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Photos: BRISE (3), Kirsten Nijhof (1)<br />
news @<br />
THE CREW NEWSLETTER OF THE BRISE GROUP NO.15 1/2012<br />
DEAR COLLEAGUES<br />
AT SEA AND ASHORE,<br />
The past<br />
twelve<br />
months have<br />
held some<br />
unexpected<br />
challenges<br />
for us. BRISE<br />
vessels were directly affected by<br />
the consequences of the events<br />
that were dominating the news<br />
in 2011, such as the political<br />
changes in North Africa and the<br />
earthquake in Japan. Ships sailing<br />
under our management were<br />
operating in these regions at the<br />
time, and our colleagues in charge<br />
had to decide quickly whether we<br />
could still operate safely in these<br />
areas. Developing competence<br />
solutions to problems of different<br />
kinds strengthens our organiza<br />
tion, in particular when many<br />
companies and individuals from<br />
the BRISE network are involved.<br />
Colleagues from Euroasiatic,<br />
A&A Shipping, SKULD Germany,<br />
Windsor Hamburg, IONA and<br />
BRISE were instrumental in<br />
mastering diverse challenges. At<br />
a time when the shipping industry<br />
is already challenged by very dif<br />
si tuation in Eastern Africa and<br />
political uncertainty it is comfor<br />
ting to know that we at BRISE also<br />
manage to deal well with matters<br />
that are far beyond our usual<br />
scope of experience and training.<br />
Yours faithfully<br />
Kai-Erik Clemmesen,<br />
Managing Partner<br />
IN B RIE f ASHORE ABOARD<br />
Emergency Towing Booklet<br />
now on every vessel<br />
STRANDGUT takes<br />
you back into the 70’s<br />
The MV CEMISLE in Poland<br />
First BRISE Crew Seminar<br />
fo C u s<br />
The crew seminar was held prior<br />
to the traditional Christmas party,<br />
which took place in the evening<br />
of the same day, and about 50 of<br />
different lectures and a workshop<br />
under the headline of “Promotion<br />
of Safety and Security”. Thomas<br />
Leszek Brancewicz talked about<br />
the Safety Management System<br />
(ISM code) and the prevention of<br />
drug smuggling, Artur f ryza pre<br />
sented the latest on the MaintStar<br />
software and Jens E. Borowski<br />
gave some important insights<br />
into ISPS including some crucial<br />
references to piracy attacks. The<br />
presentation and workshop fo<br />
cussed on practical requirements<br />
Diploma of attendance to<br />
1 st BRISE Crew Seminar<br />
“Promotion of Safety and<br />
Security”<br />
This is to confirm that below mentioned person attended the<br />
1 st BRISE Crew Seminar held in Szczecin on 25<br />
Attendant:<br />
Name: Zbigniew<br />
Surname: Rogowski<br />
Rank: Chief Mate<br />
th November 2011.<br />
Seminar Program<br />
1. Safety Management System<br />
- ISM code<br />
- Maintstar - New standard of the planned maintenance<br />
2. Ship Security<br />
- Piracy attacks<br />
- Drug smuggling at merchant vessels<br />
Szczecin, 25 th November 2011<br />
Managing Director<br />
Kai-Erik Clemmesen<br />
BRISE Bereederungs <strong>GmbH</strong> & Co. KG · Schaarsteinwegsbrücke 2 · D-20459 Hamburg<br />
Fon (040) 38 99 67-0 · Fax (040) 38 99 67-33<br />
Web http://www.brise.de · eMail fleet@brise.de<br />
Komplementär: <strong>Brise</strong> Bereederungs-Verwaltung <strong>GmbH</strong> – HRB 74373<br />
Geschäftsführer: Kai-Erik Clemmesen · HR A 94743<br />
UST-ID-Nr.: DE 208809581 · Steuer-Nr. 0210203540<br />
All staff that<br />
attended<br />
received this<br />
‘Diploma of<br />
Attendance’<br />
“BRISE is planning<br />
to repeat this kind of<br />
seminar on a regular<br />
basis.”<br />
arising from ISM code and IMO/<br />
ILO conventions. The general pur<br />
pose was to get feedback from the<br />
1<br />
the company’s Safety Manage<br />
ment System should be improved<br />
to minimize and prevent the risks<br />
of shipboard operations and ac<br />
cidents. All staff that attended re<br />
ceived a ‘Diploma of Attendance’<br />
from Mr. Kai Erik Clemmesen to<br />
day long workshop. After that the<br />
traditional Christmas party started<br />
