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Trust and confidenceValue driven project services, newbuilding update,

quality ship management and sustainability efforts

CEO Message Svend Andersen on challenges and opportunities

Project ServicesValue driven approach to ocean transportationOff shore Angola – Multiple Services for Mafumeira SulIchthys Power Plant receives dry cooling units

Group StoryGerman research vessels select quality ship managers

Tween ShotBBC Maryland in a “Bed of roses”

Project BriefsHeavy lift record in Charleston Supporting CP Chem’s Texas crackerHeavy port handling equipment for Rio GrandeTemplate shipped for Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen project

Customer ServiceManchester Terminal Houston – Dedicated project terminalFleet and performance standards – OVID registration

SustainabilityResearching vessel performance on BBC Hudson

Fleet UpdateNext Generation – Steel cutting commenced for12,500 dwt newbuilding

Case StudyProject focus – Moving mobile harbor cranes

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2 | excellence Spring 2015

Dear readers,

Welcome to the 11th issue of excellence! In the spirit of the new year, we are pleased to deliver a fresh look for our magazine, which we hope you will appreciate.

As you can see, as excellence grew, the format became more compact and it now matches BBC Chartering’s “art of performance” style.

We have exciting content for you covering what’s hot and new in the world of BBC Chartering. For instance, we talk about our involvement with Mafumeira Sul, a large-scale oil project off shore Angola, as well as our commitment to a value-driven approach with regards to ocean transport projects in general. We share an interesting story about the world’s newest and most modern research vessel, which is now managed by the research division of Briese Schiff ahrt, an affi liate group member.

In our project briefs, we are pleased to deliver some highlights of project performances from around the world. We give you an update on the progress of the next generation MPP vessel design, which is currently under construction in China. Also, we

show what happens onboard the BBC Hudson and how vessel performance is currently being researched in a university project. Of course there is still more inside and we invite you to fi nd out for yourself.

With the next excellence planned for July, we hope to cooperate with partners interested in cross-promoting business in the issue. If you feel intrigued by this idea, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected]. Please be aware we have limited space, and the sooner you inquire the better your chances.

On behalf of the global team, I hope you enjoy this magazine and stay connected until the next issue.

Warm regards,

Raymond Fisch excellence editor

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Responsible for contentSvend Andersen, Raymond Fisch

Contact [email protected] +49 491 9252090

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Introduction

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Dear business partners and friends,

As experts in the global ocean carriage of project cargoes, we continuously analyze and observe the global project markets. But it is the daily contact with you, our valued customers, which is both measure of success and motivation for us to continuously improve services and renew our unmatched performance promise to you. I like to thank you for your trust and the successful collaboration in the past which made us your project carrier of choice.

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.” Confucius

With this fi rst excellence in 2015 I take the opportunity to talk about some general project market aspects and how BBC Chartering prepares to respond. As we have learned, the oil price took a signifi cant plunge during the last quarter of the past year. The price of a barrel of oil dropped from $107 to less than $50. This is a heavy collapse which took prices to 2009 levels and surprised just about everyone. Markets do not like surprises, and many global indexes have dropped, adding just another wrinkle of worry to an already wobbly global economic recovery. We do not know how this dynamic impacts project shipping yet, but in any regard, we continue to observe the situation very closely.

Nevertheless, and although seeming more confi dent in the fi rst three quarters, the market remained trying during 2014. We expect the same for 2015, where the slow but steady growth may continue. Overall it’s especially the project owners who benefi t from this situation and who should plan and secure their required trading capacity for important projects with suffi cient lead time. The good news is, that this is more feasible than ever, and for the coming 12 to 24 months, we anticipate that logistic planners evaluate their shipping options even more diligently. As we see the focus move more towards mitigating commercial and operating risks with regards to complex projects, this makes customers appreciate an integrated approach to project planning and delivery of engineered heavy lift transports.

Integrating terminal services in logistical planning processes is gaining importance in project shipping, too.To that end, you may have learned through the press that we have tightened a strategic cooperation with Manchester Terminal and Gulfstream Marine in Houston.

This cooperation allows us to bundle our activities and improve service levels in the Port of Houston, one of the world’s major project hubs. With that we can increase our performance for any cargo transaction and at the same time minimize the risk exposure for our customers. In addition, we can off er extended capabilities to develop value adding business partnerships with interested customers. Please read more about our cooperation, the terminal’s abilities, and come back to us with your thoughts. We are eager to learn how we may work together with you on that end.

For now we look forward to an exciting and challenging 2015. Despite all the headwinds our industry may face in the coming year, I give you my word that we will continue to do our homework and stay on our mission to work as your project carrier of choice. I wish all of you much success, good business and personally all the best.

Please enjoy this magazine and remember that no matter where, we look forward to seeing you soon. We are there for you at any of the upcoming events, be it in Shanghai, Sao Paulo or Antwerp.

Sincerely,

Svend Andersen CEO, BBC Chartering

CEO Message

Cost out, risk down,value up Originally intended as a quality

service with BBC Chartering’s

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Project Services


The BBC Chartering project approach is a value adding service aimed at projects which require the integration of planning and execution activities for ocean transportation; especially where this represents a high value and risk for customers.

