Odfjell nr 3 - 2006.indd

Company Magazine for the Odfjell Group - September 2006

In this issue: 

P.O. Box 6101 Postterminalen 

N-5892 Bergen 

Norway 

Tel: +47 55 27 00 00 

Fax: +47 55 28 47 41 

E-mail: quarterly@odfjell.com 

Internet: www.odfjell.com 

EDITOR: 

Klaus Walderhaug 

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Going double 

Tanks up in China 

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: 

Brit A. Bennett 

Kjell Johansen 

Tor Jürgensen 

Siri-Anne Mjåtvedt 

Morten Nystad 

Ellen Skagen 

Anne-Kristine Øen 

CORRESPONDENTS: 

Rotterdam: 

Theo Kruithof 

Singapore: 

Atle Knutsen 

Deadline next issue: 

November 12th, 2006 

Design: MacBox AS 

Cover: 

The first double-side block for 

Bow Lion being lifted into place 

at the Cosco Nantong shipyard. 

Photo: Jan Bjerkan, Odfjell Ship 

Management, Bergen 

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The Fuji hits the water 

11 

Bow Sky revisited 

«Be considerate and precise in you correspondence» ................................................... 9 

Plata sent to sea ........................................................................................................... 12 

Be safe – Be Prepared .................................................................................................. 14 

Odfjell Makana ............................................................................................................. 16 

The Dolphin is trading ................................................................................................. 17 

The second from Severodvinsk .................................................................................... 18 

New ships - Odfjell expands its chemical tanker fleet ............................................... 19 

Focus on operations ..................................................................................................... 20 

eVA – a challenging ‘lady’ ........................................................................................... 21 

30:2 – the lifesaving rhythm ........................................................................................ 22 

Safety Bulletin .............................................................................................................. 23 

Bergen fire fighters ....................................................................................................... 24 

Rotterdam Fire Brigade Officers visiting Bow Sun ....................................................... 25 

QM Corner ..................................................................................................................... 26 

Odfjell Quarterly Brainteaser ....................................................................................... 27 

Greetings from around the world ................................................................................ 28 

The Personnel Corner .................................................................................................... 32 

Fleet and terminals ....................................................................................................... 34 

2 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006

Dear Colleagues... 

The threat of global warming due to 

massive emissions of greenhouse gases, 

combined with the ever increasing 

prices on fossil fuels, have created a 

considerable demand for renewable 

and more environment-friendly energies 

such as biofuels. This opens for 

exciting prospects; for the energy supply, 

for the environment and not least 

for Odfjell. Biofuels, such as ethanol, 

vegetable oils and biodiesel are lines 

of cargo that may open up new markets 

for our ships and terminals. If we 

consider our own fuel situation the 

green energy forms may offer even 

more benefits to us. Heavy fuel oil, 

the dominant fuel in shipping, consists 

mainly of what is left after the 

lighter and more valuable parts of the 

crude oil have been distilled, popularly 

referred to as “the bottom of the 

barrel”. This made sense when the oil 

prices were low and the fuel costs an 

almost insignificant factor. With fuel 

prices at above US$ 300 per tonne, 

and with the restrictions of fuel sulphur 

emissions being implemented, 

it is quite another story. New technologies 

to gain improved fuel efficiency 

on board, combined with the 

introduction of biofuels also for vessel 

propulsion, will be an important 

contribution to the world’s shipping 

and transportation industry. We are 

indeed living in exciting times. 

Odfjell has developed a strong market 

presence in China, and we have 

gained a good foothold in this vast 

market. Recently we took delivery 

of the first newbuilding from China, 

M/T Bao Hai Tun, which will trade in 

the Chinese domestic market. The 

first tanks have already been erected 

at Odfjell’s new tank terminal in 

Jiangyin, and the relocation of our 

terminal in Dalian is well under way. 

Our Chinese marketing office is well 

established in the most important 

business city, Shanghai. The Chinese 

economy is still showing a very strong 

growth, and there are no immediate 

signs of any drastic downturn. When 

it comes to trade and production the 

country is an important engine for 

world growth. It seems fairly evident 

that Chinese progress and economic 

importance will continue, and with 

this also the significance of Chinese 

culture and language. Odfjell benefits 

from employing a team of skilled and 

motivated Chinese nationals, who really 

contribute to our success there. 

And who knows, maybe some day one 

of my successors will write this column 

in Mandarin. 

We have been through a very active 

third quarter, which is not least reflected 

in the many launchings and 

naming ceremonies and development 

projects described in this issue of 

Odfjell Quarterly. The newbuilding 

projects in Poland and Russia are 

progressing well, and the long-term 

time-charter vessels continue to be delivered 

from Japan at regular intervals. 

We have also further expanded our 

fleet with four second-hand chemical 

tankers, an investment of more 

than US$ 100 million. At our terminals 

there are many initiatives to further 

improve safety and efficiency, and we 

are also looking at opportunities for 

expansions, both at existing locations 

and at new places. On board our ships 

and ashore a lot of hard work has 

been put in on safety and operational 

excellence. All in all, I am confident 

that we are moving in the right direction. 

However, there’s no room to rest 

on our laurels. To prevail in the long 

run, every day we have to meet and 

exceed our customers’ expectations 

and to perform according to regulations 

and public requirements. 

The performance of our employees is 

the critical success factor for Odfjell, 

and to make sure we all pull in the 

same direction we have established a 

set of Key Performance Indicators to 

monitor the results of our work. By 

reaching the KPI targets, we will ensure 

healthy results for the company, 

allowing us to develop and further 

strengthen our position. But this will 

also benefit the employees directly, 

through the new incentive bonus 

scheme. Consequently, success for 

Odfjell will also gain all of us. 

Keep up the good work! 

Regards, 

Terje Storeng 

President/CEO 

ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 3

Going double 

Experiences from converting the first KSEC class 

vessels to double hulls 

In our March 2006 issue, we described the background for 

converting the KSEC class of vessels built in South Korea 

1986-1988, and presented the project proceedings up to 

awarding the contract. At the time of writing, one vessel is 

already successfully converted and two are in process. In this 

issue we are happy to let Captain Ruben Hilario of Bow Lion 

and Ashok Nair, Superintendent of Bow Leopard, share their 

experiences with the Quarterly readers. 

Bow Lion - the first one off 

By Captain Ruben Q. Hilario, Bow Lion 

Bow Lion was delivered from Korea 

early 1988, and after 18 years of continuous 

trading with chemicals and 

clean petroleum products all over the 

globe, she was still in very good shape. 

However, the single-side wing tanks 

were increasingly becoming a commercial 

and operational handicap. Prior to 

conversion, we had to operate with a 

double set of pollution certificates 

depending on whether we were a 

chemical or product tanker by definition. 

To bring the KSEC ships up to current 

regulatory and customer requirements, 

Odfjell decided to install double 

side sections. Today, Bow Lion is 

in compliance with the latest Marpol 

regimes. Further, the vessel had its bridge 

equipment upgraded, involving the 

Voyage Data Recorder, Electronic Charts 

Display and Information System, GPS, 

Echo sounder and Collision Radar. 

We left Nantong Shipyard after the 

works were completed at noon 8th 

July 2006. The following day we were 

hit by the typhoon “Ewiniar”. The 

vessel was in ballast condition, but still 

we observed that Bow Lion is more 

stable as a double hull ship. Of course we 

worried about the new blocks, we even 

joked about perhaps having to go back 

to the shipyard without the double skin. 

Luckily, everything was tested ok. 

The start was quite hectic, with loading 

in South Korea only a day’s sailing from 

the Cosco yard. However, we managed 

to handle the challenge of satisfactory 

tank cleaning, a considerable task due 

to the presence of sandblasting grits in 

the new wing tanks. We also completed 

the BP vetting and CDI inspections with 

positive results. On her second “maiden 

voyage”, Bow Lion loaded various 

grades of lubes and vegetable oils in 

South Korea and Malaysia. The vessel 

called Durban for her first double-hull 

discharge and loaded various grades of 

alcohol in Mossel Bay for destination 

Rotterdam and Hamburg. 

Part of the old single side has been cut out to give 

room for the first double-side block 

Conversion completed 


Touching up the name sign 

Leaving the yard on her second “maiden voyage” 

Helge Olsen, Senior Vice President 

Odfjell Ship Management, supervises 

the fitting of the first double-side 

block 

The Bow Lion crew 

At berth in Durban, her first discharge port as a double-hull ship 

Jan Bjerkan about to enter the ship 

for inspection 


Bow Leopard - 

The superintendent’s view 

By Ashok Nair, Superintendent Bow Leopard 

Photos: Captain Luisito G. Cantona 

The first considerations 

on converting the KSEC 

ships to double-hull 

started within Fleet 

Asia team in Singapore 

already in June 2005. 

However, assistance 

was required by the 

Project/Newbuilding department in 

Bergen, and subsequently both the classification 

society, DnV, and the design 

department of Stocznia Szczecinska 

Nova yard in Poland got involved. 

When Cosco Shipyard in Nantong was 

awarded the task of undertaking the 

conversion works, the Superintendents 

in Fleet Asia added on specifications for 

general repair and maintenance. 

The initial yard estimate was that the 

entire stay at the yard for the conversion 

work would be about fifty days 

for each vessel. However, the rebuilding 

turned out to be more complicated, 

and we spent close to eighty days 

with the first vessel, which we realize is 

necessary. In September there will be 

three Odfjell vessels at the yard; Bow 

Puma, Bow Leopard and Bow Panther. 

All of us are looking forward to this 

moment. 

July and August were exceptionally 

hot in the Nantong area this year, with 

The old ship’s side being removed 

temperatures touching 36°C. Try to 

imagine what it was like inside the 

cargo tanks! The authorities prohibited 

work between 1100 and 1700 hrs, and 

obviously this slowed us down despite 

the fact that the yard increased the 

night shifts. Luckily, temperatures have 

since dropped, and schedules are back 

to normal. 

Such a long docking period is unusual 

and quite a challenge for the crew and 

the shore staff. The three Ds (difficult, 

dirty and dangerous) of shipyard work 

are obvious everyday. It is not possible 

to keep the decks and engine room 

clean due the large amount of steel 

work, coating/blasting and machinery 

work involved. There is also considerable 

steel work around the accommodation 

block, inside the accommodation, 

work on the air conditioning 

plant, sewage treatment plant and steel 

work in the fresh water tanks. Although 

we concentrate on keeping the accommodation 

space clean, the work has 

lead to lot of discomfort to the ship’s 

crew from time to time. To the credit of 

the ship staff and shipboard management 

team, all this has been borne with 

a smile. 

