Cover: Our efforts to improve earnings and reduce costs are beginning to give the TROLL GBS of 1,030,000 tons being desired results. This is gratifying and I should like to congratulate everyone on towed to its future position in the the progress achieved so far. Troll Field off Bergen, Norway. In general, the first half of 1995 indicated a positive development, calculated in US dollar, in Shipping Activities. Unfortunately, however, the value of the dollar was approximately 15% less than during the corresponding period last year, and Published by A.P. Møller, this means that the operational improvements in our companies for the half- Copenhagen year, calculated in Danish kroner, are no more than modest. For the year as a Editor: Hanne H. Clausen whole, after gains on disposals and other special items, a net profit amounting Printers: Scanprint a-s to approximately the same as in 1994 is expected. Layout: Jakob Kühnel, MDD Copies: The Oil and Gas Activity in the North Sea also showed a slight operational 13,600 Danish improvement during the first half-year and, for the year as a whole, a similar 13,200 English profit level to that of last year is anticipated.

Local correspondents: The full year result will continue to be influenced by the development in freight rates, the US dollar rate of exchange and listed prices on securities and, for the AUSTRALIA: Peter Floratos oil and gas activity, by the development of oil and gas prices. BANGLADESH: M. Shamimul Huq FRANCE: Laurence Chollet Consequently we must continue our efforts, find new ways of tackling the GERMANY: Susanne Heinken challenges and demonstrate an even greater degree of ingenuity, if the positive HONG KONG: Teresa Suen tendencies of the first half-year are to be intensified and the outlook for the year INDIA: Hoshang Vajifdar as a whole improved. INDONESIA: Christian M. Laursen JAPAN: Steffen Schiøttz-Christensen MALAYSIA: Mads Sørensen Information and communication are crucial and affect us all, providing a great NETHERLANDS: Poul Woodall many opportunities for rationalisation and for improving efficiency. NIGERIA: Lucie Thompson PHILIPPINES: Ruben S. Fajardo The rapid advances in technology have meant faster and more effective contact PRC: Morten Løkkegaard with our vessels, our offices around the world, our suppliers and not least, our SINGAPORE: Tan Hee Khoon customers. We are now in a better position to be of service not only to our SPAIN: Javier Lopez customers but also to each other, thanks to telephones, internal telex systems, TAIWAN: Alice Hsieh satellites, telefax, e-mail, video meetings and, most recently, Internet. These THAILAND: modern advances are far from cheap, however, so a considerable degree of Chularack Voraviboonvate discipline must be exercised in order to utilise them in the best possible, and UNITED KINGDOM: Ann Pulham most appropriate way. U.S. EAST COAST: Brett Elmblad U.S. WEST COAST: Jennifer Caro Therefore, I urge you to show discrimination in your choice of method of U.S. GULF: Niels H. Axelsen communication and consider the purpose, price and degree of urgency of your message. Likewise, you should be just as critical as regards the contents and MAERSK AIR: Marita Petersen the recipient of the message and ask yourself "Is this information necessary?" MÆRSK CONTAINER INDUSTRI: "Are so many copies required?" "Is the message clear and concise?", etc. Henrik Hansen Always bear in mind that the object of the exercise is to supply intelligible and MÆRSK DATA: Peter H. Knudsen relevant information on a "need to know" and not a "nice to know" basis. PAPYRO-TEX: Peter Sørensen PHARMA-PLAST: Marianne Maltow ROSTI: Karin Nielsen Jess Søderberg ROULUNDS: Elsebeth Bastholm THE YARD: Leo Jensen

Volume 35, No. 3 October 1995 ISSN 0904-7093 Reproduction permitted with acknowledgement of source. OLD HIER TOWER IS NOW A Willi

donation of more than DKK 10 The exhibition contains a collection Her Majesty million from the A.P. Møller of the work of the internationally- Queen Ingrid, Mr. Aand Chastine Mc-Kinney known Danish furniture designer, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller's Foundation has made Hans J. Wegner, from 1949 up to the Møller and other possible the extensive restoration present. The furniture in the con- guests at the and conversion of Tønder's old water ference room includes a circular official opening of tower into a museum. table designed by Hans J. Wegner's Tønder's new daughter, the architect Marianne tower museum. The 40-metre high tower, which was Wegner Sørensen, as well as 25 originally constructed in 1902, is examples of the designer's own located right next to Tønder world-famous "Chair". Museum and The South Jutland Art Gallery, and a newly-built covered Her Majesty Queen Ingrid officially glass gallery now connects the opened the tower museum on 12th tower with the two museums. The August 1995. Among the guests 200-cubic metre water tank has present on this occasion were Mr. been removed and the tower now Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller and his has a total of eight newly-furnished daughter, Mrs. Ane Uggla. floors - six actual exhibition galleries as well as a panorama deck and a conference room on the two uppermost floors. ORGAN IN OLD CHAPEL RESTORED

ne of the oldest surviving The organ builder castle chapels in Denmark, and historian, Mads OQueen Dorothea's chapel, Kjærsgaard, has lies within the walls of the ancient restored the old castle of Sønderborg, near the bor- instrument der between Denmark and Ger- many. It was established around the year 1560 by Christian Ill's widow and the interior acoustics are ex- ceptional. The organ in the chapel, which is thought to be just as old as the interior itself, has now been restored.

The restoration was made possible through donations from Her Majesty Queen Ingrid's Foundation and A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller's Foundation. The inaugura- tion of the organ took place at a private concert of Renaissance music performed in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Ingrid.

3 ith Maersk China's rapid expansion in the Peoples' WRepublic of China, a key focus is on the young organisation's training and education requirements.

Accordingly, a comprehensive training plan was established earlier this year, including both corporate pro- grammes and local initiatives. The plan, which is now well under way, includes training in basic shipping, oral and written English, Maersk Line systems, sales and customer service skills and management development.

With staff from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Japan, Korea and Denmark in addition to many local staff, it is essential that everybody learns to function as a homogeneous team in spite of different cultural backgrounds. The concept of team- building rapidly became a catchword at Maersk China, an organisation which covers 9.6 million km2, made up of 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

So, in the middle of June, Maersk China managers took part in a three- day seminar held at a small camp out in the country near the Great Wall some 160 km north of Beijing. The time was spent on various physical and theoretical exercises aimed at enhancing team work, communica- tion and corporate bonding. The seminar was named "I Will Not Complain" - an appropriate name as each day started at dawn with physical jerks in the fields. Activities included passing "spiders' webs", crossing a "burning prairie" with the help of only a few oil drums and two wooden planks, abseiling as well as mentally challenging tasks relevant to the daily work in the offices.

The seminar was a great success and the participants returned invig- orated to their normal daily duties. Soon it will be the turn of Maersk China section leaders to take part in two similar seminars planned for this Autumn.

