TIMES Combining strengths p.4 Wagenborg Towage: extraordinary friends in need The Eefde lock Volume 6
May 2012
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contents Preface - Sign of Solutions
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Combining strengths
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Wagenborg: changing and renewing
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Vent Stack Olkiluoto
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Europe’s expert in land rig moves
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Wagenborg conquers the world!
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Wagenborg Towage: extraordinary friends in need
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Giant for Goliath
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Pipeline logistics - Delivering the Full Logistics Chain
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Safety first!
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The Eefde Lock
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Reining Warehousing
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Transport 4 Transport
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Fashion ‘1898’
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Exhibition Schedule 2012 • 7th Annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition • 5th Transport Logistic China • Powergen Europe Conference & Exhibition • Neftegaz Exhibition Schedule 2013 • 8th Annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition • Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition 2013 • PPI Transport Symposium • Europort Maritime
Exhibition schedule Antwerp, 22 - 24 May Shanghai, 5 - 7 June Cologne, 12 - 14 June Moscow, 25 - 29 June
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Antwerp, 14 - 16 May Aberdeen, 3 - 6 September Baltimore, 28 - 31 October Rotterdam, 5 - 8 November
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Colophon Editorial Staff Connie Lindhoud Guus van der Linde Contributors Edwin de Vries Paul Bakker Gerben Elferink Wouter Siemerink Roel Barkhof Bob Derks
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Contact details Wagenborg Times P.O. Box 14 NL-9930 AA Delfzijl The Netherlands Phone + 31 (0)596 63 62 47 Email times@wagenborg.com DTP Grafische Industrie De Marne, Leens - Delfzijl - Groningen
Photography Flying Focus, Aad van Leeuwen Henk Zuur, Guus van der Linde Printers Grafische Industrie De Marne, Leens - Delfzijl - Groningen May 2012
preface
Our slogan “Sign of Solutions” is fully integrated in daily life within Royal Wagenborg. No matter what logistical problem or challenge, we can provide a solution with our state of the art equipment and available experience and knowledge of over 3,000 employees! Wagenborg Projects & Logistics (WPL) started back in 1998 as a service provider for project freights within Wagenborg Shipping. Early 2012, we decided to reposition WPL as a separate division within Royal Wagenborg. With this move we ensure that our customers benefit most of our logistic solutions. The primary task of WPL is to combine all available knowledge and logistic assets from all Wagenborg divisions for providing door-to-door solutions for our customers. This philosophy is also the strength of Royal Wagenborg. Thanks to the various markets and countries we are active in, we have a lot of knowledge and experience to offer for our customers. Combining this with our state of the art equipment we are able to provide tailor-made logistic solutions for our customers. In this edition of the Wagenborg Times this will be illustrated. All the projects and activities are results of our cooperation, entrepreneurship and solution minded way of working. That is why we think “Sign of Solutions” became more than just a slogan: it is a promise to our customers! Rob Wagenborg en Egbert Vuursteen
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Combining strenghts 4
Wagenborg Projects & Logistics recently is positioned as a separate division within Royal Wagenborg. What started in 1998 as the service-provider
for
project
freights
under
Profile Royal Wagenborg - Serving clients since 1898 - 100% privately owned and managed company - 3,300 employees worldwide - Annual turnover 600 mln Euro - Operating worldwide offering integrated logistics solutions
the flag of the Wagenborg Shipping division, now broadens the logistical scope offering
Resources Royal Wagenborg - 180 seagoing vessels up to 23,000 DWT
Supply Chain Management and Project Freight Forwarding solutions. This new positioning is
- 9 barges up to 136 m LOA - Tugboats - Floating sheerleg 300 tons capacity
reflected in our vision. At Wagenborg Projects & Logistics we offer complete logistical solutions and solve even the toughest transport challenges by understanding our customers and their total supply chain.
- Warehousing capacity 150,000 m2 covered and uncovered - Privately owned quayside Eemshaven/Delfzijl NL - Offshore supply vessels and barges - Ice breaking vessels - Floating hotels (3,000 beds) - 400 normal cargo trucks - Dedicated warehousing 100,000 m2 - 150 mobile cranes and crawler cranes up to 750 tons capacity
Project Freight Forwarding The first service entails the transport of project cargo and oversized equipment. The primary task is to provide door-to-door solutions for project freights, where often one or more divisions of Royal
- 85 heavy duty transport vehicles - SPMTs and modular trailers - Jacking-, skidding- and lifting gantry systems
Wagenborg are involved. Unlike all the other Wagenborg Divisions
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that provide logistic solutions, WPL does not possess assets; it acts on behalf of more divisions and makes use of Wagenborg resources or those of reliable partners. In addition, worldwide transport of project cargo can be realized by making quick and efficient links between Wagenborg’s widespread own resources and external partners, making the project freight forwarding activities of WPL efficient, flexible, and reliable. Understanding our clients is important, therefore we focus on the following industries within the project freight forwarding services: oil & gas, energy, technology and construction & engineering. Wagenborg has many years of experience in these industries and therefore is able to provide our clients with the most suitable solution.
