VAN SEUMEREN GROUP worldwide specialists in heavy lifting and transport MAMMOET2001 1 WORLDO Watch out! Low flying vessel Miller Park Stadium Snorre B project Submarines on wheels Windmills in our mind Contents Introduction 2 Always on the move 2 Introduction Petrochemical Safety, know-how and De Meern - We proudly present the first issue of a completely re-styled journal especially professionalism 4 produced for our relations and valued clients. It will keep you updated about the develop- Naphtha plant stop at DSM 4 ments in the Mammoet organisation. EmergO-Project achieves highest point 5 A lot has happened since the shore industry, the bollard shaped For those who received the former Watch out! Low flying vessel… 5 acquisition of Mammoet by the Mammoet office is entirely built at Van Seumeren Newsletter or From Italy to Egypt 5 Van Seumeren Group last year. their yard. At the end of this year Mammoet Mail: this publication is As shown in the organisation chart Mammoet (who else?) will transport the successor of both magazines. At a different angle 6 on page 3, a new structure has the structure by SPMT trailers and To underscore Mammoet’s extended About reactors and silos 6 been implemented. As a matter a barge to the Rotterdam area over working field we named the new A lift to remember 6 of fact it has been put in effect in a distance of 40 kilometres. publication “Mammoet World”. a very short time. It will change the skyline of the Maarten de Graaf looks back Nieuwe Waterweg overnight. The editors are glad to introduce on a eventful year 7 By the end of 2001, a new head At that moment the new heavy lift you on behalf of the management Two Alstom projects 8 office will be inaugurated in the terminal ready. to the fascinating Mammoet world greater Rotterdam area. Currently It will give direct access to ocean and its borderless heavy lift and From the Houston harbour to a state-of-the-art heavy lift terminal going vessels because the pier is sit- transport opportunities. the Exxon Baytown Refinery 8 is created, unique in its kind. uated at deep water. Heavy transport in Venezuela 8 The construction of the prefabricat- Therefore, heavy lift equipment can Mammoet in Iran 9 ed head office has been awarded be mobilised easily to any destination to one of our esteemed clients, in the world. Storage of heavy loads Malaysia and Thailand 9 Grootint in Zwijndrecht. Similar to will be a new feature on this terminal the construction methods in the off- in the largest port in the world. Trading Mammoet Trading 9 Civil it’s Mammoet!!! 10 Flower Power 11 Cranage at various levels 11 A tree is known by its fruit 12 First class bridge travel 12 Bridges for trains, trams and pedestrians 12 Miller Park Stadium 13 Railway bridge installed 13 Tunis Rades Stadium 13 Offshore Mammoet dedicated to offshore 14 Always on the move Heimdal riser 14 Wintershall 14 Snorre B Project 15 Heaviest offshore structure ever moved on wheels 15 Multi crane lift 15 Pemex Canterall EPC-1 Project 15 The focus of the Executive Board is on the future Ports and Shipyards On 12 July 2000, the contracts were signed that gave a new enterprise its formal status. Submarines on Wheels 16 Van Seumeren Holland BV and Mammoet BV, both renowned for their achievements in the market Odense Steel Shipyard 16 for heavy lifting and transport, joined forces. The focus of the Executive Board is on the future, Expansion of Polish Shipyard 17 capitalising on the fascinating synergy advantages that this acquisition offers. Lower it steady and easy… 17 Gone with the cranes… 17 Extension of the cruise ship This not only refers to the geographic on difficult jobs, as well as more stan- the largest company in the market. Costa Classica 17 Typical presence, but also to the range of dard services. It is the range of our By consequence, and this is my sec- Ships on a vessel and trailers 18 solutions that we can offer in heavy products and services that is most ond aspect, we support a valuable Cranage in South Africa 18 What is characteristic for the new lifting and transport. My second con- typical to us.” network of contacts, representatives, enterprise? On the last day of sideration is ‘professionalism’. The offices and other point of contacts. Manila South Harbor 18 December 2000, the Executive Board merger of both companies is to some Frits van Riet, who joined the Ms Seaway 18 is asked to reflect on three aspects extend a logical step in market devel- Executive Board from Mammoet, is The challenge is to get the organi- that they consider as most typical for opments. Due to even higher invest- primarily responsible for the internal sation as lean as