On many occasions in the past, BBC has worked on multi-year-volume-supply contracts, complex heavy lift operations (e.g. large reactors and modules), special projects destined for Arctic / Antarctic destinations, and various off shore support services. These assignments share some aspects that they fall within the client’s value zone and hold high risk relevance. Shared characteristics are:

Early EngagementA dedicated project team is assigned and tasked with managing ocean transportation from tendering to execution. During the tendering phase, tender engineers work together with customers to defi ne project essentials and key challenges. The objective is to develop a project-specifi c solution that clients can rely on. Both client and BBC project teams collaborate and share their knowledge on how the project should be delivered to drive cost out, mitigate risks and ensure on-time deliveries.

Detailed planning & engineeringAfter being awarded a project, our commitment to planning focuses on performance, quality and lower costs. Integrated supply chain connections keep our operations aligned with the client’s project priorities. As BBC project managers coordinate with engineers, port captains, HSEQ, operators, suppliers, agents and owners during the tender stage, they retain control of operations and risks throughout the preparation


stage. This creates a genuine value add service for customers by avoiding unnecessary cost expenditures.

Execution managementA project manager coordinates the tasks according to plans, processes, and key procedures summarized in a project management plan. Attention is paid to the quality of deliverables from all contractors engaged in the project. The project manager oversees the defi ned requirements, the systems design and development, and the implementation of a seamless operation and project performance. Quality, risks, schedule, costs, and operational requirements are monitored to ensure that the overall project status can be achieved and early warnings can be issued where applicable.

Delivering more value to clientsCash and value are not always aligned, as initially higher project investments are required to avoid potential damages and future negative value impacts on any project. At the end of a project, no one speaks about how cheap a service was sourced if it did not perform and if the project was not delivered successfully.

The value of BBC Chartering’s project approach is measurable and manages the expectations tied to the project accordingly:

1| Dedicated project teams coordinate with client teams to drive cost out, optimize performance and keep the project on-time, within specifi cations and according to contracts.

2| A control process ensures that the deliverables meet project requirements and that necessary changes are managed respectively.

3| A systematic approach to risk management saves the project’s budget, ensures operational excellence and avoids additional cost.

4| Best practice thinking recognizes and promotes the visibility of practices with regards to voyage management, service depen- dability, schedule fl exibility and dedicated project management.

In summary, the BBC Chartering project approach addresses all relevant aspects for clients executing projects in the value zone. These customers require a partner that is aware of project needs tied to a set of superior deliverables; undoubtedly this is the case for large contractors in the off shore arena, for special projects targeting areas with limited accessibility, supply chain integrated contracts, critical high value items requiring specialized heavy lift operations, or complex mega projects.

Providing critical resourcesAs a premier project carrier, the BBC Chartering brand promise is to provide a set-up that leads customers towards a successful project outcome.

The most material resource factor that BBC off ers is an unmatched fl eet portfolio. This modern and large MPP / HL fl eet delivers the fl exibility required for almost any project request.

A high sailing frequency on global trade lanes provides the project

Project shipping matrixApproaches to shipping projects can be characterized by (1) the project’s required intensity to integrate planning and execution as an internal dimension and (2) the customer’s perceived risk and value impact of the project as an external view.

On abstract levels, those two dimensions form a project strategy matrix which advises the general service approach in project shipping. Such approaches may follow a transactional brokering approach, a risk managed chartering approach, or a fully-fl edged project chartering approach.

Project Services


clients with the highest levels of vessel availability and the lowest levels of mobilizing cost. OVID registration and inspection comes in as an additional confi dence factor, valued especially by off shore clientele.

The organizational resources of BBC Chartering include a global network of recognized ocean project experts in Europe, the Americas and Asia, as well as a back-end competence and delivery center for ocean projects in Germany. This set-up ensures that projects can be worked on by BBC’s local representatives, by chartering brokers, by owner’s representatives, or by key account managers around the world.

With its approach to projects, BBC Chartering provides resources that are not only committed to deliver best in class project performance, but that also follow global project standards.

Excellence to value approachLike our clients, we not only demand excellent performance, but also strive for rigorous implementation and continuous improvement of quality procedures for our high value services. Six proven factors form a high value delivery approach at BBC Chartering.

These concern (1) the formation of global project teams, (2) the application of proven transportation engineering methods and their continuous improvement, (3) a non-compromising and thorough approach to risk management, (4) reliance on project pricing and cost management, (5) executional excellence with regards to vessel and operations management, and lastly (6) our commitment to best in class performance.

Please contact:[email protected] to learn more about our “excellence to value” approach for your next shipping project.


Offshore Angola Multiple services for Mafumeira Sul

You may agree or not, but working amongst giant off shore machines with world-leading marine contractors on some of the most signifi cant projects globally,

is one of the rewarding aspects of working at BBC Chartering. Mafumeira Sul is such a major oil & gas development campaign off shore Angola, and BBC vessels

were employed on several occasions during 2014. BBC takes much pride in having supported this project as a carrier and value adding service provider.

Project Services


The second stage of the $5.6 billion Mafumeira Field development, known as Mafumeira Sul, includes: the construction of a central processing facility, two wellhead platforms, approximately 75 miles (121 km) of subsea pipelines, 34 producing wells and 16 water-injection wells, 23 subsea pipeline tie-ins at Mafumeira Sul Facilities, Mafumeira Norte, Sanha and the CRX pipeline end manifold, and brownfield modifications of the Mafumeira Norte WHP and Malongo Terminal facilities. Overall, the output design for this field is a capacity of 150,000 barrels of liquids and 350

million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The gas is slated to go to Angola‘s sole LNG plant in Soyo.