Supply Chain Management Besides the project related cargo, the new service of WPL is offering total supply chain management (SCM) solutions. With SCM we mean managing the goods of the total supply chain from assembly to the end destination, since the transport of goods does not just stop in each port or warehouse. Therefore WPL integrates the services on both land and water to offer our clients a full package of logistic services with Wagenborg’s own resources and skilled and experienced people or via a reliable partner of Wagenborg. The central idea behind SCM is to offer existing and potential clients more transport solutions than solely the current activities of Wagenborg perform. This will result in a more efficient flow of transporting goods. With the growing focus on forwarding activities, WPL can design the perfect mix between our own assets and that of our partners, making the transport the most cost efficient and reliable for our customers. The service can best be described by the figure below. WPL combines the intermodal solutions (road & rail transport), together with sea freight, warehousing, stevedoring and customs and insurance. Thereby focusing on our selected industries: Automotive, Retail, Forest Products, Industrial Products and Hygiene Products.
Supply Chain Management WPL With the new strategy and positioning of Wagenborg Projects & Logistics we not only combine the strength of the Wagenborg divisions but also our knowledge for every transport. In other words: for every project, freight or transport you only need
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one point of contact: Wagenborg Projects and Logistics.
changing and renewing Even though the economic climate is not always
particularly favourable, this does not stop Wagenborg from continuously investing in expanding and modernising its equipment. We
Shallow water ice breaking multi-purpose support vessels for Wagenborg Kazakhstan Royal Wagenborg is currently constructing at their Group yard Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl a pair of new ice breaking multi-purpose support vessels, called Sanaborg and Serkeborg.. IMSV Sanaborg has recently been launched.
think it is important to continuously renew and
The vessels are based on a platform design intended for supply
improve our equipment, so we can constantly
weather and shallow ice-infested waters. Conditions similar to those
give an adequate logistic answer to the high
The two new vessels are a further development based on the Icebreaking
quality and safety standards of ourselves and
Antarcticaborg, which have been operating successfully for more than
our customers. Here below is a brief review of the latest developments in this area.
and support operation for the offshore oil and gas industry in harsh Wagenborg Kazakhstan B.V. encounters in the North-Caspian Sea. Tug Armanborg and the Icebreaking Supply vessels Arcticaborg and 13 years in the Kashagan project in the Northern Caspian waters. The IMSV are developed by Wagenborg in close co-operation with Royal Niestern Sander and the Finnish companies Aker Arctic and Wärtsilä. The most important elements in this design are the icebreaking capacities, the propulsion installation, the sailing in gas clouds (H2S) and the cargo carrying capability at a limited draft. The ‘Sanaborg and ‘Serkeborg’ will be delivered in July and August 2012.
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23,000 tons ‘Reggeborg’ and ‘Reestborg’ for Wagenborg Shipping The contract for the construction of a series of ice reinforced and nozzle equipped 23,000 DWT dry cargo ships was signed in December 2010. These are going to be the biggest ships ever built for Wagenborg. The first two ships of this series will be named ‘Reestborg’ and ‘Reggeborg’ and they will be delivered at the beginning of 2013 and 2014.
Expansion transport fleet Wagenborg Nedlift Wagenborg Nedlift has expanded its vehicle park with two pcs. 7-axle semilow loaders made by Nooteboom, fitted with the patented Nooteboom MCOPX system. These gamma low loaders are characterised by their versatility in combination with an high load capacity. Wagenborg Nedlift possesses two identical semi-low loaders from this series. Together with Nooteboom, Wagenborg Nedlift developed a concept that helps to improve the safety, stability and ergonomics. The trailers are equipped with all kinds of novelties in this field: a load floor with many possibilities, (heavy) retaining stanchions and (heavy) recessed fastening eyelets.
‘Big boy’ for Wagenborg Nedlift Wagenborg Nedlift has recently added a new 500 ton mobile crane (type Demag AC500/2) to its fleet. This new, modern equipped machine satisfies the increasing demand from the market for the deployment of equipment with a bigger hoisting capacity. The crane is equipped with a so-called Y-guy. This can be used to raise the mast both sideways and backwards which facilitates a higher hoisting capacity. The crane was recently taken into service in a celebratory manner at Museum Railway STAR in Stadskanaal (NL) where an historic steam engine was turned around using the new crane. The hoisting operation was carried out under the watchful eyes of the management and customers of Wagenborg Nedlift and Museum Railway STAR.
