Danish International Shipping Register (D.I.S.) MÆRSK The Danish merchant fleet has been declining rapidly. Thus from January 1, 1987 to July 1 this year, tonnage under the Danish flag POST fell by more than 800,000 tons deadweight. Among the old- established Danish shipping companies only the A.P. Møller Group has continued to maintain significant Danish tonnage, and well over two-thirds of the total Danish merchant tonnage belongs to the Mærsk fleet. The reason for the general decline was the ex- Published by A.P. Møller, tremely high operating costs under the Danish flag compared to Editor: Einar Siberg far lower costs under other flags with which Danish vessels had to Printers: Scanprint, Jyllands-Posten A/S, Viby J compete. And the time approached when the A.P. Møller Com- panies too would have had to sell ships to other flags. Local correspondents: The Danish International Shipping Register has proved to be a HONG KONG: Evelyn Chun valuable restraint to the disappearance of the Danish merchant INDONESIA: Ken Bloch Sørensen fleet. A number of vessels controlled by Danish shipping com- JAPAN: M. Konishi panies have already re-registered under the Danish flag, and PHILIPPINES: Lydia B. Cervantes others which would have been lost have remained there. Mr. Nils SINGAPORE: David Tan Wilhjelm, Minister of Industry, must be commended for having THAILAND: Pornchai Vimolratana taken the initiative to establish a Danish International Shipping UNITED KINGDOM: Robert Kenward U.S. EAST COAST: Robert F. Osborne Register, despite significant opposition. And the seafarers' U.S. WEST COAST: Jennifer Caro organizations, all of which were opposed to the idea of a D.I.S., U.S. GULF: Gregory Bakalich should be commended for having quickly adapted, and for posi- tive contributions towards making the Register operative. DISA: B. Trier-Hansen AIR: Marita Petersen Shipping operations under the D.I.S. continue to be considerably MÆRSK DATA: Kim Kruse Andersen more costly than under a number of other flags, but let us hope THE YARD: Jørgen Petersen that the ground has been broken for a long term revival of a mod- PAPYRO-TEX: Helga Madsen ern and efficient merchant fleet under the Danish flag. That will PHARMA-PLAST: Jørgen Winther not come about automatically and, to succeed, the continued and Rasmussen ROSTI: Marianne Maltow determined efforts of all concerned are required. RO U LUNDS: Elsebeth Bastholm MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER

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New Headquarters in the USA BY ROBERT F. OSBORNE, MADISON PHOTOS: FINN ANTOFT

At a recent series of receptions, Maersk Inc. officially opened its new North American Headquarters in Madison, New Jersey, about 45 minutes from Man- hattan. The first party, held on Thursday, September 15 was attended by Shipowner Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. He and Mr A.B. "Ted" Ruhly, President of Maersk Inc., greeted each guest arriving to view the facility. The building is set on 20 acres within the 310-acre Giralda Farms, formerly the Rockefeller Dodge estate. The estate once contained a 35-room mansion, occupied by Mrs Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge until her death in 1973. The property for the new corporate headquarters was pur- chased in December 1985, and construc- tion began the following July. The 147,000 square foot building houses the corporate offices of Maersk Inc., Maersk Data (USA) Inc., Maersk Con- tainer Service Co., Bridge Terminal Transport and Limited. The centerpiece of the building is the four- story atrium featuring a circular staircase with bronze and glass siderails and gran- ite flooring. The atrium is topped with a circular skylight, and floor-to-ceiling win- dows on each level providing a view of the grounds which front the main entrance. Each level of the atrium is finished in cherry wood panelling and displays glass-enclosed ship models. The front of the building is approached from a tree-lined circular driveway. The centerpiece of the drive is a landscaped circle surrounding an anchor dating back to the late 1800's, which was recovered from the bottom of the . On either side of the driveway is visitor parking. Just inside the main entrance is the reception area which features a glass- enclosed model of the "LEISE MÆRSK". Also located on the first floor is the fully equipped employee cafeteria. One wall of the cafeteria is glass and offers a view to the west. The cafeteria features an open terrace, allowing for outdoor dining when the weather permits. The building is equipped with an exercise facility and there is a staff instructor supervising the exercise program which includes classes in low impact aerobics. The lower level of the building, where the exercise room is located, also houses two levels of enclosed underground parking for employees and Maersk Data's com- puter facilities. Designed by The Stubbins Associates, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the building's dignified form is in harmony with the character of its unique site, re- sembling a country estate with deer and other animals roaming freely through the woods and rolling lawns. Special con- sideration in the design was given to the natural land forms, accessibility to the site and major views over the nearby hills to the west. •HE