According to the field operator, the plan is to bring Mafumeira Sul online in 2015; ramping up to full production in 2017. The operator expects the field to peak at 120,000 bbl/d (110,000 bbl/d of crude oil and 10,000 bbl/d of liquefied petroleum gas).

Works started in 2013, the platform fabrication began in the third quarter and pipeline construction was commenced in the fourth.

The platform and topside fabrication continued throughout 2014, and the pipe laying works are just about to be completed as we write this article.

Although working with different contractors, BBC Chartering vessels accomplished work for the project in multiple assignments. BBC is proud of the role it played in the project’s global supply structure. In three basic assignments, BBC covered the transportation of top side structures, the delivery of pipe feeding services, and the shipment of a heavy subsea template and pin piles.


1Modules for top side structureAs reported before, BBC Chartering managed the mobilization of four topside modules from Houston to Okpa, South Korea last July. With weights of 110, 199, 500 and 505 metric tons, the modules traveled onboard the BBC Pearl

and provided a remarkable sight on the vessel. The modules became part of the central processing complex (CPC), the primary processing platform (PPP), and the living quarter’s platform (LQP). The completed topsides are now subject to platform installation works beginning early 2015.

Project Services


The Mafumeira Sul Campaign demonstrated the broad capabilities of BBC Chartering and its fl eet, which added value to this massive undertaking in many aspects. Clients requiring off shore vessel assistance can confi dently access a large fl eet portfolio which is OVID registered, and where any vessel can be made available, also matching OVID inspection standards, within reasonable short notice. Diff erent requirements, as well as project-specifi c HSEQ approaches, had to be met for the three assignments.

Please read more about BBC Chartering’s proven project approach in this excellence issue.

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Pipe transportation and feedingMoving pipes from Mairna di Carrara, Italy to Lunada,

Angola, the M/Vs Barbarossa and Stoertebeker not only served as small pipe ocean carriers, but also as primary pipe feeders to the two pipe laying vessels, Saipem S355 and Castoro 10. The two gearless tweendeck vessels have now rendered their services safely for almost 18 months each; supporting the entire scope of pipe laying works of both installation vehicles.

Subsea template and pin piles

In the latest assignment for the project, and indirectly

relating to works on modules of the central processing complex (CPC) and the living quarter platform (LQP), the BBC Citrine had the pleasure of bringing a 384mt subsea template and four 40mt heavy pin piles from Okpa, Korea to Luanda in December 2014.The subsea components were picked up by Heerema’s off shore construction vessel, Hermod, which is completing the installation work.


GermanResearch vessels Select quality ship managers

On the rise again – the new SONNE You may agree that 45 years of service for a fi sh trawler is not bad, especially if it served most of the time as a research vessel. This makes the story of the SONNE, German for sun, unique. It is a famous research vessel that now has been sold to Chilean owners and so leaves the German fl eet of research vessels. Although she was not built to be a

dedicated science vessel, she became something of an internationally recognized platform for the German research fl eet.

After her 37 years as a reliable servant to the scientifi c community, the old lady has now found a decent successor, the SONNE. The 116m long dedicated new-built research vessel was just commissioned by the

Federal Republic of Germany last November. Built at the Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, the vessel also offi cially welcomed its operating crew and its new managing owner, the research division of Briese Schiff fahrt, represented by Klaus Kueper.

“We are very proud to be the partner who will keep the research vessel operational and retain its economic

More than 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by ocean. It is not only the largest habitat on our planet;it is also a central component of our eco-system that still holds many secrets. Researching this system is the mission of the German research fl eet. A large share of this fl eet is managed by the research division of our group affi liate, Briese Schiff ahrt, who just took over a prestigious contract for the newest addition to the fl eet: the R/V SONNE. Congratulations!

Group Story


and scientifi c value through our services,” says Klaus Kueper, head of the group’s research vessel activities since January 2004.

Retain workability and valueTo build a ship that would perform for at least 30 years on science projects, many “science customers” were involved in specifying the new vessel’s characteristics early on in

the process. As a result, the SONNE is outfi tted with the latest technology and is today the world’s most modern ocean research vessel.

The design matches the manifold requests of scientists who want to research deep ocean trenches, wide deep sea plains, oceanic ridges, and subsea tailings up to the typical bathyal zones. The vessel needs to

support a wide range of scientifi c projects in the fi elds of physical and chemical oceanography, fi shery biology, maritime meteorology, oceanic planktonology, microbiology, marine chemistry, biology, zoology, geology, geomorphology and geophysics.

This requires manifold equipment, such as various sonar systems,

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which allow scientists to investigate sediments, conduct areal soundings, and to examine hydrostatic heads.

“There is loads of expensive equipment onboard the SONNE,” confi rms Mr Kueper. In fact, some instruments are unique specimen that cost up to EUR 10 million. “There is not only material value but also high scientifi c value behind the data and results produced through this equipment. There might be

unquantifi able losses if equipment is mistreated and research results get lost beyond retrieval,” says Kueper.

A crew of 32 is in charge of ensuring the workability of the marine equipment and the vessel, which can host up to 40 scientist. Achieving the highest quality is what counts in this respect. After all, just like any other research vessel, the SONNE needs to be in immaculate condition and readily crewed for her assignments whenever needed.

