NO. 1 2015 – 29 th YEAR CORPORATE MAGAZINE FOR THE WILH. WILHELMSEN GROUP
SPECIAL REPORT:
WW IN THE MIDDLE EAST
WW BUSINESS STANDARDS:
THE NEXT STEPS
NEW CALLENBERG:
GLOBAL AMBITIONS
ROLES ON BOARD:
WHO IS THE “REAL” BOSS?
WW PROFILE:
THE PATHFINDER – KNUT BRATHAGEN
Special Report: MIDDLE EAST
PORT SAID
19:00 SUNDAY: The pilot leaves, and so do we. Thank you, Tirranna master and crew.
SUNDAY 17:00 The sun sets as we pass the El Salam Bridge, connecting Africa to Asia.
EL SALAM BRIDGE
ISMAILIA SUNDAY 15:00 We exchange pilots once more outside Ismailia, a city with some 370 000 inhabitants, the third pilot on this canal crossing. The first was the Suez harbour pilot, the second took us to Great Bitter Lake and halfway through the canal. The third one will get us safely to Port Said. SUNDAY 14:40 We pass the building site of the new canal extension. In due time convoys in both directions will be able to pass each other. The waiting game will be over once the Suez Canal becomes a two-lane traffic hub connecting the West with the East. However, before then there are literally small mountains of sand that have to be removed. It will not be done overnight.
THE $ 400 000 FERRY RIDE One of world’s great constructions and most important waterways, the Suez Canal stands as the crucial link between Asia and Europe, East and West. We followed MV Tirranna through the canal to understand how a transit actually works. TEXT MARIUS STEEN PHOTOS GHAZAL PHOTO & FILM COMPANY ILLUSTRATION MARIUS HOLE
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA
12:00 SUNDAY: We watch southbound convoy pass before we can re-enter the canal. 01:00–06:00 SUNDAY: Proceeding to Great Bitter Lake where we anchor once more with the convoy behind us. We wait for six hours.
GREAT BITTER LAKE
21:00 SATURDAY: We anchor at the Gulf of Suez (the southern end). On the bridge, work continues with reporting ship’s data to the port authorities and the canal operator.
00:30 SUNDAY: MV Tirranna hoisting anchor in Suez with the rest of the 14 ships in our northbound convoy.
GULF OF SUEZ
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