515 47<br />

Bow Chain 1 2002 37 518 40 515 40 515 47<br />

Bow Favour 2001 37 438 40 515 40 515 47<br />

Bow Century 2000 37 438 40 515 40 515 47<br />

Bow Fortune 1999 37 395 40 515 40 515 47<br />

Bow Master 1999 6 046 6 878 6 878 14<br />

Bow Mate 1999 6 001 6 864 6 864 14<br />

Bow Pilot 1999 6 000 6 865 6 865 14<br />

Bow Sailor 1999 6 000 6 870 6 870 14<br />

Bow Cecil 1 1998 37 345 40 515 33 236 47<br />

Bow Flora 1998 37 369 40 515 33 236 47<br />

Bow Balearia 1998 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

Bow Bracaria 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

Bow Brasilia 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

Bow Cardinal 1997 37 446 41 487 34 208 52<br />

Bow Faith 1997 37 479 41 487 34 208 52<br />

Bow Bahia 1996 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

Bow Querida 1996 10 115 10 956 10 956 18<br />

Bow Cedar 1996 37 455 41 608 34 329 52<br />

Bow Fagus 1995 37 375 41 608 34 329 52<br />

Bow Clipper 1995 37 166 41 492 34 213 52<br />

Bow Flower 1994 37 221 41 492 34 213 52<br />

Bow Eagle 1988 24 728 32 458 19 662 25<br />

Bow Cheetah 1988 40 258 47 604 - 29<br />

Bow Leopard 1988 40 249 47 604 - 29<br />

Bow Lion 1988 40 272 47 604 - 29<br />

Bow Peace 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Power 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Pride 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Prima 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Prosper 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Fertility 1987 45 507 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Fraternity 1987 45 507 52 173 2 167 23<br />

Bow Panther 1986 40 263 47 604 - 29<br />

Bow Puma 1986 40 092 47 604 - 29<br />

Angelim (50 %) 1985 10 259 10 136 6 500 18<br />

Araucaria (50 %) 1984 10 259 10 159 6 500 18<br />

Bow Hunter 1983 23 002 25 026 21 031 28<br />

Bow Maasstad 1983 38 039 48 866 - 22<br />

Bow Maasstroom 1983 38 039 48 866 - 22<br />

Bow Maasslot 1982 38 039 48 866 - 22<br />

Bow Fighter 1982 34 982 41 184 6 299 34<br />

Bow Pacifico (50%) 1982 18 657 22 929 10 849 31<br />

Owl Trader 1982 12 450 14 482 8 070 22<br />

Bow Pioneer 1982 23 016 25 965 20 969 28<br />

Bow Viking 1981 33 590 40 956 21 745 36<br />

Bow Lancer 1980 35 100 42 468 6 252 34<br />

Bow Heron 1979 35 289 42 109 5 882 31<br />

Jatai (50 %, LPG) 1979 4 452 4 031 - 3<br />

Bow Lady 1978 32 225 41 354 3 077 42<br />

Bow Condor (50%) 1978 27 950 34 656 21 035 43<br />

1<br />

Vessel beneficially owned through financial lease.<br />

Time-Chartered: Bow Engineer 2006 30 086 35 548 35 548 28<br />

Bow Orania 3 2006 19 993 19 993 19 993 20<br />

Bow Architect 2005 30 058 36 000 36 000 28<br />

Bow Rio 2005 19 990 19 990 19 990 22<br />

Bow Europe 2005 19 727 21 573 21 573 36<br />

Bow Santos 2004 19 997 21 846 21 846 22<br />

Bow Asia 2004 9 901 10 866 10 866 20<br />

Bow Singapore 2004 9 888 10 867 10 867 20<br />

Bow Americas 2004 19 707 22 050 22 050 36<br />

Bow de Rich 2003 12 452 13 300 13 300 22<br />

Bow Wallaby 2003 11 951 13 485 13 485 22<br />

Bow de Feng 2002 12 514 13 289 13 289 22<br />

Bow West 2002 12 503 13 299 13 299 22<br />

Bow de Silver 2000 11 747 12 296 12 296 20<br />

Bow Andino 2000 16 121 17 270 17 270 30<br />

Bow de Jin 1999 11 752 12 296 12 296 20<br />

Bow Wave 1999 8 594 9 225 9 225 20<br />

Bow Wind 1999 8 587 9 226 9 226 20<br />

Multitank Batavia 3 1998 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

34 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006


STAINLESS<br />

NUMBER<br />

SHIPS BUILT DWT CBM STEEL,CBM OF TANKS<br />

Multitank Badenia 3 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 2<br />