Morten Lokkegaard On 8th September at the Lindø Shipyard, Mrs. Maria Bæhring named newbuilding no. 146 EVELYN MÆRSK. Mrs. Bæhring is the wife of the Chairman of the National Union of Danish Metalworkers, Max Bæhring, who is also the Chairman of CO-lndustri, the trade unigh to which approximately 2,400 employees at the Lindø Shipyard belong. The photo shows the sponsor arid her husband together with Kurt Andersen, Managing Director of Odense Steel Shipyard, and Jess Søderberg, Partner arid Chief Executive of A. P. Møller. - THE SIXTH DOUBLE- HULLED VLCC IS NAMED n 1990 A.P. Møller decided to enter The E-type is in many ways a first. ket exists, however, for this kind of into a contract with the Odense Mainly because of the unique transport and consequently the ISteel Shipyard for the delivery of a construction of the vessel's hull vessels mainly carry crude oil from series of double-hulled VLCCs (Very which considerably reduces the risk the Arabian Gulf. Large Crude Carriers). This decision pf oil spillage, ELEO MÆRSK was was taken in order to meet the terms the first vessel to be granted a Although the present rate of of the new Act on Oil Pollution "Green Award" by the port scrapping for older tonnage is rising (OPA90) which had been passed by authorities in Rotterdam, entitling and despite greater public aware- the US Senate in August 1990 as a her to lower port dues. ESTELLE ness of matters that concern the ELLEN MÆRSK consequence of the Exxon Valdez oil MÆRSK was the first double-hulled environment, freight rates have still passed the gigantic spillage disaster in Alaska. The new crude carrier to call at Tokyo Bay, not increased. Shipowners appar- new Great Belt Bridge law stated that, over a set period of conforming with Japan's extremely ently have to exercise patience construction area on time, the older single-hulled crude stringent regulations for tankers before the market for double-hulled her way from Finland carriers transporting crude oil to the calling at Japanese ports. tankers improves noticeably and to Holland in June USA were to be phased out and justifies the greater investment. 1995. replaced by double-hulled carriers. The world market for the traditional Unfortunately, the phasing-out op- employment of these vessels has eration has been carried out at a been unsatisfactory, so it has been slower rate than anticipated, partly necessary to because of the reluctance of the find alternative charterers to pay higher freight rates means of em- for double-hulled vessels and partly ployment, like because the pattern of American transportation of demand has altered so that supplies gas oil from of oil are now increasingly coming Northern Europe from sources closer to the USA than to South East the Middle East which was formerly Asia. So far, the the most important supplier area. E-series have carried four of EVELYN MÆRSK is the sixth and, for these special the time being, the final vessel in A. P. cargoes, most Møller's series of double-hulled recently when VLCCs. Her sister vessel, ELEO ELLEN MÆRSK MÆRSK, was the first double-hulled carried gas oil crude carrier in the world when she from Porvoo in was delivered on 1st January 1993. Finland, and Rot- Now there are 22 vessels of this type terdam for the in the world. A. P. Møller owns six of Finnish oil com- them, the largest fleet owned by any pany, NESTE OY. individual shipping company. No regular mar-

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The Svend Field Planned oil field n connection with the intensive development activities on the

DUC fields in the North Sea, in The Tyra Field I On production in 1984 August Mærsk Olie og Gas AS took The Valdemar Field On production In 1993 the opportunity of inviting a group of reporters to come to see for them- selves how the installation work takes place.

Mærsk Olie og Gas AS is the operator for DUC (Dansk Under- grunds Consortium) on nine fields in production in the Danish part of the North Sea about 200 km off Jutland's west coast. Tyra West

The three main fields Dan, Gorm and Tyra and the satellite field Skjold differ from the other fields in that they have their own processing plat- forms and accommodation plat- forms. On three of the remaining five satellite fields Mærsk Olie og Gas has developed a method of produ- cing oil and gas from an unmanned "lightweight" wellhead platform and leading it through a pipe- line to one of the main fields for treatment. This concept is called "Slim Tripod Adapted for Rig" (STAR). These days DUC has three STAR wellhead platforms in operation: Dag- mar, Kraka and Val- The Dagmar Field On production in 1991 demar. The eighth field is Rolf, with a conventional four- legged unmanned wellhead platform, and the ninth field is Regnar where the production equip- ment is placed directly on the sea- bed, 44 metres below sea level, with only one buoy (containing, among otherthings, a communication linkto the Dan Field) to mark the position.

"Development" is the keyword Even after a field has come on- stream Maersk Olie og Gas con- tinues to develop new methods of increasing the production and life of a field. At the moment development and expansion of the Danish oil and gas fields are rapid.

6 While staying on the former marine research vessel, now ESVAGTDANA, the Danish reporters had the opportunity to watch several of the lifts as well as visit the production platform on Tyra East and the giant crane, Barge 102.

Mærsk Olie og Gas AS has just in- stalled, but not yet commissioned, two wellhead platforms of the STAR type on the Svend and Roar fields. In the past, STAR platforms have only been built for depths of up to 40 metres but in the Svend Field, which is expected to be put into production in 1996, the STAR platform is in- stalled in 65 metres of water. The untreated products from the Svend Field are transported through a 65 km long pipeline to the Tyra Field. On the Roar Field, with production expected to start in the first half of 1996, the STAR concept has been further developed and the platform will be provided with a separator for the oil and gas before they are sent on to the Tyra Field, the main field for Roar, Valdemar and Svend.

In the latter half of August five heavy lifts were carried out, with the in- stallation of the jacket and cellardeck on Tyra West, a bridge/process module on Tyra East, the jacket and topside on the Svend Field and the jacket on Roar. All the lifts were carried out by the American/Dutch giant crane, McDermot Derrick Barge No. 102, which can lift up to 12,000 tons. This time the heaviest lift was the module for Tyra East of 2,200 tons, an easy lift for the heavy- weight.

Later the gas field Harald will be developed. Apart from construction of a combined processing and well- head platform, the Harald Field, which is planned to come onstream in October 1997, includes installation of a STAR platform supporting an accommodation module. These two platforms will be bridge-connected.

The Dan Field On production in 1972

The units for the Svend and Roar fields have been built at Jørgen Bladt A/S, Aalborg, and towed on a barge to their positions in the North Sea by the supply vessel MAERSK RIDER.

The Regnar Field On production in 1993 Subsea completion P IT lliaiTti

ctivities of Mercantile have In 1989 it was decided to introduce previously been reported in the concept of Supply Chain AMærsk Post, but a brief Management, then termed Logist- account of Mercantile's history, par- ics. The concept was, and is, the ticularly in relation to the Melville ultimate management solution Corporation, may be of interest, whereby the Maersk Group, through although Mercantile's client list also its well established infrastructure includes such household names as and in collaboration with the client, Liz Claiborne, Wilson Sporting designs and manages the total Goods, Mattel Inc., Hennes & supply chain. The principles of Mauritz, La Redoute, Otto Versand Logistics Management - the man- and many, many more. agement of merchandise and in- formation flows in order to Mercantile started in the Far East in orchestrate the most efficient and 1978 and has developed into a size- financially feasible supply of goods able business with a considerable to meet the market demand at all turnover. Mercantile is a major player times - are used to do this. in the forwarding and supply chain Mercantile has to get close to its management business, handling no client, to learn his business and fewer than 55,000 fortyfoot equiva- understand the factors which in- lents in 1994. Today, Mercantile fluence his success. employs over 650 people in more than 35 countries. In addition to the APM Logistics Management A/S global activities, many of the opera- was formed in the early 1990s to tions offer localised services. market this concept. The manage- ment of the information and there- The business was originally created fore of the merchandise required a in response to the growing demand, different approach from Maersk particularly from Maersk Line Line's systematic tracing and customers in the USA, for pre- tracking of containers and therefore, shipping services at origin, such as together with Mærsk Data, the consolidation of merchandise in the LOG*IT system was developed, Far East from several vendors into which enables the management of one container, to enable more merchandise at purchase order and efficient delivery to the distribution even at stock unit level. warehouses at the destination. This relatively simple service was, in fact, In 1991, collaboration began with the the beginning of an exciting evolu- American retail conglomerate, Mel- tion of the transport package offered ville Corporation. As a result of to the Maersk customer who had increasing competition and the greater requirements than the tra- general consumer market recession, ditional ocean transportation service. Melville had taken the strategic decision to consider supply chain The consolidation service gained management as an important momentum during the 1980s and, competitive factor. In order to with the addition of a number of manage this in the most efficient complementary services such as way, Melville needed a partner documentation handling, pick up and which was prepared to work with it delivery and, not least, basic in- to achieve its goals of continuing to formation services, the Mercantile supply American consumers with a product began to present itself as an ready availability of quality products attractive package to importers. at low cost. ORDER OF DANNEBROG