The "MARIT MÆRSK" arrives in New York during her maiden voyage. New ship: "MARIT MÆRSK"

Sponsor Mrs Janet Morrow together with her husband. Mr Richard M. Morrow, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Amoco Corporation, Chicago, Chief Engineer Willy Frede Jensen, and Captain Tage Sigurd Nielsen. On Saturday, September 3 the second in a 32.22 metres wide; the height of the sides B&W type K90MC with ten cylinders, series of nine advanced container vessels is 21.50 metres with a maximum draught which can generate approximately 54,000 was named at the Steel Shipyard. of 13.50 metres and a deadweight of BHP providing a speed of around 24 The vessel was given the name "MARIT approximately 61,000 tons. knots - the equivalent of approximately MÆRSK", and her sponsor was Mrs In the cargo holds below deck, there is 44 kilometres per hour. Janet Morrow, wife of Mr Richard M. now room for 8 tiers and 11 rows of con- After a brief and successful trial run in Morrow, Chairman of the Board of Di- tainers - one more than in other vessels Skagerrak, the "MARIT MÆRSK" was rectors of the Amoco Corporation, of the same width. The vessels can carry delivered in Århus on September 20 and Chicago. 500 refrigerated containers and the holds continued on to Le Havre to join Maersk The "MARIT MÆRSK", just as her sis- and hatches are equipped to accommo- Line's new service between Europe and ter ship the "MARCHEN MÆRSK" date the new 45-foot highcube containers. North America - the Transatlantic Ser- which was delivered in April and de- All in all, the container capacity is equiv- vice. The vessel was under the command scribed in Mærsk Post No. 2, was con- alent to around 3,900 20-foot containers of Captain Tage Sigurd Nielsen with tracted by the A.P. Møller Company with four tiers of containers on the Willy Frede Jensen as Chief Engineer, through DMK. These new ships are to hatches. Hans Nørgaard as Chief Officer and Poul date the largest and most advanced in the Both vessels have single screws and are Vigsø as Chief Steward/Cook. Company's fleet of container vessels. equipped with the world's largest diesel The vessel is 294.13 metres long and engine with one axle, a Mitsui-MAN

7 New ship: "MAERSK VIRTUE"

The "MAERSK VIRTUE" being named in Japan.

On Wednesday, August 8, the first of two large product-carriers was given its name at the Mitsuis Chiba Shipyard in Japan. This new addition to the Maersk Co. (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. was named "MAERSK VIRTUE", her sponsor being Mrs C. Takahashi, the wife of Mr K. Takahashi, the president of Showa Shell Sempaku K.K. The new product-carrier is 243 metres long and 42 metres wide with a draught of 15.13 metres and a deadweight on deliv- ery of 110,296 tons. There are eight cen- tral cargo tanks which are surrounded by eight wing tanks used for leading ballast water. The loading capacity is 111,328 cubic metres when filled to 98 % capacity. Thus, the ship can carry 91,000 tons of gas oil or 79,000 tons of naphta with the ship's full deadweight. The cargo tanks have been specially treated with an epoxy coating and equipped with heat coils with a 65°C maximum. There are four main channels connected to the loading/un- loading system, equipped with four diesel-powered pumps which have a ca- pacity of 2,300 cubic metres an hour. The stripping and ballast pumps are electri- cally driven. The main engine is a Mitsui-B&W diesel engine type 6S70MCE which can gener- ate 16,740 BHP to provide a speed of approximately 15 knots. After being delivered on Friday, September 2, the "MAERSK VIRTUE" set course towards the Arabian/Persian Gulf to receive a full tankload bound for Japan. Captain P.J. Targett was in com- mand of the vessel, with R.C. Henderson as Chief Engineer.

Sponsor Mrs C. Takahashi together with her husband Mr K. Takahashi, the president of Showa Shell Sempaku K.K., in one of the cabins on board the "MAERSK VIRTUE".

8 The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Francisco Fernandez Ordonez, in the film room together with the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (on the left), and Shipowner Marsk Mc-Kinney Møller.