and all guests enjoyed themselves<br />
with good food and entertaining<br />
talks. As the feedback of the au<br />
dience was very positive, BRISE<br />
is planning to repeat this kind of<br />
seminar on a regular basis.<br />
Before the Christmas party the Crew Seminar held many interesting and important information in store for the participants
2 BRISE IN BRIEf<br />
rECIPE<br />
huntEr’s PorK<br />
This hearty recipe was<br />
handed to us by cook Zelazko<br />
sylwester, who was cooking<br />
for the crew of the MS<br />
CEMSEA at the time of this<br />
contribution:<br />
Ingredients:<br />
1.5 kg Pork (boneless)<br />
½ teaspoon Salt<br />
2 tablespoons L ard<br />
Sauce:<br />
200 gr Smoked bacon<br />
200 gr Sausage (thin)<br />
4 Pickled cucumber<br />
4 fresh ceps (or dried mushrooms<br />
instead)<br />
1 spoonful Tomato paste<br />
½ glass dry red wine<br />
¼ teaspoon Pepper<br />
Browned flour:<br />
1 tablespoon flour<br />
1 tablespoon Lard<br />
Salt the pork and then fry it in<br />
warmedup brown lard. Pour<br />
some water into the pan, cover<br />
it and let the pork stew. Cut the<br />
smoked bacon and sausage<br />
into cubes. Slice the cucumbers<br />
and ceps and fry them<br />
together, but separately from<br />
the pork. Add two spoons of<br />
water and let them stew until<br />
they get soft. Chop the onions<br />
and fry them a little bit. Add<br />
tomato paste to the onions and<br />
fry them for one more minute.<br />
Add the sauce to the sausage<br />
and bacon and mix them<br />
together. After that, add the<br />
wine and pepper to the<br />
sauce. Then prepare<br />
browned flour out of<br />
flour and warmed warmedup<br />
lard, add it to<br />
the sauce and<br />
mix it. Slice<br />
the pork and<br />
serve it with the<br />
sauce.<br />
When two BRISE vessels meet<br />
PrEss<br />
In December 2011 the magazine<br />
ISS Report featured a short article<br />
on the MV EGERNSUND (OXL<br />
OCEANIC). It reported on the fact<br />
that the vessel carried a catamaran<br />
One of these two great pictures was<br />
sent to us by D/Cdt Kanila Weerasinghe<br />
of the MV SANDWIG. He captured<br />
the moment when two sister<br />
ships (MV SANDWIG and MV KAP<br />
PELN) lay side by side in the Miami<br />
harbour in December 2011. The other<br />
picture features the CEMvessels MV<br />
CEMISLE and MV CEMSOL side by<br />
side in the Brunsbuettel lock in february<br />
send by the agent Sartori & Berger.<br />
flEEt<br />
EMERGENCy ToWING<br />
BooklET (ETB)<br />
As of January 2012 at the very<br />
latest, every vessel above 500<br />
GT has to be equipped with<br />
an Emergency Towing Booklet<br />
(ETB). There have to be three<br />
booklets on board: one stored at<br />
the forecastle, one at the bridge<br />
and one in the ship’s office. One<br />
manual also stays with the BRISE<br />
office. The emergency towing<br />
procedures have been elaborated<br />
individually for each BRISE<br />
vessel and have been distributed<br />
among the fleet. They include a<br />
calculation of the vessel's towing<br />
force, drawings of fore and<br />
aft deck showing possible emergency<br />
towing arrangements, inventory<br />
of equipment on board<br />
that can be used for emergency<br />
towing and sample procedures<br />
to facilitate the preparation for<br />
an emergency towing operation.<br />
It is advisable that all crew members<br />
be familiar with the location<br />
and the content of this booklet<br />
and check whether all advice is<br />
sound and plausible. This will insure<br />
short reaction times in the<br />
event of an emergency and will<br />
also prevent any changes on the<br />
vessel from interfering with these<br />
guidelines. Also make sure to always<br />
keep an issue at the location<br />
prescribed to comply with<br />
the necessary standards.<br />
Contact: Jens E. Borowski;<br />
fleet@brise.de<br />
MV EGERNSUND carried ferry<br />
ferry with the name of KILIMAN<br />
JARO III from Hobart to Zanzibar.<br />
The ferry is now on a daily shuttle<br />
service between Zanzibar and Dar<br />
es Salaam.