ith effect from 1st January The ceremony, slightly delayed due 1995, Hiroyuki Kataoka, to the tragic earthquake in Kobe WGeneral Manager of Maersk earlier this year, took place on 28th K.K. (Kobe) was appointed Knight of March at the Royal Danish Embassy the Order of Dannebrog by Her in Tokyo, where H. Kataoka received Majesty Queen Margrethe II. The his honour from the Danish Am- honour was awarded in acknow- bassador, Flemming Hedegaard. This collaboration is now in its fifth ledgement of Mr. Kataoka's out- year. After the initial three years, the standing contribution to Danish- Steffen Schiøttz-Christensen operational goals were defined more Japanese relations in his capacity of precisely. Robert House, Melville's Danish Consul in Kobe. Executive Vice President of Logist- ics, said "We regard you as Melville's Supply Chain Manager and categor- ise you as any other manager within the Melville organisation. We jointly define business targets, measure them and share the benefits of achievements with you". The main areas of measurement are reliability and productivity, the two most im- portant parameters for a Melville Seen from the left business success. For the year are President of ending April 1995, a reliability factor The National of 96.8% "on time" was achieved Association for against a target of 95%. Even more Danish Enterprise, impressive was the 11.8% gain in Helle Jorvad, productivity compared to the K. Barry Olsen previous year. and Poul Laursen, the Danish Consul The experience with Melville, as well General in Toronto. as positive responses from other clients in the USA, Europe, Australia and the Far East, prompted a review of the organisational set-up. At the K. BARRY OLSEN RECEIVES beginning of 1995 the Mercantile organisation was thus streamlined to enable a cohesive and uniform response to clients. APM Logistics DANISH HONOUR A/S has been renamed Mercantile International A/S and, under the n recognition of his outstanding has offices in Toronto, Montreal, leadership of Vagn Lehd Møller, is services to trade relations be- Vancouver, Calgary and Halifax. formulating the Mercantile global Itween Denmark and Canada, the strategy for the future. President of Maersk Canada Inc., Mr. Maersk Canada Inc. currently offers K. Barry Olsen, was awarded the the widest range of services in the Diploma of the National Association shipping sector, including an inter- for Danish Enterprise, which was continental network. In addition, instituted in 1967, and HRH Prince Maersk has signed a long-term Henrik of Denmark's Medal of contract with the Hibernian off-shore Honour, which was added in 1982. project, under which two Maersk The award was presented by the supply vessels will be built by a Consul General of Denmark, Mr. Canadian shipyard. Poul Laursen, at a reception at the Royal Danish Consulate in Toronto As well as being the founder on 12th July 1995. Chairman of the Danish-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Mr. K. Barry Mr. K. Barry Olsen has been Presi- Olsen has been re-elected for the dent of Maersk Canada since it was third consecutive year. The Chamber founded in 1980. Since then, the is now fully established and has a company has flourished and today steadily growing membership. n a narrow stretch of sand on Consequently, drawings and plans In the old days, from the mountains the Arabian Sea lies one of are an unknown phenomenon in Sur, in the southerly Dhofar region, the Othe world's most remarkable one of the three harbourtowns in the camel caravans brought tons of boat-building yards. Here, stacks of Sultanate of Oman, from where, in incense to kings and emperors via knotted pieces of teak and mango- bygone days, fleets of dhows set sail three main routes to Gaza, eastern wood are transformed into the with cargoes of dates, incense and Arabia and the countries around the vessels which for centuries have Arab horses and came home with Arabian Gulf. The junction in the been a part of the Arab cultural spices, silks and teak from Africa, desert was called Ubar - the town China and India which, according to legend, was a respectively. copy of Paradise. It was an incompar- able architectural wonder, until about A single voyage 2,000 years ago when the entire could easily last town in all its glory collapsed as three or four God's punishment for its decadent years. Those life. That was the legend, but days have been nowadays we know that it was the over for a long force of gravity that made the mm time now. The buildings collapse into a sub- hundreds of In- terranean cavern. dian ships' car- penters who, un- In the sand at a place which is today til the middle of called Shisr, one can see the remains this century, of the eight pillars which held up the BOATS WITH helped to make almost three-metre high wall, built to Sur the largest keep unwelcome visitors out of the newbuilding port legendary town, which Lawrence of in Oman, now Arabia called the "Atlantis of the number no more Desert". The wall was to protect the than ten. Never- castle and the spring, and at the theless, they still same time, ensure that all the RIPSAWS stretch the keel caravans halted in order to pay a toll. just as they It was necessary for the caravans to learned when have access to the drinking water in they were teen- the spring, a matter of life or death if agers. Then they they were to cross the desert with fix the first their cargoes. planks of the hull AND CHISELS in a groove, and Archaeologists hope to find proof bang the rest to- that the Queen of Sheba visited the gether - in the place on her journey to the Jewish We have visited Oman's last surviving dhow-boatyard, top-to-toe fash- King Solomon and the Three Wise ion and not with Men presumably came from Ubar where the order book is just about empty. the European with their myrrh and frankincense to style of over- the Baby Jesus. The thousands of lapping. In the casual finds so far found in the ruins old days - until a originate from 4,000 BC to 900 AD, heritage. The vessels are known in few decades ago - the planks were and dating of the satellite settle- the outside world under the sewn together with palm fibres. ments which were located around common name of dhows, but These days they are riveted to the Ubar show that people lived on the actually each type has its own timbers, which are laid down when site as long as 7,000 years ago. particular name. The fishing boats, the hull has taken shape. which are built on the beach, are The maritime history of Oman does called shu'i and are a smaller version After caulking, the exterior of the not go back quite so far, but it is a fact of the ocean-going sambuq. vessel is given a protective coating. that, as long ago as 2,500 BC, copper Under the waterline, this coating was sailed from Oman, or Magan as By means of manpower, ripsaws, consists of plant oil and animal fat or it was known as in those days, to the adzes, chisels, hammers and con- resin mixed with chalk, to prevent workshops of Mesopotamia. cave drills, the tree trunks from India algae attacking the wood. Above the are turned into keels, planks and waterline, the vessel is coated with The first written reference to an Arab timbers, which are then assembled oil or varnish to give it a dark shine, who sailed to China is more than and finally caulked with palm fibres which makes it appear expensive, 1,200 years old. It was an Omani or raw cotton soaked in oil. The and wood-carving on the stern adds merchant who visited Canton. The process has been exactly the same to the expensive look. most famous Omani seaman is, for over 1,000 years. The boat- however, Sinbad the Sailor, who builders come from the Malabar For thousands of years Oman, with came from the port of Sohar in the coast - from the Indian sub-state of its hundreds of kilometres of coast- north of the country. His story is one Kerala - where rule-of-thumb line, has been just as closely bound of the most treasured adventures in methods and the fruits of experience to the sea as to the desert. It has "1,001 Nights". His voyages were in have been passed down from father been one of the world's main trading dhows, built at the yard in Sohar to son for generations. centres both on land and at sea. which no longer exists. Fibre glass

10 > boats with outboard motors have been such a tough competitor for the hand-built wooden boats that the shipyards in Sohar was forced to close a long time ago. And even though the shu'is have been equipped with motors, this is hardly enough to ensure the future of the dhow culture in a modern merchant and fishing fleet.

indø Shipyard has, however, an employee who can produce a Ltrue copy of the same super- tanker in only about 300 hours. All the dimensions, all the details and all the colours are identical, but there is \ one important difference - here we are talking about a model to the scale of 1:200.

