During the past year the Company has organized three A. P. Møller Days for retired employees and their spouses. The first, for retirees MÆRSK from Sjælland, took place in May last year at the Head Office at Esplanaden. The second took place in August at Mærskgården on POST Tåsinge for former employees from Funen and the surrounding is- lands, and the latest, for those who live in Jutland and on Fanø, this month in Aarhus.
Published by A.P. Møller, Copenhagen I had the opportunity of welcoming the participants here at Espla- Editor: Einar Siberg naden and of giving a brief account of the state of Company affairs. I Printers: scanprint, Jyllands-Posten -Vs, was, however, unable to participate at Mærskgården and in Aarhus Viby J and regret that very much. It is always a great pleasure to meet for- mer employees who have served with us for many years. They have Local correspondents: all experienced the developments that have taken place within the HONG KONG: Evelyn Chun A. P. Møller Group and, through their loyal efforts, they have all INDONESIA: Ken Bloch Sørensen contributed to the Group's prosperity. JAPAN: M. Konishi PHILIPPINES: Lydia B. Cervantes The oldest participant was Captain Willy Georg Jensen, 90 years SINGAPORE: David Tan old, who was appointed Third Officer in 1919. Mr. Jensen was First THAILAND: Pornchai Vimolratana Officer on the "LICA MÆRSK" when, in 1928, the Maersk liner UNITED KINGDOM: Ronny Karlsson service between the United States and the Far East was established, U.S. EAST COAST: Robert F. Osborne and was appointed Master in 1932. Several of the retired employees U.S. WEST COAST: Jennifer Caro had been with us for more than 40 years and Mr. Børge Sichelkow, U.S. GULF: Gregory Bakalich Vice President, for no less than 49 years when he retired in 1981. DISA: B. Trier-Hansen MAERSK AIR: Marita Petersen These arrangements have satisfied a long-cherished desire. The pro- MÆRSK DATA: Kim Kruse Andersen blem has been, however, that those of our staff who arrange and THE YARD: Jørgen Petersen organize these special reunions are busy attending to their daily PAPYRO-TEX: Helge Madsen work. Also, even though the arrangements were held in three dif- PHARMA-PLAST: Vicki Stene ferent parts of Denmark, many retired employees had to travel ROSTI: Marianne Maltow some distance in order to participate, and that may be strenuous - ROULUNDS: Elsebeth Bastholm particularly for those getting along in years and with failing health. It is therefore gratifying that so many were able to turn up to hear news of their former place of employment and meet old colleagues. Which later, I understand, are very much appreciated by many of the participants. Fortunately, the programme allowed plenty of time for "get-togethers" and talk of "old times".
The high turnout is a sign that our retired employees still feel af- fection for their old place of work, something which we here at Esplanaden have good reason to be proud of and which we contin- uously will endeavour to preserve, also by welcoming anew retired employees to more A. P. Møller Days.
MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER Volume 27, No. 2 June 1988 Reproduction permitted with acknowledgement of source. MR. GEORG ANDERSEN
On March 28th, Mr. Georg Andersen, Shipowner, passed away. Mr. Georg Andersen worked in the A.P. Møller Head Office for 58 years, from 1959 as partner and shipowner, until he retired in 1980. During the war, Mr. Andersen worked closely with Mr. A.P. Møller on every- thing that concerned national issues and Denmark's freedom, often at the risk of his personal safety. As a man of shipping, Georg Andersen was internationally held in high regard and was unusually respected. For a period of time, he was the competent President of the Danish Shipowners' Association. Besides his business functions, Mr. Andersen for many years spent considerable time and effort on the Danish Seaman Mission in foreign ports. Georg Andersen was a personality of a rare calibre, upright, honest, human, and always helpful to those in need. We honour his memory and will miss him. MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER
3 New ship: "MARCHEN MÆRSK"
On Thursday 14 April the first of a series produce 3000 kW with revolutions from 70 in the ship. A centrally controlled enter- of nine advanced container ships came to 100 per cent of the normal revolutions tainment and intercom system connected alongside Langeline Quay in Copenhagen. of the main engine. In addition, three to loudspeakers is in the radio room. The A.P. Møller Company has contracted B&W heavy oil auxiliary engines, type 8L Microphones are connected up from the these ships through DMK from the Oden- 28/32, have been installed, each one ca- wheel house, the deck office and the radio se Steel Shipyard - the Lindø Yard. pable of generating 1.600 kW. room in ordre of priority. A radio covering On Friday afternoon, the ship was given The generator system is made for high every commercial frequency and a tape re- her name - the "MARCHEN MÆRSK" voltage of 6,600 volts and the total capac- corder are connected to the system. In the with Dragør as her home port. Her spon- ity is 11,400 kW. The system is fully auto- smoking rooms, dining room, messrooms, sor was Mrs Elisabeth G. van Wachem, matic, controlled by a computer, which galley, exercise room and engine room, wife of the Chairman of Joint Committee constantly ensures the optimum economi- there are loudspeakers with volume con- of Managing Directors, the Royal Dutch/ cal production and distribution of electric- trol. In all the living rooms, there is a com- Shell Group, Mr L.C. van Wachem. ity to those installations on board which munal aerial outlet for radio and televi- The new ship is the biggest and most tech- require electric power. The transformers sion. nically advanced in the Company's fleet of for reduction from 6.600 volts to 440 volts For carrying out routine administrative container ships. For example the new deck have been placed on the ship where they functions such as main engine perform- arrangement with lashing bridges means are most convenient for the users. ance analysis, stores control, wage and that the container cargo can be loaded and The engine control room has been instal- board accounting etc., there is a Personal unloaded more quickly and more effec- led in front of the main engine, at the same Computer in the Ship's Control Center, in tively than before and in the cargo holds height as the engine's top grating. The the Chief Engineer's office, in the radio below deck, there is now room for eight room is airconditioned and contains station and in the ship's conference room. tiers and 11 rows of containers, one more switchboards and a control desk with all The navigational equipment comprises the than in other ships of the same width. The the necessary control, indication and most recent computer-based technology, ship can carry 500 refrigerated containers alarm equipment. including two independent radar systems, and the holds and hatches are equipped to To counteract heeling during loading and a satellite navigation system, an automatic take the new 45 foot highcube containers, unloading a so called "anti-heeling-sy- steering system with two control systems which are beginning to gain popularity. stem" is installed. This system can auto- independent of each other for both auto- The total container capacity is equivalent matically trim the ballast water between matic and manual steering, two indepen- to approximately 4,000 20-foot containers the ballast tanks opposite hatches 11 and dent gyro compass installations, a log with four tiers of containers on the hatch- 12. The system can be operated from the which shows both longitude and latitude, a es. bridge and from the Ship's Control Cen- combined course and helm recorder, an The ship is 294.13 metres long and 32.22 tre, which is placed on a deck on the star- echo sounder and a weather chart re- metres wide, the height of the sides is board side. In the Ship's Control Centre ceiver. 