Photos: BRISE (9)<br />
sErIEs<br />
MARPol: Annex VI<br />
In this issue we conclude our series<br />
on the “International Convention<br />
for the Prevention of Pollution<br />
from Ships” with Annex VI. This<br />
last Annex deals with regu lations<br />
for the prevention of air pollution<br />
from ships. It comprises rules for<br />
the construction of ships as well<br />
as operational guidelines. When it<br />
comes to air pollution from ships,<br />
there are many different substances<br />
that have to be taken into account.<br />
Therefore the regulations<br />
deal with these substances and<br />
their sources separately. Ozone<br />
Depleting Substances are one<br />
example. They can emerge from<br />
air conditionings, refrigerators or<br />
provision cooling plants. These<br />
devices have to be monitored<br />
carefully to prevent any leakage<br />
1<br />
of harmful substances. Maintenance<br />
works, leaks or refilling of<br />
this equipment needs to be recorded<br />
in the “Ozone Depleting<br />
Substances Log Book”. Nitrogen<br />
Oxides (NOx), which are released<br />
when burning fuel, are also a concern.<br />
To minimize those emissions,<br />
changes to new engines<br />
have to be carried out, e.g. by<br />
installing common rail devices to<br />
control fuel injection. The limits for<br />
these emissions are continually<br />
being reduced. Sulphur Oxides<br />
(SOx) are another example. They<br />
are created when burning bunker.<br />
These emissions can either<br />
be reduced by installing special<br />
filters (called scrubbers) in the<br />
exhaust system or by using only<br />
low sulphur fuel. At present IMO<br />
allows a worldwide maximum limit<br />
of 3,5% of sulphur in the fuel. Yet,<br />
there are special emission controlled<br />
areas, like the North Sea, the<br />
Baltic and––as of this summer––<br />
North America, where the maximum<br />
limit is only 1%. As of January<br />
2015 this limit will be lowered<br />
even further to 0.1%, while the<br />
worldwide limit is planned to be<br />
0.5% starting in 2020. There are<br />
also regulations concerning volatile<br />
organic compounds. These<br />
deal with emissions from cargo<br />
oil tanks of tankers. An efficient<br />
method to monitor these emissions<br />
is to use a vapour collecting<br />
return system that pumps the gas<br />
from the ship’s empty tank back to<br />
the onshore oil tank while loading.<br />
The winter in Europe started late, but it brought a lot of ice. Here are some<br />
of the <strong>best</strong> winter impressions we received from our colleagues on the MV<br />
CEMSOL (1), MV LANGBALLIG (2, 3) and MV GLUECKSBURG (background)<br />
2<br />
3<br />
Contact: Enno Gebhardt;<br />
fleet@brise.de<br />
BRISE IN BRIEf<br />
3<br />
fIvE QuEstIons<br />
for MarCIn JabłońsKI<br />
1. When did you start working<br />
for a& a and why?<br />
After I graduated from Maritime<br />
Academy in Szczecin in 2002<br />
I was looking for a job that would<br />
allow me to work in the office<br />
but also periodically on board a<br />
ship. Therefore in May 2003<br />
I started working with A&A Shipping<br />
Co. Ltd.<br />
2. What exactly are your<br />
responsibilities?<br />
My responsibilities are to source<br />
officers and ratings for BRISE and<br />
to maintain a good pool of ex crew.<br />
We are the link between seafarers<br />
and the owner. In addition it is my<br />
job to keep the office running as<br />
efficiently as possible.<br />
3. What do you like <strong>best</strong> about<br />
your job?<br />
What I like <strong>best</strong> is that every day<br />
brings something different. There<br />
are so many various matters to<br />
deal with that there is no place for<br />
boredom or routine.<br />
4. When you travel, which part<br />
of the world do you like most<br />
and why?<br />
There are still many places in<br />