Quality attitude throughoutAny vessel requires managed services to ensure its technical operability. For the research fl eet, this involves tasks related to crew management, logistics related to operations and supplies, as well as continuous planned and unplanned maintenance and supervision of upgrades and dry-dockings at shipyards.

Kueper and his team, 12 crew ashore and about 250 onboard, manage

all aspects for the German research vessels such as the ALKOR, HEINCKE, POSEIDON, MARIA S. MERIAN, ELISABETH MANN BROGESE, METEOR and partly the POLARFUCHS.

With the management contract for the SONNE, the research division of Briese Schiff fahrt has emerged as the leading provider of managed services for research vessels in Germany. However, this is no reason to rest. “Management contracts for a research vessel are only awarded on a renewal basis by the means of Europe-wide

tenders. To win such a tender, we have to continuously improve and show that our quality approach to R/V management works,” says Kueper.

Innovation and renewalWe agree that there is no free lunch and the workload increases tremendously during shipyard visit which may sometimes involve the management of signifi cant budgets and the coordination of up to 60 suppliers, all of whom work on tight schedules. “We have much responsibility to ensure a survey, a refi t or an upgrade gets accomplished in time and according to specifi cations. The more complex the work is, the higher is the required integration of planning and execution”. According to Kueper this pays off as cost overruns get limited and tight schedules are kept.

Constant upgrading is requiredto have not only the latestresearch technology onboard,but also to ensure adequate andup-to-date operating componentsfor the vessel. Although competition in the fi eld of ocean research ismostly about international recognition, discoveries and advances in knowledge can only be made if adequate equipment is available.

Future outlookBBC Chartering, premiercommercial global MPP / HL operator, and Briese Schiff ahrt, lead managing owners of a large MPP / HL vessel fl eet together represent a unique company network which provides many competences and combines them into market-leading professional services. Time will tell what the future holds for the research division in this context as non-merchant yet reputable shipping activity of the group.

With the new research vessel, scientist want to examine global climate change, the consequencesof human behavior on the ocean and also search for mineral resources in the seabed.

New deep ocean research vessel „SONNE“

Source: Universität Oldenburg 21879

Length 116.0 mWidth 20.2 mDraft 6.4 mTop speed 15 knots (28 km/h)Crew complement 35 vessel crew (max.), 40 scientistScienti�c equipment 300 mtBuilding cost 124 mln. EURHome port WilhelmshavenMain �eld of application Indian / Paci c Ocean

Collective deckhouses mess room, library

Storage deck houses 20 cabins for scientists

Labor deckhouses 8 labs on 600m²

Cabin deckhouses 33 crew cabins

6 cranes with up to 30mt lifting capacity9 winches with up to 12,000m cable

CTD instrumenttakes deep sea water samples and measures conductivity, temperature, depth

Multicorertakes sediment samples of the seabed

Subsea ROV

remotely operated vehicle, with videocameras and grippers

Group Story


Klaus Kueper can look ahead confi dently as he expects there will be more research vessels requiring managed services outside Germany.

“It is our mission to workon becoming the service provider of choice to national and international research vessel owners,”

he says. “It remains a constant task and challenge for us to attract customers and talent for what we believe is a very unique and personally rewarding discipline in the shipping world.”

Asked about the future, Kueper says, “Mankind has exploited much of the natural resources on land so far, but we do not even know what other treasures are hidden below wide ocean plains, ridges and tailings.

The Briese Research divison is ready to support these tasks by managing highly sophisticated vessels worldwide.”

For further inquiries please contact: [email protected]

Godmother and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the naming ceremony and handover of the baptizing giftthrough Capt. Mallon (R/V SONNE)

Hoisting the fl ag of the new vessel manager: Research and Education Minister Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, CEO Roelf Briese of Briese Schiff ahrt, and CEO Bernhard Meyer of Meyer Shipyard. (from left to right)

“Bed of roses”

for our lady

BBC Maryland

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“Heavy lift record“ in Charleston powered by BBC

January 2015 – The port of Charleston Authority recently recorded one of its heaviest energy project moves to date, a 1.5 million pound (680mt) heavy Westinghouse Electric Company steam generator for the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company nuclear power plant expansion near Columbia, SC.

The generator was off -loaded from the BBC Aquamarine directly onto a Schnabel car, a specialty railcar designed to transport heavy and oversized loads. The 36-axle railcar, among the largest of its type in the world, transported the equipment from Charleston to the V.C. Summer site in Jenkinsville, SC where the power plants are under construction.

“The steam generator move demonstrates the high, wide and heavy capabilities of our Columbus Street Terminal,” said Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO. “This project is a signifi cant contributor to our volume growth in the breakbulk business segment”.

As performing vessel to the job, BBC Chartering procured one of its modern and versatile heavy lifters, the BBC Aquamarine. This 14,800 dwt vessel features lifting capabilities of up to 800mt and provided suffi cient capacity to manage this heavy lift and transport assignment from Doosan, Korea to Charleston.

PROJECT BRIEF


The USA will continue to be an important driver of demand for infrastructure goods, with industrial machinery, ICT equipment and transport equipment accounting for over half of the growth in imports. As a result, the USA remains highly ranked for both intermediate infrastructure goods and industrial machinery. This is further supported by a recent study conducted by HSBC stating that the US competitiveness’ in transport equipment and industrial machinery gives exporters an advantage in the growing market for infrastructure goods.