‘Rottum’ and ‘Monnik’ given a facelift The ferry boats ‘Rottum’ and ‘Monnik’, which are used by Wagenborg Passenger Services for the ferry services from Lauwersoog to Schiermonnikoog, have been given a facelift. Due to the age of the ships (about 25 years old), two options were researched: replacement or renovation. Research revealed the mechanical condition of both ferry boats was still good. “Nevertheless, renovation was necessary in order to be able to respond better to current demands”, according to WPD managing director Ger van Langen. In a technical sense, the ships are completely renovated. The double hull is replaced with another type of construction and the engine room has been fitted with new, more efficient engines. And last but not least, a completely new navigation bridge was installed. Another major change concerns the layout of the ships. A renewal of the salons and buffet, the addition of a shop, relocation of toilets, a new air conditioning system and a different layout of the car deck makes the ferryboats a new experience for the passengers.
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OL3Project OL 3 is being built at the western end of the Olkiluoto island, Finland, next to the OL1 and OL2 units. OL3 will be equipped with an EPR type reactor (European Pressurized water Reactor), and the net electrical output of the unit will be approximately 1,600 MW. Commercial
Vent stack to Olkiluoto, Finland
operation is expected to start in 2014. Once finished, OL3 will provide permanent employment for 150 to 200 people, and about 1,000 additional people will be employed during construction phase.
“Reduce construction time on site to the minimum”.
concerned a more fragile chimney instead of a massive reactor. Two main components could be transported. The characteristics of these
With this sentence the initial discussion was
components are: - Vent Stack lower section 42.750 x 7.650 x 7.650 mm = 140 Tons
started in 2009. How to transport a 60 meter vent stack from the client’s workshop to the new
- Vent Stack upper section 24.200 x 7.600 x 7.600 mm = 60 Tons On Sunday 16 October 2011 the two Vent Stack sections were transported from the clients workshop in Flechum, Germany, to the
power plant in Germany?
nearest inland port in Meppen. The shortest distance between these two villages is 22 kilometres, but due to the exceptional dimensions the transport had to make a detour of almost 60 kilometres.
In the past several large columns had been transported by Wagenborg
The complete transport route from Flechum to Meppen was prepared for
from the manufacturer to various locations. This time the project
these giants. In an earlier stage, prior to the transport, approximately
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40 kilometres of tree pruning was necessary. With the transport three
After lashing and securing of the cargo Mv “Cathy Jo” could sail to
high-voltage cables had to be switched off and 10 telephone cables
Olkiluoto, Finland.
had to be removed. During the transport a crew of eight mechanics
At the jetty of the OL3 Power Plant in Olkiluoto, the two vent stack
of Wagenborg were in action on the transport route to remove road
sections were lifted from the seagoing vessel onto supports on the
signs, turn traffic lights, spread out steel plates and of course restore
jetty. The sections were transported one by one from the jetty to the
everything in its original situation.
construction site with SPMTs (Self Propelled Modular Transporters). For
After a drive of 8 hours the transport arrived safely at the inland port
the offloading, tailing and positioning a 600 Tons crawler crane and
of Meppen.
a 500 Tons mobile crane had been rigged directly in front of the main building of the power plant and lifting works were finished right on
From Meppen to Delfzijl (Netherlands) the two sections were transported
schedule.
by two inland vessels. At the Wagenborg Terminal in Delfzijl two 400 Tons mobile cranes were put on to perform the transhipment of the
A smooth operation, for which we received a nice message from our
vent stack into a seagoing vessel. For this sea freight Wagenborg
customer: “It was a pleasure working with the Wagenborg team and
had positioned one of its own 6000 DWT multipurpose dry cargo
we look forward to do future projects with you!” Of course, we can
carriers. Together with the two sections, the transport equipment for
agree with this. In next editions of Times, we will surely report again
the on-carriage in Finland was also loaded into the hold of the vessel.
about special projects for this special client.
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Europe’s expert in land rig moves 12
For more than 45 years, Wagenborg has moved land rigs throughout Europe. This specialist type of work is done for a large number of renowned drilling contractors. At Wagenborg, these
activities
are
mainly
performed
by
Wagenborg Foxdrill (assembly, disassembly and project management) and Wagenborg Nedlift (transport, cranes and logistics management). In case of transport of drilling rigs over sea the resources and knowledge of both Wagenborg Shipping and Wagenborg Projects & Logistics are used.
particular situation so that drilling installations can be disassembled, transported, reassembled and recommissioned on the new site in the shortest possible time. Of course, safety and quality play a leading role in this. This concept offers many advantages for the drilling contractors. “It is also very important for them to know that Wagenborg has a large number of own resources which ensures a high service standard during the major steps of the rig move process”, according to Patrick Mollink, general manager of Wagenborg Foxdrill.