21.50 metres, the maximum draught is there are also control panels for operating The rudder is a semi spade rudder, which 13.50 metres and the deadweight is 60,640 and supervising bunkering, ballasting and is controlled by an electrohydraulic steer- tons. emergency bilge pumping. In addition, ing engine, equipped for »analogue« steer- All the ships have single screws and are there is a fire station with remote control ing and with a separation system, so that equipped with one of the world's biggest of C02 equipment, quick acting stop the machine can continue to function even diesel engines, a Mitsui-MAN B&W en- valves for fuel oil systems and fire dampers though a fault should occur in one of the gine, type K90MC with ten cylinders, for engine room and accomodation. The systems. which can generate 53,600 BHP at 90 rev- centralised computer-controlled supervi- On Saturday 16 April, the "MARCHEN olutions per minute, giving a service speed sion of the refrigerated containers is also MÆRSK" left for a supplementary trial of about 23 knots (about 43 kilometres per placed here together with the Personal run in the Skaggerak and returned to Lan- hour). To achieve the most favourable Computer and the cargo computer. gelinie on Tuesday 19 April. In the days running conditions for the main engine At the stem and stern of the ship bow- and before her trial run, the Company's share- and the turbochargers, the engine air in- sternthrusters have been installed which holders, investors and journalists from the take is directly from the outside through a make the ship very easy to manoeuvre newspapers, radio and television had been filter and duct system. The turbo chargers when operating in harbours and normally given the opportunity to come on board are placed on a separate deck, indepen- preclude the use of tugs. To reduce rolling and after the trial run, the Lindø Yard, the dent of the main engine. at sea, stabiliser fins which operate auto- Company and affiliated companies had in- To make the greatest possible use of the matically have been installed. vited guests to visit the ship on Tuesday residual heat in the exhaust gas, a large ex- The deck house which is abaft the beam and Wednesday. On Wednesday evening, haust gas boiler with two pressure stages has eight decks with accommodation for approximately 870 employees and their has been installed. The steam produced is the crew on four of them. There are living spouses from the Company and Mærsk used in the steam turbine for the turbo- quarters for 24 people in elegantly furnish- Olie og Gas concluded the visits on board generator and for heating. The 3,600 kW ed single cabins with separate bath and the new ship. About 2,800 people came on turbo-generator is operated by the steam toilet. The accommodation is fully air con- board ship while she lay at Langelinie turbine and by gas turbines, which utilize ditioned and the partition bulkheads are Quay. the surplus energy in the exhaust gases. insulated, so that they are particularly fire On Thursday 21 April at 11 o'clock, the A shaft generator has been built on to the proof. They are also insulated against tem- "MARCHEN MÆRSK" was taken over main engine's intermediate shaft. The perature and noise, giving a comfortable by the Company and on Friday morning, shaft generator may also be used as an el- atmosphere. the ship left for Le Havre with Kurt Boisen motor if the power generated from the tur- The radio station has the latest equipment Brændekilde as Captain, Sven Høj Jacob- bo-generators is greater than the ship in the field. For example, satellite com- sen as Chief Engineer, Frank Nergaard requires. This excess energy may be sup- munications by telex, telephone and tele- Bjerg as Chief Officer and Hans Dreyer as plied to the propeller shaft through the fax have been installed. The telephone Chief Steward/Cook. shaft generator. The shaft generator can network has 60 lines covering every room 1229 The sponsor, Mrs Elisabeth G. van Wachem, with her husband, Mr L. C. van Wachem, Chairman of Joint Committee of Managing Directors, the Roval Dutch/Shell Group.
Engine control room. The Transatlantic Service
• Oakland
• long Beach Houston t-t-^ New Orleans
The nine new container ships to be deliver- ma Canal calling at Miami, Charleston, people everywhere - it could not only offer ed between 1988 and 1990 will all be put Baltimore and New York, arriving seven transport from harbour to harbour, but to into Maersk Line's comprehensive liner days later at Le Havre. any geographical point in Europe, USA service. This service was established 60 Harbours in Scandinavia and the rest of and Canada by train and/or truck - door years ago in 1928, with a cargo liner ser- Europe are served by Maersk Line feeder to door. vice linking the USA with the Far East. vessels calling Lisbon and Leixoes in Por- All this entailed an extension of the organ- Since 1975, this liner service has operated tugal, Bilbao in Spain, Dublin in Ireland, isation. New offices had to be set up and with fast, fully containerised ships, work- Grangemouth in Scotland, Oslo in Nor- more people employed. Agreements had ing to a fixed weekly schedule. way, Gothenburg and Malmø in Sweden, to be made about facilities and terminal ar- In the course of the years, other lines have Helsinki and Kotka in Finland and Aarhus rangements in the harbours involved. The been started and today, Maersk Line op- and Copenhagen in Denmark. number of feeder vessels had to be increas- erates additional scheduled liner services A great deal of preliminary work has gone ed and several thousand new containers between: into achieving all this. In February 1987, a had to be procured, both standard contain- Europe/Far East working group was set up to implement ers of 20 and 40 feet and a new type of con- Europe/Middle East and coordinate the many steps that had to tainer - the so-called highcube container Europe/West Africa be taken. The first task was to find out of 45 feet, which can hold 27 per cent USA/Far East where and how things should be started in more. Timetables had to be worked out USA/Middle East/Mediterranean order to establish a Transatlantic Service and, because of the short transit time be- USA/East- and West Africa which could compete with existing lines by tween Europe and North America, a new, Far East/Middle East offering better service. more effective documentation system had Far East/East- and West Africa A number of investigative groups with a to be organised. Japan/Indonesia and Thailand liaison group in USA were set up and an In cooperation with Mærsk Data, Maersk Now, yet another liner service has been intensive travel programme was started. Line developed MAGIC - Maersk Ad- added. The "MARCHEN MÆRSK"'s Visits were made to 14 countries and hun- vanced Global Information Concept, maiden voyage, which began on 24 April dreds of potential customers, government which gives Maersk Line's regular custom- when she took on her cargo in Le Havre, representatives, harbour authorities, trade ers direct connection to a worldwide com- marks the start of Maersk Line's newest experts and Maersk Line agents were in- puter network, so that the customer can route between Europe and North America terviewed. The information collected was make use of direct on-line booking, can -the Transatlantic Service. analysed and a picture was formed of how follow his shipment through the entire From Le Havre, the route goes to Felix- the new service should operate to fulfil the transport process and receive electronic stowe in England. Rotterdam in Holland needs of its customers. documentation. All this can be done and Bremerhaven in Germany, from By combining the Transatlantic Service through the customer's own computer ter- where it goes west over the Atlantic to Ha- with the USA/Far East Service, Maersk minal, which is connected directly to lifax in Canada, down the East coast of Line could first and foremost offer one of Maersk's computer. The customer can also America to New York, Baltimore and the quickest passages to and from USA's bid farewell to the previous tedious and Charleston and then through the Panama East and West coasts. With a well-estab- time consuming procedure of having to Canal to Los Angeles (Long Beach) and lished and experienced Maersk Line orga- pay an invoice for each and every bill of San Francisco (Oakland). nisation in both Europe and North Ameri- lading. Eastbound, the route goes from San Fran- ca behind the new service - with its own With the new simplified payment system, cisco to Los Angeles, on through the Pana- offices, its own harbour facilities, its own the customer only needs to quote his per- 1233 The •'MARCHEN MÆRSK" leaving Oakland. At the quay the "LEXA MÆRSK". sonal credit code in order to release the shipping documents. But this was not all. To inform both old and new employees about the new initiat- ive, so that they would be well prepared to render the customer the best possible ser- vice, seminars were held both at Esplana- den and in other places. Finally, a large scale, effective advertising and informa- tion compaign was launched to tell cus- tomers on both sides of the Atlantic about the new service - full page advertisements, posters, brochures, direct mail etc. - in 13 countries and in seven languages. Many people were involved in the pre- paratory work. It has required a great ef- fort from those involved, but everyone contributed with great enthusiasm to en- sure that everything works perfectly and that, with this line too, Maersk Line can live up to its motto: Service all the way.