possible, while the new Mammoet corporation, which ments by our clients in equipment like operations and is challenged by the keeping the communication lines employs over 1,600 professionals vessels, jackets or other heavy ele- need to integrate both companies as with customers short. I will elaborate Power world wide. ments, they will only trust the delicate smooth and as quick as possible. more on these organisational aspects Windmills in our mind 19 job of transport and lifting to a party later on. Transformers on the move 19/20 Frans van Seumeren, President and that guarantees a quick, safe and The Managing Director and COO CEO, does not need long to complete thus professional operation. presents some additional aspects Finally, when I look to the current his list. “Both companies have com- that are typical for the new company. operations, at the end of this year plementary skills and equipment Our big company can offer, sustain “I would emphasise that we are truly and barely six months after joining Corporate identity to offer, so my first item is ‘global and develop further this required pro- a global player and thus support a 24 Van Seumeren, I consider our com- coverage’. fessionalism. My third item is related hour service. When it comes to the pany dynamic and fast, with a mind- Mammoet new style visualised 20 to the other two. Mammoet operates range of services and the range of set for pro-active support of Mammoet addresses 20 at the top of the market and focuses locations where we operate, we are our customers”. Mammoet World 2001Mammoet World 2001 Page 2 Roderik van Seumeren, Vice Yes, as Frits said, we are among the market segment currently shows an kets that I really want to call ‘green cal development. According to President Mammoet Global, shares biggest companies in the market. upswing as major investments were fields’ since we are at the beginning Frans van Seumeren, it offers a lot the aspect of professionalism with But this status also makes you vulner- postponed the last couple of years of large scale operations there. of potential in creating better logistic his colleagues. “An aspect that is able. You have to prove over and over solutions, more alternatives for exe- very important to me is that we again your leadership position and cuting heavy lifting and transport achieve really tailor made solutions stress your company to the limits of jobs and improving the service level. that work smoothly and safely. its capacities and abilities. It is a chal- “Our wide range of equipment is No job in heavy lifting and transport lenge I like. It appeals to our success- positioned such that we can bring can be business as usual. ful spirit of pioneering, while at the in any required item on short notice. same time we must achieve a smooth This means that the average cycle We have to account for unexpected and cost effective operation that is time for a job will decrease. circumstances and must guarantee typical of big, mature companies.” In short, we will aim for better and the safety of our customers’ equip- quicker service.” ment and all personnel involved at any time. In many cases, this will Outlook for 2001 A final aspect that will dominate lead to innovative, yet simple and 2001 is the development of the creative solutions, like the one Frans van Seumeren referred in his Mammoet new headquarters in we developed for the Milwaukee New Years speech to promising mar- the greater Rotterdam area. Stadium. (see page 13) ket developments. The profitability The construction started and the Having said this, my third choice in on, for instance, the rental activities 2400 tonnes, 45 metre high building characterising our new company is in the ‘home market’ Benelux as a result of economic develop- China is a good example and I still will be transported in one piece that the sky is the limit. I do not remains at an acceptable level and ments in the Far East. In parallel, expect a good future in the Russian from Zwijndrecht over a distance of believe that there is any object that contributes to the overall result. Frans van Seumeren also expects market development. Also in the 40 kilometres to its final location. we cannot move or lift in place. The world wide (petro) chemical the offshore market to gain momen- Middle East we are looking for It is expected that by the end of tum at the end of 2001 or in 2002. opportunities to enforce our market 2001, the staff now employed in “I would not say that these are all position.” De Meern and Breda can move to ‘traditional’ markets for us, since the new site. “It’s a bit a part of our each shows its own rhythm and The acquisition of Mammoet has culture.