The double-side blocks ready for installation 

Besides the normal supervisory and 

coordinating role of a Superintendent, 

the challenge during such a long project 

is to motivate the crew and to 

sustain the focus on the yard to deliver 

in time and in quality. Maximizing the 

daily morning meetings with ship staff 

and yard key personnel is the key to the 

successful execution of this project. My 


The first block being fitted 

Fitting the first block seen from deck 

All starboard blocks fitted 

Upgrading the anchor hawse pipe 

role during these daily meetings is to 

control the agenda and facilitate communications. 

I cope by totally switching 

off at the end of the day when I leave 

the ship. Unfortunately for the ship staff 

they are not able to do the same, as 

they cannot leave the ship for too long. 

To give the crew some relief, a sightseeing 

trip was organized by the Agent. We 

also arranged a basketball match with 

the combined Bow Puma/Bow Leopard 

teams playing against the shipyard. 

We would have won if we all had not 

been working so hard! The shipyard 

had a function recently and the Project 

Manager Mr. Zhou Cong Hui invited 

the crews to take part. Amazingly, a 

band was drafted from the two ships 

which performed two songs, very well 

received by the crowd. Perhaps all their 

practicing will not be wasted when Bow 

Panther arrives and a big party will 

(hopefully) be organized. 

The yard team is fairly young for this 

project – the key personnel are in their 

late twenties to early thirties. What they 

lack in experience they have made up by 

attitude. Having learnt from Bow Lion 

and Bow Puma, they are 

able to improve on the 

Bow Leopard. Taking all 

additional jobs, cancelled 

jobs and rejections in 

stride, it has made it so 

much easier and it has indeed 

been a pleasure to 

work with them. 

To show the appreciation 

of the crews’ efforts, 

Cosco Nantong has presented 

each ship a wooden 

sail ship, with the words 

“May you sail in fine winds 

and seas for a thousand 

years” imprinted in the 

sails. If not for a thousand 

years, we trust the KSEC 

ships have many years 

of continued safe and 

successful trading ahead 

of them. 

Steering gear room access and propeller dye check 

Cosco souvenir ship presented to Captain Cantona 


Tanks up in China 

First tanks being built at Odfjell Terminals (Jiangyin) 

By Chang Li, General Manager Odfjell Terminals (Jiangyin) 

In our December 2005 

issue, we covered the 

ground breaking ceremony 

for our Jiangyin 

terminal. Since that, 

extensive civil engineering 

works have 

literally prepared the 

ground for the visible 

proof of our venture – the erecting of 

tanks. 

In this stage we are building 22 tanks of 

2,000 to 7,800 cbm size, and the types are 

different as the materials include carbon 

steel, cladded steel and stainless steel 

plates. After a long and careful process 

of bidding and negotiations, contracts 

for building the OTJ tanks were finally 

signed on June 15th, 2006. The Third 

Chemical Engineering Construction Co. 

of China, a highly experienced constructor, 

was chosen to handle Bay I which 

covers all the material types. Qidong 

Industrial Installation Co., Ltd. became 

the constructor for Bay II. 

Both constructors commenced the work 

right away, and by the end of August 

2006, Bay I had ten tank bottoms, ten 

roofs and two shells completed. The corresponding 

figures for Bay II were twelve 

Mounting the steel plates to one of the tanks 

tank bottoms, eight roofs and four shells. 

The tanks are examined with X-ray shots, 

to ensure the necessary quality. 

Entering the site this summer, we were 

amazed by the sight and dazed by the 

heat. More than 200 builders together 

with dozens of large machinery units 

such as electric welders, plasma cutters, 

forklifts and auto cranes are working 

simultaneously, but still in good order. 

OTJ team members have certainly been 

The contract site team and the OTJ site team 

Skilled welding is required 


«Be considerate 

and precise in your 

correspondence» 

Circular to masters, dated 1952 

“Occasionally we receive excerpts from 

ship logs and letters that have not been 

written the way they should have been”. 

So begins Bernt Daniel Odfjell Snr., the 

father of our current chairman, a circular 

to the Odfjell masters. The topic of 

the circular was to request the captains 

to put a real effort into writing letters 

and reports. The shipowner continued: 

“In particular in matters concerning 

third party damages you can hardly be 

careful enough with what is being written. 

Consequently we ask our masters to 

be exceedingly considerate and precise 

in the correspondence in general. Correspondence 

has to be worked with. It 

is an appropriate rule to prepare drafts 

for letters, and if it is difficult and important 

letters that don’t need to be 

sent the same day, it is often advisable 

to leave the draft for a day or two to 

have time for closer considerations”. 

This circular was written on October 30th 

1952, almost 54 years ago, and issued to 

all Odfjell ships. We don’t know whether 

or not Mr. Odfjell’s admonitions had 

the desired effect on the masters’ writing 

skills. However, it shows that some 

topics remain valid, and it is certain that 

we can all learn from his advice: keep 

your language clear and precise! 

active too. On site safety and quality 

inspections, weekly meetings with the 

constructors and constant improvement 

of the plan and schedule are paramount. 

Despite the very high temperatures and 

unexpected storms this summer, Bay I 

construction is according to plan with 

finishing date the end of September. 

Bay II is slightly behind schedule but still 

catching up. The terminal area now looks 

completely different compared to only 

one and half month ago. We are looking 

forward to the completion of our tank 

construction in early October. 

Odfjell Terminals (Jiangyin) 

• Joint venture with the Garson 

Group of Shanghai,China 

• Located in the Yangtze river 

150 km west of Shanghai 

• Initial capacity of 99,800 cbm 

from first quarter 2007 

• Handling of ships, barges and 

trucks 

• Additional land available for 

expansion 


The Fuji hits the water 

Naming and launching of M/T Bow Fuji 

By Torgeir Hjorth 

Mid September our latest long-term 

time-charter fully stainless steel vessel, 

M/T Bow Fuji, was delivered from 

Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. After a 

period of miserable weather and lots of 

rain in Japan, September 15th appeared 

with clear sky and beautiful sunshine, 

making the naming and launching ceremony 

a fantastic event. 

Delegates and guests from the owners, 

Yuyo Steamship Co., Kitanihon Shipbuilding 

Co., bankers, investors and not 

least from Odfjell, witnessed the lady 

sponsor, Rannveig Præsttun Bjørvik, cut 

the ribbon with an axe. The champagne 

bottle smashed as expected at the bow, 

and the Bow Fuji started to slide backwards 

into the water. It is really impressive 

to see such a large vessel enter its 

right element. 

and Makoto Komatsu, also contributed 

to making our stay in Japan very memorable. 

Bow Fuji is expected to be delivered to 

Odfjell in November 2006. 

Principal dimensions 

of Bow Fuji: 

Hull number: 366 

Summer dead weight: 19,800 dwt 

Length overall: 141.00 mtrs 

Beam 

24.20 mtrs. 

Draft: 9.65 mtrs. 

Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. had arranged 

everything in a very controlled 

and organized manner, including a nice 

celebration party at Hachinoe Park Hotel 

in the evening. The Odfjell Tokyo 

team, Ken Kurihara, Yoshimi Mochizuki 

Kitanihon NB 366 ready for the naming and launching ceremony 

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

Steamship Co.,Ltd., his wife Mrs. Hiroko Yoshizawa, Torgeir Hjorth and Lady 

Sponsor Rannveig Præsttun Bjørvik 

Bow Fuji finally reaching her right 

element 


Bow Sky revisited 

Lady sponsor gets on board at Singapore 

By Atle Knutsen 

M/T Bow Sky was named in April 2005 

at the Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa yard. Lady 

sponsor was Mdm. Teng, Soo Fen, wife of 

Radm. Tuck Yew Lui, former CEO of the Singapore 

Maritime and Port Authority (MPA). 

It was a great honour for Odfjell to have 

Mdm. Teng perform this important ceremony 

and to have senior members of the MPA attending the event. 

On May 17th, on the Norwegian Constitution Day, the Bow 

Sky was visiting Singapore for the third time on her trade 

around the globe. It was a good opportunity to invite 

Mdm. Teng on board to revisit the vessel and meet the officers 

and crew. The vessel’s loading and discharge program 

allowed for a smooth access at Odfjell’s joint venture terminal in 

Singapore, Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Singapore. Unfortunately, 

Mdm. Teng’s husband could not attend the visit, but 

we were pleased that Mdm. Teng had brought her two daughters, 

Elaine and Emily, to see the ship. 

In the engine control room, with Chief Engineer Vasseng 

Capt. Bakke, his officers and crew presented the vessel in A1 

condition, and hosted a very nice dinner in honour of the 

guests. The lady sponsor was very interested in the vessel’s 

trading since delivery and to get an impression of life on 

board such a sophisticated vessel. Through an extensive tour 

of the ship, all the way from the engine room to the bridge, 

Capt. Bakke informed about all the functions on the ship. 

In particular he stressed the importance of the crews’ close 

attention to safety. 

Odfjell has adopted a policy of having all their owned vessels 

decorated by local schools from the area around the yard. The 

lady sponsor was impressed by all the beautiful pictures and 

other artefacts on board. While touring the superstructure, the 

guests were also shown the nice cabins of crew and officers as 

well as the gym facilities which contribute to make the Bow Sky 

such a pleasant ship to sail on. This is also reflected in the vessel 

crews’ positive “can-do” attitude. 

On deck with Laurence Odfjell 

Captain Bakke, the Lady Sponsor Mdm. Teng and her two 

daughters Elaine and Emily 

The guests on the Bridge 


Plata sent to sea 

Launching/naming ceremony of 

Bow Plata at Kitanihon, Japan 

By Gareth Williams 

Pictures: Vanessa J. H. Williams 

On July 13th 2006, Odfjell representatives 

were assembled in Japan to 

attend the launching and naming of the 

most recent addition of long-term timecharter 

ships from Japan. Mdm Mu 

Dao Zhen was the guest of honour as 

the lady sponsor for the vessel, accompanied 

of course by Mr. Zhu Guohe, 

her husband and General Manager of 

Odfjell Shanghai. Ken Kurihara together 

with his wife Yoko represented Odfjell 

Tokyo. From our Singapore office, Lim 

Tai Lai, one of our Senior Ship Operators 

attended on behalf of the regional 

fleet operations department together 

with Mr. Atle Knutsen and his wife 

Hanne. I was delighted to be included 

among the Odfjell delegates together 

with my wife Vanessa. This was a 

special trip for us in a number of 

ways, as we had never been to Japan 

before, nor had either of us attended 

an Odfjell launching ceremony and seen 

a ship actually glide down the slipway 

as part of the ceremony. 

The Lady Sponsor, Mdm Mu Dao 

Zhen, entering the yard 

The morning of the big day we all 

took Japan’s famous “Bullet Train” the 

approximately 600 km north from Tokyo 

up to Hachinohe, a three-hour journey 

that gave us the opportunity to be introduced 

to representatives from Keymax 

Maritime Ltd, the owners of the vessel. 