The "MAARCHEN MÆRSK" loading 45-foot highcube containers at Baltimore.
1 Two new ships: "MÆRSK LAUNCHER" and "MÆRSK LIFTER"
On Thursday 21 January, the A. P. Møller Company took delivery of the "MÆRSK LAUNCHER", the third in a series of four advanced Multipurpose/Tug/Supply vessels built at the J. Pattje shipyard in Waterhuizen, Holland. A few days before, on January 16, the fourth and last ship in the series was launched and given the name of "MÆRSK LIFTER". As previously mentioned, these supply vessels are characterised by a single fun- nel, which improves the side view from the wheelhouse particularly when conducting manoeuvres from the control station by the stern bridge. The ships are 69.90 metres long o.a., 15.90 metres wide and have a draught of 5.30 metres at 2,000 tons deadweight. The main engines are two MaK 8M35s, which together generate 12,000 BHP, a service speed of 16 knots and a bollard pull of 150 tons. The accommodation provides single rooms with private bath and toilet for 12 crew members. In addition, the ships can carry 12 passengers in two two-berth cabins and two four-berth cabins, each with its own and a tug operation for Atlantic Drilling, tain and Olaf K. West as Chief Engineer. bath and toilet. A hospital with two beds is with Svend Rasmussen as Captain and Jør- The first picture shows the "MÆRSK included. The ships are prepared both for gen Larsen as Chief Engineer. LAUNCHER" on her way out to sea for firefighting and for the rescue of up to 250 At the time of going to press, it was technical trials. The second picture shows people. expected that the "MÆRSK LIFTER" the "MÆRSK LIFTER" during her side- After delivery, the "MÆRSK would be delivered from the yard someti- ways launching from the Pattje yard. LAUNCHER" set sail for the North Sea me in June, with Leif Vittrup Bak as Cap- 1237 The book on Mr. A. P. Møller The wish that a book about Mr. A. P. Møl- ler be written has often been expressed. Now it is here, and in its foreword Mr. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller writes: "My father's life, personality and achieve- ments were of such distinction that I, and many others, repeatedly urged him to write his memoirs. But in keeping with his general attitude and conduct, he con- sistently refused. Since his death in 1965 the idea of a book about Mr. A. P. Møller and his accomp- lishments has often arisen, and I have been in continued doubt as to whether it was proper to set aside my father's own wishes. When a close friend mentioned to me in 1983 that Ove Hornby, associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, whom I did not know, might be interested in and qualified to write such a biography, con- versations with Mr. Hornby led to an agreement that has now resulted in this book." The book, published in Danish, is entitled "Ved rettidig Omhu ..." ("By Constant Care ...") and is based on a cdnsiderable volume of source material, such as the ex- tensive archives at the A. P. Møller of- fices, correspondance between Mr. A. P. Møller and his close relatives and friends, archives in subsidiaries and associated companies as well as minutes of the Dan- llillll, ish Shipowners' Association. lat-KiiSflf. This comprehensive written material, aug- mented by interviews with former and pre- sent employees and relatives of Mr. A. P. Møller, enabled Mr. Hornby to draw a versatile and vivid picture of the ship- for expansion of the companies. During was continued, which provided the basis owner, A. P. Møller, and of the develop- the post-war years the Mærsk Fleet grew for expansion within other fields, inter alia ment of the organization bearing his name, quickly, mainly by new vessels, of which by a concession to explore for oil in Den- the Fleet and associated companies from the majority were built at Mr. Møller's mark and on the Danish shelf, which in- the beginning in 1904 until Mr. A. P. Møl- own yard in Odense. volved considerable financial commit- ler's demise in 1965. To the traditional trampers were added ments and risks. It is difficult to make a summary of the liners and tankers, and a large part of the In order to protect his lifework from being contents of the book. Even in his early traffic was reoriented to overseas waters, taken over by speculators, Mr. A. P. Møl- years, the activities of Mr. Møller were so whereby it was possible to guide the ship- ler transferred to a foundation the major- wide-ranging that it is not possible to re- ping companies through the difficult de- ity of his shares in the steamship compani- view them here. But in brief, the book re- pression of the thirties, which severely af- es - transfers that were made in part dur- counts the difficulties encountered in fected international shipping. ing his lifetime, in part by way of his es- establishing a steamship company in the During the Second World War and the tate. This made the foundation principal sailing ship oriented southern part of German occupation, the Danish merchant shareholder of the Steamship Companies Funen. Captain P. M. Møller and his son, fleet was divided into a "domestic fleet", with the task of ensuring the continued ad- A. P. Møller, finally succeeded in over- operating within the German dominated herence to the guidelines laid down by the coming local scepticism and so established Baltic and near North Sea, and a "foreign founder of Denmark's largest shipping en- the first Mærsk Shipowning Company. fleet" operating outside these waters and terprise throughout the years. Even though that company through the beyond the control of the Danish shipping The book also draws a picture of Mr. A.P. following years enjoyed decent results, the companies. Nearly 1,000 Danish sailors Møller as a private person and as a public Board of Directors were hesitant about ac- lost their lives, and two out of every five debater, rendering a fine impression of cepting Mr. A. P. Møller's expansion Danish vessels were lost. At the end of the Mr. Møller as a devoted husband and fa- plans and so in 1912, he established yet an- war, the Mærsk Fleet had been reduced ther, of his care for other people and of his other shipping company that was willing to from 46 vessels to 21, and the war claimed profound and altruistic commitment to his follow his line of thought. the lives of 102 of its seafarers. country and national issues. During the First World War the shipping It took the Mærsk Shipping Companies It is difficult to comprehend that one single earned good money. Mr. A. P. Møller, how- three years to bring the Fleet back to pre- person was capable of achieving so much ever, disliked the exaggerated confiden- war levels. Liner and tanker trade increas- in a small country. It took not only initiat- ce and profitmaking that was the result of ed, and the shipyard, Odense Steel Ship- ive and foresight, but also courage, perse- wartime conditions, and he set the greater yard, was expanded by a division at Lindø. verence and - which is ever so important - part of the profits earned aside as reserves Mr. A. P. Møller's policy of consolidation a human outlook. 1239 Star Air - a new member of
When A.P. Møller first began to contemp- pany to acquire its own hangar facilities in and on to Stockholm with a cargo of fre- late the formation of an air company, the Copenhagen Airport South and to lease ight. The captain and the mate are in the general idea was to supplement the Com- three Fokker 27 planes which could be en- briefing building preparing the final route. pany's extensive sea transport with air gaged immediately on the charter market. The weather forecast is not good - a north- transport. The F 27 is rigged as a freight plane and, easterly wind, snow and 0°C in Copenha- With this in mind, the Company tried from with a range of about 1,800 kilometres and gen. In Brussels, the weather is not much the start to build up the concept of an air a load capacity of 5.5 tons, is a good trans- better - a fresh wind and hail showers, but freight business through Maersk Air. Few port plane within Europe. a couple of degrees warmer. Both pilots concerns are as controlled and protected With the growth now emerging after fre- are glad they wore their flying suits with as air transport, however. Throughout the ight liberalisation in Scandinavia and the the thermal linings rather than their uni- world, conditions regulating air traffic and probability of further