Without question, the Port of Houston, Texas plays a major role in facilitating this important trade. According to the Port of Houston Authority, it is the busiest port in the United States in terms of foreign tonnage, the second busiest US port in in terms of overall tonnage,

and thirteenth busiest in the world. The growth in global trade has expanded the port to such a degree, that today it has facilities in multiple communities in the surrounding area representing a 25-mile-long complex of diversifi ed public and private facilities.

As a leading global project carrier, BBC Chartering has observed a constant growth in its US-based business, as well as record numbers for port calls in Houston. In more than 250 loading and unloading and operations in the past year BBC vessels spent over 800 days in the port of Houston, making it one of the largest customers for Houston’s general cargo, break bulk and project cargo terminals. This should be reason enough for BBC Chartering to look into options to consolidate and improve economics and service quality benefi ting the carrier’s

American and global clients.The relationship between Manchester Terminal, Gulfstream Marine and BBC Chartering aims to bring about benefi ts for customers, terminal, and carrier alike. As a private United States Coast Guard approved marine terminal, Manchester Terminal off ers a unique combination of services: warehousing, break bulk and container facilities, light manufacturing and assembly operations if required.

The terminal is located at the intersection of the Houston Ship Channel and Sims Bayou, just east of the East 610 Loop. Covering about 72.4 acres, Manchester Terminal is also a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). The terminal’s buildings provide over a million square feet of space, the majority of which are equipped with a fi re suppression system.Manchester Terminal also features

Manchester Terminal

Customer Service


two large docks to accommodate vessels and barges: the 1,500ft long Houston Ship Channel dock and the 1,700ft long Sims Bayou dock.

On these docks, the terminal can easily berth fi ve vessels at any time without problems. Another advantage is given by the terminal’s location which aff ords easy access to all modes of transportation. Interstate Highway 610 is only fi ve blocks away, and many common truck lines are available to shippers and consignees including railroad switching services which are provided by the Port Terminal Railway Association (PTRA). Such features benefi t BBC Chartering and its global project cargo clients. A dedicated partnership with the terminal allows BBC Chartering to shorten potential waiting times outside the port, and at the same time cut cost for standby and

overtime work while at the terminal. Direct access to the dockworkers and stevedores improves the general cargo handling quality. This also increases the terminal’s utilization while granting clients the required fl exibility with regards to potential timing and other transactional aspects of their cargo operations.

Svend Andersen of BBC Chartering comments,

“Our customers require highest levels ofperformance and quality shipping services.“

It is BBC`s mission to respond to this need also ensuring required terminal services are available. “Having strategically centered our activities on Houston, we also helped the port in

the past to emerge to what is today the most important international hub for project cargos,“ says Andersen.

“We see the need to further strengthen this position and invest in building critical relationships and strategic resources that help us to fl exibly respond to global project trading challenges and our client’s future cargo handling requirements.”

Anderson adds, “We have worked with Manchester Terminal and Gulfstream Marine in the past and we are confi dent that our deepening relationship will make a diff erence in our line of business, helping us to improve performance and service levels for our customers in the future.”

The USA’s economy has experienced steady growth since 2010. This growth is being driven partly by consumers, which in turn feeds through to consumer goods imports. However, industrial machinery and transport equipment dominate exports and the country’s geographical position provides good access to the fastest growing markets in the global economy. Infrastructure is vital for achieving and maintaining a high level of economic development. As a leading exporter of industrial machinery and transport equipment, the USA stands to benefi t from rising global demand for infrastructure goods, particularly from emerging markets.


If you want to operate a vessel economically and ecologically

these days, it is necessary to keep an eye on the vessel’s

fuel consumption. The logistics institute of the University of

Applied Science Emden/Leer is currently examining whether

optimization of the vessel’s routing can help improve

consumption rates. Currently, there is a project being

carried out, in collaboration with Briese Schiff ahrt, which

researches consumption data of the BBC Chartering operated

multipurpose vessel BBC Hudson.

Researchingvessel performance

Sustainability


Fuel consumption makes up about 60% of the total transport expenses of a voyage, assuming normal weather conditions. “Bad weather on routes crossing the North Atlantic may lead to an increase in fuel consumption,” reports Michael Schlaak, professor at the school’s institute for environmental technology. “There is a fuel saving method called “slow steaming,” but in most instances this

potential has already been utilized by vessel owners and operators,” says Prof. Schlaak. Also, beginning in 2015, all shipping lines and carriers are subject to advanced low sulphur fuel regulations on trades crossing North Europe/Baltic, US and Canada.

This requires carriers to bunker expensive gas oil and forces them to look into cost saving strategies

to partly off set the additional cost incurred.

More fuel consumption duringbad weather So far it has not been thoroughly researched in exactly what way a vessel should be sailed in order for bunker consumption to be minimized. “For instance, it is not known if or when it is benefi cial to change


course considering the infl uence of wind and wave conditions,” says the professor. Although model tests have been previously performed at “The Hamburg Ship Model Basin,” there was no authoritative data of a real vessel available that could substantiate such an assertion.

Equipment on BBC Hudson This lack of data provided the reason

for the route optimization research project coordinated by Prof. Dr. Schlaak. While being dry-docked at Bremerhaven’s Bredo-Werft in April 2014, numerous research equipment was installed onboard the 17,500dwt BBC Hudson to capture the impact of wind and waves on the ocean going behavior and vessel’s fuel consumption while sailing the seven seas.