Poland I feel I need to see.<br />
However if I could go to Odessa<br />
in Ukraine or Saint Petersburg in<br />
Russia I would be very happy.<br />
5. What input would you like to<br />
read in upcoming editions of<br />
news@brIsE?<br />
I do like BRISE ABOARD where I<br />
can read about BRISE ships, life<br />
on board and about their crew.<br />
The photo gallery with some<br />
snap shots of everyday life is a very<br />
good supplement to this.<br />
In this part we introduce<br />
colleagues from all different<br />
parts of BRISE. If you have any<br />
suggestions who might be next<br />
in this column, please send us<br />
an email to news@brise.de
4 BRISE ASHORE<br />
DoCKIngs<br />
There were three dockings at<br />
the beginning of 2012. The MV<br />
CEMBAY arrived at the Husum<br />
Shipyard for her intermediate<br />
survey on the 17th January and<br />
entered dry dock upon arrival<br />
for a periodical bottom survey.<br />
The MV CEMISLE was docking<br />
in Swinoujscie in January for an<br />
intermediate and a bottom survey.<br />
There was also some maintenance<br />
work on deck and the<br />
engine exhaust was overhauled.<br />
And finally, the MV KOLLUND is<br />
due for a periodical bottom survey<br />
and her intermediate class survey<br />
by the end of April at the latest.<br />
Maintenance work on the ballast<br />
water tanks is also scheduled.<br />
staff nEWs<br />
Kachina barmbold has<br />
success fully completed her<br />
apprenticeship and will continue<br />
to work for BRISE for at least<br />
six months.<br />
stefanie busch<br />
from the accounting<br />
department has<br />
been on maternity<br />
leave since January.<br />
Her tasks have been<br />
taken over by a new<br />
colleague: Paul<br />
Kirschner.<br />
furthermore olga say is back<br />
from maternity leave. She is assisting<br />
in the technical department<br />
and responsible for the vessels<br />
MV BIRK and MV SANDWIG.<br />
sErIEs<br />
learning from disaster: BNWAS<br />
In our series “Learning from disaster” about different regulations and their backgrounds, Jens<br />
E. Borowski provides you with some essentials on the BNWAS (Bridge Navigational Watch<br />
Alarm System):<br />
All BRISE vessels<br />
now have<br />
to be equipped<br />
with and have<br />
to make use of<br />
a Bridge Navigational<br />
Watch<br />
Alarm System<br />
(BNWAS). Its<br />
purpose is to monitor the presence<br />
and awareness of the officer<br />
on watch (OOW) on the<br />
bridge and to alert another qualified<br />
OOW if the responsible OOW<br />
is unable to fulfil his duties. After<br />
a series of incidents in which<br />
busInEss<br />
New charter<br />
The economic situation remains<br />
rather difficult. Luckily all our vessels<br />
are still underway, yet it is<br />
becoming more and more challenging<br />
to obtain new charter contracts<br />
and rates are in any event<br />
far from being reasonable. As of<br />
20th february the MV GLUECKS<br />
vessels collided with nonmoving<br />
and wellknown objects (like islands),<br />
it was suspected that the<br />
cause of these accidents lay in<br />
the fact that the OOW was either<br />
not present, asleep or otherwise<br />
unable to attend to his duties.<br />
Therefore the system frequently<br />
checks on the OOW by making<br />
him press a certain button as a<br />
response to visual and acoustic<br />
alarms. According to SOLAS,<br />
the BNWAS has to be in operation<br />
whenever the ship is at sea.<br />
All BRISE vessels are already<br />
equipped with a BNWAS. By<br />
BURG has a new charter contract<br />
with A.P.MøllerMærsk A/S<br />
until at least the end of May and<br />
possibly until the end of November.<br />
She will be sailing in a service<br />
between the Mediterranean<br />
and West Africa. The MV MIS<br />
SUNDE (MSC LONGONI) and the<br />
right of continuance, the existing<br />
Bridge Alarm Systems or dead<br />