Design optimisation “The heaviest parts of a drilling installation are usually the mud pumps and the drawworks, which often weigh between 40 to 70 tons each. However, the crucial factor during the transport is often not the weight but the width of the parts. These days more and more components of the rigs are designed with a maximum width of three metres. As a result of this fewer transport permits are required. In the past design and construction of drilling installations was mainly focussed on the actual drilling process and less on the transport. As the reduction of down time of rigs is getting more important, the drilling contractors are using more effort in the design phase to ensure easier assembly/ disassembly, higher safety standards and more efficient transports. As a result of this ever components of the installations are now included in standard containers, which ensures that they are easier to install and to transport. As a result of this modern drilling installations can be moved much more efficiently, reductions up to 50% have been made
Safety, quality and efficiency
compared to conventional ones. Naturally, this has a positive financial
In fact rig moves like these are a necessary evil for drilling contractors
effect, both for our customers and for their principals too”, says Erik
as the rigs are non productive during the move and no revenues are
Maassen van den Brink, manager BU Transport at Wagenborg Nedlift.
generated. Therefore the downtime has to be reduced to a minimum. In close co-operation with the customer, Wagenborg Foxdrill and Wagenborg Nedlift are able to adapt their work methods to each
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Wagenborg conquers the world!
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Royal Wagenborg has customers and projects in all parts of the world. To keep the lines of communication short to our customers on the local markets, Royal Wagenborg has operating companies throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. Last year we started more local branche offices and joint verntures in Rusland (Siberia, St. Petersburg), the United Kingdom, Dubai and China.
The scope of services and products WOS provides to customers covers: - API and Russian GOST Machine Shop (repair of rotary threaded connections); - Manufacturing of Crossovers from Steel Grade 4145H MOD; - API and DS-1 Inspection of Tools and Tool Joint Connections; - Drilling Jars Rental and Services; - Tubular Rental Services (Drill Pipe, Heavy Weight Drill Pipe and Drill Collars); - 120 ton Power Swivel Rental Services with Engineering Support; - Handling and Hoisting Tools Rental; - WedgecutÂŽ One Trip Mechanical and Hydraulic Whipstock System Sales. In the near future, WOS is planning to extend the scope of services for the oil and gas industry even further.
Cooperation Wagenborg Nedlift and Collett & Sons Ltd. To strengthen the position on the English market, Wagenborg Nedlift and Collett & Sons Ltd are cooperating in a joint venture. With 80 employees and over 40 years of experience Collet is, like Wagenborg, a family owned and managed company with experience
As a part of the Wagenborg Offshore division, Wagenborg Oilfield
over 40 years in heavy transport. With over 40 trucks and 70 trailers
Services is fully operational in Noyabrsk, SIberia. From its new head
Collet’s fleet shows similarity to the Wagenborg Nedlift fleet. Collett
office in Noyabyrsk, Wagenborg Oilfield Services (WOS) provides
also possesses modular Scheuerle Intercombi and SPMT axles. The
quality services and equipment to the oil & gas industry in Russia.
company is also a shipbroker and an experienced project forwarder.
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From Collett’s offices in Goole and Halifax, business opportunities for
Full with oil and gas and being a transport hub between Asia and
the newly cooperating companies will be explored.
Europe and the Americas, this region is still developing very rapidly. Services like Shipping, Freight forwarding, but also complex logistic
Wagenborg Saint Petersburg Ltd.
projects for Oil companies and Oilfield Services, are the range of
Sometimes it is not about strategic planning, but about new opportunities
activities Wagenborg likes to spread in this region as well.
and how they appear. Just like Wagenborg Saint Petersburg Ltd.
After scouting for more than one year, Wagenborg decided to set up a free zone company in Dubai, Wagenborg Middle East, and
After more than twenty years of experience as an independent
depending on the projects awarded, bases may be started in Abu
crewing agent, operating for various clients, Vladimir Kolesnikov was
Dhabi, Southern Iraq, Qatar and Oman. Visited prospect and existing
convinced that business development in the Saint Petersburg area
clients welcome the initiative of Wagenborg very much! Quality and
could best be implemented with the cooperation of a well-known firm
solving client’s challenges are what is expected to be delivered!
or brand. For many years Wagenborg Shipping has had a strong presence in the Port of Saint Petersburg. Vladimir shared his ideas
Edwin Zwart, who carried out the scouting work, will be the Director
with Wagenborg.The rest is history and Wagenborg Saint Petersburg
of the new company.
Ltd. is a fact now.
Wagenborg goes Far East Supported by the brand name of Wagenborg, the company’s goal is
As of February this year, our two trainees Sytse Sijperda and Paul
to increase the recruited and selected volume of professional seafarer
Bakker are stationed in China to conduct a field research for Royal
for the existing clients, Wagenborg Shipping included.