{ The model-builder, Frank Jørgensen, is employed as head of the Ship- yard's profile factory. Frank has been interested in model ships ever since he was a child and his hobby then was either to carve the models in wood or assemble them from a building set, so it was natural that he later joined the Lindø Shipyard as an apprentice shipbuilder. Soon after he started work he asked his master for some ship's drawings to help with his model building, but the master In order to preserve the technique, thought that he had better learn to however, the government of Oman build a real ship first. has decided to establish a mini- boatyard in Sur, where model dhows Frank Jørgensen can do that now, are to be built as exact copies of the K»i but he can build four to six models life-size ones. In connection with this every year as well. Over the years, initiative, there are plans to establish he has supplied both Danish and a dhow museum. foreign clients and one of his latest model was delivered to A. P. Møllerin Nobody knows precisely how many April this year. different types of dhow are still in existence and could be displayed at S li A complicated process the museum but the largest trading Frank Jørgensen describes the usual dhows were up to 120 feet long and steps in the process as follows: In could carry about 400 tons. On the connection, for instance, with the old trade routes, these were recently-completed VELA series of protected by dhows armed as three supertankers, the Shipyard warships with 70 canons and with asks him to make a quotation for space for 20,000 soldiers. ONES three finished models complete with bases, showcases etc. When the The carpenters from the Malabar When the Lindø Shipyard delivers a price has been agreed, he requests coast like to talk about the glories of line drawings (the form of the the past, but best of all they like to supertanker of about 300,000 dwt, vessel's hull) and a number of demonstrate that their craftsman- detailed drawings. Everything from ship continues to be capable of the end product represents around the deck house to the masts and creating the unique fishing boats winch for the piping arrangement which still set sail to bring in cargoes one million working hours. must be meticulously reproduced. In from the sea's larder along Oman's this case, one of the models also had 1,700 kilometre long stretch of This enormous number of hours to be open at the side, so all the coastline. internal piping also had to be copied. covers numerous complicated Text: Birthe Lauritsen A true-to-scale drawing is made and Photos: Miklos Szabo procedures, based on the expertise then a model in wood. This model, as regards finish, must be just as good of over 3,000 men. as the completed model, since it is 1945 HO1947 W DO YOU used to make a fibre glass cast. When the cast of the hull is finished, the fittings, including the deck etc, are added and everything is painted MAKE A in the colours of the original vessel. Then it is the turn of the deck house, which is made in laminated wood covered in plastic and all the minute CONTAINER? details are supplied including the bridge wings, sun roof, swimming embers of the staff of A.P. pool, chimney, windows and rails. Møller had the chance to Mfind out the answer to the Equipping: a chapter by itself above question in May this year The masts, winch, bollards, pipe- during a visit to Maersk Container lines, hatches and fire points are just Industri in South Jutland. a few of the numerous and usually complicated details on the deck. The trip started at 8.30 am at They are mostly made of brass and Copenhagen's main station, where a plastic and everything is painted in special InterCity train set off on its the precise colours of the original A selection of the wealth of detail on the deck. non-stop trip to Tinglev, where the vessel. Just as an example of the train went straight into MCI on the work that goes into making the rails: container factory's own direct track. there are about 600 6-mm high While the 140 guests alighted from stanchions, which are stamped out the train, MCI welcomed them in a of a German silver sheet and festive manner with not only flags mounted at the correct intervals. but also horn music enthusiastically Three rows of 0.4-mm thick brass played by the Tinglev Voluntary Fire thread have to be drawn, soldered Brigade Band. and cleaned before they can be painted. Incidentally, none of these The guests were divided into five materials can be bought in the local groups and shown around the fact- hobby shop, everything must be ory. The groups had the opportunity specially produced. of seeing the administration building, the dry cargo container production One of the last operations is the area and the almost-completed making of the propellers or ship's building for the production of reefer screw. The boss is turned on a lathe, containers, which has since become the wings are folded out in the The mounting of the pipes on the completed cast of the hull. operational. correct form and sawn out of brass and after soldering, they are filed As it was not possible to see the down and turned before the final factory during actual production, a polishing. Finally, the model can be number of employees from Maersk mounted on a base plate and placed Container Industri stood by to in a glass case with a plate giving explain and answer questions about details about the vessel. the manufacturing process of both dry cargo and reefer containers. People who have been close to a supertanker, perhaps even been on After the tour of the factory, the board, are astonished at the sheer guests assembled in the canteen size of the vessel and the wealth of where they said their goodbyes and detail throughout. In the same way, thanked their hosts before boarding Frank Jørgensen's numerous im- the train back home. pressive model ships represent just as much specialised expertise and a Just before 9 pm, A.P. Møller's hobby which has developed from a special train arrived back in Copen- boy's wood-carving with a pen-knife The scale (the large figures in millimetres) gives an idea of the hagen's main station, where the to a high degree of perfection. precision which is necessary to reconstruct the equipment, here participants went their separate the cranes, masts, winch and rails. ways after a successful day out. Leo Jensen uring the summer months, the where it is producing gas from one of powerful anchor-handling ves- the world's largest gas fields. Before Dsels operated by Maersk the operation commenced, the Supply Service took part in the weight of the structure was cal- towing and installation of some of culated at no less than 1,030,000 the largest offshore structures ever tons. positioned as production units in the North Sea. Before the towing At the start of the towing operation, operations were even started, an the structure had a draught of 278 enormous amount of time was spent metres and it towered 189 metres on planning in order to ensure that above the surface of the water. the vessels and equipment were Altogether there were nine huge absolutely primed and fully modified towing vessels connected to the to undertake the jobs in hand. structure, three of which belonged Several of the vessels had to be to the Maersk fleet. MÆRSK equipped with extra built-in hydraulic MASTER, with its 16,200 brake stoppers to be able to handle the horsepower and the sister vessels, heavy anchor systems. MÆRSK PROMOTER and MÆRSK PUNCHER, each with 15,600 brake TROLL GBS (Gravity Base Structure) horsepower, took the leading roles in is the heaviest man-made object the operation, coordinated from the ever to be moved. The concrete structure itself by A.P. Møller TROLL GBS, which is owned and towmaster Poul Jørgensen. operated by Norsk SHELL, was towed from the Norwegian fjord at Meticulous coordination of the many Vats in the Stavanger area and is now tugs was necessary in order to in position in the Troll Field off ensure that the weighty and heavy- Bergen at a depth of 350 metres, draught structure followed the TROLL FPU was towed by eight Maersk Supply vessels. The photo on the front cover shows the TROLL GBS tow.