man switch devices may be<br />
used if they comply with the new<br />
regulations. But this has to be<br />
checked for every vessel individually<br />
and the devices may need<br />
to be updated.<br />
Each crew has to make sure<br />
that the system is in good working<br />
order and complies with the<br />
current regulations. If in doubt,<br />
please contact fleet@brise.de.<br />
Contact: Jens E. Borowski;<br />
fleet@brise.de<br />
MV ARNIS have already extended<br />
their charters with MSC for at<br />
least five months starting in April.<br />
And finally, the charters for the MV<br />
ULSNIS and the MV RINKENIS<br />
(MSC EQUATOR) have also been<br />
extended. They will be sailing for<br />
MSC until at least September.<br />
Winter in the Hamburg harbour as<br />
seen by the MV GlUECkSBURG
Photos: BRISE (7)<br />
MorE<br />
Strandgut<br />
This edition’s very special STRAND<br />
GUT was handed to us by Jerzy<br />
Maciejewski 2nd/Mech (MSC<br />
LONGONI) and it takes us back<br />
in time...<br />
“Back in the 70's, a seafarer’s<br />
life was very different from today.<br />
Vessels had numerous crew<br />
members and port stays were<br />
longer. Therefore the crew had<br />
more time to organize various<br />
cultural and social activities in<br />
their leisure time, such as baptisms<br />
at sea when passing the<br />
Equator, pingpong, checkers<br />
and chess tournaments, Sunday<br />
sports, wrestling and even<br />
boxing. These events brought<br />
out many artistic talents among<br />
the seamen, such as painting,<br />
sculpting, writing, and singing<br />
seamen's ballads and melodies<br />
(shanties). And seamen also did<br />
a lot of sports. The picture shows<br />
a commemorative medal from a<br />
flEEt<br />
MV kEGNAES<br />
HAS BEEN SolD<br />
About a year ago, we informed<br />
you that four new vessels joined<br />
the BRISE fleet. The owners of<br />
these specialized projectcargo<br />
and heavylift ships asked us to<br />
take over the management due<br />
to the fact that the previous ship<br />
manager had become insolvent.<br />
In expectation of improved<br />
market conditions in 2011, there<br />
was confidence that all the ships<br />
would have a longterm future in<br />
the BRISE fleet. Regretfully the<br />
freight and charter markets also<br />
in this market segment have become<br />
even more difficult. Both the<br />
vessels’ owners and the financing<br />
banks are unwilling to give further<br />
financial support in uncertain<br />
times. As a result, the first vessel of<br />
the quartet MV KEGNAES, which<br />
was trading under the time charter<br />
name OXL BAMBOO, was sold<br />
sports competition from 1971. It<br />
is the silver medal for the high<br />
jump. The competition was organized<br />
for crews in the port of<br />
Genoa and 62 ships participated.<br />
However, the shipping business<br />
fIgurE of thE Month<br />
to German buyers in December<br />
2011 after one year under BRISE<br />
management. The other three<br />
ships are also being marketed to<br />
potential buyers around the world.<br />
We are presently in a position to<br />
avoid discussions on a sale with<br />
regard to the majority of the ships<br />
in the BRISE fleet. Prices for ships<br />
has changed substantially, affecting<br />
the work and free time<br />
of the crew serving on board.<br />
As a result, some cultivated marine<br />
traditions have unfortunately<br />
been slowly disappearing.”<br />
In the whole brIsE group, there are at present on average about<br />
1,100 transactions in the orderstar program per month.<br />
are also very depressed, similar to<br />
charter rates, and we aim to trade<br />
all vessels until market conditions<br />
allow for a structured and planned<br />
fleet renewal programme in our<br />
strategic BRISE markets.<br />
Contact: Kai Erik Clemmesen;<br />
fleet@brise<br />