Measuring values every 10 minutesThis requires measuring the continuous engine output and the actual consumption required for the ship’s propulsion. Moreover, there is a wave radar system installed which measures amplitude, frequency and the direction of waves. Following data about wind, wave, power and ship movements, there is much more information generated regarding the

vessel’s operation. The equipment captures 64 values every 10 minutes which will eventually provide a wealth of information, but is fi rst buff ered on a computer in the vessel’s bridge and then uploaded daily via satellite to the university’s research base for further analysis.

Tackling the challengesIt was not an easy exercise to install the measuring equipment onboard the BBC Hudson. Initially, even the measurement of wind data provided challenges due to the highly sensitive equipment. Suitable positions needed to be found and were identifi ed by Lennart Seifert, a dedicated research offi cer, who was also sailing onboard the vessel to oversee measuring for the fi rst fi ve months.

“Another challenge concerned the accuracy of the measuring devices, which fi rst needed to be verifi ed and calibrated so they would return usable data,” says Seifert. Having returned from his voyage, he now works on Prof. Schlaak’s research team where the measured data gets compared with theoretically computed results for evaluation purposes.

Complex analysisAnalyzing the data is a complex task. “The special challenge at this project is the work with a constant changing of all parameters,” says Seifert. All conditions vary permanently: vessel position, wind, waves and current. Prof. Schlaak stays optimistic, “While pioneering this arena, we still have to work with much fuzzy data, but we are optimistic as we see the data situations improve over time. A second project phase is aimed at examining the potential that route optimizations may have if an auxiliary sail propulsion is used.

Intermediate outlookWe may conclude, for now, that the experiences made in this project show that there is still much to be learned as we continue to explore modern measurement technologies and the application of innovative propulsion technologies to improve ship performance management. Although progressing quickly, the global shipping industry has only

started its journey in developing and employing more sustainable thinking and performance management. Understanding the possibilities and researching the effi ciency potentials is required to develop practical and applicable solutions. BBC Chartering is keen on learning more about potential improvements and respective solutions.

Sustainability


About the ROBUST research project:The “ROBUST” project aims to gain knowledge concerning the optimization of planning and managing freight allocation and vessel routing. It was initiated in 2010 at the HILOG institute with the support of the EUTEC Institute of the University of Applied Science in Emden / Leer.

Project partners are Briese Schiffahrt in Leer, the University of Applied Science in Osnabrück, the DWD (German Weather Service) in Hamburg, the Institute for Traffic and Railway operations of the Leibniz University in Hannover, and the Technology Center for Computing at the University of Bremen. The budget for the project is about EUR 1 million.

Supporting CP Chem`sTexas cracker

November 2014 – The CP Chem project is a US $ 6bln project which was first announced in 2011, and finally approved in March 2013. According to Chevron Philips, the cracker has a footprint of the size of nearly 50 football fields, with 350 miles of piping; 1,600 miles of cable and 140,000 tons of concrete.

With the shale gas revolution underway, growing supplies of natural gas liquids become available in the US and chemical companies from around the world have announced plans for a significant number of new projects to build and expand their shale advantaged capacity in the United States.

In the years to come unconventional gas could provide half of US natural gas needs, compared to only 8% in 2008. Currently about 100 chemical industry investments valued at US $72bln have been announced.

The loop reactor was fabricated in South Korea and was shipped onboard the BBC Coral, a 14,800dwt heavy lift vessel, to Freeport, Texas in October. With its 800mt lifting capacity, the vessel and its operating crew catered for an impeccable project delivery. BBC Chartering currently operates nine vessels of this type.

PROJECT BRIEF


NextGenerationSteel cutting commenced fornew 12,500 dwt type

Fleet Update


Everyone who had the chance to see how big ship yards work, understands that the process of building ships and keeping the production schedule is a sophisticated management task and not without challenges.

In this regard, our building partners and owners of our “next generation” MPP /HL vessel type have already accomplished something together with the shipyard Jiangxi Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in China: the production design, the material and equipment purchase, and the detailed production planning. Already commenced last October, the shipyard is currently busy to cut the steel that will soon resemble the ship sections.

Although we are still far away from what we can visibly recognize as a vessel, this brings “the next generation” of the 12,500 dwt MPP / HL type one step closer to its “birth”: the vessel’s keel laying. This is scheduled for March 2015 and will be followed soon by the vessel’s launch in July.

Supporting the proud owning parents, we are already in the midst of the adoption process of this baby; and we are excited to see how the fi rst born of “the next generation” will come to life and keep you updated with our fall issue of excellence.