precisely-planned routes to within a miles from Hanøytangen near A. P. Møller's powerful towing and few centimetres. All the manoeuv- Bergen out to the Troll Field. anchor-handling vessels over the last res were practised beforehand in a couple of years. Other noteworthy simulator so that the captains of the The platform weighed about tasks included DRAUGEN GBS, vessels and the tug coordinators 190,000 tons while it was being which was towed from Stavanger to could test the effects of the weather towed and had a draught of 50 the Draugen Field at Kristiansund by and wind conditions which could be metres. eight Maersk vessels in 1993, expected during the towing TROLL GBS's base, weighing operation. TROLL GBS was put into At the Field, the platform was 738,000 tons, which was towed in- position directly above the target coupled to 16 previously-installed shore from Stavanger to Vats in position, ballasted down and sunk 39 anchor lines, making it the heaviest 1993, Harding GBT (Gravity Base metres into the seabed. The and most powerful anchor system in Tank) towed from Hunterston in positioning operation allowed for a the world. The anchor system con- Scotland to the Harding Field in June tolerance of 50 metres in all sists of chains and wires with a 1995, as well as numerous floating directions, but the final position was diameter of 155 mm. This anchor production vessels towed from ship- within 5 metres of the target. system was installed by MÆRSK yards all over the world to their pro- PROMOTER earlier in the year on a duction positions in the North Sea. TROLL FPU (Floating Production separate contract. Unit), which is owned and operated Originally, special towage firms by Norsk HYDRO, was another Both towing operations were carried carried out such major towing opera- demanding towing and installation out in precisely the time calculated tions, but thanks to the constant job carried out by a fleet of eight of and without any damage to either renewal and modification of ton- the most powerful Maersk units. personnel or equipment. nage, today A.P. Møller is the only This major operation, carried out on company in the world able to handle 3rd July 1995, was coordinated by The above were only two of these major towing jobs exclusively towmasters Poul Jørgensen and numerous operations carried out by with its own tonnage and personnel. Christian Holm and involved towing the concrete platform 70 nautical ei MI ITS OWN RECORD In August this year NETTO opened its 200th store in Denmark, its 100th in

Germany and its first in Poland. And shortly England will also have its 100th

NETTO store. This is the start of the most far-reaching expansion in the history

of the chain, which counts on opening no less than 100 new stores over the

next year.

he opening of NETTO's store to be present and he said prayers continues to keep to the original idea number 200 in Randers in along with the numerous customers of a limited range of goods and self- TJutland on 3rd August was and showered blessings on both the service at extremely reasonable certainly a lively occasion. NETTO's store and its customers. Only then prices, the stores today are charac- Managing Director, M.O. Krage, were the customers allowed into the terised by a greater variety of new welcomed the couple of hundred store in groups, since there were so items, a strong marketing policy and customers waiting outside, while H. many of them waiting outside. A lot high quality goods for the price. "We Sailing cutthe red ribbon and thereby of people stood in the queue for over are in a particularly competitive pronounced the store officially open. an hour to come in and examine the market, so we must constantly keep Eight tents with demonstrations of new store and not least take up-to-date by introducing new and different items and offering samples advantage of all the inexpensive interesting lines in our stores as well had been put up outside the store goods on sale. NETTO is expecting a as being aggressive and different in and the Manager, Nick Vestergaard, rapid expansion in Poland, where our methods of marketing", turned up on a camel, no less! this type of discount store has never maintains M.O. Krage, the Managing Randers Drum Majorettes marched been seen before. Even now, both Director, through the town and supplied the central stock facilities and a central music, while Circus Rundtosset (The administration have been estab- "As regards personnel, the fact that Crazy Circus) entertained both lished in Szczecin, so NETTO is fully we are now an international com- children and adults. prepared. pany provides attractive opportunit- ies, and we have already stationed Number 1 in Poland A fast-growing teenager both store managers and trainees Shipowner Jess Søderberg was NETTO's first store was opened 14 abroad. At the moment, we have a present at the opening of NETTO's years ago and the chain is part of the team of our Danish employees in first store in Szczecin, Poland, later in Dansk Supermarked chain, which Poland in connection with the August. This time there was no also includes Føtex, Bilka, A-Z, opening of the store there. They are camel, but there were plenty of other Bugatti and Tøj & Sko. Dansk Super- there to teach the Polish staff, so surprises for the people of Szczecin. marked is jointly owned by A.P that the latter can live up to and For the first time, they could see an Møller and F. Salling A/S. follow the NETTO concept. But a item sales-registered simply by sense of humour is also an important passing it through a scanner while at Since the discount concept made its part of ou r cu Itu re a nd is i n fact one of the same time the name of the item entry into Denmark almost 20 years our 10 rules of conduct". purchased was printed on the re- ago, the stores have changed con- ceipt. Such a modern store with such siderably and NETTO has had a Keeping that last remark in mind, it is advanced technology and so many decisive influence on developments perhaps not surprising that M.O. different goods was something of a and now more or less dominates the Krage insisted on having a ride on the sensation. Before the store could less expensive end of the staple camel outside the store in Randers. open, however, the local priest had goods sector. Although NETTO 1948 THE ROOF OF AMERICAS EXPEDITION

aersk Line recently organ- The team, comprising members of ised the shipment to Chile of the British Army, experienced some Mtwo twenty-foot containers of the world's most extreme climatic of supplies for "The Roof of conditions including Force 9 west- Americas Expedition". erly winds around Cape Horn. They also encountered landscapes ran- The expedition was a journey the ging from the coastal desert strip of entire length of South America Peru through to the moving ice ends involving boat and overland travel, of glaciers at the Torres del Paine. white-water rafting, mountain climbing and trekking. The two major Despite the many dramatic and objectives were to reach the top of HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron of the dangerous events encountered on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the expedition, with Captain John Warburton-Lee, the expedition, the two objectives highest mountain in the Western the leader of the expedition, and Aron Newton were ultimately achieved. Hemisphere, and to reach Cape and Tina Revsbech from Maersk Line UK. Horn. Ann Pulham

CHRISTMAS MAIL Christmas mail for crew members on board vessels in the Maersk fleet should be sent to: A.P. MØLLER Esplanaden 50 1098 CopenhagenK not later than 15th November 1995 for parcels, and not later than 1 st December 1995 for letters.

Mail should be CLEARLY addressed and should state

• The recipient's full name and occupation •The name of the vessel • The name and address of the sender

Parcels should initially be stamped only to the A.P. MØLLER head office. The sender will later be informed of the amount of further forwarding costs and will be asked to reimburse these.

It is advisable NOT to send fragile or valuable articles or foodstuffs in the parcels. As the distances are often considerable, small light packages are recommended.

For further information, contact: A.P. MØLLER's POSTAL SERVICE, telephone no. 3363 3012 or 3363 3011.