Wagenborg. Based in the representative office of Wagenborg Shipping in Shanghai, they will investigate potential business opportunities for
In the near future, Wagenborg Saint Petersburg will be a true extension
Royal Wagenborg. Reining is seeking collaboration opportunities with
of Wagenborg Shipping and be active in the areas of crewing,
Chinese partners for import logistics into Europe. For Wagenborg
chartering, brokerage and agency activities.
Projects & Logistics and Wagenborg Shipping the two trainees will investigate the potential in the Asian market.
Wagenborg goes Middle East The Middle East region fits Wagenborg Services like a warm blanket.
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Wagenborg Towage: extraordinary friends in need Where a ship is in difficulties, Wagenborg Towage is close at hand. With its experience and floating equipment for both inland waterways, coastal waters, harbours and sea, Wagenborg Towage guarantees rapid and efficient salvage operations. The salvage specialists have recently executed interesting projects.
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Salvage ‘Janine’
The 86 metres long ‘Jonas’ broke during the loading of calcium
In September 2011, the cargo ship ‘Janine’, loaded with 1,000
fluoride at the OBA Bulk Terminal in the Western Harbour Area in
tons of iron ore, got stuck sideways in the river Hunte near the
Amsterdam and sank to a depth of 16 metres. When she broke,
German town of Huntebrück. At the time of the incident it was
the ‘Jonas’ already had 700 of the 1100 tons to be loaded in the
high tide. As the water level dropped, the ship started to sag,
hold. After inspections by divers, belts were placed
so a salvage operation was necessary and the experts from
under the Jonas and a chain saw was used to cut the wreck in two
Wagenborg Towage were called in. The floating gantry ‘Triton’,
in just 7 (!) minutes. After this the rest of the cargo was removed,
the barge ‘Wagenborg Barge 3’ and the tugboats ‘Gyas’ and
the engine room was pumped empty and then the Triton was used
‘Johanna C’ were used during the operation.
to hoist the stern on to a barge.
Apart from a couple of cracks, the hold of the ‘Janine’ turned
Salvage operation dry dock Sluiskil
out to be still intact. After these had been sealed more or less,
Just one month later, the salvage combination Wagenborg
the pumps were able to do their work. Just one hour later, 80%
Towage together with DUC Diving was awarded with another
of the hold was empty. The last pieces of cargo were removed
project in Sluiskil (Zeeland, NL). The combination worked together
professionally from the hold, after which the ship had sufficient
to salvage a sunken dry dock. The dock, with dimensions of 96 x
floating capacity to lie in the water on her own. Then they had
16.5 metres, had sunk in the harbour of the yard to a depth of 9
to wait for the rising tide so that the ‘Janine’ could be turned
metres after suffering a technical defect.
around before she was moored. Within 24 hours (!), the Hunte
An extensive inspection by divers revealed that the dock was
was navigable for other shipping traffic once again.
seriously damaged. The salvage team repaired the cracks under water. Using various salvaging equipment belonging to
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‘Jonas’
Wagenborg, such as ten large salvaging pumps and airbags to
Less than a month after salvaging the Janine, the crew of
assist the air chambers in the dock itself, the dock was raised to
Wagenborg Towage had to be called up in Amsterdam.
the surface again.
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IHC Hydrohammer is a specialist in offshore pile driving hammers. WPL is the preferred partner for the mobilization of these giants. In October 2011 WPL was awarded by IHC with another logistical challenge: the transport of a hydraulic pile driving hammer S-1200, weighing 196 tons, from Kinderdijk to the Eems harbour. Various
The pile driving hammers, which are able to drive piles into the ground both above and below water, were lifted by Wagenborg Nedlift using a hydraulic gantry system on to a 10-axle modular trailer. After transport to the harbour two 500 tons mobile cranes from Wagenborg Nedlift hoisted the giant including additional equipment on to Wagenborg barge 3. After this the barge was shipped to the Eems harbour by tugboat ‘Waterpoort’. The heavy lift vessel ‘Goliath’ was already in position to lift the cargo on board using her deck cranes. Then the Goliath set sail to the offshore wind farm Borkum West II (Germany) where the hydraulic piling hammer installed foundations for wind turbines.
divisions of Wagenborg came into action for this transport.
Borkum West II Offshore wind farm The 400MW Borkum West II wind farm is being built 45 kilometres offshore the Borkum island in the North Sea. Spread over 56km2, it is the first fully large-scale municipal offshore project in Europe. German
utility
company
Trianel
Windkraftwerk Borkum is carrying out the project at a cost of €1bn. The venture is expected to generate 1,200GWh annually to power nearly 250,000 households.