Brage Pacific 1997 17 460 18 620 18 620 24<br />

Multitank Bolognia 3 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

Multitank Britannia 3 1996 5 870 5 941 5 941 20<br />

NCC Jubail 3 1996 37 499 41 488 34 209 52<br />

NCC Mekka 3 1995 37 272 41 588 34 257 52<br />

NCC Riyad 3 1995 37 274 41 492 34 213 52<br />

Bow Antisana 2 1989 8 192 9 899 5 777 22<br />

Bow Gorgonilla 2 1989 8 192 9 899 5 777 22<br />

NCC Baha 3 1988 24 728 32 458 19 662 25<br />

NCC Asir 3 1983 23 001 24 965 20 969 28<br />

NCC Arar 3 1982 23 002 24 965 20 969 28<br />

Jacaranda (50%) 1978 9 970 9 924 5 877 17<br />

Bow Orion 1977 28 083 34 656 21 035 43<br />

Bow Saturn 1976 28 030 34 656 21 035 43<br />

Number of ships: 92 2 339 519 2 710 628 1 601 123<br />

2<br />

Vessels on bareboat charter<br />

3<br />

Vessel on variable timecharter<br />

YARD DELIVERY DWT OWNER<br />

On order: NB Szczecin - B588/III/7 10/2006 39 500 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Szczecin - B588/III/8 4/2007 39 500 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Szczecin - B588/III/9 10/2009 39 500 <strong>Odfjell</strong> Option<br />

NB Szczecin - B588/III/10 4/2010 39 500 <strong>Odfjell</strong> Option<br />

NB Sevmash #1 9/2007 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #2 6/2008 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #3 11/2008 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #4 6/2009 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #5 10/2009 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #6 6/2010 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #7 10/2010 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #8 6/2011 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong><br />

NB Sevmash #9 10/2011 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong> Option<br />

NB Sevmash #10 6/2012 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong> Option<br />

NB Sevmash #11 10/2012 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong> Option<br />

NB Sevmash #12 6/2013 45 000 <strong>Odfjell</strong> Option<br />

NB Kitanihon 9/2006 19 800 Time-charter<br />

NB Kitanihon 11/2006 19 800 Time-charter<br />

NB Fukuoka 12/2007 19 900 Time-charter<br />

NB Fukuoka 12/2008 19 900 Time-charter<br />

NB Shin Kurishima 6/2008 32 500 Time-charter<br />

NB Kitanihon 8/2008 33 000 Time-charter<br />

NB Kitanihon 10/2008 33 000 Time-charter<br />

NB Kitanihon 12/2008 33 000 Time-charter<br />

NB Kitanihon 9/2009 33 000 Time-charter<br />

NB Shin Kurishima 6/2009 32 500 Time-charter<br />

NB Usuki 10/2006 19 900 Variable timecharter<br />

NB Usuki 6/2007 19 900 Variable timecharter<br />

NB Usuki 8/2007 19 900 Variable timecharter<br />

NB Usuki 11/2007 19 900 Variable timecharter<br />

NB Usuki 1/2008 19 900 Variable timecharter<br />

Number of newbuildings: 31 1 073 900<br />

TANK TERMINALS<br />

STAINLESS NUMBER<br />

Owned terminals LOCATION SHARE CBM STEEL, CBM OF TANKS<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam) BV Rotterdam, NL 100 % 1 540 000 31 000 300<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Houston) LP Houston, USA 100 % 270 563 81 902 92<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Dalian) Ltd Dalian, China 50 % 59 700 5 750 35<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Korea) Co Ltd Onsan, Korea 50 % 109 500 2 850 39<br />

Oiltanking <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminal Singapore Ltd Singapore 50 % 213 000 5 700 51<br />