1946 ambodia, in the heart of South tory and lack of legal framework, vessels are now calling at the port of East Asia, borders on Thailand, several investors, particularly in the Sihanoukville, 225 km south of CLaos,1 Vietnam and the Siam textile sector, have already set up Phnom Penh, every Tuesday and Gulf to the south. For the last thirty factories there and production and Saturday. MCC Transport is at years the country has been devast- exports are rapidly increasing. present the port's most important ated by war, and it was not until the client, with more than 50% of the sighing of the Paris Peace Agree- The government is also endeav- total container throughput. ment between the various political ouring to rebuild Cambodia's infra- factions in Cambodia in' 1991, fol- structure, which was totally ruined Since large vessels are still unable to lowed by the UN-sponsored elec- during the war years. To this end, the call at Phnom Penh because of the tions in 1993, that a measure of construction of roads including high- Mekong River's limited draught, all stability finally came to the area. ways from Phnom Penh to Bangkok cargo for Cambodia is discharged at and to Saigon, the renovation of the Sihanoukville and subsequently for- Since then, Cambodia has under- ports in Sihanoukville and Phnom warded by truck to Phnom Penh. gone a very positive development Penh and the building of an inland With the increasing volume of with economic growth now reaching container depot in Phnom Penh are imports -and exports to and from around 7-8% per year. On account of currently in the planning process. Cambodia, Maersk containers have the country's favourable location become part of the daily picture on near the five high economic growth Maersk in Cambodia Highway 4 between Sihanoukville countries known as the "tigers", Maersk Line is represented in and Phnom Penh. When the Much include Malaysia and Singa- Cambodia by MCC Transport, a Cambodia service was inaugur- pore, as welf as its abundant natural 100%-owned Maersk subsidi- ated, road and safety conditions resources such as rubber, timber, ary, whose representative office were such that trucks often had gem stones, Cambodia's growth was established in early 1992 to be escorted by the local potential is extremely promising. when MCC Transport Singa- police. Nowadays, however, The newly-elected coalition govern- pore Pte. Ltd. inaugurated the security has improved and an ment is actively trying to develop this first weekly container service escort is no longer required and potential, and has recently ratified a between Singapore and furthermore Highway 4 is very advantageous investment law Cambodia. This was recently under renovation in order to be to encourage: foreign investment. upgraded to a twice-weekly able to handle the increasing Despite Cambodia's turbulent his- service and MCC Transport's traffic. Maersk is the largest main carrier in Cambodia today, and has in 1995 seen a 400% increase in outbound liftings. This increase in exports is particularly advantageous for Maersk as Cambodia is a permanent surplus area for practically all types of equipment. Cargo is accepted for shipment to all areas served by Maersk, but at present the majority of Outbound liftings are bound for Europe, and to a lesser extent for the USA, Canada and Japan.

At its offices in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, MCC Transport em- ploys a local staff of 14 people The unveiling including two Danish expatriates, ceremony with Senior Representative Peter Møller the mermaid copy : and Owner's Representative, Bo safely in place at Andersen. Osaka.

MCC Transport's constant aim is to improve service and efficiency and the company expects to be on-line to MCS later this year. Furthermore, in order to meet growing customer demand, the organisation in Phnom Penh is shortly moving into more extensive premises. THE LITTLE

A Maersk Line container truck passing the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. , MERMAID TO JAPAN

he Japanese brewery, Suntory, of February 1995 the Mermaid was brews the Danish Carlsberg ready and waiting to be shipped to Tbeer on licence in Japan. In Japan. connection with the establishment of a Suntory Museum and the inaugura- The cases were safely unloaded in tion of a major section of the harbour Nagoya at the end of March 1995 and in Osaka, Suntory has donated a copy sent on to the Suntory Museum. The of the Danish sculpture, The Little official unveiling ceremony took place Mermaid, to be placed on the harbour on 8th June in the presence of the front in Osaka. The original mermaid Danish Ambassador to Japan and sculpture which sits on the rocks at representatives of Osaka's Municipal Langelinie in Copenhagen has been Government. The Mermaid is now there since 1913. placed by the museum as a symbol of the friendship between the two sister The copy is three-quarters size and ports, Copenhagen and Osaka. has been made by the 83-year old sculptor, Egon Eriksen, son of Edvard One cannot help wondering what Eriksen who was responsible for the Hans Christian Andersen would have "real" mermaid, inspired by the Hans said to his fairy-tale character travel- Christian Andersen fairy story. ling halfway round the world to Osaka 100 years after he had written about In November 1994, Mercantile in her. Denmark was contacted with regard to the transportation of not only the Steen Withen Nielsen/ sculpture itself, but also of the stones Steffen Schiøttz-Christensen she is sitting upon, and in the middle

1942 VIETNAMESE VISIT TO ESPLANADEN The Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Vo Van Kiet, came to Denmark on a two-day official visit at the end of May this year. The Prime Minister was accompanied by a large trade delegation, since one of the objects of the visit was to discuss Danish- Vietnamese trade relations. During his visit, Mr. Vo Van Kiet met govern- ment representatives and members of Parliament, as well as the representatives of a number of major Danish companies and organi- sations. One of these companies was A.P. Møller, where the Prime Minister was welcomed by Mr. Jess FLYING VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS Søderberg, Mr. Per Jørgensen and Mr. Kurt Andersen. Jess Søderberg paid a brief visit to Once back on the ground, Jess the Netherlands on Monday 29th Søderberg visited Maersk Neder- May. After first calling at Norfolk Line land's newly-opened container in Scheveningen, the visit continued depot and repair facility at the with a helicopter trip over the Port of Maasvlakte, where he inspected the Rotterdam, noting in particular the efficient reefer and cleaning station. familiar blue Maersk landmarks Before flying back to Copenhagen, there. MÆRSK GIANT which was he met a number of senior staff undergoing conversion work, the members from the Dutch and headquarters of Maersk Nederland Belgian organisations. and the Maersk container depot were all admired from a bird's eye The photo shows Jess Søderberg view before the helicopter headed being shown around the new for the impressive Delta container container depot. terminal complex. Here Maersk has its own dedicated facility which is Poul Woodall expected to handle 450,000 moves in 1995. ROYAL PRESENTATION OF SOPPLIER AWARD

In May 1995, Roulunds (UK) Ltd. was appointed "Supplier of the Year 1994" by Unipart International in England. The award was presented to the company by HRH Prince Philip at a ceremony at Unipart's head- quarters on 16th June.

The award was made on the basis of ten assessment criteria, which comprise Unipart's so-called "Ten(d) to Zero" programme. For each point in the programme a supplier is acknowledged as the best in the Apart from distributing Roulunds' His Royal Highness Prince Philip presenting relevant area. Roulunds (UK) Ltd., range of friction materials and trans- the award to the president of Roulunds, Ctas which is a subsidiary of A/S Roulunds mission belts, Roulunds (UK) Ltd. N. Andersen. Far left is David Whale, Fabriker in Odense, was chosen as produces and markets disc brake Purchasing Director of Unipart, and in the the Supplier of the Year, meaning linings in England. background, Bjarne S. Hvass, Managing that out of Unipart's 280 regular Director of Roulunds (UK) Ltd. suppliers, Roulunds was the overall best. Elsebeth Bastholm L'95 EXHIBITION IN BASLE Mercantile Zurich, with the assistance of Maersk Zurich Sales, took part in the first L'95 international logistics exhibition to be held in Switzerland from 30th May to 2nd June 1995.

The timing of the exhibition was perfect for Mercantile Switzerland, since the company was established and became operational at the beginning of this year.