No longer in the BRISE fleet: MV kEGNAES (ex SCAN ATlANTIC)<br />
BRISE ASHORE<br />
<strong>best</strong><br />
<strong>practice</strong><br />
raDar oPEratIon<br />
WIthIn loW rangEs<br />
In order to avoid the danger<br />
of colliding with any objects in<br />
the berthing process, we would<br />
like to add a certain procedure<br />
in our prearrival and departure<br />
checklists, as a BRISE vessel<br />
was in danger of colliding with<br />
a pier recently. Approaching the<br />
berth in dense fog, the crew<br />
changed the range on both<br />
radars down to 0.50 NM. Because<br />
of faulty magnetrons, this<br />
resulted in the failure of both radars.<br />
fortu nately the berth was<br />
well illu minated and the Master<br />
managed to bring the vessel<br />
alongside safely. Yet, to avoid<br />
any situations like this, we kindly<br />
ask you to do the following:<br />
n Please add to the prearrival<br />
and departure checklists to<br />
verify that radars are working<br />
within the low ranges of 0.75,<br />
0.50, and 0.25 NM. Please<br />
make sure that you know how<br />
the radars are performing<br />
before you turn them down in a<br />
dangerous situation like the one<br />
mentioned above.<br />
n Check your maintenance<br />
plan to make sure that magnetrons<br />
are being changed at the<br />
intervals recommended by the<br />
radar’s producer<br />
n If malfunctions are observed<br />
during the tests mentioned<br />
above, initiate an OrderStar<br />
requisition for spare parts or<br />
service to rectify the problem.<br />
5
6 BRISE ABOARD<br />
rEPort There are about 5,200 nm and a difference of 25C°<br />
between Kingston in Jamaica and Swinoujscie in Poland. As<br />
her charter contract had ended, the MV CEMISLE made her<br />
way from the Caribbean to dry dock in cold Europe<br />
“The journey from Jamaica to<br />
Swinoujscie took us three weeks”,<br />
C/O Pavel Malinowski tells us.<br />
“When we left there it was 25°C. Now<br />
in Poland it is freezing. Luckily we had<br />
very good conditions on the trip. Throughout<br />
the whole crossing of the Atlantic<br />
there was no storm, even though it is winter<br />
now.” Yet, the journey was not quite a cruise<br />
vacation. Malinowski: “Even if we are at sea,<br />
there are always many things to do. In addition to<br />
the standard bridge watch and all other standard<br />
procedures, we painted the upper parts of the ship.<br />
Unfortunately there was no opportunity for a barbecue<br />
or any other festive moment because of the swell. The<br />
ship was rolling very hard and it would have been very<br />
difficult to have a cosy gettogether. And as we made it<br />
to Swinoujscie without taking bunker, there was no oppor<br />
Visiting the MV CEMISlE we did<br />
not find her loading (as in the first<br />
picture) but waiting for her turn in<br />
dry dock with a very busy crew<br />
MV CEMISlE<br />
tunity to go for a walk on shore either.”<br />
for C/E upali Jayasinghe, the long journey<br />
meant a little less work in the engine<br />
room: “My real hard work starts now as we<br />
are docking. With all the maintenance work,<br />
the painting of the hull, and the cleaning and<br />
overhauling of nearly every device in the engine<br />
room, our team will be very busy.” When we met<br />
the 11man crew under the command of Master<br />
antoni front, they were waiting for their turn in<br />
dry dock. Due to bad weather in Poland there have<br />
been delays in the shipyard. Yet, the colleagues – who<br />
come from Poland, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and the<br />
Ukraine – were in good spirits. The MV CEMISLE remained<br />
in drydock for one week. following the stay at the<br />
yard MV CEMISLE has commenced with employment in<br />
the Baltrader system. Initial cargoes are being carried within<br />
Scandinavia and from Germany to the UK.