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pipeline logistics During the past four years, Wagenborg Nedlift has been busy with rather extraordinary business: logistics of two, huge onshore gas pipelines across Germany – OPAL and NEL – with huge diameters and distances, crossing Germany from the north to the southern and western ‘Bundesländer’ in order to supply the country with Russian gas coming from the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline. Wagenborg Nedlift played a key-role in the logistics operations. Born to Deliver
station up to the storage areas along the construction route. About 25
Meint Obbo Schuiling, Wagenborg Nedlift’s project manager for
Wagenborg Nedlift employees were continuously involved in a range
both OPAL and NEL project, relates, “The project size of OPAL was
of activities, including:
so huge and planning schedule at the pipe production facility so tight,
- Supply of cranes for transshipment from waggon onto truck.
that special requirements arose regarding the logistics of the pipes.
- Site supervisor at loading location and unloading location.
Right from the start, we were involved in developing a logistics process
- Supply of sufficient certified trucks and trailers
that was feasible and efficient, in close co-operation with all parties
- Quality control and administration on transported pipeline pieces.
involved.” “A construction period of 1.5 years seems quite long, but
- Execution of route surveys and arranging road transport permits
taking into account that 26,908 pipes have to be delivered in
- Project management and engineering.
approximately 340 working days with one pipe per truckload, means that 80 loads need to be transported each day. Every hour 10
Cross-Border Teamwork
trucks had to be loaded and offloaded! Combined with the fact that
Although the countries are neighbours, there are quite some cultural
distances from loading location [railway stations along the route] to
differences between the German and Dutch peoples. Working on such
the construction sites varied from 10 to 60 kilometers, this made the
a project together, this can be a recipe for miscommunication. However,
project a true challenge for a logistics service provider. Our team of
Schuiling could turn it into an advantage. “German authorities were
young eager logistics professionals and very experienced operations
more than willing to assist with required permits and arrangements to
managers managed to deal with all those challenges,” Schuiling
keep the project going” he says. “They were happily surprised by our
explains.
approach and practical way of communication and solving problems.” “Personally, I had the time of my life with these projects,” Schuiling
Full Logistics Chain Control
concludes. “I really enjoyed working with such a variety of people from
In order to be able to control the full logistics chain, Wagenborg
our own company, our customers, suppliers involved and local people.
Nedlift was responsible for the entire logistics chain from the railway
An interesting and challenging time that gave me a lot of pleasure.
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istics delivering the full logistics chain Project Logistics NEL (Nord-europäische Erdgasleitung): Greifswald – Rehden • 17,032 pipes (each ±18 metres long, 1.42 m diameter, weight ±15 tonnes) • 52 weeks nonstop logistics operations • 52,000 man hours • 10 railway stations, 33 storage locations • 78 truck loads a day • Loading/unloading operation every 8 minutes Visit www.nel-pipeline.de OPAL (Ostsee-Pipeline-Anbindungs-Leitung): Greifswald – Obernhau (Dresden region) • 26,908 pipes (each ±18 metres long, 1.42 m diameter, weight ±15 tons) • 9 railway station offloading locations, 42 storage locations • 72 weeks of nonstop logistics operations • 80 truck loads a day • Loading/unloading operation every 8 minutes Visit www.opal-pipeline.com
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safety FIRST
Safe operation of hatch cover cranes on board Every day, more than 140 hatch cover cranes are used on board the Wagenborg fleet. These cranes are used to handle hatch covers and tween decks. Working with these hatch cover cranes requires special attention of crew and officers. In order to safely operate the hatch cover crane, strict safety procedures are applicable. Wagenborg has made a safety procedure instruction DVD to instruct its own ship crews, vessels agencies and training & education centres. This video can also be watched at http://www.youtube.com/royalwagenborg
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Wagenborg Nedlift Managing Director Ton Klijn receives the ESTA Safety Award
Wagenborg wins ESTA award 2012!
course, Wagenborg only uses certified employees, but experience
At the annual meeting of ESTA (the European Association of Heavy
shows that training courses in different countries and continents
Transport and Lifting companies) on April 19th in Paris, Wagenborg
have different levels. All our seafarers possess the STCW certificate,
Nedlift won the ESTA Award in the category ‘lifting jobs up to 120
an international agreement about the minimum requirements that
tons’.The prizewinning job was executed in June 2011. In order to
seafarers on merchant vessels have to have to satisfy with regard to
supply the new built Magnum Powerplant in Eemshaven with gas,
training, certification and watch duties”, says Ten Wolde. “But you can
a new gas pipeline had to be constructed from Gasunie Spijk gas
still see differences in the interpretation of the standard, and that’s why
network up to the new power plant. This gas pipeline crosses the one
we do more than the mandatory requirements. We have got our own
and only main road to Eemshaven industrial park. It was unacceptable
training policy and our partner G4S works on this together with us
that during construction works on the gas pipeline, this road would be
and is in charge of the implementation.” Ten Wolde continues: “That
blocked. Therefore, the main contractor chose for a horizontal drilling
works very independently. Our captains know precisely when they
operation underneath the main road. Wagenborg Nedlift took care
have to do a mandatory training. In such a case they can contact
of handling the 24 inch pipeline with a length of 400 meters (!) and
G4S directly and plan their training times. Registrations for the extra
a gross weight of 77 tonnes during drilling operation.Keeping the
training courses are done via me. This works really well: due to the
pipeline in a perfect entry angle at the front of the drilling hole without
fact that G4S works very independently I only need to monitor from
overloading one or more of the eight cranes used on this job was a
a distance whether everything is going well. That saves a lot of time.”