At our destination we were greeted by 

representatives from the Kitanihon shipyard, 

and ushered to a waiting coach 

that would take us to our hotel and then 

further on to the shipyard. 

What was immediately evident was the 

friendly atmosphere within our group. 

Conversation was flowing freely with 

good humour all around, and slowly 

names all began to fit in place. That all 

of us had labelled buttonhole rosettes 

helped to fill in the last gaps. 

Kitanihon shipyard is only a short journey 

from the hotel and on approaching 

it was immediately obvious, with NB SNO 

365 already adorned with flags, bunting 

and ribbons rising high above the fencing 

and buildings of the yard. The initial 

impression is of a relatively compact but 

highly efficient shipbuilding operation. 

We were later informed that in 2006 

Kitanihon will construct a total of six 

chemical tankers. 

After having entered the yard passing 

under a specially constructed archway to 

welcome Odfjell and Mdm Mu Dao Zhen, 

we all assembled for the commemorative 

group photograph. Prior to assembling 

on the platform at the bow of the 

ship, the lady sponsor was ushered to 

one side for a couple of practice swings 

with her ceremonial axe. Fingers all 

intact, nerves dispatched and the dummy 

run claimed a success, it was time for the 

real thing. With a warning bell to sound 

that the safety retaining pins on the 

slipway were removed, Mdm Mu Dao 

Zhen stepped up to the microphone and 

proclaimed “ I name you Bow Plata,” Zhu 

gave the blessing whereupon Mdm Mu 

cut the ribbon, and the ship was named 

with champagne as she glided down the 

slipway into the water. 

A ship’s launch is an occasion with a 

strong sense of ceremony and tradition, 

and a celebration of human achievement. 

Of course it is also a marking of 

long-term commitments and in this particular 

instance of reinforced relationships 

between Keymax Maritime Ltd and 

Odfjell, a fact that Mr Saburo Iwai, Chief 

Operating Officer of Keymax Maritime 

Co Ltd also expressed in his dinner speech 

afterwards. 

Ken Kurihara officially concluded the 

formal reception with toasts all around. 

However, with new friendships forged 

and celebrations still in full swing, 

representatives from Keymax Maritime, 

Bow Plata fast facts: 

• 19,800 dwt 

• Double Hull 

• 22 stainless steel tanks, approx. 

22,000 cbm 

• Class: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) 

• Panama Flag 

• LoA 141 metres 

• Beam 24.20 metres 

• Summer draft 9.794 metres 


Some of the prominent guests attending the ceremony, from left Mrs. Hanne 

Knutsen, Mr. Atle Knutsen (Odfjell), Mr. Saburo Iwai (COO Keymax Maritime 

Co Ltd), Lady Sponsor Mdm Mu Dao Zhen, Mr. Zhu Guohe (Odfjell Shanghai), 

Mr. Moto Nakabayashi (Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.), Mr. Tohru Higash 

(President of Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.) 

Kitanihon NB SNO 365 ready for 

naming and launching 

Safely afloat 

Odfjell, Kitanihon, NKK, and ISC Corporation 

continued to a more intimate 

setting for light refreshments and some 

karaoke. There are some talented singers 

out there with daytime shipping jobs! 

The following day Keymax and Kitanihon 

arranged a sightseeing tour to let us 

experience some culture and local sights. 

We enjoyed a boat trip across Lake Towada, 

a volcanic lake 400 metres above 

sea level, followed by a stroll along one 

of the tributaries that flowed from the 

lake. After a traditional hot plate style 

lunch at the Oirase Tourism Centre, we 

enjoyed a musical recital before boarding 

our coach to head back to Hachinohe 

train station. I know I speak for all of us 

at Odfjell in expressing our gratitude to 

our hosts at Kitanihon and at Keymax for 

making this such an enjoyable trip. 

The yard workers look small 

compared to the large hull 

The Lady Sponsor and her husband 

Bow Plata finally reaching her right 

element 

The Lady Sponsor cutting the token 

ribbon 


Be Safe - Be Prepared 

Safety Refresher Course at the Odfjell Academy 

By Mika Appel, Odfjell Academy/Wartsila Land & Sea Academy 

Safety is a state of being prepared, 

aware and forward thinking, to enable 

us to manage and reduce the risk of 

actions that may lead to negative incidents 

such as injuries or emergencies. 

To further enhance the safety mindset 

and focus on board Odfjell ships, 

the Odfjell Academy in collaboration 

with Wartsila Land & Sea Academy has 

developed a safety refresher course. 

Both Odfjell and Wartsila have a wealth 

of experience and knowledge in Safety 

Management and best working practices. 

The basis for developing the 

safety refresher course was a draft 

course outline, previously developed by 

Capt. Kjell Johansen (Odfjell Academy) 

and Jari Ullakonoja (Wartsila). However, 

it was quite a challenge to merge 

ideas from both parties and come up 

with a programme that will suit and 

meet the operations of Odfjell. Keeping 

this in mind, we teamed up with Capt. 

Fidel Perez, C/M Virgilio Angeles, C/E 

Leo Gegajo and Second Mate Aurelio 

Sedutan to develop the course scope 

through brainstorming sessions, with 

Odfjell’s safety standards and procedures 

and STCW (Standards of Training, 

Certification & Watchkeeping) requirements 

in mind. 

The course focuses on developing strategies 

and coordinated action plans, and 

to achieve an attention during normal 

operations, which enable the crew to 

react in a correct manner if an emergency 

should occur. We have taken a 

practical approach, developing case 

studies that match various scenarios 

on board Odfjell’s vessels. The training 

is a four-day programme, in which 

participants from management, operation 

and support level attend at different 

periods. 

The first day of the course is for management 

level officers. The programme 

starts by letting the participants 

share their experiences from the daily 

activities and the regular safety and 

emergency training on board. We ask 

the participants to state the facts of 

relevant situations, how they manage, 

react and ensure control of various 

emergencies. The key to ensure control 

is to have presence of mind, will to 

survive and the proper safety skills to 

react correctly. We then challenge them 

to analyze the situation on what could 

be the possible incident cause and the 

lessons learned from their experience. 

During the first aid instructions 


Fire fighting using fire extinguishers 

... and applying more heavy equipment 

The course participants are asked to 

develop an emergency plan based on 

how they would manage and assess 

the situation, and to ensure that their 

approach is in accordance with Odfjell’s 

safety and emergency procedures. 

The exercises are designed to develop 

the management level officers’ leadership 

skills and ability to do proper planning 

and execution of Odfjell’s safety 

and emergency procedures. These 

officers act as instructors for operational 

and support level participants for 

exercises in personal survival, first aid 

and fire-fighting techniques during the 

two final days of the programme. 

The operational level officers join in 

on the second day, and go through the 

same process of sharing best practices 

and adaptation to Odfjell’s safety and 

emergency procedures. Later the same 

day both management and operational 

level officers work together and develop 

a muster roll for the last two days’ 

exercises. Operational level officers will 

be the squad leaders of different teams 

as per this participant list. 

The third day the support level participants 

arrive. The management and 

operational level officers guide their 

team members and instruct them on 

proper execution of exercises. 

The two last days two teams together 

prepare and conduct practical exercises. 

We put importance on the decision 

process, communication and coordination 

between the master, chief mate, 

chief engineer and/or second engineer 

and the squads during various emergency 

situations. After each exercise we 

have a de-briefing session, to discuss 

how the teams have performed and 

managed the situation. 

This cooperation between Odfjell and 

Wartsila is a real partnership, wherein 

both parties learn and share best practices 

to achieve its goal in upgrading the 

skills of its crew. That is to “Be Safe!” 

and “Be Prepared!” during our daily 

operations. 

During the life raft exercise 

Some of the course delegates during a classroom session 


Odfjell Makana 

Odfjell enters into new South African partnership 

By Knut H. Holsen and Mel Pinks 

Odfjell has been a part of South 

African bulk liquids trade for a long time. 

Servicing the ports of Durban, Richards 

Bay, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and 

Mossel Bay, importing various chemicals 

and oils and exporting mainly phosphoric 

acid and Sasol products, we have 

witnessed the remarkable development 

of this nation. 

As part of our business development, 

and in line with the country’s political 

ambitions, Odfjell has entered into a 

partnership with Makana Investments. 

Makana is a company already established 

in the shipping industry through 

its clearing and forwarding functions 

and with an ambition to grow within 

the maritime industry as a whole. 

The partnership company, Odfjell 

Makana SA, is majority owned by 

Makana Investments and is fully supportive 

of the development 

of the previously 

disadvantaged South 

African community 

within this specific 

sector. Further, the 

company will strive to 

achieve realisation of 

the goals set out within 

the South African Black 

Economic Empowerment 

(BEE) Maritime Charter. 

The venture will focus on activities 

and services related to 

chemical shipping, and pursue 

opportunities and synergies in 

the increasing South African trade. 

A contract with a major client in South 

Africa supports the development of 

our joint venture, where specific goals 

for increased local participation in this 

region may be addressed. 

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

Peter-Paul Ngwenya (Makana), Morten Nystad and Knut Holsen 


The Dolphin is trading 

Naming and delivery of Bao Hai Tun in China 

By Tore Jakobsen 

Our first Chinese 

coastal chemical tanker 

was delivered and 

named M/T Bao Hai 

Tun in a ceremony on 

September 13th at the 

Yangzhou Kejin Shipbuilding. 

Representatives 

from Odfjell, 

our joint venture partner Dong Zhan Oil 

Transportation Co. and the yard were 

gathered to celebrate the proof of our 

entry into the domestic market in China. 

The vessel will have Chinese flag, class 

and crew, and be managed and operated 

by Odfjell Dong Zhan Shipping (Shanghai) 

Co. Ltd (ODZ), for the purpose of 

participating in the Chinese cabotage 

trade. Bao Hai Tun is 3,860 dwt with ten 

segregations and MarineLine tank coating 

providing high cargo flexibility. The 

name means, with some flexible translation 

into Chinese, Bow Dolphin. 

Odfjell’s newbuilding team has been responsible 

for the supervision of the construction 

and delivery of the vessel in 

accordance with the building contract. 

Odfjell Asia, Singapore has assisted ODZ 

with ship management services, including 

manning and crew training before 

delivery. 

The Chinese production capacity for 

bulk chemicals is expected to double 

in the years to come, and a significant 

portion of this will require inland distribution. 

The expected increase in both 

Chinese exports and imports of relevant 

products will further boost the demand 

for coastal transportation. Accordingly, 

it is an interesting time to establish our 

presence in this market – especially as 

most of the current coastal fleet is old 

and lacks chemical capability. 

ODZ is one of the five joint ventures 

with international participation, based 

on license from the Chinese authorities. 

We have years of experience in 

the Chinese market, both through the 

regional shipping services offered out 

of Singapore but also through operating 

our sophisticated terminal in Dalian. 

Through ODZ our customers may enjoy 

a new service. 