During the last few years, the A.P. Møller Shipping Company has expanded its ac- tivities in Spain considerably, with, for example, a container terminal in Algeciras as well as offices in Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia. While on an official visit to , the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Francisco Fernandez Ordonez also visited the A.P. Møller headquarters at Esplanaden on Fuesday, September 20. Don Francisco Fernandez Ordonez was accompanied by the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, the Spanish Ambassador to Denmark Don Mariano Ucelay de Montero, the Danish Ambassador to Spain Wilhelm Ulrichsen as well as other prominent Spanish and Danish officials. Fhe guests were welcomed in the film room by Shipowner Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. A slide show about the A.P. Møller Group's activities the world over was shown, after which lunch was served.

Mr. Marsk Mc-Kinney Møller introducing Shipowner Karsten Borch (on the right) to the Brazilian Minister of Mining and Energy. Dr. Antonio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonca.

Mr. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller together with the President of the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Dr. Armando Guedes Coelho.

The following afternoon, the Shipping Again Mr Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller wel- Company was visited by the Brazilian comed his guests in the film room. The Minister of Mining and Energy, Dr. A.P. Møller slide show was followed by a Antonio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonca presentation of Maersk Drilling and together with the President of the Mærsk Supply by General Manager Bent national oil company Petrobras, Dr. Lund Thomsen, Maersk Drilling; and Armando Guedes Coelho, accompanied Tank and Bulkships were presented by by high-ranking Danish and Brazilian of- General Manager Viggo Andersen, Brasil ficials. The reason for the visit was the Offshore-Maersk (Brasmar) Ltda., Rio de long-term connection the Shipping Com- Janeiro. After some light refreshment in pany has had with Petrobras involving the "Palm Room" in the dining area, the supply vessels and the drilling rig guests took their leave. "MAÉRSK PIONEER".

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Activity at the Skjold H® s Field Wk

On September 28, the drilling rig "MÆRSK ENDEAVOUR" commenced drilling on two new production wells at the Skjold Field. Dansk Undergrunds Consortium now has two drilling rigs in use simultaneously at the field. Together with the new and larger pipeline between the Skjold and Gorm fields, the new wells will facilitate increased oil production from the Skjold Field. The new 12-inch pipeline has now been completed and connected to the refinery at the Gorm Field, where oil from the Skjold production is treated. The work of covering the pipeline on the ocean bot- tom with 120,000 tons of stone should be completed by the end of November - allowing for the unpredictable North Sea weather. The drilling rig "MÆRSK EXPLORER" is still occupied with water-injection at the Skjold Field. Pumps and a saltwater treatment plant have been installed on the rig which, at the moment, pumps 5,800 tons of water a day down into the oil-rich layers of the field's reservoir. If everything goes as planned, the present daily production of just under 22,000 barrels of oil is expected to increase to around 40,000 barrels. DUC's invest- ment in Skjold's expansion has been approximately one-quarter billion Danish Kroner. Pictured in the photograph is the Skjold Field and the two drilling rigs "MÆRSK EXPLORER" and "MÆRSK ENDEAVOUR", while the multipurpose supply vessel "MÆRSK LEADER" goes through her manoeuvres.

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New seismic studies of old oil fields

Dansk Undergrunds Consortium (DUC) Seismic measurement involves the pro- recently began new and extensive seismic jection of sound waves down into the mm studies of the two very first oil fields in earth. These waves are reflected - also the North Sea - the Dan and Gorm from the oil-rich layers - back towards fields. the surface, where the echo is picked up Danish oil production began at the Dan by very sensitive microphones - or Field in 1972 and has since been ex- hydrophones, as technicians call them - panded several times - in 1976, 1977 and and recorded on tape. 1987. The Gorm Field started production Pressurised air released intermittently in 1981: and the combined production into the water acts as a sound source from these two fields is sufficient to cover while the hydrophones, encased in cables, approximately one-third of the total oil are dragged behind the research ship. The and gas used in Denmark. cable used for these measurements at the Although there are several oil-producing Dan and Gorm fields was around 2,500 wells at the two fields, no more than ten metres long and contained around 2,400 percent of the oil present can be extracted hydrophones. Signals from the under- because of the special nature of the oil- ground are digitilised - transposed into rich underground layers and the pro- numerical values - and preserved on the duction methods used today. Extensive tape for later computer analysis. studies and large investments are necess- Seismic measurements are made by a ary to find new methods of winning a special ship which sails along fixed routes larger proportion of the existing oil. while sound waves are released at prede- Horizontal wells for draining larger areas termined intervals. At the Dan and Gorm of the fields, and the pumping of water fields, the lineal routes used were 25 down into the oil-rich layers to force the metres apart and added up to approxi- oil out are two methods now in use to en- mately 9,000 kilometres of seismic lineal sure Danish oil production in the future. routes - or the distance from Denmark to To accommodate this new growth and to the Equator. Sound waves were then re- ensure the best possible results, it is leased at every 25-metre interval. necessary to have a very precise picture of Unfortunately, the drilling platforms the oil-rich layers. New methods of seis- complicated matters somewhat. To get a mic measurement - so-called three- complete seismic picture of the fields, it dimensional processing - have made it was, of course, necessary to obtain seis- possible for DUC's geophysicists to ob- mic data from the area just underneath tain valuable knowledge of the area. the platforms themselves. This was done