liberalisation in forms when they left Stockholm last night thus preventing free competition for air 1992, the basis and development potential at 7 p.m. freight were put into effect by political for an air transport company has been When the final information has been re- groups. A concession to SAS meant that, established. ceived, they fetch the freight documents in actuel fact, only one company in Scandi- Gateway, which is a subsidiary of Maersk and run through them before they move navia could conduct an independent air Air, was established just over a year ago in off over the tarmac where OY-CCK is rea- business. The only possibility for develop- order to run an effective terminal for the dy to start. It is fully loaded with 5.5 tons ment lay in own use charter, which was collection and packaging of air freight to of parcels for Scandinavian air freight cus- very limited. Ideas for an air transport be sent overseas from one of the large Eu- tomers, who have ensured that their con- company had then to develop as passenger ropean airports or distributed within Scan- signments will have a 24-hour maximum transport charter instead - based on comp- dinavia. transportation time - from door to door. lete travel arrangements. The terminal is situated close to Copenha- Everything has to be in Kastrup by 5.00 Meanwhile, things were developing quick- gen Airport and already serves a number a.m. and in Arlanda near Stockholm by ly out in the world. In the USA, the most of large air companies - BRITISH AIR- 7.00 a.m. at the latest. important restrictions on air transport WAYS, SABENA, TWA, CARGOLUX, Each night, the pattern is the same. Planes were removed. This led to the rapid devel- CATHAY PACIFIC - as a consolidation come to Zaventem Airport in Brussels opment of new companies and better and handling centre for these companies' from 20 different European cities. All the transport systems. Today, more than 100 connections out of Copenhagen Airport or planes have to arrive within thirty minutes jets are required to cover the North Amer- by way of Frankfurt and Amsterdam. to midnight. Between midnight and 3.00 ican continent alone. The establishment of a real air freight ter- a.m., 50,000 parcels and consignments are In Europe, developments have been consi- minal is now being planned for Copenha- sorted and reloaded to be transported derably slower, partly because of national gen Airport to serve all the air companies further around Europe. This means night restrictions, and in Scandinavia it was im- which fly direct to Copenhagen with air work for many people, but these are the possible for individual air operators to freight for Denmark or are in transit to conditions if reliable air freight transport function before the concession agreement and from the airports in Scandinavia. and perfect service are to be achieved to- was altered in the middle of 1987, permit- day. With only a few minutes between ting the carriage of mixed cargo and the Freight on time them, the planes taxie out to the starting establishment of air connections. The time is 3.05 on a raw winter's morn- runway and take off into the clouds to- Star Air was established almost on the day ing. One of Star Air's planes, OY-CCK, is wards their goals. of the liberalisation of air freight in Scandi- having its final check by the mechanic be- OY-CCK rolls out at 3.20 a.m. - ten minu- navia, since it proved possible for the com- fore it flies from Brussels to Copenhagen tes ahead of schedule, in order to arrive in
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time though expecting turbulent weather to the north. Moving down the starting runway 04-22, the hail, wind and a full load can certainly be felt. These are well tried propeller planes which are to be pre- ferred for the heavy work at night in nearly all types of weather.
The captain turns the de-icing on full to USA keep the propeller and wing tips free of ice. He can climb directly to his flying height and, hopefully, come above the clouds. In the cockpit, there is coffee in a thermos, but it could be hotter. Helsinki With the route passing over Amsterdam and Osnabrück over the Elbe towards Gedser, and at a height of 20,000 feet, Ka- strup is reached at 05.05 a.m. - five minu- tes late because of a strong headwind. That part of the cargo which will continue to Oslo and Malmø or is destined for Co- penhagen and Jylland is unloaded. In the meantime, the mechanic checks the oil and a new crew arrives. The weather is just as bad as predicted and there is no improve- ment for the journey on to Stockholm. The two captains who are changing places only have time for a quick handover and neither of them want to be longwinded, considering the hour. The cargo hands make a great effort and declare the plane ready at 05.25 a.m., back on schedule. OY-CCK leaves runway no. 12-30 at 05.32 a.m. in a NNE direction and touches down at 06.59 a.m. in Arland. The cargo has been delivered on time. The crew check out and head for the can- teen where a couple of fried eggs and hot coffee are awaiting them. The plane is parked for the day, ready for the next Lisboa night operation in 12 hours' time.
11 "MÆRSK VOYAGER" positioned with an accuracy of 30 centimetres opposite "MÆRSK VENTURER".
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the Early Production System (EPS), de- December 30, 1987 and left for the Gulf of ployed by Thai Shell to exploit fields esti- Thailand on January 9. mated at 15 million bbl of oil. During the nine days' stay at the shipyard, The official ceremony was attended by more than 200 tons of purpose-built pro- high-ranking Thai officials, led by His Ex- cess equipment was lifted on board and cellency the Prime Minister, and included hooked up, and the rig was modified to the Minister of Industry, Mr Pramual Sab- provide utilities and other services in the havasu, the Minister of Science, Energy production mode. and Technology, Mr Banyat Bantadhan, After six days under tow, the rig arrived the Director General of the Department of on location in Thailand on January 15, Mineral Resources, Mr Sivavong Chang- and was positioned with an accuracy kasir, together with a number of high- of 30 centimetres opposite "MÆRSK ranking Government officials and repre- VENTURER". sentatives from the Armed Forces and the In the interim period, "MÆRSK Thai Shell organization. VENTURER" had drilled and completed The Nang Nuan formation was discovered the production well, and with the produc- by Thai Shell in February 1987, drill- tion unit "MÆRSK VOYAGER" in ing with the jack-up rig "MÆRSK place, the support of the well's conductor VENTURER". When Thai Shell decided pipe was transferred. "MÆRSK //;'s Excellency Prime Minister Prem to proceed with the field development that VENTURER" could then be jacked down Tinsulanonda speaking at the ceremony on September, they approached Maersk and towed away to its new contract for BP board the "MÆRSK VOYAGER". Drilling for the purpose of assessing the in Thailand. use of a jack-up as a production unit. During the following week, the final hook- To minimize the overall project schedule, up and commissioning work were carried Thailand's first offshore oil field went offi- Thai Shell wanted to maintain "MÆRSK out and the storage tanker was installed cially on stream on February 27, when His VENTURER" as a drilling unit, and it 100 metres in front of the bow of the rig. A Excellency Prime Minister Mr Prem Tin- was decided to base the feasibility evalu- floating hose was installed for the crude oil sulanonda turned the valve on the Nang ation on converting the sister rig export from the rig to the tanker. Nuan Field operated by Thai Shell Explor- "MÆRSK VOYAGER". On January 26, 1988 the well was opened ation and Production Company Ltd. The engineering and planning were carried and production commenced from a fully The ceremony took place on board the out co-operatively by Thai Shell, Maersk commissioned and certified production jack-up rig "MÆRSK VOYAGER". The Drilling, and the process contractor Flo- unit, in what is likely to be a world record rig has been converted for production petrol Johnston Schlumberger. in fast development of an offshore oil work and forms, together with a 20,000 "MÆRSK VOYAGER" arrived at Far field, three months from decision to the TDW storage tanker and shuttle tankers, East Livingston Shipyard in Singapore on first oil.