The ship naming ceremony itself was a 

grand event with the flowers, confetti, 

dancing of the Dragon and of course the 

Lady Sponsor – Ms Zhao Wei – breaking 

the champagne bottle. She is the wife 

of the chairman of ODZ, Mr. Chen Guan 

Qiang. 

Among other prominent guests were 

Mr. Zhu Guohe, general manager of 

ODZ, Mr. Xie Chuan Yong, the general 

manager of Yangzhou Kejin Shipbuilding, 

Mr. Atle Knutsen of Odfjell Asia as 

well as Mr. Kjell Mikalsen and Mr. Bjarte 

Vågsholm from our newbuilding team. 

The ceremony, also attended by friends 

and family of our Chinese colleagues 

and partners, was followed by a dinner 

in Yangzhou. The celebrations in general 

were both friendly and lively, boding 

well for future cooperation. 

Bao Hai Tun seen from the deck 

The deck seen from the bridge 

Traditional dragon dance 


The second from Severodvinsk 

Keel laying of the second newbuilding at Sevmash 

By Tore Jakobsen 

Odfjell’s newbuilding project in Russia 

is progressing, and on June 30th it was 

time for the keel laying of the second in 

our series of eight to twelve ships from 

the Sevmash shipyard. The first keel laying 

took place mid December last year, 

when the Russian winter is at its darkest, 

and stood in steep contrast to the warm 

and beautiful weather we enjoyed this 

time in the middle of the summer. The 

Russian hospitality and friendliness, 

however, remained the same. 

The event attracted a considerable 

turnout from Russian media and local 

authorities. Odfjell was represented by 

a delegation led by Chairman of the 

Board, Mr. Dan Odfjell. 

The first ship from Sevmash is scheduled 

for delivery fourth quarter 2007. 

Many Sevmash employees and members 

of the media attended the ceremony 

Odfjell Chairman Dan Odfjell, being interviewed by the media 

The keel section 


New ships 

Odfjell expands its chemical tanker fleet 

Odfjell has recently acquired five chemical 

tankers at a total price of about 

US$ 130 million. Four of the tankers 

are second-hand ships with stainless 

steel cargo tanks, built between 1995 

and 1997. The fifth is a newbuilding 

delivered from China. 

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

built in Italy, and was delivered September 

12th from Italian owners. The vessel 

has been renamed Bow Querida. 

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

also built in Italy, and will be delivered 

late 2006/early 2007 from English owners. 

This ship is acquired by a Norwegian 

50/50 joint venture company owned by 

Odfjell ASA and Kristian Gerhard Jebsens 

Skipsrederi AS. 

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

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

1997) are both built in Norway. The vessels 

are bought from Norwegian owners, 

and delivery will take place in first and 

second quarter 2007. 

On September 13th 2006 a joint venture 

company in China, owned 49 % by 

Odfjell ASA, took delivery of a newbuilding 

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

chemical tanker with MarineLine cargo 

tanks will operate in the Chinese domestic 

market. 

Further, Odfjell has sold M/T Bow Heron 

(35,289 dwt - built 1979) to Norwegian 

owners. She is built in Norway in 1979 

and has mainly coated cargo tanks. The 

ship will be delivered to the new owners 

in November 2006. 

M/T Giada D, renamed Bow Querida 

M/T Euro Azzurra 

M/T Brage Pacific 


Focus on operations 

Port Captain and Operation Managers meeting 2006 

By Sigmund Larsen 

On June 27-28th, 

Odfjell Seachem arranged 

a Port Captain and 

Operation Managers 

meeting in Bergen. 

The conference was to 

serve several purposes: 

• To have an open discussion and 

exchange views on how we may 

enhance our performance in our 

increasing time-chartered fleet 

• Introduction and elaboration of the 

Odfjell Seachem Ship Inspection 

scheme 

• Introduction of operational 

procedures and processes 

• Discussions on operational excellence 

and port performance. 

Of course, such meetings are also important 

arenas for teambuilding and to 

establish closer relationships between 

the offices abroad and the headquarters 

at Minde. 

Day one started by drawing the big lines. 

Odfjell Seachem President Jan Hammer 

presented visions, strategies and priorities, 

and he explained the rationale 

behind some recent changes at Odfjell. 

Vice President Torgeir Hjorth discussed 

Odfjell Seachem issues seen from a chartering 

point of view. Some of the topics 

he addressed were safety and quality, 

operational standards, market and customer 

status and not least the cost of 

non-compliance. 

The rest of the first day was spent on 

workshops, where the meeting delegates 

discussed the experiences with 

our T/C vessels. Some of the aspects that 

came up during the lively discussions 

were ship/shore communication and language 

issues, vetting requirements and 

handling, vessel equipment and maintenance, 

and crew qualifications and experience. 

A number of action points were 

suggested, some of which already have 

been implemented. Others items need 

more time and not least investments to 

rectify, but we aim at finding solutions 

through creativity and collaboration 

between Odfjell Seachem, owners and 

managers. 

The theme of the meeting’s second day 

was operational excellence and proper 

procedures. The participants received 

Captain Arne Ingebrigtsen presents his port performance findings from 

Rotterdam 

Dan Odfjell’s operational digest describing 

the attitudes we want embedded 

in the Operations department, and 

the goals for the recent reorganisation 

of Odfjell Seachem was presented 

and discussed. The new port captain in 

Rotterdam, Captain Arne Ingebrigtsen, 

presented his views on port performance 

and reporting, based on his findings from 

his stay with Odfjell Rotterdam. His presentation 

raised many thoughts on how 

we can improve port turnaround. Svend 

Foyn-Bruun presented the Operation 

Support Group, and their capabilities. 

The conference was concluded by Port 

Captains Mel Pinks (Durban), George 

Pontikos (Houston) and Willy Thorsen 

Some of the meeting delegates 

(Dubai), who presented their day-today 

tasks and challenges. The various 

ports have different problems and 

thus, generic solutions are not always 

appropriate. Some challenges need to be 

addressed and coordinated at a senior 

level, while others can simply be solved 

through better communication between 

the port captains and the Operations 

departments in Bergen or Singapore. 

Such meetings are important in our 

efforts to enhance our operational 

performance, and to further strengthen 

the team spirit. General consensus after 

the meeting was that it had been both 

fruitful and really enjoyable. 


eVA – a challenging ‘lady’ 

Electronic Voucher Approval implemented at Odfjell ASA 

By Svein Engum 

This autumn and winter, 

all departments at 

Odfjell HQ, and later 

on also many of the 

subsidiaries in our 

group, will be introduced 

to a nice 

‘lady’:eVA. To lower 

any expectations; 

eVA is an abbreviation for Electronic 

Voucher Approval. The implementation 

of this modern system will give easy 

access to all invoices and all other vouchers 

within the accounting system, at any 

time. One click, and an invoice with all 

details will be available on the screen. 

Introduction 

After several years of considerations and 

demand evaluations, Odfjell this spring 

started a project named eVA. Our main 

objective with this project is to have an 

electronic storage and management 

of all accounting transactions. This 

includes purchase invoices, other incoming 

invoices and general accounting 

transactions. However, we have left out 

transactions going through OTIS, Odfjell 

Seachem’s operational system. 

The demands for efficient voucher 

management and the ability to report 

on a timely basis have grown and will 

continue to increase within the Odfjell 

group. This has necessitated the implementation 

of an IT system to support an 

efficient workflow and overview. Some 

potential key benefits of the eVA system 

are: 

Status 

 

 

 

 

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

• Faster, more accurate management of 

vouchers in Odfjell ASA 

• Simplified and improved overview of 

all invoices and other vouchers at any 

time 

• Freeing up of the resources currently 

applied on transaction management 

• More effective reporting 

• Streamlining of the processes, and 

elimination of non-value-added 

operations. 

Once the system is implemented, 

invoices will be authorised on the screen. 

Purchase invoices matching order confirmations 

will be directly updated to the 

accounting system. Other invoices must 

Status 

Plateau II 

Oct ‘06 

 

 

 

 

Plateau III 

Jan ‘07 

Plateau IV 

Jun '07 

be electronically authorised. Storage of 

all invoices and vouchers will then be 

electronic and thus, no paper back-up 

is needed. And maybe best off all; the 

system is extremely simple and userfriendly. 

Odfjell ASA has hired two external consultants 

from KPMG to do the implementation 

at Minde. The software and 

technical installation will be from 

Basware. During 3-4 weeks in September 

2006, an appointed pilot group will 

thoroughly test and evaluate the new 

system. We plan to deploy in November, 

and at the same time we will commence 

training for involved personnel. 

More info will come on the intranet. 

During the first phase we will concentrate 

on implementing eVA at the Odfjell 

headquarter at Minde. The next phase, 

probably starting early spring 2007, will 

involve Rotterdam, Houston, Manila and 

Singapore. 

Project leader for Odfjell is Frode 

Midtun of the Finance/Accounts department, 

and the steering committee consists 

of Kjell E. Revheim (Purchasing), Tor 

Jürgensen (ICT) and Svein Engum 

(Finance/Accounts). 

 

 

Plateau I 

Sep ‘06 

May’06 

The development of the eVA project 


30:2 - the lifesaving rhythm 

By Klaus Walderhaug 

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the 

use of chest compressions and artificial 

inflation, is a vital element of general first 

aid and something that really could contribute 

to saving lives. Quick and resolute 

initiatives in case of heart or respiratory 

problems may be what prevent a fatal 

outcome. 

Stress and heavy work pressure in modern 

society are factors that contribute to 

trigger off cardiac problems. To be prepared 

for potential problems, at Odfjell 

Minde we have arranged voluntary first 

aid courses for all employees, where 

cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an important 

part. We have also established a 

“heart starter” team, consisting of people 

who have been coursed and certified 

in the use of a semi-automatic external 

cardiac defibrillator (AED), popularly referred 

to as a “heart starter”. A cardiac 

defibrillator is a device that reads and 

analyses the heartbeat rhythm, and if 

necessary provides an electric shock pulse 

to correct a fibrillating heart, i.e. a heart 

beating in an uncontrolled manner. The 

certification makes the members of the 

defibrillator team capable of offering 

the necessary aid in case of a cardiac arrest 

or similar problems, not only at the 

headquarters at Minde but everywhere 

where a cardiac defibrillator is available, 

e.g. at airports and other public areas. 

Early September we arranged a certification 

course for seven new members of 

the AED team, bringing the total number 

at Odfjell Minde up to 14. The already 

certified team-members received an updating 

of their skills, not least introducing 

the revised procedures for cardiopulmonary 

resuscitation. The team gathers 

on a monthly basis, to train and to make 

sure we know how to behave if an emergency 

should occur. Know-how for life, 

but skills we hope we’ll never need. 

Øystein Vasset doing his 30 

compressions. One, two, three, four... 

