Odfjell Quarterly October 2012

SEA AND SHOREODFJELL QUARTERLY magazineOdfjell Champions League 2012By Dan Foo, Ship Broker, SingaporeOn 25 July Odfjell Asia hosted the annualOdfjell Futsal tournament for people in theSingapore chemical industry.This year a record 22 teams participated inthe tournament. The 14 men’s teams and the8 ladies teams comprised of charterers likeCargill, Chevron and Wilmar. Major brokershops such as Clarksons, Eastport and SPI alsoparticipated in the tournament and competedfor the coveted trophy.26The Tournament has been growing increasinglypopular with the doubling of the ladiesteams and this year Tradewinds even sent arepresentative down to cover the event! Thelevel of technique and finesse is surprisinglyhigh. Most of the ladies teams underwentweeks of training in preparation for the showdownat the tournament. Some teams evenappointed coaches to improve performance!!Eventually it was the Chevron team who beatEastport for the coveted men’s champion title.The ladies´ champion trophy went to thejubilant Wilmar team in a close finale gamewith Mcquilling.The ladies championsThe Odfjell team was there in force to supportour players as well as to ensure that the dayran smoothly. The matches went well withgood sportsmanship and encouraging cheerswere heard from all supporters.The Odfjell Futsal tournament is now a regularevent known in the industry in Singapore andit continues to grow in popularity. This yearclose to 500 people enjoyed the event!The Odfjell Hunks TeamOdfjell has been involved in the Foskor F21 Marathon since 2009Foskor F21 MarathonIngelin Jacobsen and Øivind Olsen with at the prize ceremonyThe ‘A’ Team. Back form left: Thami Gcaba (Thembani Shipping),Jaya Chetty, Kevin Chetty and Rhett Morley (seated).Middle: Nkulu Mkhize (Thembani Shipping) and Shamlin ChettyFront: Joshua and Tylah MorleyBy Jody Morley, Office Administrator, DurbanOnce again, Odfjell co-sponsored the verypopular Foskor F21 Marathon which washeld in Richards Bay, KwaZulu Natal, SouthAfrica on Saturday, 24 August 2012. Thisannual competition is organised by Foskor,and the Zululand Multi Sport Club, and Odfjellhas been involved with this event since 2009.The event was very well supported and thisyear many of the staff from Odfjell MakanaSA (Pty) Ltd, Durban, participated in the 10km walk and running races.www.odfjell.com