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MARINE CUSTOMER TALKCruise vessel repairs demand ahigh level of project managementskills to deliver services of thehighest quality standards as wellas meeting particularly stringenttime requirements.Our ability to secure a contractfrom one of the major cruiseoperators in the world is a finetestimony to the yard’s impeccablereputation for quality workmanshipand a clear indication of howfar we have come in establishingourselves as a preferred yard forcruise vessel repairs in the region.CREATING HISTORY:SECURING FIRST DREDGERJUMBOISATION PROJECTIN SINGAPOREWe have continued to pursue highvalue-added repairs.This hasyielded very positive resultsduring the year, with severalWe were pleased toadd to our clienteleseveral worldrenownedcompanies.Theseinclude RickmersReederei fromGermany, OdfjellASA from Norwayand Star Cruises.Ham310 by 29.2m from 138.2mto 167.4m.The capacity of thedredger was increased by 52%.Western Tug & Barge, PNG,a subsidiary of P&O MaritimeServices, also contracted us tolengthen their general purposeore and fuel oil carrier,WesternStar, and their general purposeore carrier,Western Flyer.ment, MTM Ship Management,Odfjell ASA, among others.MAKING POSITIVE FIRSTIMPRESSIONS WHICH COUNTOur marketing efforts continuedto yield very positive results.We were pleased to add toour clientele several worldrenownedcompanies. Theseinclude Rickmers Reederei fromGermany as well as one of theworld’s largest chemical tankeroperators, Odfjell ASA fromNorway.We are also proud tomention that Star Cruises – thefourth largest cruise operator inthe world was added to our listof esteemed clients during theyear.The Marine sector has beenmaking very positive first impressionson these new customers,bringing them back to our yardafter we completed our firstStolt-Nielsen Transportation Group’s association with ST Marine startedin 1998 with the first tank coating and repair service which ST Marineprovided for our tanker, M/T Stolt Sunrise. Since then, ST Marine hasbeen regularly repairing and maintaining our fleet of chemical tankers. Iam pleased to say that Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group’s workingrelationship with ST Marine over the last two years has been excellent. Imust commend ST Marine for proving to be such a reliable provider ofship-repair services. The technical competency of your yard has alwaysgiven us trust and confidence in ST Marine’s ship-repair services. Thedifference which sets ST Marine apart from some other yards must be thevery attentive, personal and highly responsive services which STMarine consistently provides. The professionalism and enthusiasm ofyour team in handling our projects, make it attractive working with STMarine. As a leading provider of transportation services to customersworldwide; operating one of the largest fleet of chemical tankers in theworld, Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group is committed to deliveringbetter and more cost-effective solutions to the increasing challengesfacing our customers globally. It is very gratifying that we are able towork with a partner who is also similarly committed to be a world classservice provider. Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group’s partnership withST Marine is one, which we will look forward to in the years ahead.OTTO FRITZNERMANAGINGDIRECTOROur pursuit of high value-added repairs have yielded very positive results. During the year, the yard secured a landmarkcontract to carry out the first dredger jumboisation project in Singapore.major conversion projects beingsecured.The Marine sector madehistory when we secured a landmarkcontract from HollandscheAanneming Maatschappij B.V.(H.A.M. B.V.) to carry out thefirst dredger jumboisation projectin Singapore.The yard’s highly regardedtrack record and expertise in thedesign and construction of sophisticatednaval and commercialvessels clearly provided us withan edge in securing this majorproject to lengthen their dredger,Other conversion contractswhich the yard secured includedthat for a side stone dumpingvessel, Jan Steen, for Van OordACZ B.V.BUILDING ON ASTRONG TRACK RECORD:TANK COATINGTank coating continues to be akey focus area for the yard.Weare pleased to report that theyard completed six tank coatingrepair projects for several worldrenownedcustomers includingStolt-Nielsen,Thome Ship Manage-projects for them. RickmersReederei was so impressed withus for the management of its firstrepair project that it soon awardedus a Fleet Contract for therepair of eight vessels betweenApril and August.Another first-time customerthis year was H.A.M. B.V. Thefirst project involved steel renewalof its hopper dredger, P.C.S.VanHattem, which also included partialrenewal of the centre girder ofthe vessel – a job which demandeda high level of technical finesse.THE DIFFERENCE WHICH SETS ST MARINEAPART FROM SOME OTHER YARDS IS THE VERYATTENTIVE, PERSONALAND HIGHLYRESPONSIVE SERVICESSTOLT-NIELSEN TRANSPORTATION GROUPIT CONSISTENTLY PROVIDES94 • vision