Quarterly Magazine July 2013 - Odfjell

Landmarks ODFJELL QUARTERLY magazine
The world’s largest chemical tanker – BOW PIONEER
Big and beautiful
By Seol- Hui Kang, Project Administrator, Korea and Margrethe Gudbrandsen, Comminication Manager, Bergen
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On 15 May Bow Pioneer, the world’s largest chemical tanker, performed a sea trial. The vessel was
delivered to Odfjell in June
Three generations of the founding Odfjell family present at the naming
ceremony. From left: Jae ho Ko (CEO of DSME), Laurence W. Odfjell, Lady
Sponsor Arnhild Odfjell with Ole Gabriel Odfjell, Dan Odfjell and In-Kie
Hong (DSME’s first CEO)
On 30 April the naming ceremony of the
world’s largest chemical tanker took
place at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine
Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) in Korea. The
75,000 dwt vessel was named Bow Pioneer,
a name of significant historical importance
for both Odfjell and DSME. The original
Bow Pioneer was the first vessel ever built
at DSME in October 1981. Now it has also
become the name of the largest chemical
tanker in the world, thus pioneering the
chemical tanker trade.
Bow Pioneer represents a new development
within the chemical tanker industry, and is
a considerably larger chemical tanker than
ever built before. The new design involves
full IMO II capacity and coated cargo tanks.
On long voyages the vessel will benefit from
substantial economies of scale. The vessel is
mainly intended to serve the export market in
the Middle East.
On board tour: From left: Executive Chairman Laurence W. Odfjell, DSME’s first CEO In-Kie Hong, Bernt Daniel Odfjell
and Jae ho Ko, right, CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) during the on board tour on Bow
Pioneer/ Courtesy of DSME
Naming ceremony
Arnhild Odfjell, wife of Dan Odfjell, was the Lady
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