Cardiopulmonary 

resuscitation 

The guidelines below are based on 

the new international consensus as 

coordinated by the International 

Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. 

For adults: 

• 30 chest compressions, with 

straight arms on the middle of the 

chest 

• Frequency approx. 80-90 per 

minute 

• Two inflations 

• Continue alternating 30 chest 

compressions and two inflations 

until medical personnel arrive. 

For children the ratio should be 

the same, but the chest pressure 

and the amount of air provided by 

each breath should be less, adapted 

to the size of the patient’s body. 

For newly born babies the ratio 

should be 3:1, and the pressure and 

amount of air should be minimal. 

Ann Kristin Møllerup and Torill Bergesen practising cardiopulmonary resuscitation 

and the use of semi-automatic cardiac defibrillator 


By Toralf Sørenes 

HSE Issues and Transparency 

In this world of collaboration and transparency, 

our customers expect that we, 

as one of their strategic service providers, 

communicate not only commercial 

but also HSE issues of significance. With 

today’s control systems, almost every 

negative outcome of what we do will 

come to light sooner or later. It is therefore 

very important to be proactive and 

notify relevant stakeholders of any problems 

as early as possible. A brief note is 

better than nothing. Early reporting has 

two advantages. Advice and guidance 

can be obtained at an early time when 

it can still be useful. Further, it will 

reduce and could 

even take away the 

negative perception 

of us trying to hide 

things. Although 

potential sanctions 

could act as a hindrance 

for openness, 

it is important to recognize 

that if sanctions 

are relevant, 

they will normally 

come. Port state and 

similar databases are 

monitored continuously, 

and if we wait 

with notifications 

and reports until it 

has become known 

through other sources, 

sanctions will 

come and be stronger. 

With a large fleet of nearly 100 ships 

such as Odfjell’s, the probability of having 

an incident that reaches the media 

is higher than if you own and manage 

a small fleet. The Law of Large Numbers 

implies that the bigger you get, 

the more important it will be to work 

proactively and systematically with risk 

reduction and loss preventive measures. 

Let us for instance consider port state 

detention. This is a very serious matter 

that must be sorted out before the ship 

is given clearance to sail from a port. 

But this is not the end of it; underlying 

issues and customer concerns may take 

a long time of hard and dedicated work 

to sort out. 

One issue that has been in focus for 

some time is inerting of all flammable 

cargoes. With the Bow Mariner and NCC 

Mekka still clear in mind, Odfjell has 

been active in this work and has strongly 

supported a change towards more robust, 

comprehensive and clearer regulations 

in this important area. While we 

are waiting for these new regulations to 

come, we must maintain a strong focus 

on inerting. It is a very high risk area involving 

two main elements: the equipment 

itself and the proper use of it. 

1 - The system with its various equipment 

and controls must be well maintained 

and operable at all times. 

Personal Protective Equipment – USE IT!! 

2 - Those responsible must be fully familiar 

with the systems, equipment, its limitations, 

operation and the underlying 

requirements. Guidance and procedures 

must be clear and implementation done 

not only through written exchanges 

but also through training and on board 

attendance from the fleet units ashore. 

In addition to oily water systems and 

pollution, inerting has high focus within 

port state administrations in the trades 

Odfjell operates. In particular the US 

Coast Guard seems to have their focus 

on this. This is perhaps particularly relevant 

for our older 

ships. We may not 

be using these systems 

as frequently 

as product carriers 

do, and therefore 

testing and regular 

training is essential. 

It is also important 

to be well prepared 

for port state inspections, 

with the fleet 

units discussing all 

relevant issues in 

that respect. All our 

ships must report unsafe 

conditions and 

defective equipment, 

and appropriate risk 

assessments must be 

carried out on operations 

that deviate 

from normal routine. 

It is also essential that corrective and/or 

preventive actions that have been identified 

by the shipboard management 

teams during the risk assessment are 

timely and properly attended to, not 

only by themselves but also by the fleet 

units ashore. 

Safety Bulletin 

We always focus on the use of appropriate 

personal protective equipment 

(PPE), during internal audits and ship 

visits, and as part of reviewing near 

misses and high risk incidents. Regrettably 

we still come across events or situations 

where PPE should have been used 

but was not. We will again highlight the 

importance of strict adherence in this 

area whether it is working aloft, entry 

into enclosed spaces, cargo lines and 

systems on deck, etc. Both the general 

and individual PPE like non skid shoes, 

helmets and boiler suits, and more task 

specific PPE like harnesses and personal 

gas detectors are important. If we shall 

progress towards our zero accident 

goal, we must have high focus on critical 

success factors among which the use 

of PPE is essential. USE IT!! 


Bergen fire fighters 

Fire fighter training at Odjell Minde 

By Bjørn Ydse, HSE/QA Manager 

As part of the safety focus in Odfjell, in 

late June the Quality Section arranged 

fire fighting training for the floor 

appointees at the Bergen office. The 

drill was managed by our supplier of 

fire fighting equipment and company 

training. About 20 employees took part 

in the exercise, which was divided into 

a theoretical introduction followed by 

practical sessions outdoors. 

The theoretical introduction focused on 

behaviour and on how to avoid possible 

fire situations, and dealt with a number 

of fire protection issues both at work 

and at home. The practical sessions 

involved three main topics: 

• flame killing with fire extinguishers 

(which is something everybody 

should try) 

• putting out bed fires 

• staying in a smoke-filled container, to 

experience first hand how the body 

reacts to a fire. 

If you should be involved in a fire situation, 

one of the main things to remember 

is to stay calm and think twice. 

A fire can often be quite easily killed 

with a towel or even a newspaper. 

The training was helpful to the floor 

appointees in how to act in case of a 

Gro Solberg-Hansen putting out a bed fire 

fire at Odfjell Minde, but this was also 

useful and an important experience 

should a fire occur elsewhere, not least 

at home. 

Grethe Rambech demonstrates her fire fighting skills with the extinguisher 


Rotterdam Fire Brigade 

Officers visiting Bow Sun 

By Cor van der Veken, Safety Officer, Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) 

On August 1st a group of officers from 

the Rotterdam Fire Brigade and Port 

Authority visited M/T Bow Sun in connection 

with the training programme 

“Fire Fighting on board ships”. 

The purpose of the visit was to let the 

fire officers get a clear picture of the 

fire fighting equipment on board vessels. 

There was also focus on communication: 

how can a fire brigade officer 

obtain proper information about the 

conditions on board? Only the right 

information allows him/her to take the 

right decisions for a safe employment of 

fire fighting personnel and at the same 

time effectively attacking the fire. 

Due to the good relationship between 

the Rotterdam Fire Brigade and Odfjell 

Terminals (Rotterdam) (OTR), we were 

asked whether it was possible to visit 

one of our tankers. So we checked with 

Superintendent Ove Normann of Odfjell 

Ship Management and were informed 

that the party was welcome on board 

either Bow Chain or Bow Sun. The only 

challenge was the planning of the visit 

vis-à-vis the ships’ rotations. 

We were lucky. The Bow Sun was 

moored in the 3rd Petroleum Harbour in 

Rotterdam awaiting cargo availability. 

Rune Mortensen, Chief Officer of the 

Bow Sun, was very hospitable, and told 

us all about where to find the necessary 

information on safety and fire fighting 

equipment, plans of the ship, stowage 

plans, product information and crewing 

lists. However, there is also certain information 

that is more difficult to obtain. 

He further pointed out some of the specific 

risks that fire fighters may face in 

case of a calamity, not least associated 

with the wide variety of products that 

can be on board. Product characteristics 

in connection with heating, cooling, 

pressurized transportation, coverage by 

an inert gas, reactivity with water and 

heat, polymerization, etc. are all factors 

that may affect the characteristics of 

a fire. Fortunately ships have a safetywallet 

where plans for the fire brigade 

are kept; this wallet should include 

Material Safety Data Sheets for all cargoes 

on board. The bottom line is that 

as a fire fighter you should never take 

things for granted. Every time the situation 

will be different. 

After this thorough introduction, we 

had a guided tour on the ship where 

the crew informed us about the fire 

fighting equipment, deck-tanks, rainwater-tanks 

and sample-storage. There 

was also time to discuss questions about 

emergency stops, fire fighting clothing, 

safety clothing etc. We were provided 

with all the answers, as well as the “international 

connection” for the fire brigade. 

Of course, much time was spent in the 

engine-room. In case of a fire, the heat 

will go upward – and the engine room 

consists of three levels! Chief Officer 

Mortensen pointed out the CO 2 flooding 

system, which will be switched on 

in case of an emergency. Thank goodness, 

because the party was already 

racking their brains how to execute a 

salvage operation in a burning engineroom 

and how to extinguish a fire in an 

engine-room in a safe way. How do you 

get there, and – more importantly – how 

do you get out when things escalate, 

the narrow corridors are full of smoke 

and the heat is literally on? After all, a 

ship is a labyrinth to us landlubbers. 

It was a very interesting and instructive 

visit. We would like to thank Captain 

Asle Kvalvåg and his crew for their hospitality 

and the possibility to visit the 

ship. In particular we convey our thanks 

to Chief Officer Rune Mortensen for 

the tour of vessel and for his clear and 

elaborate explanations. 

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


QM Corner 

Elements of Quality Management 

By Jan Didrik Lorentz 

Quality Assurance and 

continuous improvements 

are essential 

elements of quality 

management. A good 

Quality Management 

System is based on the 

following dynamic elements: 

Audits – where system deficiencies are 

revealed through interviews and review 

of evidence. 

Experience feedback – where incidents 

and near misses are registered and analysed 

to determine causes and suggest 

corrective actions. 

Management reviews – where management 

teams regularly evaluate the relevance 

and compliance of systems and 

suggest improvements. 

Active use of the dynamic elements is a 

typical feature of a learning organization. 

In Odfjell we will use the Docmap 

observation module to share experience 

and systematically follow up on corrective 

actions. 

When an incident is recorded it will 

typically have the following phases: 

Information 

The observer will gather and register 

relevant information about the incident; 

such as what happened, when, 

where, etc. 

Consequence(s) 

Here the consequences; such as injury, 

damage, cost or claims will be registered. 

Cause(s) 

In this important phase the immediate 

but also root cause must be determined 

based on the evidence available. 

Corrective action(s) 

If we know why an incident took place, we 

can take preventive measures to reduce 

the possibility of reoccurrence, and/or 

protective measures that will reduce 

possible consequences. 

In corporate quality management the 

HSE/QA section is now strengthened 

with a qualified lead auditor, Roy Håre, 

and a person to assist with DocMap implementation 

and user support, Anne 

Berit Birkeland. Roy has long experience 

from the auditing of service and 

hardware suppliers, and Anne Berit has 

worked with case handling and quality 

assurance both in the private and public 

sector. 