Photos: BRISE (6)<br />
A chat with the Chief<br />
This time we took the opportunity to talk to the MV CEMISLE’s C/E Upali Jayasinghe (46)<br />
Upali Jayasinghe (r.) and superintendent<br />
Markus Hartmann<br />
n@b: Did you always want to<br />
work at sea?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: Yes, that’s<br />
why I studied Marine Engineering<br />
at the University of Moratuwa in<br />
Sri Lanka.<br />
n@b: How long have you been<br />
working at sea, when did you<br />
become a C/E and how long have<br />
you been working for BRISE?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: I have been<br />
working at sea for 27 years now<br />
and I became a C/E eight years<br />
ago. In January 2011 I started<br />
working with BRISE and now I<br />
am on my second contract.<br />
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n@b: What do you like about<br />
working for BRISE?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: Working with<br />
BRISE is very nice because we<br />
are like a big family. I can call the<br />
office and there is always someone<br />
I can talk to.<br />
n@b: Where do you live? Do you<br />
have a family?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: I live in Kandy,<br />
Sri Lanka, and I have two sons<br />
ages 13 and 17.<br />
n@b: Where do you like to sail<br />
<strong>best</strong>? Which is your favourite<br />
ocean/region of the world and<br />
why?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: I prefer Asia because<br />
everything is familiar to me<br />
there. The people’s behaviour and<br />
their manners are nearly the same<br />
as in the region I grew up in. Also<br />
the weather is much better there.<br />
n@b: Do you have a favourite port<br />
of call? If so, which one and why?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: My favourite port<br />
is Singapore because it combines<br />
the <strong>best</strong> of two worlds. On the one<br />
hand, it is in Asia and, as I said,<br />
MEEt thE CrEW of thE Mv CEMIslE<br />
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1. gerry Manalo, 2nd/Off, Philippines, likes playing basketball<br />
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2. anton gunaratne, El./Off, Sri Lanka, likes watching movies and listening to music<br />
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that is my favourite region to sail.<br />
On the other hand, everything is<br />
as regulated and controlled as in<br />
the Western ports.<br />
n@b: What do you generally prefer:<br />
container vessels or bulkers?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: I like to go on<br />
bulkers because everything is<br />
less rushed than on a container<br />
vessel. The port stay is longer and<br />
in most cases the voyages are<br />
longer as well.<br />
n@b: What do you like to do during<br />
your spare time on board/at home?<br />
C C/E Jayasinghe: I like watching<br />
movies and spending time with<br />
my children. I also like to travel and<br />
see new places.<br />
n@b: How did you like the repositioning<br />
journey from the Caribbean<br />
to Poland?<br />
C/E Jayasinghe: I like long journeys<br />
and I did not mind it at all.<br />
Luckily we had very good weather.<br />
But as I prefer the tropical conditions<br />
in the Caribbean, I would<br />
rather have stayed there than<br />
come to Europe in wintertime.<br />
3. Cesar sola sabio, Motorman, Philippines<br />
4. Eugene stratiychuk, 2nd/E, Ukraine, likes arts, cars, swimming<br />
5. upali Jayasginghe, C/E, Sri Lanka, likes going on vacation, movies and playing games<br />
6. Pawel Malinowski, 1st/Off, Ukraine, likes long walks in the forest and cats of all sizes<br />
7. Mejoy Eugene, OS, Philippines<br />
8. fabre Davy, AB, Philippines<br />
9. antoni front, Master, Poland, likes spending time with family, mountain trekking, literature and history<br />
10. Mervin Cabahug, AB, Philippines<br />
11. Mario Cuenco, Cook, Philippines, likes playing basketball, watching movies and singing<br />
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BRISE ABOARD 7<br />
Country ProfIlE:<br />
thE PhIlIPPInEs<br />
In this edition of our series on home<br />
countries of our fellow colleagues,<br />
we’d like to give you a short introduction<br />
to the Philippines, the home<br />
country of six colleagues of the MV<br />
CEMISLE.<br />
name Republic of the Philippines<br />