12 Traffic bows to tradition
Preben Høymark, now retired from A.P. Møller and living in Switzerland, has sent this account of an episode from life in an Appenzeller village, where tradit- ions are still honoured.
When my wife and I were on the way to wood with decorative carving. Next come Zurich recently, we passed a large Maersk the three best cows, each with a large bell Line container. Now something stirs in an around its neck. The sound of all three old APM employee when, in the middle of bells has been carefully harmonised. After Europe and far from salt water, he sees that come four men, again in national cos- that even here Maersk Line is active in the tume, but they wear long brown wool transport business. But now I am going to trousers instead of yellow knee breeches. write about another kind of transport A herd of cows and calves follow on. This which is common these days in the Alps. can be large - a hundred animals is not When you are wakened early in the morn- unusual. Behind them walks the proud ing by the lowing of cows and the sound of owner of the herd, also dressed in national the big bells they wear round their necks, costume. you know that summer is approaching and The procession is completed with a horse- that the cattle are being led up to the alp- drawn cart on which is loaded all the vari- ine pastures in the mountains. This is ach- ous equipment needed to make cheese ieved with a great deal of festivity, accord- during the stay in summer pastures. Up ing to traditions which have held sway for there, they live in small huts with two generations. rooms, one a living room with kitchen First of all comes a little boy dressed in the utensils and an alcove, the other for mak- Appenzeller national costume, consisting ing cheese. Yodelling, which is thought by of yellow knee breeches, a white shirt and most people to be a special Swiss/Austrian a red waistcoat with silver buttons. On his way of singing, is in fact the way in which feet, he wears white socks and strong the herdsman tells the cattle to approach, brown shoes with silver buckles, and a go to the left or right, etc. It is used today brown leather skullcap on his head. In his as it has been for centuries. left ear, he wears a small gold earring. Be- The herd is to stay up in the pastures until hind him come some goats and after that a the beginning of September, dependent on little girl also dressed in national costume, the weather, after which it returns to the consisting of a white and brown checked valleys with the same ceremony as when it pinafore dress with a white blouse and a left. When they come down, the proces- reddish apron. sion walks on the roads and through vill- Behind her comes the herdsman in the ages, and as the speed is somewhat slow, same national costume as the boy, but his there are extensive delays in the traffic. hat has a round crown and a broad brim This is, however, something which Swiss and is made of black felt, decorated with a road users tolerate with great patience and small bunch of Alpine flowers. On his left indeed with a smile. It is, after all, part of shoulder he carries a small milk pail of life in the mountainous areas. Two new jack-up rigs for APMC
On February 10, Atlantic Pacific Marine Corporation took delivery of two addition- al jack-up workover rigs similar to two rigs already owned by APM, namely, "RANGER III" and "RANGER IV". The new rigs - which have been renamed "RANGER V" and "RANGER VI" - were built in 1981 and are used primarily in waters up to about 80 feet for "repair- ing" and maintaining already existing wells. With this new addition, APMC will oper- ate a total fleet of fourteen rigs, namely ten large, modern inland drilling barges and four offshore workover rigs. The picture shows "RANGER V" being towed through the intracoastal waterway on the way to her first location, which will be off Corpus Christi in south Texas. A new ship every two days 1
BY ERIK DANNESBOE
Photos: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd
During the Second World War, more than 2700 ships of the "Liberty" type were built in the USA - and built at a furious pace. On the night of 10th November 1942, the keel of the Liberty ship, the "ROBERT E. PEARY", was laid; on 16th November, it sailed on its maiden voyage - total building time: 160 hours. This record in the history of shipbuilding has never been beaten.
On the Saumarez Reef about 200 nautical should a major war break out, which had lings". In 1944, though, he was more posi- miles east of Queensland, Australia, lies made the United States Maritime Com- tive when he said in a "Speech to the Nati- the wreck of a ship, ravaged by rust and fil- mission - USMC - convene the shipping on" that, at a very critical point in the war, led with holes from shells and bombs. The conference in Washington. At the con- the Liberty ships had been the cornerstone ship is the "FRANCIS J. BLAIR" and it is ference, a plan of action for modernizing in the race to get supplies to the troops used as a practice target for the Australian the merchant navy was drawn up - a plan fighting in Europe and the Far East. Air Force. which was implemented during the years Planning to build between 800 and 1000 On the James River in New York State lies 1937-1939. ships a year was one thing; building them the s.s. "JOHN W. BROWN". Despite its In 1939, the war broke out as feared, and was, however, quite another. The tradi- age - more than 40 years old - the ship is in as early as the summer of 1940. German tional shipyards in the States could not excellent condition, as it has been declared U-boats began to attack the poorly pro- cope with such a task, so that USMC had a "national monument". tected British convoys in the middle of the to set up assembly line yards throughout The two ships are sister ships, the last of an Atlantic Ocean. Shipping losses were ap- the USA, where the workforce consisted enormous fleet of over 2700 identical mer- palling. About half of the ships in each mostly of unskilled labour with no know- chant ships which were built for the Ame- convoy were lost and it was obvious that ledge of shipbuilding. The familiar prin- rican Government from 1941 to 1945 at 18 the original American plans for renewal ciples from the car industry were followed different American shipyards: the Liberty were far from adequate. The USA was still in the assembly line shipyards. Subcon- ships as they were called. neutral but had in reality taken sides and tractors in 42 American states supplied the The story of the Liberty ships began in was supporting Britain in the fight against separate components and the yard's job September 1936, when a group of men, all Nazi Germany. was to make the components into a ship. connected with the American navy or ship- A meeting of the USMC just before The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in ping, met to discuss the state of the Ameri- Christmas 1940 agreed that shipping losses Portland, Oregon is a good example of this can merchant fleet. It was not good. in the Atlantic Ocean were reaching disas- type of yard. In 1941, the contracting com- Since the end of the First World War, lit- trous proportions. To make good these pany, Kaiser Corporation, and the Ameri- erally no merchant ships had been built for losses, a ship which could be mass-pro- can government signed a contract for the American shipowners, because they were duced as cheaply and as quickly as possible establishment and operation of the ship- too expensive to run under American col- had to be designed. British and American yard. A few months later, on a piece of ours. It was much cheaper to use foreign experts, bound by traditional shipbuilding level ground, an enormous shipyard ap- tonnage which in 1936 handled more than methods, shook their heads. It could not peared which delivered its first ship, the 90 % of American transportation by sea. be done. s.s. "MERIWETHER LEWIS" in Jan- But it could! The British design for uary 1942. The original contract was for ' The threat of a major war OCEAN ships, already being mass-pro- 260 Liberty ships, but from January 1942 The sudden interest in creating a modern duced in Britain, was simplified for Admi- to April 1944, the yard built 322 ships at a American merchant navy stemmed from ral Land, the chairman of USMC. The re- rate of 20-24 per month, when production the political developments in Europe and sult was a steamship of about 10,800 tons was at its peak. The yard could also boast the Far East. In Europe, Adolf Hitler had deadweight which could be mass-pro- an unusually large workforce, employing been threatening war since 1933 with in- duced. The ship was 125 metres long with 35,000 people at the peak of production. creasingly menacing speeches, and the si- a traditional triple expansion engine which In April 1944, the yard delivered its last tuation became even worse in the summer could generate 2500 BHP with a speed of Liberty ship and went over to the produc- of 1936 with the outbreak of the Spanish about ten knots. tion of freighters of the Victory class. Civil War in which Nazi Germany took an The Kaiser concern was a novice at ship- active part. "The Ugly Ducklings" building but, to compensate, it was one of In the Far East, Japan had been occupying The first reactions to the project were con- the most experienced contractors in the large areas of China since 1931 and was temptuous. Experts in the shipbuilding in- USA. The president of the company, Hen- now threatening vital American interests dustry described the ships as "biscuit tins" ry J. Kaiser, was a myth in American in the Philippines with threats of creating and when the project was presented to the business circles long before he started to "an Asia for the Asians". It was the fear president of the USA, Franklin D. Roose- build Liberty ships. He began as an assi- that the USA might find it lacked tonnage, velt. he called the ships "the Ugly Duck- stant in a photographic shop in Brooklyn.