CORPORATE QUALITY 

MANAGEMENT MANUAL 

Table of Contents 

Definitions 

Introduction 

Mission and policies 

Organisational structures 

Responsibilities 

Human resources management 

Common directives 

Processes and elements of Quality 

Management 

Quality Management system 

Quality Assurance and 

improvement 

Event analysis 

HSE Management 

Risk Management 

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


Picking the red one 

Albie has 200 wooden cubes, half of 

them coloured red and the rest painted 

in blue. They are otherwise completely 

identical, both in shape, weight and surface. 

Now he is playing this little game 

with one of his crewmates Bertie: Albie 

distributes his cubes in two black bags. 

Bertie chooses one of the bags and 

picks, obviously without looking into 

the bags, one wooden cube. If the 

cube is blue, Albie pays for the first 

round of refreshments at their 

next shore leave. Alternatively, 

if the cube is red Bertie picks 

up the bill. 

How should Albie distribute the 

cubes to maximise his chances 

of winning the game? 

I await your suggested solutions by 

November 20th 2006 at the very latest. 

Good luck! 

Solution to Brainteaser 2006Q2 

Reaching the boat in Guzzler Bay 

In the previous issue the problem was to transport three sailors 

over a distance of 75 kilometres in just three hours, only 

with the aid of a motorcycle for max two persons with a top 

speed of 60 km per hour and by walking at 6 km per hour. 

A (Albie) and B (Bertie) start on the motorcycle whilst C (Charlie) 

starts walking. At a point z km from the port, B gets off 

and continues on foot. The total time spent when arriving at 

the boat is the sum of the time spent on the motorcycle and 

the time spent walking 

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

As this is less than the total distance of 180 km the motorcycle 

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

know that B will be able to reach the vessel in time, the three 

will reach the boat in time for the departure. 

We have only received a handful of solutions this time, but 

although the solution approach differs between the suggestions, 

at least all the submissions reach the correct answer. 

The winner this time is Hans Lund, the former head of the QA 

section who now enjoys his retirement in Bergen. 

Congratulations, Hans! 

This could be max 3 hours, giving that z must be not more 

than 11 1 / 3 km. 

When A and B reaches the point z km from port, C has been 

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

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

A drives back to pick up C and the two meet after he has been 

driving y km back: 

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

A and C turns around the bike again, and when reaching the 

boat the total distance for 

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


The making of … 

Odfjell, the movie 

By Theo Kruithof 

German public TV-station ZDF has taken 

shots for their science program “Abenteur 

Wissen” (Science Adventures) both 

on board Bow Sky and at Odfjell Terminals 

(Rotterdam). “Abenteuer Wissen” 

gives behind-the-scene information on 

important industries, and attracts on 

average some 10 million viewers in Germany, 

Switzerland and Austria. The focus 

of the programme was Port of Rotterdam, 

with a particular emphasis on 

“making dangerous goods safe”. 

An Officer and a gentleman 

On Sunday July 2nd the film-crew was 

welcomed by Captain Per Bakke on 

board Bow Sky. The TV team interviewed 

Chief Officer Ian Hågensen about safety 

and procedures on board, and with his 

thorough know-how, enthusiasm, humour 

and acting talents he came across 

very natural and positive. Shots were 

taken both inside Mr. Hågensen’s office 

as well as outside on the bridge. 

Interviewing Chief Officer Ian Hågensen 

John van Angelen in front of the camera 

Hello Dolly 

In order to get overview shots without 

any vibration, the cameraman was 

driven around on a dolly by his assistant. 

On Monday and Tuesday at the 

terminal – with its bumpy brick-roads 

– the camera-team even constructed a 

portable rail track of some 20 metres to 

drive around with the dolly smoothly 

and shock-free. Quite impressive! 

Behind the scenes at OTR 

In addition to general shots of the 

terminal, the ZDF team focused on all 

kinds of safety aspects: OTR operators 

wearing protective clothing during 

connection of a barge, tank cleaning 

personnel wearing full protection suits 

with oxygen during tank cleaning, our 

safety supervisors measuring oxygen 

contents and explosion limits before 

entering an empty tank, and our hectic 

Central Control Room. The TV crew also 

made extensive interviews with one of 

our shift-leaders, Mr. John van Angelen, 

about safety on the terminal. The camera-team 

also made shots from inside an 

impressive 6,200 cbm tank where John 

acted as if he was doing an inspection 

- which is a common part of our safety 

procedures. 

Starring 

The camera-team was very impressed 

by Odfjell’s “hardware” and they really 

liked filming on board and at the terminal. 

They also expressed their appreciation 

for Odfjell’s hospitality. We 

would like to thank Captain Bakke and 

Chief Officer Hagensen for their great 

cooperation. Also many thanks to the 

Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam personnel, 

and John van Angelen in particular, 

for hosting and collaborating with the 

camera-team for two days. We would 

also like to thank our contractors that 

have participated in the program. 

The documentary was broadcast on 

August 30th, 2006. 


Odfjell’s work exchange programme, to let some of our 

employees experience life and work at another Odfjell 

location, does not only involve swaps with headquarters in 

Bergen. This summer Makoto Komatsu of Odfjell Japan went 

to Singapore for three months. 

The Singapore Experience 

By Makoto Komatsu, Odfjell Japan 

After five years working as an in-house 

broker at Odfjell Japan, I was happy to 

be offered the opportunity to visit our 

office in Singapore and to learn more 

about the activities there. In Singapore, 

I was involved on the commercial side, 

fixing cargoes for our intra-Asian fleet. 

I started off on the Australian trade 

and the north-bound route, and later 

on worked on securing a south-bound 

trade from North-East Asia to the Straits. 

Occasionally the job can be stressful, and 

it is sometimes a bit of a challenge to 

balance the expectations of the people 

in the office and those of the clients that 

I deal with. A good foresight is important 

to make the proper decisions. 

Odfjell Singapore, as an active player 

in our international organization, has 

truly been an eye-opener to me. The 

training programme has prodded me 

to reconsider my original job scope and 

has emphasised the primary focus of 

serving our customers through proper 

operation of our ships. I am very happy 

for the opportunity to work closely with 

Makoto Komatsu with members of the Singapore staff 

my amiable Singapore colleagues, and 

I really appreciate the extra mile they 

have gone to accompany me in and outside 

the office. Being away on a three 

months’ work attachment in a foreign 

country at first seemed quite daunting, 

but as my stay is drawing near its end 

I must say that everything has gone by 

so quickly that I really feel I need more 

time to gain even more knowledge. 

Bergen Treasure Hunt 

By Frode Bjørklund 

The annual Treasure Hunt was arranged 

the 9th of September in a slight drizzle. 

However, that did not put a damper on 

the teams’ enthusiasm. After a couple 

of pizza slizes, we hit the streets of 

Bergen to solve rebuses that was challenging 

enough to allow some time for 

socializing within the teams. A quiz and 

some pratical tasks helped distinguishing 

team results, and as always support 

from family and friends was valuable. 

Dinner and dancing this time was Tex- 

Mex and a DJ, and all teams were rewarded 

for their participation. 

The champions, from left Inger Karin H. Enæs, Gøran Johanson, Liv Birkeland and 

Frode Bjørklund 


Bergen golf 

By Lars Garen 

This year’s Odfjell Open in golf took 

place at Meland Golf Club on September 

2nd. In spite of a lot of rain in the 

days before the event, we were blessed 

with a beautiful and sunny Saturday 

perfect for golfing. As usual we played 

Texas Scramble with two-player teams, 

and a total of 15 teams of which two 

were women sides competed on becoming 

Odfjell golf champions. It was 

a close race with good scores, and only 

a few strokes separated the top seven. 

A perfect golf day ended with dinner 

and price ceremony at the Meland Club 

House. 

RESULTS: 

First price women: 

Elisabeth Alfheim and 

Torill Høgheim 

First price men: 

Jan Hammer and Lars Garen 

Longest Drive: 

Dag Kristian Amland 

Closest to pin: 

Ove Normann (30 cm – almost hole 

in one) 

The prestigious Bergen Shipping Open 

2006 golf tournament took place at 

Fana Golf Club on August 11th. Bergen 

The Bergen Shipping Open 2006 champions: Laurence Odfjell, Lars Garen and Dan 

Odfjell Jr. 

Shipowners’ Association and Odfjell ASA 

co-arranged this year’s event, attracting 

golfers from the Bergen shipping 

community to compete for glory and 

the tournament cup. Odfjell participated 

with two teams, who managed to 

conquer the two top positions. And perhaps 

the Odfjell 2nd team has earned 

the honour of being the 1st team next 

year? 

And now for some baseball... 

By Arlene Adams, Odfjell Terminals (Houston) 

RESULTS: 

First Price – Odfjell Team 2 

(Laurence Odfjell, Dan Odfjell Jr. 

and Lars Garen) 

Second Price – Odfjell Team 1 

(Ronald Olsen and Ketil Nystad) 

Ronald Olsen won the price for 

longest drive. 

On September 11th, Odfjell Terminals 

(Houston) hosted a customer appreciation 

baseball game in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Customers from ADM, ICL Performance 

(Rotem), Novus International, and Solutia 

Inc. had a fun-filled evening watching 

the St. Louis Cardinals fly to a 7-0 

win over the Houston Astros in their 

new stadium. The Cardinals had their 

best pitcher on the mound that evening, 

which made the event even more 

exciting. With the end of the baseball 

season fast approaching the fans attending 

enjoyed watching the home 

team stretch their lead in the National 

League Central to six games. The Astros 

are currently 4 1 / 2 games behind in the 

Wild Card race, which makes this sport 

even more thrilling as the season draws 

to a close. 

30 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006 

Larry Landuyt, Steve and 

Gloria Winder from Novus 

enjoying the pre-game 

batting practice 

Cathy Gidcumb (Solutia), 

Jeff Cole (Solutia) and 

Richard Loeschner 

(ICL Performance Rotem) 

watching the game

Indian visitors on board 

Bow Flower 

By Anup Chatterjee, Odfjell India 

On several occasions we have arranged 

highly appreciated visits on our vessels 

for key customers in Kandla and Bombay. 

Still, some of our regular customers 

have not had the chance and were very 

keen to board an Odfjell ship to see for 

themselves the operations on board. 

Due to the strict ISPS regulations, such 

initiatives require more work from our 

side, but recently such a trip was carried 

out after obtaining all the necessary 

permissions. 

Bow Flower berthed at NPPJ, Bombay 

on 29th July, and in spite of heavy 

rains, five members of the Schenectady 

Herdillia staff went on board in the 

early evening. Schenectady Herdillia is 

the largest receiver of Acetone in India, 

and on their visit our guests wanted to 

collect samples of one particular grade 

of acetone which they were importing 

for the first time. 