VOTTN Ltd (Ningbo) Ningbo, China 12.5 % 63 500 7 900 36<br />

Total 2 256 263 135 102 553<br />

Associated terminals<br />

Depositos Quimicos Mineros S.A. Lima, Peru 23 680 3 200 29<br />

Granel Quimica Ltda Santos, Brazil 97 720 19 879 99<br />

Granel Quimica Ltda Rio Grande, Brazil 32 800 2 900 24<br />

Granel Quimica Ltda Sao Luis 25 600 0 18<br />

Granel Quimica Ltda Ladario 8 000 0 6<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals Tagsa S.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina 51 105 535 101<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals Tagsa S.A. Singapore 31 936 10 100 51<br />

Terquim S.A. San Antonio, Chile 32 840 0 25<br />

Total 303 681 36 614 353<br />

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 35


Offices and addresses<br />

MAIN OFFICE<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> ASA - <strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem AS<br />

Co<strong>nr</strong>ad Mohrsv. 29, P.O. Box 6101 PT<br />

5892 Bergen, NORWAY<br />

Tel: +47 5527 0000<br />

Fax: +47 5528 4741<br />

Fax: +47 5527 9070<br />

(Chartering/Operations)<br />

INTERNATIONAL OFFICES<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> USA LP<br />

12211 Port Road<br />

Seabrook, TX 77586, USA<br />

Tel: +1 713 844 2200<br />

Fax: +1 713 844 2211<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Singapore Pte Ltd<br />

6 Shenton Way, # 27-08/09<br />

DBS Tower 2<br />

SINGAPORE 068809<br />

Tel: +65 6349 1300<br />

Fax: +65 6224 2285<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Japan Ltd<br />

Ogawa Bldg. 8F<br />

2-2 Uchikanda 1-Chome<br />

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047, JAPAN<br />

Tel: +81 3 3259 8555<br />

Fax: +81 3 3259 8558<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Netherlands BV<br />

Oude Maasweg 6, P.O. Box 5010<br />

3197 XC Rotterdam-Botlek<br />

The NETHERLANDS<br />

Tel: +31 102 953 666<br />

Fax: +31 102 953 668<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Brasil Ltda<br />

Av. Paulista 460 - 18 andar<br />

CEP 01310-000 Sao Paulo SP, BRAZIL<br />

Tel: +55 11 3549 5800<br />

Fax: +55 11 3549 5808<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Shanghai<br />

Suite B, 13/F<br />

Huamin Empire Plaza<br />

728 Yan An West Road<br />

Changning District<br />

Shanghai, 200050, P.R. CHINA<br />

Tel: +86 21 5239 9469<br />

Fax: +86 21 5239 9897<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Argentina SA<br />

Alicia Moreau de Justo 1960<br />

Office no. 202 - Puerto Madero<br />

1107 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA<br />

Tel: +54 114 313 7837<br />

Fax: +54 114 313 4619<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Australasia Pty Limited<br />

Suite 4, Level 1<br />

443 Little Collins Street<br />

P.O.Box 1279<br />

Melbourne VIC 3001, AUSTRALIA<br />

Tel: +61 3 9642 2210<br />

Fax: +61 3 9642 2214<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> India<br />

A-26, Nandbhuvan Industrial Estate<br />

Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East)<br />

Mumbai 400093, INDIA<br />

Tel: +91 22 6695 4701<br />

Fax: +91 22 5695 4707<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Seachem South Africa Pty Ltd<br />

The Sharaf House<br />

2 Sinembe Crescent<br />

La Lucia Ridge<br />

Durban 4051, SOUTH AFRICA<br />

Tel: +27 31 583 4470<br />

Fax: +27 31 583 4488<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Korea Co. Ltd.<br />

13th fl. Dongbu-Dadong Bldg.<br />

#103, Da-Dong, Chung-Gu<br />

Seoul, KOREA<br />

Tel: +82 2 775 9760<br />

Fax: +82 2 775 9761<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Manila<br />

c/o Magsaysay Maritime Corp.<br />

5th floor, 520 t.m. Kalaw Street<br />

Ermita<br />

Manila, PHILIPPINES<br />

Tel: +63 2 526 9773<br />

Fax: +63 2 525 7720<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Dubai<br />

c/o Sharaf Shipping Agency<br />

Sharaf Building, Al Mina Road<br />

P.O. Box 576<br />

Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES<br />

Tel: +971 4 351 9785<br />

Fax: +971 4 351 9756<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> (UK) Ltd<br />