A total of 18,000 visitors turned up at the fair, taking the opportunity to update their knowledge of logistics and showing that logistics is MAERSK - FILIPINAS GBES ON A CROISE becoming of increasing importance. On 13th May 1995, the President awarded for the best team and the and staff of Maersk-Filipinas Inc. best costumes. went on a cruise to Corregidor Island on the TENNESSEE WALKER, a On arrival at Corregidor Island, which former coastal oil tanker, which has was occupied by Japanese forces been transformed into a tourist during World War II but later yacht. recaptured by the Americans, guides led the day trippers on a tour of the Husbands and wives were also historic monuments such as the invited along for the day and Filipino Heroes Memorial, the participants were encouraged to Malinta Tunnel Complex and the dress in Naval, Hawaiian or Safari Pacific War memorial. costumes. During the two-hour cruise to the island, everyone took Lydia B. Cervantes part in games and prizes were

MOVING ON At the end of July the Maersk office in Hamburg moved to new premises and all the office equipment for about 130 people as well as the complete EDP hardware setup had to be transferred over one weekend. An unexpected problem cropped up when the lifts in the new office building suddenly went on strike, but the problem was solved with the assistance of a Maersk 20' container and a mobile crane and the move was completed according to plan. Susanne Heinken NEW ACQUISITION IN THE UK Pentalver Transport Limited, a of the entire site to provide ideal company operating 24 tractor units container storage facilities, a main- and a wide range of specialist trailers tenance and repair facility to service from a 7-acre site in the South- approximately 470 containers per ampton dock area, was bought by month, a dedicated reefer specialist The Maersk Company Limited in facility on site for all types of reefer January 1995. Since acquiring the repairs and a reefer monitoring area transportation company, a substan- with a total of 60 reefer plugs tial investment has been made in available. order to improve facilities. Improve- ments include the total block paving Ann Pulham NORMANDY BRIDGE WITH SPAN RECORD With pylons as high as a 60-storey building, a carriageway as long as the Champs Elysées in Paris and a central span of 856 metres - a world record for a cable-stayed bridge - the bridge across the River Seine between Le Havre and Honfleur is a perfect example of the enormous technological strides made by en- gineers and bridge builders during the last 25 years.

The bridge, which was inaugurated on 18th January 1995, was based on about 5,000 technical drawings and RECORD IN CONTAINER MOVES the actual construction involved The Port of Singapore Authority efforts and close cooperation (PSA) and Maersk have jointly set a between the Authority and its new record in container movements. customers. Maersk's good stowage This happened on 27th June 1995, planning made the high crane when MADISON MÆRSK berthed performance possible. at the Brani Terminal and completed discharge and loading operations At the get-together to mark the and departed - all within eight hours! occasion, the Managing Director of The vessel handled no less than the Maersk group of companies in 1,430 container moves, recording Singapore, Mr. F.R. Jacobs, said that 181 moves per vessel hour, a record such an impressive achievement which surpassed the previous record could only be accomplished through of 150 container moves set less than the fine teamwork demonstrated by a week previously by one of our the skilled and dedicated staff of PSA competitors. and Maersk.

In a statement, PSA said that this Tan Hee Khoon was a fine example of the joint

Merchant Navy, Mr. Zizi and the President of the Shipping Line Association, Mr. Bennoudi.

A weekly feeder service has been Staff members from established between the Spanish Maersk Maroc with port of Algeciras and Tangiers to 200,000 tons of concrete, 6,000 tons Erik Nielsen (fourth ensure a fast and reliable connection of steel and 42 km of bracing wires from left), Maersk for imports and exports to and from for the stays. Espaha, and Triki North Africa. Najib (right) from the With its streamlined metal super- Tangier agency. The city of Tangiers, with a structure which was tested in a wind population of almost half a million, is tunnel and its 20,000-ton pylons the in the north of Morocco. The main bridge should be able to withstand business in the area is the textile gales of up to 250 km per hour. The NEW MAERSK industry, primarily the manufacture structure is a crucial link in the future of cotton, tissues and textile "estuaries road" which by 1999 will accessories, followed by the fish- link Amsterdam with San Sebastian MAROC OFFICE canning industry. Close to the city, on the coast of Spain. the important agricultural regions of On 26th June 1995, Maersk Maroc Larache and Berkane produce a The bridge is visible from the Le S.A. opened its third agency office in variety of citrus and other fruits for Havre agency and has the advantage Tangiers with a party to celebrate the export via the port of Tangiers. of shortening positioning time for inauguration of the new premises. containers for Maersk Line cus- Among the prominent guests The office is managed by Mr. Tiki tomers located on the west side of present on this occasion were the Najib and there is a staff of four the Seine estuary. Manager of the Tangiers Port persons. Authority, Mr. Elheimer, the Laurence Chollet President of the National Moroccan Javier Lopez 1936 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! During two months of keen competition, Maersk Group's soccer MAERSK NEDERLAND ON THE RUN team in Singapore beat 14 other If a company wants to consolidate its All members of the Maersk team teams to advance to the finals. On success in shipping, everyone in- acquitted themselves honourably, 7th June 1995, to complete their volved has to run faster and further well within the maximum time limit fantastic run of success Maersk, than the competition. Being fully set and no doubt next year there will with the generous support of Nissan aware of this fact, it was only natural be an even larger Maersk team Forklifts, triumphed over the Caltex that Maersk Nederland entered a competing. The photo shows the en- team 3-1 to become the Champions I sizable team in the Rotterdam tire team, apart from Ton Vollebregt, Marathon Fun Run. Parallel with the who took part in the real Marathon Tan Hee Khoon real Marathon, the Fun Run covers a and completed the race in the distance of 10 km and altogether extremely respectable time of 3 some 15,000 runners take part in the hours 52 minutes. iinHuimigii two races every year. j*!!>!»»mi|imaiimimiil Poul Woodall

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS SPECIAL MODEL FOR MÆRSK On 29th May 1995, The Maersk The Danish company LEGO is world Department again contacted LEGO Company Limited moved into a famous for its eye-catching toys. In and the company agreed to produce prestigious new office on the 31st the past LEGO has produced a a new model truck for us. The kit is floor of the Tower building in Canary model ship and a container truck in suitable for children from seven Wharf in the Docklands area of kit-form specially for A.P. Møller. years upwards, with no upper limit, London. These kits have become collector's so all LEGO fans can join in the fun. items and have been incredibly The truck is included in A.P. Møller's The office has all the latest popular within the Maersk organi- range of customer gifts which may technological equipment and the sation as gifts, so it was a sad day be ordered once a year through the building itself offers a stunning when supplies ran out. Purchasing Department in Copen- panoramic view over London and the hagen. The price in Denmark is DKK River Thames. As there had been so many requests 172 including VAT and USD 23.50 for a new LEGO item, the PR. outside Denmark. Ann Pulham 1934 AROUND THE WORLD IN ISO DAYS In February this year Rachael Ennor from New Zealand set off around the world with only 100 dollars in her pocket. The objective was to com- plete the journey in 180 days, and at the same time to raise money for the New Zealand Child Cancer Foun- dation.

The rules of the challenge were:

• No pre-arranged land transport • No illegal activities • No commercial passenger flights • No use of friends, family or colleagues for transport • No sale or barter of possessions • No lOUs, credit or otherwise shady deals • No exaggeration or embellishment of actual events for the sake of a good story.