major challenge. This challenge was met by accurate height measuring
Not only Ten Wolde is enthusiastic about the training courses: “I
and flawless communications. “A fine piece of co-operation within
recently received a complimentary mail from a captain: he was very
our project team”, says managing director Ton Klijn, who was more
satisfied with the Medical Care training. A mail like that lets you know
than happy to receive the award. “Working closely together on both
what you’re doing it for.”
engineering, project management and operational level, offering our customer a unique and safe solution: this exactly is our strong point at Wagenborg”.
Sailing safely Being a sailor is a dream for many people. However, at sea you have to rely on yourself and your fellow sailors. A ship’s crew must therefore get sufficient training about safety. For Wagenborg, this goes beyond legally obliged training and education. „Life-long learning at sea”, is how Training & Education manager Maarten ten Wolde of Wagenborg Shipping describes that. “Of
Double hoisting block equipped with sensor
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In the otherwise so quiet and picturesque village of Eefde, there’s been lots of hustle and bustle going on during the winter of 2012. The lock in the Twente Canal near the village even became breaking news for a while. Due to an, as yet, unknown cause, a lock gate weighing 90 tons fell down on 3 January, 2012, thereby blocking the only access from the IJssel to the Twente Canal. More than 40 inland waterway ships were no longer able to leave the Twente Canal. A major problem therefore for the inland waterway traffic and the masters in the Twente region, who could no longer transport their freight.
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The eefde lock
The situation demanded a rapid solution. In co-operation with the Ministry of Water Management and Jansen Venneboer, main contractor for the repair works, Wagenborg Nedlift developed a method to temporarily operate the lock. he temporary lifting construction consisted of two parts: a 400 tons crawler crane with superlift attachment and a securing device. As the repairing works in the lock building needed to go on full-time the securing device could not be assembled in the building itself. Wagenborg Nedlift designed a so called gantry around the building and assembled the securing device on top of it. Once the gate had been lifted it was secured by means of 2 hydraulic securing pins. If anything unforeseen would happen with the crane, the gate would always be secured. Ships could now safely pass the gate. Several components had to fabricated for the job, they all needed to be tested and certified. However the design, engineering and assembly of the crane and gantry took 3 weeks only. More than 50 heavy transport trucks were needed to deliver the equipment required. In the meantime, there was a severe frost and the Twente Canal also froze over. Just when the solution was so close, the stranded ships were threatened to become frozen in‌ The Ministry of Water Management was soon able to mobilise an ice breaker and Wagenborg Towage assisted with a second one. As a result, the shipping route in the Twente Canal soon became navigable again. By the end of March, the original lock construction was repaired so normal operation could start again. The peace and quietness returned to the picturesque Eefde‌
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New racks Public Warehouse Kolham
Reining
Warehousing The past two years have been very
successful
Warehousing.
for Besides
Reining being
the preferred supplier for the warehousing operation of SCA, we managed to welcome new customers and implement new activities and concepts.
WMS
Reining expanded the use of their WMS in all warehouses (Netherlands and Hungary). This has improved the efficiency of the daily operation significantly. Next to that, Reining can now offer the same functionality and service all their customers. Together with the implementation of the WMS, Reining restructured part of their warehouse in Kolham by building racks to increase the storage volume. This was highly needed because of the rapid growth in customer base and storage volumes. New customers In 2011 and 2012 Reining welcomed a large number of new customers. They started to supply logistic services to, amongst others, PPG, Nikecell, TikTak/ Segafredo, Flint Ink, Avebe and Crocs. The services differ from basic in- and outbound processes to more complex services like bagging fiber glass for PPG. For the bagging, Reining developed a new machine from scratch, together with the customer and a machine builder. The bagging machine is very accurate and it fills 20 KG bags with fiber glass from big bags. The allowed deviation is very small and should not exceed 0,2%. From the end of 2011 Reining is managing the logistics operation of Flint Ink. Flint is a producer of a wide array of inks that are used in the printing business. The finished products are transported to the Reining warehouse and stored until they’re transported to the Flint customers in Europe. Reining moved to a new office in Budapest last year. This new location also offers great possibilities for warehousing activities. Immediately after opening the new office we were able to fill up the warehouse with goods of Nikecell. A insulation producing company from Hungary. The warehousing possibilities in Hungary enlarged the service opportunities for Reining in Eastern-Europe. For Crocs, Reining organises the import of containers from China. After unloading the containers the goods are sorted, palletised and distributed through Europe.