14 Headfort Place<br />

London SW1X 7DH<br />

UNITED KINGDOM<br />

Tel: +44 207 823 0605<br />

Fax: +44 207 823 0606<br />

National Chemical Carriers Ltd Co<br />

Room 301, 3rd Floor, Al-Akariyah Bldg No 1<br />

Sitteen Street, Malaz Area<br />

P.O. Box 8931<br />

Riyadh 11492, SAUDI ARABIA<br />

Tel: +966 1 477 3934<br />

Fax: +966 1 476 4328<br />

Terquim SA<br />

Blanco Encalada 840<br />

Dept 702, San Antonio<br />

CHILE<br />

Tel: +56 35 211 050<br />

Fax: +56 35 211 161<br />

REGIONAL OFFICES<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Asia Pte Ltd<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Asia Pte Ltd<br />

6 Shenton Way, # 27-08/09 DBS Tower 2<br />

SINGAPORE 068809<br />

Tel: +65 6349 1300<br />

Fax: +65 6224 2285<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Ahrenkiel Europe GmbH<br />

Burchardstrasse 8, Postfach 100 220<br />

20095 Hamburg<br />

GERMANY<br />

Tel: +49 40 24838 307<br />

Fax: +49 40 24838 319<br />

Flumar Transportes de Quimicos e Gases Ltda<br />

Av. Paulista 460 - 18 andar<br />

CEP 01310-904 Sao Paulo SP, BRAZIL<br />

Tel: +55 11 3549 5800<br />

Fax: +55 11 3549 5807<br />

TANK TERMINALS<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Houston) LP<br />

12211 Port Road<br />

Seabrook, TX 77586, USA<br />

Tel: +1 713 844 2300<br />

Fax: +1 713 844 2355<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Rotterdam) BV<br />

Oude Maasweg 6, P.O. Box 5010<br />

Harbour Number 4040<br />

3197 KJ Rotterdam-Botlek<br />

The NETHERLANDS<br />

Tel: +31 102 953 400<br />

Fax: +31 104 384 679<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Dalian) Ltd<br />

No. 3 Binhai North Road<br />

Zhongshan District<br />

Dalian 116001, P.R. CHINA<br />

Tel: +86 411 8262 9701<br />

Fax: +86 411 8262 3707<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Jiangyin) Co, Ltd<br />

Jiasheng South Road 1<br />

Economic Development Zone (West)<br />

Jiangyin 214446<br />

Jiangsu Province<br />

P.R. CHINA<br />

Tel: +86 510 8666 9111<br />

Fax: +86 510 8666 9110<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals (Korea) Co, Ltd<br />

136, Cheongyong-Ri<br />

Onsan-Eup, Ulju-Gun<br />

Ulsan, KOREA<br />

Tel: +82 522 311 600<br />

Fax: +82 522 376 636<br />

Oiltanking <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminal Singapore Pte Ltd<br />

1 Seraya Avenue<br />

SINGAPORE 628208<br />

Tel: +65 6473 1700<br />

Tel: +65 6479 4500<br />

Vopak Terminal Ningbo Ltd.<br />

No. 111 Zhaobaoshan Road<br />

Zhenhai District<br />

Ningbo, P.R. CHINA<br />

Tel: +86 574 2769 5638<br />

Fax: +86 574 8627 5931<br />

ASSOCIATED TANK TERMINALS<br />

TAGSA S.A<br />

Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1960,<br />

piso 4 of.402<br />

1107 Buenos Aires<br />

ARGENTINA<br />

Tel: +54 11 4001 9700<br />

Fax: +54 11 4001 9701<br />

GRANEL QUIMICA Ltda<br />

Av. Paulista 460, 18 andar<br />

CEP 01310- 000 São Paulo, SP<br />

BRAZIL<br />

Tel: +55 11 3549 5800<br />

Fax: +55 11 3549 5832<br />

TERQUIM S.A<br />

Blanco Encalada 840<br />

Dept 702, San Antonio<br />

CHILE<br />

Tel: +56 35 21 1050<br />

Fax: +56 35 21 1161<br />

DQM S.A<br />

Jr. Huascar 251, Urbanizacion Chacaritas<br />

Callao<br />

PERU<br />

Tel: +511 429 4651<br />

Fax: +511 429 0637<br />

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