Population 94 million<br />
Capital Manila<br />
language filipino and English<br />
general Information The Philippines<br />
is an archipelago of about<br />
7,000 islands situated in Southeast<br />
Asia in the Pacific Ocean and<br />
is bordered by Taiwan, Borneo,<br />
Vietnam and Indonesia. Trade,<br />
immi gration and colonization connected<br />
the people on the island<br />
with various cultures such as<br />
Malayan Rajahs and Chinese<br />
in fluences. In 1565 it became a<br />
colony of Spain and thus today<br />
the majority of the population is<br />
Catholic, but the Rajah past also<br />
left a minority of Muslims. In 1902<br />
it became an American colony and<br />
after a brief occupation by Japan, it<br />
became an indepen dent republic in<br />
1946. from 19561986 ferdinand<br />
Marcos established a dictatorship.<br />
In June 2010, Ben igno Aquino III<br />
was elected as the 15th president.<br />
Culture The Philippines is a very<br />
multiethnic country whose various<br />
influences can be seen in all parts<br />
of the culture. The ethnically diverse<br />
population includes indigenous<br />
people, Chinese and Spanish<br />
mestizos. During a naming reform,<br />
many people acquired a Spanish<br />
last name that they were required<br />
to choose from a list. More than<br />
170 languages are spoken there,<br />
including English, Spanish, Tagalog,<br />
different creoles and various<br />
indigenous languages. The country<br />
has a very high rate of literacy and<br />
education is very important to its<br />
people.<br />
A large percentage of the population,<br />
approximately 11 percent,<br />
lives and works outside of the<br />
Philippines.
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BULLETIN BOARD<br />
Photo gallery<br />
Here are some snapshots of everyday life at BRISE. If you have some entertaining<br />
photos to contribute, why not take part in our ongoing photo competition?<br />
(See details below)<br />
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1. Ice age on the Mv langballIg 2. the traditional Christmas party in sczcecin<br />
3./6. the brIsE office had a Christmas party as well. the fun ‘nail hammering competition’ was followed by a companionable dinner<br />
4. ‘stowaways’ on the Mv sanDWIg 5. a snapshot from the Mv CEMIslE 7. More ice on the Mv CEMluna<br />
8. the Mv gluECKsburg in the hamburg harbour with snow<br />
Participate…<br />
… and win! If you would like to<br />
be featured in the next issue,<br />
send a photo from your vessel or<br />
your office to news@BRISE and<br />
take part in our great photo competition.<br />
The <strong>best</strong> contri butions<br />
will receive a DVD package<br />
worth USD 50.00. The winners<br />
of this edition are the crews of<br />
the MV SANDWIG, MV LANG<br />
BALLIG and MV CEM LUNA. We<br />
hope to see more photos from<br />
all of you in the coming weeks.<br />
And please do not forget our<br />
STRANDGUT series, about special<br />
things you have found, been<br />
given or bought.<br />
Dear news@BRISE team,<br />
Email from Aboard<br />
enclosed find some pictures of two sisters (MV SANDWIG and MV KAPPELN)* meeting in Miami, USA.<br />
Best regards<br />
Kanila Sapumal Weerasinghe<br />
D/Cdt MV SANDWIG<br />
* See the photo on page 2<br />
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From: Kanila Weerasinghe<br />
To: news@BRISE<br />
Subject: When two sisters meet …<br />
IMPrInt “news@BRISE” Issue No.15, 1/2012, März 2012 Circulation “news@BRISE” is published three times a year by BRISE Bereederungs <strong>GmbH</strong> & Co. KG, Schaarsteinwegsbrücke<br />
2, 20459 Hamburg, Germany, Phone +49 40 38 99 670, fleet@brise.de Editor-in-Chief KaiErik Clemmesen Concept Gordon Schacht Publishing, Hamburg<br />
Production Andrea Schneider, b3K design, Hamburg text Irmela Tölke, KaiErik Clemmesen, Jens E. Borowski, Enno Gebhardt, Niels Jøntvedt, Jerzy Maciejewski, Zelazko<br />
Sylwester reprint © BRISE Bereederungs <strong>GmbH</strong> & Co. KG 2012 Reprinting permitted – copy requested. All information is correct to the <strong>best</strong> of our knowledge. Contributions<br />
by external authors do not necessarily reflect the views of BRISE Bereederungs <strong>GmbH</strong> & Co. KG. No liability can be accepted for unsolicited photographs and manuscripts.<br />
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