14 The 'PATRICK HENRY", the first Liberty ship, on trials 26 December, 1941.
New York from where he worked his way up to being the owner of two of the largest contracting companies in the USA, along with chain stores, industries, etc. His ef- forts at shipbuilding made his name a le- gend and in many circles he was nickna- med Mr. Liberty. Henry J. Kaiser's view of the matter was somewhat less mythical and more straightforward: "There is no difference between building bridges, ro- ads, harbours, ships - or for that matter, selling jam. It is simply a question of ta- lent, organization - and, of course, mo- ney". The Liberty ships were certainly expensive - about 50-60% more than if they had been built at a normal rate in traditional shipyards. But in the summer of 1942, the cost was not so important. In the first half of 1942 alone, more than 300 ships were lost and such losses could only be replaced by mass production, regardless of the The Liberty ship "ZEBULON B. VANCE" poised on the launching ways on 6 December, 1941, only price. moments before she slid into the waters and only hours before the Pearl Harbor holocaust brought America into the war. "Give me liberty" The first Liberty ship, the "PATRICK HENRY" was launched on 27th Septem- ber 1941. It was named after a hero of the American War of Independence 1775 - 1783, who had the motto "Give me liberty - or give me death". The purpose and op- timism of this motto was the inspiration for the name of this series of ships; and with a definite flair for public relations, the USMC chairman, Admiral Land, had de- clared 27th September the Liberty Fleet Day. The "Patrick Henry" sailed on its maiden voyage in December 1941 and on the 7th, the new shipyard. North Carolina Ship- building Corporation in Wilmington, North Carolina, launched its first Liberty ship, the "ZEBOULON B. VANCE". The launching proceeded as planned but The "ROBERT E. PEARY", which established a world shipbuilding record, being launched on 12 as the guests were about to leave the plat- l form, the shocking announcement was November, 1942, only four days, 15 !2 hours after her keel was laid. made that Japanese aeroplanes had attack- ed Pearl Harbour and destroyed a large
15 'Ships built by the mile and chopped off by the yard...'
part of the American Pacific fleet. Super- ior Japanese military forces attacked Ame- rican bases everywhere in the Pacific area, and Japanese submarines had already sunk many American merchant ships in the Pa- sific. The USA and Japan were at war and before long, the USA would also declare war on Nazi Germany. At first there was an atmosphere of de- pression at the shipyard but then patriot- ism gained the upper hand, partly because both the guests and the workers at the yard's other building berths could see five Liberty ships - each at a different stage of preparation - which would be in active ser- vice before the end of April 1942.
A new ship every two days The Liberty ships were built at a furious pace. On the night of 10th November 1942, the keel of the Liberty ship, the "ROBERT E. PEARY" was laid at the transportation was extremely great and U- but could otherwise be used for normal shipyard, the Permanent Metals yard boats were still a serious threat, at least freight purposes. The shipping company of Number 2 in Los Angeles. On 16th No- 115 ships a month were being produced. A.P. Møller bought two ships, the East vember the ship was launched and on 20th When the war had been virtually settled by Asiatic Company three, DFDS two; and November, it sailed on its maiden voyage - the middle of 1944, the monthly product- the shipping company of J. Lauritzen and total building time: 160 hours. This record ion rate fell to about 50 ships, but Liberty the Danish-French Steamship Company in the history of shipbuilding was of course ships continued to be built until June 1945, bought one each. made by the Kaiser Corporation and it has one month after VE day. The two ships bought by A.P. Møller were never been beaten. built in 1943 at the North Carolina Ship- It has been claimed that the Liberty ships Liberty ships to Denmark building Company in Baltimore. They suffered from being built at such an in- While the world rejoiced on VJ day, 15th were the "THOMAS POLLOCK" and the tense pace, but this is not generally true. August 1945, when Japan signed the "FURNIFOLD M. SIMMONDS", which Most of the Liberty ships managed to pass declaration of unconditional surrender on were then renamed the "ELSE MÆRSK" the 20 year "age limit" - including the the battleship "MISSOURI" in Tokyo and the "ELLEN MÆRSK". By the next "ROBERT E. PEARY", which was brok- Bay, USMC was already well on the way year, two of the ships were already sold, J. en up in Baltimore in 1963 after sailing for to disposing of its fleet of 2500 Liberty Lauritzen's ship and A.P. Møller's almost 21 years. ships. Some were immediately put in "ELLEN MÆRSK". In January 1949, the Some of the shipyards which built Liberty "moth balls" as reserve ships, others con- "ELSE MÆRSK" was sold too. The East ships only managed to build a few, while tinued to sail for the government or pri- Asiatic and Danish-French Companies re- others kept on breaking records for the vate institutions and companies in the tained their Liberty ships until the autumn numbers built and the speed of building. USA, but over 600 Liberty ships were sold of 1951 when the boom during the Korean The smallest - and slowest - of the yards to shipowners in Europe and Asia where war created top prices for used tonnage. was the Kaiser Company in Vancouver, there was a dreadful lack of tonnage in the Only two Liberty ships were then still sail- B.C., Canada. The yard built Liberty ships years immediately after the war. ing under the Danish flag, since DFDS from April 1942 to March 1943 and man- At first, Danish shipowners were not inter- needed the ships for the voyage between aged to build "only" ten ships - i.e. 1.25 ested in the Liberty ships. The ships were South America and Denmark with corn ships per month. Another of the Kaiser not sufficiently technically advanced and and feedstuffs, and it was not until 1958 Company's yards, the Permanent Metals they had to be paid for in hard currency - that the two "war veterans" were replaced Corporation Yard Number 2 in Los Ange- dollars - something which Denmark did by newly built tonnage. les was, on the other hand, the yard which not have many of in 1945-1946. The hard The building of the Liberty ships did how- built most ships fastest. From March 1942 winter of 1946-1947 put quite a different ever exercise some influence far into the to April 1944, the yard delivered 351 Lib- complexion on matters, however. An future. Before the Second World War, erty ships - an average of one ship almost acute shortage of coal arose and it was nearly all ships were built traditionally by every second day. difficult - at times impossible - to obtain craftsmen without using assembly lines or Production figures for the Liberty ships ships to transport coal from the USA. So many subcontractors. In the 1950s and rose and fell in accordance with the Allies' that it would not find itself in the same 1960s, shipyards throughout the world fortunes in the war. In December 1941, situation again, the Danish government slowly adopted the ideas from mass-pro- only one ship a month was being built, but gave permission in the summer of 1947 for duced ships and today, nearly all ships are by the middle of 1942, the production rate nine Liberty ships to be bought in the built on the principles which were develop- had risen to almost 50 ships a month. In USA. They should primarily be available ed when building the Liberty ships. the summer of 1943 when the need for to transport coal and corn to Denmark, Erik Dannesboe
16 New container terminal inaugurated in Dakar
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Groups of harbour workers and trade union members had brought banners exhorting people to re-elect President Abdou Diouf.