Project cargo handlingMain cargo hold dimensions,high deck loads, unique crane outreach, outstanding lifting height

Green shipDNVGL Environmental passport, remarkably low EEDI value (below the 2025 limit already)

Faster cargo turnoverQuick operating hatch cover system, cranes for continuous bulk operation

Higher fuel economyMost economic main engine, optimized hull lines, low resistant anti-fouling paint, intelligent power management, performance monitoring

Top tier makers listLess maintenance intense high quality components support OPEX savings

Global tradabilityGreat Lakes- , AMSA trading,high DNVGL ice class

Flexibilityinterchangeability with othersister vessels and precursor vessels


Classifi cation GL + 100 A5 E3 BC G IW BWM (D2)DG DBC LC EP-D + MC E3 AUTstrengthened for heavy cargoes,equipped for the carriage of containersand the carriage of dangerous goods

Deadweight (summer) abt. 12,500 mt

Max. draft (summer) 8.10 m

Length o.a. 147.00 m

Breadth moulded 22.80 m

Service Speed 15.0 knots

Fuel consumption 16.0 mt RMG 380 fuel per day at sea

Cargo hold capacity 17,600 cbm / 621,537 cbft

Main hold dimensions 76.50 m x 17.60 m

Floor space under deck 2,950 sqm / 31,753 sqft

Floor space on deck 2,170 sqm / 23,357 sqft

Cranes capacityat 18 m outreachat 33 m outreach

2 Liebherr cranes situated portside250 mt capacity each / 500 mt combined 120 mt capacity each / 240 mt combined Lifting height of 35.60 m (at 10 m outreach)

Project Services

The Ichthys LNG project is ranked among the most signifi cant oil and gas projects in the world. It commercializes the gas fi elds discovered in the Browse Basin in 2000, located about 220 kilometres off shore Western Australia. The project which is currently under construction, is a joint venture between INPEX (Operator), major partner TOTAL and the Australian subsidiaries of Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas.

In addition, a consortium consisting of General Electric (GE) and a CH2M HILL-

UGL Joint Venture has been awarded a contract for the construction of a 500 MW CCPT power plant for the project. As part of this, GE will engineer and supply gas turbines, steam turbines and heat recovery steam generators for the project and the CH2M HILL-UGL Joint Venture will design and supply the balance of plant based around the GE technology as well as undertake the complete construction of the project. Design, procurement and fabrication for the combined cycle power plant works are expected to be completed by the end of 2016.

In multiple shipments BBC Chartering is currently engaged to mobilize the cooling power needed for the Ichthys power plant. Air Cooled Condensers (ACC’s) look like huge roof-like structures and they travel onboard the BBC Pearl or her sister vessels on their way from Phu My to Darwin. Three pieces, each about 20m high and with weights of 235mt fi t on the deck the versatile heavy lift vessel, delivering a “cool” vessel sight, too.

IchthysPower Plantreceivesdry coolingunits


PROJECT BRIEF

Heavy port handling equipment for Rio Grande

February 2015 – The most Southern port in Brazil, the Port of Rio Grande, is known for its performance in terms of productivity and offering fast and quality ship handling services. Equipped with a complete operational infrastructure, the Rio Grande do Sul-based port is considered the country‘s second most important hub for the development of Brazil’s international trade and cargo turnover. Ensuring that the port is always in line with international standards, the port is continuously undertaking infrastructure improvement initiatives. One of the port’s largest private terminals, the Yara Terminal is also maintaining and improving its handling standards for fertilizers and liquids. To this end, BBC Chartering was contracted for the transport of two heavy mobile harbor cranes from Westdorpe, Netherlands and two hoppers loading in Gijon, Spain.

Successfully discharged in Rio Grande, all four pieces of heavy equipment were mobilized at once on board the BBC Moonstone, demonstrating BBC’s broad capabilities with regards to shipping extra-large and heavy cargo.

The procured BBC Moonstone is a 14,800dwt heavy lift vessel which features a lifting capacity of 800mt. BBC Chartering currently operates nine vessels of this type.


It is BBC Chartering’s declared quality goal to have its entire long-term fl eet registered in the globally recognized Off shore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID). This should give clients additional confi dence in BBC Chartering’s quality approach, and adds value to their chartering process with the provisioning of standardized inspection data on requested project carriers.

OVID is a database which was developed by OCIMF (Oil Companies International Forum) in response to a request from its members to provide a centralized tool that captured off shore inspections and broadly followed the format of SIRE (Ship Inspection Report Program). It also includes non-tanker vessels employed by the industry.

Following the vessel registration, the purpose of OVID is to simplify the physical inspection process for both inspectors and ships staff . It also provides assurance to personnel in oil companies by using a unifi ed

core document and client specifi c supplements for inspections.Of the 118 BBC vessels on OVID fi les to date, 23 BBC operated vessels have been inspected so far. As new project requests emerge, any additional vessel required to be on OVID fi le before deployment will undergo the requested formal inspection.

OVID members benefi t from the BBC vessel registration on the OVID database as they can review prior inspection reports and as a consequence require fewer inspections over time. Moreover, assurance checks

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as a part of the chartering process are sped up as the assurance personnel have instant access to credible information on the vessel and its safety performance.

Another benefi t of the OVID database is that it details a vessel’s dimensions and equipment thus providing a tool to project teams to pre-screen vessels capable of undertaking the required activities. Rapid amendment to refl ect upgrading activities can be communicated easily and allows the client’s project teams to quickly evaluate the vessel’s new capabilities.

”With our entire long-term fl eet under OVID registration, BBC Chartering customers can trust that both operating fl eet and crews match the high standards set by OCIMF members,” commented Svend Andersen on this eff ort.

For further inquiries please contact: [email protected]

Template shipped for Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen project

January 2015 – As an option to the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project awarded in 2013, Technip was charged with an additional spread for the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen (GRD) Marine Operations Pipelay and Subsea Installation project of Statoil ASA. The project, which is a subsea tie-back to the existing Gullfaks A platform off shore Norway, is being executed by Technip’s operating center in Oslo, Norway.