Capt. Odd Magne Vik welcomed all of 

us and, after completing all necessary 

arrival formalities, guided us through 

The guests from Schenectady Herdillia, together with Captain Odd Magne Vik, Chief 

Engineer John Arnfinn Svendsen and Anup Chatterjee of Odfjell India 

the vessel starting from the bridge. 

Especially the cargo control room gave 

the visitors a fair idea about the mechanisms 

of such a huge, modern and 

sophisticated chemical tanker. All were 

highly impressed with the systematic 

operations being carried out. 

After the tour of the ship the guests 

were served nice refreshments, and we 

all had many discsions that mainly focused 

on vessel operations, chemical 

industry and last but not least the 

cultures of India and Norway respectively. 

We finally disembarked taking 

back some good memories. 

Sincerely thanks to Captain Vik and his 

crew for first class hospitality! 

Malcolm Chetty joined Odfjell Seachem South Africa on 

August 1st 2006, after three years of agency work where 

his main task was serving Odfjell’s various Durban callers. 

Shortly after his arrival, Bow Lion called Durban, and Captain 

Willy Thorsen came down from Dubai to assist and supervise 

the post-discharge tank cleaning operations en-route 

to Mossel Bay. Captain Willy suggested that Malcolm should 

join him on the short coastal passage 

With the Lion along Africa 

By Malcolm Jetty, Odfjell Seachem South Africa 

Mid August, Bow Lion arrived in 

Durban to carry out discharge operations. 

Next call was Mossel Bay to load 

for Northwest Europe. On departure 

from Durban, Capt. Willy Thorsen and 

I joined the vessel for the voyage between 

the South African ports. I was to 

assist in tank-cleaning operations, to 

gain experience with the Mossel Bay 

buoy berthing, as well as to get familiar 

with cargo operations at this port with 

its specific arrangements. 

En route Mossel Bay I had the privilege 

of working directly with the very 

united and dedicated crew. I was 

assigned to daily duties like washing 

the deck, handiwork in the tanks 

and assisting the crew with the tankcleaning 

equipment. I was also given 

the opportunity to participate in doing 

wall-washes, which helped broaden 

my knowledge on testing for chlorides, 

hydrocarbons, and the Potassium 

Permanganate Time Test. The experience 

will allow me to assist vessels in 

similar situations in the future. 

When Bow Lion berthed in Mossel Bay 

all tanks passed the wall-wash test on 

arrival - a tribute to the hard and professional 

work done by the vessel crew 

after a difficult last cargo of edible oils 

and lubes carried in coated tanks. 

I would like to thank Capt. Ruben 

Hilario and the crew for the opportunity 

to sail with them and for showing 

me great hospitality while on board, 

and last but not least to Capt. Willy 

Thorsen for sharing his vast knowledge 

and expertise with me. 

Malcolm Jetty at work on board 


The Personnel Corner 

NEW HIRES 

Headquarters Bergen 

Kristin Kruger 

Småbrekke 

Purchaser Assistant 

17.06.2006 

01.04.2006 

Roy Håre 

QA System Auditor 

19.06.2006 

Morten Sejrup 

Superintendent Trainee 

26.06.2006 

Arne Harkestad 

Vice president Odfjell 

Seachem Operations 

03.07.2006 

Kjell Mikalsen 

Project Manager Project/ 

Newbuilding 

13.07.2006 

Anne Berit Birkeland 

QA System Coordinator 

01.08.2006 

Trond-Eirik Hasselø 

Operator Trainee 

01.08.2006 

Trond Ove Jacobsen 

Agresso System 

Administrator 

07.08.2006 

Ivan Milenkovic 

SAP System 

Administrator 

07.08.2006 

Robert Berger Nesvold 

Operator Trainee 

18.08.2006 

Odfjell Singapore 

Geir Almestad 

Vice President Project/ 

Newbuilding 

28.08.2006 

Siv Kathrin Toft Remøy 

Chartering Assistant 

01.09.2006 

Arnt Kåre Simonsen 

Meyer 

Surveyor Machinery 

04.09.2006 

Charles Tai Wee Chew 

Boarding Officer 

01.06.2006 

Jocev Yoke Lan Chong 

Purchaser 

05.06.2006 

Odfjell Terminals (Houston) 

Saifuddin Mahmud 

Marine Superintendent 

19.06.2006 

Manoj Kumar Bole 

Superitendent 

12.07.2006 

Stacy Chowns 

Maintenance Technician 

19.06.2006 

Lecia Newman 

Inventory Clerk 

31.07.2006 

Lisa Moore 

Ship Agent 

01.08.2006 


IN SERVICE FOR ODFJELL 

40 

YEARS 

35 

YEARS 

30 

YEARS 

25 

YEARS 

Roy Johnsen 

Captain 

M/T Bow Sky 

01.07.1966 

Wim van der Stel 

Service Representative 

Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) 

01.06.1971 

Kjell Magne Christensen 

Chief Engineer 

M/T Bow Favour 

07.07.1976 

Karin Ryland Blom 

Coordinator Project/Newbuilding 

Headquarters Bergen 

01.09.1981 

Marinus A. Streefland 

B-Operator 


25.06.1966 

Jacob C. Koote 

1st Operator 


08.06.1971 

Willem van Vliet 

Planner 


21.06.1976 

Cor de Bruin 

Mechanical Maintenance 


01.09.1981 

Herman van Vliet 

CCR Operator 


30.08.1971 

Knut Øvrebø 

Vice President 

Odfjell Brasil Ltda 

17.08.1976 

Johan L. H. Geefshuysen 

1st Operator 


01.08.1981 

Berend Martens 

C1-Operator 


05.08.1981 

Jan B. Stender 

CCR Operator 


01.09.1981 

Johannes A. P Vermeulen 

C-Operator 


01.09.1981 


Arlene Adams 

Sales Representative 

21.08.2006 

RELOCATIONS 

Monte Meadors 

Electrical and 

Instrument Supervisor 

11.09.2006 

Victor H.T. van Well 

Project Manager 

01.08.2006 

Kjell Arne Johansen 

Vice President Maritime 

Personnel 

From Manila to Bergen 

01.08.2006 

Tor Kåre Johansen 

Vice President SM Fleet 

Asia., From Bergen to 

Singapore 

01.08.2006 

Helge Olsen 

Senior Vice President 

Ship Management 

From Singapore to 

Bergen 

01.08.2006 

Geir Bjørndalen 

Surveyor Machinery 

From Singapore to 

Bergen 

15.08.2006 


Fleet and terminals 

STAINLESS 

NUMBER 

SHIPS BUILT DWT CBM STEEL,CBM OF TANKS 

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

Bow Sea 2006 40 048 52 126 52 126 40 

Bow Summer 2005 40 036 52 126 52 126 40 

Bow Sky 2005 40 005 52 126 52 126 40 

Bow Spring 1 2004 39 942 52 126 52 126 40 

Bow Star 1 2004 39 832 52 126 52 126 40 

Bow Sun 2003 39 842 52 126 52 126 40 

Bow Firda 1 2003 37 427 40 515 40 515 47 

Bow Chain 1 2002 37 518 40 515 40 515 47 

Bow Favour 2001 37 438 40 515 40 515 47 

Bow Century 2000 37 438 40 515 40 515 47 

Bow Fortune 1999 37 395 40 515 40 515 47 

Bow Master 1999 6 046 6 878 6 878 14 

Bow Mate 1999 6 001 6 864 6 864 14 

Bow Pilot 1999 6 000 6 865 6 865 14 

Bow Sailor 1999 6 000 6 870 6 870 14 

Bow Cecil 1 1998 37 345 40 515 33 236 47 

Bow Flora 1998 37 369 40 515 33 236 47 

Bow Balearia 1998 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 

Bow Bracaria 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 

Bow Brasilia 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 

Bow Cardinal 1997 37 446 41 487 34 208 52 

Bow Faith 1997 37 479 41 487 34 208 52 

Bow Bahia 1996 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 

Bow Querida 1996 10 115 10 956 10 956 18 

Bow Cedar 1996 37 455 41 608 34 329 52 

Bow Fagus 1995 37 375 41 608 34 329 52 

Bow Clipper 1995 37 166 41 492 34 213 52 

Bow Flower 1994 37 221 41 492 34 213 52 

Bow Eagle 1988 24 728 32 458 19 662 25 

Bow Cheetah 1988 40 258 47 604 - 29 

Bow Leopard 1988 40 249 47 604 - 29 

Bow Lion 1988 40 272 47 604 - 29 

Bow Peace 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Power 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Pride 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Prima 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Prosper 1987 45 655 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Fertility 1987 45 507 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Fraternity 1987 45 507 52 173 2 167 23 

Bow Panther 1986 40 263 47 604 - 29 

Bow Puma 1986 40 092 47 604 - 29 

Angelim (50 %) 1985 10 259 10 136 6 500 18 

Araucaria (50 %) 1984 10 259 10 159 6 500 18 

Bow Hunter 1983 23 002 25 026 21 031 28 

Bow Maasstad 1983 38 039 48 866 - 22 

Bow Maasstroom 1983 38 039 48 866 - 22 

Bow Maasslot 1982 38 039 48 866 - 22 

Bow Fighter 1982 34 982 41 184 6 299 34 

Bow Pacifico (50%) 1982 18 657 22 929 10 849 31 

Owl Trader 1982 12 450 14 482 8 070 22 

Bow Pioneer 1982 23 016 25 965 20 969 28 

Bow Viking 1981 33 590 40 956 21 745 36 

Bow Lancer 1980 35 100 42 468 6 252 34 

Bow Heron 1979 35 289 42 109 5 882 31 

Jatai (50 %, LPG) 1979 4 452 4 031 - 3 

Bow Lady 1978 32 225 41 354 3 077 42 

Bow Condor (50%) 1978 27 950 34 656 21 035 43 

1 

Vessel beneficially owned through financial lease. 