About a dozen drum and dance groups in colourful, traditional costumes provided the entertainment at the inauguration.
Everyone is ready for the arrival of the President.
On January 18, a new container terminal was inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal. For the occasion, the terminal was cleared so that there was a large open space in front of three covered platforms with room for about 300 official guests. The central plat- form was reserved for President Abdou Diouf and his retinue, present and past members of the government, and a score of foreign ambassadors and representat- ives from the Common Market and the World Bank. The inauguration ceremony was to start at 4.00 p.m., but by 2.30 p.m., people had al- ready started flocking in. When President Abdou Diouf arrived to perform the offici- al inauguration, about 7,000 people had gathered to attend the event, which in ad- dition to the official ceremonies and speeches offered entertainment from Afri- can drum and dance groups in their beauti- ful traditional costumes. Because of the approaching election on February 28, groups of harbour workers and trade uni- on members had brought coloured ban- ners exhorting people to re-elect President Abdou Diouf. As can be seen from the pictures, it was a festive and colourful afternoon, at which Maersk Line (Senegal) was also represen- ted by light blue Maersk trucks and toploaders with raised cranes ranged in rows to the right of the entrance, Maersk Line logos on the office building and the Company flag with the seven-pointed star waving from the radio aerial.
At least 7,000 people awaiting President Abdou Diouf s arrival. Rounding up...
New Maersk Line office in Beijing
On March 4, Maersk Line in trying to gain access to this Hong Kong Ltd. officially in- vast market of one billion augurated a new representative people, or approximately 20 The best shipping line office in the People's Republic percent of the world's popula- of China, in the capital of Bei- tion. The "Asia Freight Industry Maersk Line was voted the jing- Being the only non-Chinese Awards" for the best shipping winner on both the Eastbound Under the name of Maersk flag container vessel operator line were awarded to Maersk and on the Westbound routes, Beijing Representative Office, with its own offices in the Pe- Line at a ceremony on January covering the important trade the office is now the third we ople's Republic of China, it is 22, 1988 organized by the well- lanes from the Far East to the have opened in four years, fol- of specific importance that known trade and transport USA/Canada and from the Far lowing the inauguration of the Maersk now has an office in magazine Cargonews Asia. East to Europe. Guangzhou representative of- the capital where, irrespective The awards - which are the During the ceremony, which fice in 1984 and the Shanghai of the general ongoing decent- only ones of their kind in the was attended by a wide range representative office in 1986. ralization of decision-making, Far East - are being presented of people from the industry, The new office will represent all the most important and va- on the basis of an extensive the Director of Marine in Hong the Maersk Group in all its luable business connections are survey arranged by Cargonews Kong, Mr Gerry Higginson, business activities in China. domiciled. Asia. The readers of the maga- handed over the awards. Since the implementation of The office is located in the zine, who are executives from Some members of our Sales what has become known as the Shangri-la Hotel in Beijing. Mr the export and import industri- Departments proudly display "open door" policy by the K.W. Lo is General Manager, es and key people in the for- the awards. People's Republic of China, with Mr Klaus Nielsen as Assi- warding industry, have cast the Lars Christiansen, Hong Kong Maersk Line has been spear- stant Manager. deciding ballots. heading the fierce competition Lars Christiansen, Hong Kong Trainees visit the Lindø Shipyard
On 25 March, 81 of the Com- pany's first-year shipping, economics and correspondance trainees went on a study tour to the Lindø Shipyard. Jørgen Pe- tersen of the Information sec- tion at the Yard explained how the shipyard functioned and, after that, the students were shown round the workshops. The visit concluded with a MAERSK LINF short tour round the new- building, the container ship "MARCHEN MÆRSK", which is now sailing the Trans- atlantic Line - a line which sev- eral of the students work with on a daily basis. The picture shows the stu- dents with the "MARCHEN MÆRSK" at the outfitting quay.
18 Penang on the move
The training ship "DANMARK" in Algeciras
After sailing from Taranto in the south of Italy, the training ship "DANMARK" ran into such stormy weather that the captain, Ole Peter Nielsen, de- ~ i cided to lie to off Sardinia for two days. One day late, then, on Friday, 5 February at 10.00 a.m., the beautiful full rigged ship came alongside Maersk Maersk Line Penang have Espana's container terminal in moved to a new office. The Algeciras and was greeted by new office is located on the 2nd the Danish Ambassador, Mr. floor of a building known as Wilhelm Ulrichsen, the Danish Wisma Penang Garden at No. Consul, Mr. Antonio Ruiz 42 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah. Valderrama, and Director Erik The Maersk Line Penang oper- Nielsen, Maersk Espana. ations, which started in Febru- In connection with the visit, ary 1975 with a staff of four, Maersk Espana had arranged a had increased to 13 by 1988. programme which included a With an area of approximately reception on board for 70 re- 115 square metres, the office presentatives of local authorit- became too small to cope with ies and Maersk Espana clients, the expansion. an "Open House" arrange- The new office occupies 280 ment with 1,400 visitors, a square metres and has suffici- lunch on board attended by the ent space to accommodate the Danish Ambassador, the Da- staff comfortably in a pleasant nish Consul, the Mayor of Al- working environment. geciras and officers of the This location, apart from being navy, customs authorities and prestigious, also provides harbour authorities, two bus for the Canary Islands. "It is possible that the ample parking space; the front- trips (from 6.30 in the morning No matter where in the world "DANMARK" will come age is the Jalan Sultan Ahmad to 10 at night) for officers the 55-year-old training ship alongside our terminal on futu- Shah (previously known as and apprentices from the comes alongside, it attracts at- re visits," says Erik Nielsen. Northam Road), which leads "DANMARK", a tour round tention and admiration. The vi- "If she does so, both the in- to the various famous beach Maersk Espana's container sit to Algeciras was no excep- habitants of Algeciras and hotels; at the rear of the build- terminal and visit to tion, not only because of the Maersk Espana will give the ing stands Penang's oldest pri- the "ADRIAN MÆRSK" and ship's fine appearance but just ship a cordial welcome and we vate club - The Penang Club. the "ANNA MÆRSK". On as much because of the crew's will do our best to make the vi- In the same building are well- Tuesday morning, a tired but exemplary behaviour, which sits as successful as possible." known companies like Citi- alert crew set the sails on the does great credit to both the bank and Singapore Airlines. "DANMARK" and headed ship and to Denmark. Tan Long Yam, Singapore 1234 Rounding up... Mercantile Consolidators On September 30, the last near the entrance, adjacent to empty container left MCC's which is a specially constructed leased depot next to the PSA container-washing area. At the (Port of Singapore Authority) opposite end is a large two- container terminal for its new storey warehouse with 3,700 depot in Jurong, Singapore's square metres' storage area. largest industrial estate on the MCC Singapore previously western side of the island. only provided documentation MCC Singapore purchased the services for simple consolida- premises on September 7. tion. With the acquisition of Renovation and minor repairs these new facilities, MCC Sin- were immediately carried out gapore has expanded its activ- and on September 16, the shift- ities and is now offering ing of equipment to the new customers consolidation, con- depot began. By October 1, all tainer repair, container stor- MCC activities were being age, freight forwarding, gar- carried out from Jurong. ments in hangertainer facil- The depot has an area of ities, trucking, and ware- 20,235 square metres and has housing. storage capacity for 1600 20- The Company presently em- foot containers. There is a two- ploys 42 people. storey administrative building Tan Long Yam, Singapore Danish Minister visits Maersk Singapore
