Excellence, 7th Edition - BBC Chartering

Hence, deciding to position a vessel is a risk, but also anopportunity. Theoretically there is enough business togo for – but practically marketing the service’s valueto the relevant customers becomes the crucial task toget the business and make it really work. BBC Charteringhas made the call and meanwhile employed already afew geared vessels in regional trades in North Europeanwaters. So the market is there and the innovation wasworth pursuing for BBC so far.Mainly driven by the oil and gas industry but also bythe offshore wind business there is activity of specialistfabrication yards in the Scandinavian countries andconsolidation at the northern coast of the Europeancontinent. Next to shipping, handling, and storing oftensuitable lifting equipment is required to manage logisticsof oversized yard output. The niche comes throughthe equipment and hence the value which geared BBCChartering vessels can create in total cost comparison toclients.As one of the most prominent examples BBC Charteringsupplied the BBC Germany to deliver transition pieces ona contract basis from Bremen to Cuxhaven – a 100 miledistance, a perfect match in the logistic strategy for theproject’s heavy supplies. Other cargoes were contractedin between and mainly aim at helping clients consolidatetheir cargo for further international dispatch.Jens Meilvang, Chief Chartering Officer of BBC Charteringexplains the value behind the European shortsea service in this way: ‘At BBC Chartering we supportour clients with vessels that are suited to access portswith low draft characteristics and yet offer the abilityto handle very heavy and oversized cargo. Otheradvantages we bring to the table are our capabilities torespond to clients HSEQ requirements and also to delivertransport engineering if this is required.’ Mr. Meilvangadds, ‘The global network of BBC Chartering makesthings work, irrespective of the shipping challenge! Forinstance helping to consolidate the cargo for clients andthen helping again to ship consolidated cargo to otherinternational destinations is a unique value our clientsappreciate having through one supplier.’Excellence in shipping means to ‘move and improve’also in creating market opportunities for regional andinterfacing shipping solutions. We like to congratulateon this successful service design and the deliveredvalue to our customers. We can conclude that a criticalassessment of any short sea solutions and interfacinginternational logistics can mean no harm – but it may addsignificant value if you talk to BBC Chartering.purpose. conviction. quality attitude. | page 23