The project includes the installation of a 280mt subsea template early this year. Matching the projects overall schedule, the template and important components were already mobilized and got shipped onboard the BBC Vesuvius. Being unloaded in Ågotnes, the template made its way from Tønsberg and accomplished a short voyage of only 340 nm around the southern tip of Norway early December 2014.

As performing vessel to the job, BBC Chartering procured one of its compact and versatile heavy lifters, the BBC Vesuvius. This 9,300dwt vessel features lifting capabilities of up to 700mt and provided the most suitable assistance managing this heavy lift and transport assignment. BBC Chartering operates eight vessels of this type.

PROJECT BRIEF


Every project starts with an extensive preparation phase executed by a team of experienced transport engineers from BBC Chartering. This includes the planning of the vessel’s stability, the stowage, the required material and the lifting operation.

When executing the operation in the fi eld starts this fi rst means to prepare the deck according to plans before any loading can commence. E.g., for our harbor crane example, two short “railway tracks”, one of 30m and one of 48m have to be welded on the hatch covers, so that the cranes can be mobilized on the deck. Amongst other smaller works, container towers have

to be installed which serve as resting pontoons for the mobile harbor crane’s booms.

Lifting can commence when the lifting arrangement gets attached to the hooks and to the lifting points of the mobile cranes accordingly. In a dual lift operation, the fi rst crane can then be lifted and, in a coordinated approach of experienced crane drivers, be maneuvered through the loading cranes window onto the vessel’s deck. Here it gets positioned on the prepared rail tracks.

From there the fi rst crane gets mobilized, clearing the loading

window, to the aft of the heavy lift vessel. The second crane follows the same procedure before it gets positioned on the second rail track. Continuous ballasting during operations is required to balance the vessel for the heavy cranes which means that a single lifting operation may take about three or even four hours. As lifting operations for such objects require wind free conditions, permissible weather windows are needed to ensure a safe lifting operations.

Once the cranes are positioned on deck, much more work needs to be done, now by the lashing and securing

Project focusMoving mobile harbor cranes

Case Study


crews. Each crane needs to be secured with stoppers and suffi cient lashing wires; a work that may take even an experienced crew of 10 up to two days per crane.

All set and done, the crane cargo can then commence its safe onwards journey to its new home port.

We can then proudly say, another job was safely procured as BBC Chartering worked it’s best to deliver highest levels of performance and service quality in project shipping.

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18-21 May 2015Antwerp ExpoPort of Antwerp, Belgium

BUILDING YOUR GLOBAL CARGO CONNECTIONSNew Strategies, New Solutions, New Opportunities!

DETAILS Unparalleled networking with experts from around the world.

6,800DELEGATES EXPECTED

300SPECIALIZED EXHIBITORS EXPECTED

From career-advancing education workshops, specialized exhibitors to interactive executive presentations that will provide exclusive insight, new strategies, solutions and unparalleled networking…you cannot afford to miss Breakbulk Europe 2015.

Breakbulk Europe is the largest exhibition & educational forum in the world focused on project cargo logistics professionals.

Join us in Antwerp, 18-21 May 2015 for Breakbulk Europe as we celebrate our 10 year commitment to the advancement of traditional breakbulk, project cargo logistics professionals. Don’t miss the celebration!

Exhibition, sponsorship, advertising opportunities available. Contact Adrian van Beuningen at [email protected].

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China‘s exports are a major driver for the world’s breakbulk and project cargo industry. We look forward seeing you at the upcoming Breakbulk event in Shanghai to discussing your business opportunities in Asia.

Location World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center Shanghai, China, Booth #502

Breakbulk Asia, Shanghai

March 19-20, 2015

Mar. 19th-20th

Breakbulk Europe is the largest and most important gathering in Europe for companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift and oversized cargoes. We are excited to see you in Antwerp for the 2015 event.

Location The Antwerp Expo Antwerp, Belgium, Booth #706 H4

Breakbulk Europe, Antwerp

May 18th-21st

Intermodal South America is the leading integrated exhibition and conference event for international trade, logistics, transports and cargo handling in Latin America. See us at the show to talk about your cargo challenges.

Location Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Booth# B-190

Intermodal, Sao Paulo

Apr. 07th-09th

Events


18-21 May 2015Antwerp ExpoPort of Antwerp, Belgium

BUILDING YOUR GLOBAL CARGO CONNECTIONSNew Strategies, New Solutions, New Opportunities!

DETAILS Unparalleled networking with experts from around the world.

6,800DELEGATES EXPECTED

300SPECIALIZED EXHIBITORS EXPECTED

From career-advancing education workshops, specialized exhibitors to interactive executive presentations that will provide exclusive insight, new strategies, solutions and unparalleled networking…you cannot afford to miss Breakbulk Europe 2015.

Breakbulk Europe is the largest exhibition & educational forum in the world focused on project cargo logistics professionals.

Join us in Antwerp, 18-21 May 2015 for Breakbulk Europe as we celebrate our 10 year commitment to the advancement of traditional breakbulk, project cargo logistics professionals. Don’t miss the celebration!

Exhibition, sponsorship, advertising opportunities available. Contact Adrian van Beuningen at [email protected].

REGISTER NOW AT www.breakbulk.com/europe »USE PROMO CODE BBE01 TO ACTIVATE 10% DISCOUNT

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