Time-Chartered: Bow Engineer 2006 30 086 35 548 35 548 28 

Bow Orania 3 2006 19 993 19 993 19 993 20 

Bow Architect 2005 30 058 36 000 36 000 28 

Bow Rio 2005 19 990 19 990 19 990 22 

Bow Europe 2005 19 727 21 573 21 573 36 

Bow Santos 2004 19 997 21 846 21 846 22 

Bow Asia 2004 9 901 10 866 10 866 20 

Bow Singapore 2004 9 888 10 867 10 867 20 

Bow Americas 2004 19 707 22 050 22 050 36 

Bow de Rich 2003 12 452 13 300 13 300 22 

Bow Wallaby 2003 11 951 13 485 13 485 22 

Bow de Feng 2002 12 514 13 289 13 289 22 

Bow West 2002 12 503 13 299 13 299 22 

Bow de Silver 2000 11 747 12 296 12 296 20 

Bow Andino 2000 16 121 17 270 17 270 30 

Bow de Jin 1999 11 752 12 296 12 296 20 

Bow Wave 1999 8 594 9 225 9 225 20 

Bow Wind 1999 8 587 9 226 9 226 20 

Multitank Batavia 3 1998 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 


STAINLESS 

NUMBER 

SHIPS BUILT DWT CBM STEEL,CBM OF TANKS 

Multitank Badenia 3 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 2 

Brage Pacific 1997 17 460 18 620 18 620 24 

Multitank Bolognia 3 1997 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 

Multitank Britannia 3 1996 5 870 5 941 5 941 20 

NCC Jubail 3 1996 37 499 41 488 34 209 52 

NCC Mekka 3 1995 37 272 41 588 34 257 52 

NCC Riyad 3 1995 37 274 41 492 34 213 52 

Bow Antisana 2 1989 8 192 9 899 5 777 22 

Bow Gorgonilla 2 1989 8 192 9 899 5 777 22 

NCC Baha 3 1988 24 728 32 458 19 662 25 

NCC Asir 3 1983 23 001 24 965 20 969 28 

NCC Arar 3 1982 23 002 24 965 20 969 28 

Jacaranda (50%) 1978 9 970 9 924 5 877 17 

Bow Orion 1977 28 083 34 656 21 035 43 

Bow Saturn 1976 28 030 34 656 21 035 43 

Number of ships: 92 2 339 519 2 710 628 1 601 123 

2 

Vessels on bareboat charter 

3 

Vessel on variable timecharter 

YARD DELIVERY DWT OWNER 

On order: NB Szczecin - B588/III/7 10/2006 39 500 Odfjell 

NB Szczecin - B588/III/8 4/2007 39 500 Odfjell 

NB Szczecin - B588/III/9 10/2009 39 500 Odfjell Option 

NB Szczecin - B588/III/10 4/2010 39 500 Odfjell Option 

NB Sevmash #1 9/2007 45 000 Odfjell 








NB Sevmash #9 10/2011 45 000 Odfjell Option 




NB Kitanihon 9/2006 19 800 Time-charter 


NB Fukuoka 12/2007 19 900 Time-charter 

NB Fukuoka 12/2008 19 900 Time-charter 

NB Shin Kurishima 6/2008 32 500 Time-charter 





NB Shin Kurishima 6/2009 32 500 Time-charter 

NB Usuki 10/2006 19 900 Variable timecharter 





Number of newbuildings: 31 1 073 900 

TANK TERMINALS 

STAINLESS NUMBER 

Owned terminals LOCATION SHARE CBM STEEL, CBM OF TANKS 

Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) BV Rotterdam, NL 100 % 1 540 000 31 000 300 

Odfjell Terminals (Houston) LP Houston, USA 100 % 270 563 81 902 92 

Odfjell Terminals (Dalian) Ltd Dalian, China 50 % 59 700 5 750 35 

Odfjell Terminals (Korea) Co Ltd Onsan, Korea 50 % 109 500 2 850 39 

Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Singapore Ltd Singapore 50 % 213 000 5 700 51 

VOTTN Ltd (Ningbo) Ningbo, China 12.5 % 63 500 7 900 36 

Total 2 256 263 135 102 553 

Associated terminals 

Depositos Quimicos Mineros S.A. Lima, Peru 23 680 3 200 29 

Granel Quimica Ltda Santos, Brazil 97 720 19 879 99 

Granel Quimica Ltda Rio Grande, Brazil 32 800 2 900 24 

Granel Quimica Ltda Sao Luis 25 600 0 18 

Granel Quimica Ltda Ladario 8 000 0 6 

Odfjell Terminals Tagsa S.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina 51 105 535 101 

Odfjell Terminals Tagsa S.A. Singapore 31 936 10 100 51 

Terquim S.A. San Antonio, Chile 32 840 0 25 

Total 303 681 36 614 353 


Offices and addresses 

MAIN OFFICE 

Odfjell ASA - Odfjell Seachem AS 

Conrad Mohrsv. 29, P.O. Box 6101 PT 

5892 Bergen, NORWAY 

Tel: +47 5527 0000 

Fax: +47 5528 4741 

Fax: +47 5527 9070 

(Chartering/Operations) 

INTERNATIONAL OFFICES 

Odfjell USA LP 

12211 Port Road 

Seabrook, TX 77586, USA 

Tel: +1 713 844 2200 

Fax: +1 713 844 2211 

Odfjell Singapore Pte Ltd 

6 Shenton Way, # 27-08/09 

DBS Tower 2 

SINGAPORE 068809 

Tel: +65 6349 1300 

Fax: +65 6224 2285 

Odfjell Japan Ltd 

Ogawa Bldg. 8F 

2-2 Uchikanda 1-Chome 

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047, JAPAN 

Tel: +81 3 3259 8555 

Fax: +81 3 3259 8558 

Odfjell Netherlands BV 

Oude Maasweg 6, P.O. Box 5010 

3197 XC Rotterdam-Botlek 

The NETHERLANDS 

Tel: +31 102 953 666 

Fax: +31 102 953 668 

Odfjell Brasil Ltda 

Av. Paulista 460 - 18 andar 

CEP 01310-000 Sao Paulo SP, BRAZIL 

Tel: +55 11 3549 5800 

Fax: +55 11 3549 5808 

Odfjell Shanghai 

Suite B, 13/F 

Huamin Empire Plaza 

728 Yan An West Road 

Changning District 

Shanghai, 200050, P.R. CHINA 

Tel: +86 21 5239 9469 

Fax: +86 21 5239 9897 

Odfjell Argentina SA 

Alicia Moreau de Justo 1960 

Office no. 202 - Puerto Madero 

1107 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 

Tel: +54 114 313 7837 

Fax: +54 114 313 4619 

Odfjell Australasia Pty Limited 

Suite 4, Level 1 

443 Little Collins Street 

P.O.Box 1279 

Melbourne VIC 3001, AUSTRALIA 

Tel: +61 3 9642 2210 

Fax: +61 3 9642 2214 

Odfjell India 

A-26, Nandbhuvan Industrial Estate 

Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East) 

Mumbai 400093, INDIA 

Tel: +91 22 6695 4701 

Fax: +91 22 5695 4707 

Odfjell Seachem South Africa Pty Ltd 

The Sharaf House 

2 Sinembe Crescent 

La Lucia Ridge 

Durban 4051, SOUTH AFRICA 

Tel: +27 31 583 4470 

Fax: +27 31 583 4488 

Odfjell Korea Co. Ltd. 

13th fl. Dongbu-Dadong Bldg. 

#103, Da-Dong, Chung-Gu 

Seoul, KOREA 

Tel: +82 2 775 9760 

Fax: +82 2 775 9761 

Odfjell Manila 

c/o Magsaysay Maritime Corp. 

5th floor, 520 t.m. Kalaw Street 

Ermita 

Manila, PHILIPPINES 

Tel: +63 2 526 9773 

Fax: +63 2 525 7720 

Odfjell Dubai 

c/o Sharaf Shipping Agency 

Sharaf Building, Al Mina Road 

P.O. Box 576 

Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

Tel: +971 4 351 9785 

Fax: +971 4 351 9756 

Odfjell (UK) Ltd 

14 Headfort Place 

London SW1X 7DH 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Tel: +44 207 823 0605 

Fax: +44 207 823 0606 

National Chemical Carriers Ltd Co 

Room 301, 3rd Floor, Al-Akariyah Bldg No 1 

Sitteen Street, Malaz Area 

P.O. Box 8931 

Riyadh 11492, SAUDI ARABIA 

Tel: +966 1 477 3934 

Fax: +966 1 476 4328 

Terquim SA 

Blanco Encalada 840 

Dept 702, San Antonio 

CHILE 

Tel: +56 35 211 050 

Fax: +56 35 211 161 

REGIONAL OFFICES 

Odfjell Asia Pte Ltd 

Odfjell Asia Pte Ltd 

6 Shenton Way, # 27-08/09 DBS Tower 2 


Tel: +65 6349 1300 

Fax: +65 6224 2285 

Odfjell Ahrenkiel Europe GmbH 

Burchardstrasse 8, Postfach 100 220 

20095 Hamburg 

GERMANY 

Tel: +49 40 24838 307 

Fax: +49 40 24838 319 

Flumar Transportes de Quimicos e Gases Ltda 

Av. Paulista 460 - 18 andar 

CEP 01310-904 Sao Paulo SP, BRAZIL 

Tel: +55 11 3549 5800 

Fax: +55 11 3549 5807 

TANK TERMINALS 

Odfjell Terminals (Houston) LP 

12211 Port Road 

Seabrook, TX 77586, USA 

Tel: +1 713 844 2300 

Fax: +1 713 844 2355 

Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) BV 

Oude Maasweg 6, P.O. Box 5010 

Harbour Number 4040 

3197 KJ Rotterdam-Botlek 

The NETHERLANDS 

Tel: +31 102 953 400 

Fax: +31 104 384 679 

Odfjell Terminals (Dalian) Ltd 

No. 3 Binhai North Road 

Zhongshan District 

Dalian 116001, P.R. CHINA 

Tel: +86 411 8262 9701 

Fax: +86 411 8262 3707 

Odfjell Terminals (Jiangyin) Co, Ltd 

Jiasheng South Road 1 

Economic Development Zone (West) 

Jiangyin 214446 

Jiangsu Province 

P.R. CHINA 

Tel: +86 510 8666 9111 

Fax: +86 510 8666 9110 

Odfjell Terminals (Korea) Co, Ltd 

136, Cheongyong-Ri 

Onsan-Eup, Ulju-Gun 

Ulsan, KOREA 

Tel: +82 522 311 600 

Fax: +82 522 376 636 

Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Singapore Pte Ltd 

1 Seraya Avenue 


Tel: +65 6473 1700 

Tel: +65 6479 4500 

Vopak Terminal Ningbo Ltd. 

No. 111 Zhaobaoshan Road 

Zhenhai District 

Ningbo, P.R. CHINA 

Tel: +86 574 2769 5638 

Fax: +86 574 8627 5931 

ASSOCIATED TANK TERMINALS 

TAGSA S.A 

Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1960, 

piso 4 of.402 

1107 Buenos Aires 

ARGENTINA 

Tel: +54 11 4001 9700 

Fax: +54 11 4001 9701 

GRANEL QUIMICA Ltda 

Av. Paulista 460, 18 andar 

CEP 01310- 000 São Paulo, SP 

BRAZIL 

Tel: +55 11 3549 5800 

Fax: +55 11 3549 5832 

TERQUIM S.A 

Blanco Encalada 840 

Dept 702, San Antonio 

CHILE 

Tel: +56 35 21 1050 

Fax: +56 35 21 1161 

DQM S.A 

Jr. Huascar 251, Urbanizacion Chacaritas 

Callao 

PERU 

Tel: +511 429 4651 

Fax: +511 429 0637 

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