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The making of …<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong>, the movie<br />

By Theo Kruithof<br />

German public TV-station ZDF has taken<br />

shots for their science program “Abenteur<br />

Wissen” (Science Adventures) both<br />

on board Bow Sky and at <strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals<br />

(Rotterdam). “Abenteuer Wissen”<br />

gives behind-the-scene information on<br />

important industries, and attracts on<br />

average some 10 million viewers in Germany,<br />

Switzerland and Austria. The focus<br />

of the programme was Port of Rotterdam,<br />

with a particular emphasis on<br />

“making dangerous goods safe”.<br />

An Officer and a gentleman<br />

On Sunday July 2nd the film-crew was<br />

welcomed by Captain Per Bakke on<br />

board Bow Sky. The TV team interviewed<br />

Chief Officer Ian Hågensen about safety<br />

and procedures on board, and with his<br />

thorough know-how, enthusiasm, humour<br />

and acting talents he came across<br />

very natural and positive. Shots were<br />

taken both inside Mr. Hågensen’s office<br />

as well as outside on the bridge.<br />

Interviewing Chief Officer Ian Hågensen<br />

John van Angelen in front of the camera<br />

Hello Dolly<br />

In order to get overview shots without<br />

any vibration, the cameraman was<br />

driven around on a dolly by his assistant.<br />

On Monday and Tuesday at the<br />

terminal – with its bumpy brick-roads<br />

– the camera-team even constructed a<br />

portable rail track of some 20 metres to<br />

drive around with the dolly smoothly<br />

and shock-free. Quite impressive!<br />

Behind the scenes at OTR<br />

In addition to general shots of the<br />

terminal, the ZDF team focused on all<br />

kinds of safety aspects: OTR operators<br />

wearing protective clothing during<br />

connection of a barge, tank cleaning<br />

personnel wearing full protection suits<br />

with oxygen during tank cleaning, our<br />

safety supervisors measuring oxygen<br />

contents and explosion limits before<br />

entering an empty tank, and our hectic<br />

Central Control Room. The TV crew also<br />

made extensive interviews with one of<br />

our shift-leaders, Mr. John van Angelen,<br />

about safety on the terminal. The camera-team<br />

also made shots from inside an<br />

impressive 6,200 cbm tank where John<br />

acted as if he was doing an inspection<br />

- which is a common part of our safety<br />

procedures.<br />

Starring<br />

The camera-team was very impressed<br />

by <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s “hardware” and they really<br />

liked filming on board and at the terminal.<br />

They also expressed their appreciation<br />

for <strong>Odfjell</strong>’s hospitality. We<br />

would like to thank Captain Bakke and<br />

Chief Officer Hagensen for their great<br />

cooperation. Also many thanks to the<br />

<strong>Odfjell</strong> Terminals Rotterdam personnel,<br />

and John van Angelen in particular,<br />

for hosting and collaborating with the<br />

camera-team for two days. We would<br />

also like to thank our contractors that<br />

have participated in the program.<br />

The documentary was broadcast on<br />

August 30th, 2006.<br />

28 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006

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