A Robert Jacobsen sculpture at the Lindø Shipyard
The Lindø Shipyard's orches- varied opinions about the On Saturday February 2, the Maersk Group in Singapore. tra played when Her Majesty sculpture, but most Odense Danish Minister for Transport, In the evening Mr and Mrs Queen Ingrid unveiled a sculp- citizens thought that it was at- Mr Frode Nør Christensen and Skaanild hosted a dinner in ture by Robert Jacobsen in tractive. As Ove Thomsen, Mrs Christensen visited the honour of the Minister and his front of the Town Hall in shop steward of the welders at Singapore office accompanied delegation which was attended Odense on 17 March. The Lindø, said: "At first we were by Mr Per Milner, Director by, amongst others, the Danish sculpture is a gift to the city of rather sceptical, but as we pro- General, Road Department, Charge d'Affaires and Maersk Odense on the occasion of its ceeded, we thought that it be- Mr Harald Neumann, Head of Line executives. 1000th anniversary and has came more and more attract- Division, and Mr Mogens El- This is the third time that the been donated by Provinsban- ive". ming, Secretary to the Mini- Singapore office has been visit- ken, Nykredit, Albani and One picture shows Robert Ja- ster. They were received by Mr ed by Danish Ministers. Pre- Dansk Metal. 12 men have cobsen supervising the con- Martin M. Skaanild, our Man- vious visitors were the Danish been working at the Yard in struction of his sculpture at the aging Director. Foreign Minister Mr Uffe Elle- their free time to build the 16- Lindø Shipyard and the other During the visit the visitors mann-Jensen and the Danish ton sculpture from a model by shows his sculpture in place in were briefed and shown a slide Prime Minister Mr Poul Schlü- Robert Jacobsen. After it had front of the Town Hall. show on the activities of the ter. been unveiled, there were various companies within the Tan Long Yam, Singapore 1232 (MCC) Singapore moved to new premises
Manila's first bowling tournament
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After years of careful study by The round robin basis was the Record loading of pineapples the employees of the Manila criterion during the elimination office of whether or not to have rounds. The championship On March 1, Maersk Line Cote from the "Land of Pine- a bowling tournament, the round ended on December 12, d'lvoire (the Ivory Coast) apples". balls finally rolled on October with "Finance A" team as the Abidjan, and its 12 staff mem- At the time of writing the re- 1 1987, signalling the First first champion of this first bers celebrated its second anni- cord is due to be broken once Bowling (Duckpin) Tourna- bowling tournament, followed versary with a new record: the again. ment ever held by this Com- by "Finance B" and Customer loading of 31 40-foot reefer 50 40-foot reefer containers pany. Service. containers with 450 tons of (650 tons of pineapples) have The whole staff were enthusi- The awarding of trophies led fresh pineapples. been booked for loading onto astic, with eight to nine players by Messrs. Jørgen H. Madsen, The many reefer containers the "MAERSK BRAVO", per team. Ten teams were outgoing president, Waldemar were loaded onto the and this record will surely be formed to compete with each Poulsen, incoming President, "MAERSK BELLA" and - difficult to break within the other on a round robin basis. and Jørn René Nielsen. Gen- after a short reloading at Alge- very near future, as the maxi- The opening game was capped eral Manager for Marketing & ciras - the containers arrived at mum reefer container capacity by our President, Mr Jørgen H. Sales, was made during the Antwerp only 12 days later. of the "MAERSK BELLA" Madsen, rolling the first three Christmas party for the staff Another two days' transport on and the "MAERSK BRAVO" balls. Games were then played which was held on December the road and Paris was digging has been reached. after office hours on Thursdays 21. its teeth into nice juicy fruit and on Saturday afternoons. Linda B. Cervantes, Manila 1230 Personalia
ESPLANADEN THE FLEET ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD
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25 Years Anniversary mm 1. Normann Andersen, Bermuda 1 August ' 40 Years Anniversary 1. Radio Officer Kurt Erik Hansen 28 August 25 Years Anniversary 7 8 2. Chief Engineer Jens Verner Kristiansen 6 August 40 Years Anniversary 3. Chief Steward Niels Troels Uldall Madsen 1. Erik A. Eskildsen 12 August 25 Years Anniversary 1 August 4. Chief Engineer Frede Amtoft 1. Carl Hauge Søndergaard 10 September 10 August 25 Years Anniversary 5. Chief Steward Hugo Asger Nielsen 2. Johan Christian Christiansen Bleeg 2. Anders Paludan-Müller 27 September 21 August 10 July 3. Vincent Maria Engels 3. Vagn Lehd Møller 29 September 1 August 4. Knud Erik Moller Nielsen 1 August 5. Thorkild Olesen 1 August 6. Torben Petterson 1 August 7. Jorn Poulsen 1 August Retiring 8. Anny Elmvang 31 August 1228 THE YARD ROULUNDS 10. Alfred C. Andersen Dyrehauge 2 September % 11. Ove Thomsen 2 September 12. Ove Kjær Petersen 16 September Retiring 13. Mogens Eriksen Ir% .)5_,S M 25 Years Anniversary 31 August 1. Robert Hansen 23 August 2. Hans B.Hansen \ • 27 September Obituary The A.P. Møller Companies regret 2nd Engineer Hans Tørnquist Æ* M having to announce the following Jørgensen deaths: ex "AXEL MÆRSK" 14 December Able Seaman Poul Nielsen bf ex "SALLY MÆRSK" Able Seaman Heinz Erik Andreas 15 September Lund Jeppesen ex "EMMA MÆRSK" Able Seaman Tommy Vesterlund 22 January 10 11 12 Jensen ex "JESPER MÆRSK" Boatswain Svend Olaf Klæbel 18 September ex "RASMINE MÆRSK" iSff 9 February Ships Assistent Erik Helgof Gertsen ex "MÆRSK ASSISTER" Radio Officer Jan Michael Fabrin 29 October ex "KATE MÆRSK" 13 12 February Cook Gunnar Marius Hans Jensen 25 Years Anniversary ex "MÆRSK TRAVELLER" Kurt Sørensen 1. Niels Erik Olsen 9 November The Yard 1 July 12 March 2. Jorn Fl. Jensen Steward Tong Sui Nam 5 August ex "ARNOLD MÆRSK" Jørgen Holmtofte Hansen 3. Aksel E. Jorgensen 25 November The Yard 5 August 26 March 4. Mads Peter Ryberg Able Seaman Elpidio B. Garing 5 August ex. "KAROLINE MÆRSK" Knud Schrøder 5. Jørgen Johs. Hansen 2 December Brigantine, Hong Kong 12 August 4 April 6. Johnny Voss Ships Assistent Eric Abakah 12 August Johnson Henrik Gunge 7. Flemming Larsen ex "ESTELLE MÆRSK" Star Air 19 August 6 December 25 May 8. Henning Berg Jensen 26 August 9. Henry Blach Poulsen 26 August MÆRSK The ".MARCHEN MÆRSK" on its first transit of the Panama Canal, May 13.