Bagging PPG products
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Next to that, Reining distributes promotional materials to the shops.
Transport4transport
supports new logistic initiatives A few years ago, a fabrication shop for the production of bicycle ambulances started up in the poverty-stricken African country Malawi. In only a short period of time, the shop became an important supplier of transport equipment in the southern part of the country named Sakaramenta. Besides bicycle ambulances, also other transport equipment is fabricated, such as transport vehicles for water and milk, a mobile mini-store and a waste disposal vehicle. About 17 people find employment at the fabrication shop. During the past three years, about 900 bicycle ambulances have been produced in the Blantyre shop. Approximately 2.500 small villages do have access to medical transport now. The Dutch Foundation Transport4Transport takes care of financing the major part of the bicycle ambulances. Revenues of the foundation are mainly generated by Wagenborg Store. For
more
information
on
Wagenborg
Store,
Transport4transport and the projects in Malawi, please have a look at: www.transport4transport.nl www.wagenborg-store.nl
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Fashion ‘1898’ 30
On
Thursday
Wagenborg launched
15
March,
Passenger
Services
the
new
company
uniform and a new casual clothing brand with a marine heritage: ‘1898’. Both collections have been designed by Monique Collignon. The launching of the two collections took place at a unique location: the ferry boat ‘Oerd’ was transformed into a floating catwalk especially for this occasion.
The unique co-operation between Wagenborg Passenger Services and Monique Collignon came about as a result of the ambition to underline the provision of service to the passengers both on board and in the terminals and to give the employees a unique company outfit. Wagenborg Passenger Services places a lot of emphasis on synergy of tourism, culture, nature and commercial services with initiatives such as the Wagenborg Plaza in Holwerd and Lauwersoog, a departure terminal with shops and exhibition area where the passengers can already start their holidays with high quality services and experience. Monique Collignon has already designed haute couture for more than 14 years now and in December 2011 she designed the MC Couture Light collection: a unique and trendy initiative based on the vision of making design available for all women. ‘1898’ was a very special assignment for Monique because of her long-standing love of the Wadden islands. The tough and rugged character of the islands together with the maritime influences of the shipping company formed the inspiration for both the company uniform and also the ‘1898’ label.
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Wagenborg Project& Logistics
Wagenborg Middle East
Phone + 31 (0)596 63 69 66
Floor 33, Jumeirah Business Center 5,
Email logistics@wagenborg.com
Jumeirah Lake Towers District Interchange 6, Sh. Zahed Road
Wagenborg Nedlift
P.O. bos 37944, Dubai, UAE
Phone + 31 (0)50 36 28 00 Email nedlift@wagenborg.com
Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten Phone + 31 (0)519 54 61 11
Wagenborg S&G
Email info@wpd.nl
Phone + 49 (0)5978 9166-0 Email nedlift@wagenborg.com
Wagenborg Towage Phone + 31 (0)596 63 62 30
Wagenborg Shipping
Email towage@wagenborg.com
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Wagenborg Offshore Phone + 31 (0)596 63 64 17
Wagenborg Shipping North America inc.
Email offshore.dirdz@wagenborg.com
Phone + 1 514 288 8282 Email info@wagenborgna.ca
Wagenborg Foxdrill Phone +31 (0)541 58 05 00
Wagenborg Shipping Sweden A.B.
Email foxdrill@wagenborg.com
Phone + 46 409 371 00 Email info.sweden@wagenborg.com
Wagenborg Kazachstan Bautino office:
Wave Shipping Ltd
Phone +7 (8) 32938 24941
Madrid:
Aktau office:
Phone + 34 917 253 763
Tarragona: Phone + 34 977 252 380
Phone +7 (8) 3292 515171
Email nedlift@waveship.com
Atyrau office: Phone +7 (8) 3122 255402
Wagenborg Stevedoring Phone + 31 (0)596 63 69 11
Wagenborg Oilfield Services
Email stevedoring@wagenborg.com
Wagenborg Oilfield Services Noyabrsk
Wagenborg Reining
Phone: +7 (3496) 35 48 42
Phone + 31 (0)598 34 33 07 Email info@reining.nl Wagenborg St. Petersburg 5 Gapsalskaya street, office 614 Tel: +7 (812) 714-98-05 Fax: +7 (812) 714-97-83
Marktstraat 10 P.O. Box 14
office.stpetersburg@wagenborg.com
9930 AA Delfzijl
Wagenborg Transport Kft
Phone + 31 (0)596 63 69 11
Phone + 36 (1) 289 7081 Email reining@reining.hu
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