After managing to survive the propositions of truck drivers in California, working as a hostess for Welding repairs the America's Cup-winning team, at the COMESA "Team New Zealand", in San Diego main facilities. and driving a relocating Admiral's car to Washington, the courageous New Zealander talked her way on to an RAF flight to London. From there, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE IN SPAIN she hitched a ride to Malaga on a Vessels' repair shop also a Maersk Espaha S.A. affiliate. REMESA (Reparaciones Maritimas The company was established in Espanolas S.A.) one of Maersk 1989 with the objective of repairing Espaha S.A.'s affiliates, situated in Maersk Line containers in transit at the new Maersk Espaha Terminal the terminal. The company, with its 2000 at Algeciras and with a staff of staff of 58, provides a wide range of 32, provides top quality repair and services, including handling and re- maintenance facilities for all types of pair of powerpacks and gensets, pro- vessels, in port or en route. duction of parts, quality control of reefer equipment and the cleaning REMESA's staff Since the company began activities and repair of dry and reefer con- repairing a main in Algeciras in 1989, it has serviced tainers. truck carrying frozen fish and on to engine. over2,000 vesselsandwhile most of Gibraltar, where she boarded a ship these vessels are from the COMESA's main facilities are located bound for Dubai and another on to Maersk fleet, REMESA is five km from the port but, with the Singapore. also an attractive proposi- inauguration of the new Terminal tion for other shipping 2000, it now also has stock and Here she came unstuck, however, as companies. REMESA has repair facilities in the terminal itself. she had no passage to Australia and also been the exclusive re- This makes it possible to carry out this is where the Maersk vessel presentative of Mitsubishi urgent inspections and repairs KLANG REEFER came into the Heavy Industries since before releasing the containers to picture. The crew needed a hand November 1992 and of customers or loading them on board with touching up the paintwork, so a the Dutch company Maersk Line vessels, thereby saving deal was struck in exchange for a lift Heatec, for which it re- transportation and handling costs in to Western Australia. pairs and maintains cool- Algeciras. ers and heat exchangers, Needless to say, Maersk West for Spain, Portugal and High quality and constant improve- Australia Line was more than happy Gibraltar. ment are the corner-stones of to give Rachael a helping hand in her COMESA's policy. To date COMESA admirable attempt to raise NZD Professional container has completed repairs on almost 200,000 for the New Zealand Child repairs 70,000 containers. Cancer Foundation. COMESA (Containers del Medioterraneo S.A.) is Javier Lopez Peter Floratos

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40 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 40 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Jakup Nolsøe Willy Sørensen Erik Holt Nielsen Finn Johansson Ship's Assistant Chief Engineer Superintendent 3 February 1996 3 November 1995 1 January 1996 1 January 1996 Gunner Bent Greve Kristian Balleby Erling Faurby 17 February 1996 Hansen Stengaard 23 November 1995 24 November 1995

25 Years 25 Years Retiring Retiring Retiring Anniversary Anniversary Hakon Ullmann Jørgen K. Højbjerg Repairman Ernst Merete Thomasen Alf Lyager Jensen 30 November 1995 31 December 1995 Hartig Nielsen 1 February 1996 3 February 1996 1 September 1995

Maersk Drilling Mærsk Olie og Gas

25 Years 25 Years Retiring Retiring Retiring Anniversary Anniversary Chief Officer Leivur Chief Steward Poul Radio Operator Senior Toolpusher Karsten Buhl Nielsen Edvard Vigsø Dadi E. Cooper Romeal Trim, Jr. 3 November 1995 1 November 1995 1 November 1995 1 December 1995 5 October 1995

Organisations Abroad

25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Retiring Retiring Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Captain Poul Captain Helge Emil Cheung Chi Wai Shigeru Kamachi Takeshi Komatsu Sophon Woowong Valdemar Jæger Valdemar Poulsen Brigantine Services Tokyo Japanese Sales Maersk Bangkok Haase 31 January 1996 Hong Kong 1 December 1995 Rep.London 20 January 1996 15 December 1995 1 October 1995 5 January 1996

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25 Years 25 Years Retiring Anniversary Anniversary Thanomsak Richard R.Reynolds Liu Wai Yan Pinthuwatana Universal Maritime Brigantine Services Maersk Bangkok Service Corp. Hong Kong 31 January 1996 Jersey City 3 February 1996 1 February 1996 The Yard

40 Years 40 Years 40 Years 40 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Bent Kaj Hans Carl Chr. Clausen Jørn Bent Nielsen John Almind Knud Chr. Jensen Erik Henning Hanne Marie Nielsen 24 November 1995 24 November 1995 Knudsen 13 October 1995 Pedersen Frederiksen 13 October 1995 15 December 1995 13 October 1995 27 October 1995

25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Niels Dyrhave John Erik Jensen Joan østerby Anne Birthe Jensen Ove Frede Arne Nordahl Konrad Ferdinand Akselsen 27 October 1995 Bertelsen 3 November 1995 Christiansen Tufvesson Nielsen 27 October 1995 3 November 1995 3 November 1995 10 November 1995 10 November 1995

25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Kate Hansen Lennart Norman Hans Pedersen Palle Rye Juul Henry Wiese Carsten Frydenlund Evald Møller 24 November 1995 Kristensen 1 December 1995 1 December 1995 1 December 1995 Schou Jensen 24 November 1995 8 December 1995 8 December 1995

25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Bent Hansen Bent Foght Kaj Ernst Dehn Frands Sindet Beck Kaj Chr. Hansen Hans Ove Mertz Tom Jakobsen 8 December 1995 Pedersen Sørensen 12 January 1996 12 January 1996 12 January 1996 Maersk Ship 5 January 1996 5 January 1996 Design 15 January 1996

25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Flemming Josef Jezek Finn Bødker Møller Andersen Maersk Ship 26 January 1996 19 January 1996 Design 19 January 1996 26 Roulunds

40 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Palle K. Henriksen lb Vang Lauridsen Lars Nikolajsen Grethe V. Palle K. Henriksen Peter K. Bødker Bjarne Madsen 1 December 1995 21 October 1995 3 November 1995 Jørgensen 1 December 1995 2 December 1995 2 February 1996 1 December 1995

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25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Troels Møller Ove Nobel Mogens Marstrand Holger Holm Elin Jacobsen Benny Kai Gert Kragelund 12 October 1995 9 November 1995 1 January 1996 Petersen 1 January 1996 Jørgensen 1 December 1995 26 December 1995 25 January 1996

Pharma-Plast

25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years 25 Years Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Kirsten Krag Karin Zarp Willy Bækkel Inge M. Petersen Sonja G. Pedersen Leila Frederiksen 6 July 1995 31 August 1995 25 September 1995 9 November 1995 1 December 1995 11 January 1996

Obituary

The A.P Moller group regret having to announce the following deaths:

Laurence P. Henry Lars Nyberg Per Andersen Maersk Inc. Maersk Inc. Washington The Yard 19 February 1995 13 June 1995 27 July 1995

Claus Wørmer Nielsen Erland Hans P. Larsen Inger Bredahl Simonsen The Yard The Yard Maersk Air 29 April 1995 14 June 1995 29 July 1995

Second Officer Per Frederiksen Bruno Børge Eliasen René Baungaard Jensen Maersk Air The Yard ex ODENSE MÆRSK 20 June 1995 11 September 1995 28 May 1995 Margit Sørensen Harry Marius Hansen Esbjerg Shorebase The Yard 3 July 1995 11 June 1995 MÆRSK