12 Three examples of three-dimensional seismic processing, showing the structural outline of an oil field.

by using two vessels - one equipped with a sound-source on one side of the plat- form, and on the other side another vessel equipped with a hydrophone cable. Thus, the echo from the sound released was picked up by the hydrophones from an area just under the platform and equidis- tant to the two vessels. This was the very first time that seismic calculations of this kind had ever been made on Danish terri- tory. For every echo, a half-million numerical values were recorded on tape. In all, 900 billion numericals were recorded on some 9,000 tapes. Using one second to evaluate every single numerical, one would have had to start the evaluations approxi- mately 1,000 years before our time reck- oning in order to have finished them today. Naturally huge supercomputers are used which, in the matter of a short time, can produce results. The studies were supervised by Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S, the operator for Dansk Undergrunds Consortium, and were car- ried out by a specially-built German seis- mic ship named "PROSPEKTA", which received assistance from another vessel, the "MANTA", when making calcula- tions under the platforms. The final results of the recently com- pleted study, which cost around 40 mil- lion Danish Kroner, will be available dur- ing the course of 1989.

13 Mærsk in

In the late 1960's, a main topic of dis- He was one of two Danes among fifty Maersk Drilling cussion among fishermen was the strange foreigners on location when the oil Manager Harald Hagde, Maersk Drilling, three-legged island far out in the North started to pour in from the four wells at a fisherman's son from Esbjerg, is one of Sea, around 200 kilometres west of the Dan Field. "We had to learn from the the many who have said goodbye to fish- Esbjerg, which they sailed past on their foreigners in those days. Today, we can ing and gone into the oil industry. He had way to and from the fishing areas. What manage on our own. Of course, we don't fished in the North Sea for 12 years be- they could see was the drilling rig discriminate - foreigners may apply for fore he became a rigworker in 1967. He "MÆRSK EXPLORER", which gave work - but the majority of those who are got a land job in 1978. There is a world of increased business activity in the town involved in daily maintenance are difference between life as a fisherman or and also improved the rate of employ- Danish", he explains. rigworker and the life he has today as ment. As long as the explorational drill- At Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S in Esbjerg, Manager of Maersk Drilling in Esbjerg, ing continued to give results, Esbjerg's fu- Vice President Vagn Mols Poulsen, which is the onshore base for the two ture as Denmark's oil centre would be as- added that the total production today drilling rigs "MÆRSK EXPLORER" and sured. Rumour had it that the A.P. from the Danish fields is 90,000 barrels "MÆRSK ENDEAVOUR" in the North Møller Shipping Company - for whose per day. Sea. On the premises, located at Måde fleet Esbjerg had provided so many offi- Oil and gas self-sufficiency has increased Industrivej, there is also a spare parts cers and crew members through the gen- steadily over the last few years and, ac- warehouse for Maersk Drilling's oil rigs - erations - was one of several large com- cording to Mærsk Olie og Gas' calcu- which are in action the world over. The panies backing this project way out in the lations, should reach the 70 percent mark warehouse contains 6,000 to 7,000 items, North Sea. in 1989 after a total investment of 60 from washers to generators. Today, every child in Esbjerg is familiar billion Danish Kroner in gas and oil pro- "When I worked on the platforms, we had with the story of this great North Sea oil duction in the North Sea. neither video nor TV. The newspapers adventure. Either they hear about it in "Total self-sufficiency calls for a doubling came whenever our wives sent our weekly school or at home, or they happen to have of present gas sales in Denmark, or a sub- packages from home. There was time to a playmate whose father or mother works stantial new oil find", estimates Vagn read and improve oneself and, because of in one of the A.P. Møller Group's many Mols Poulsen. the many opportunities to participate in companies. Actually, the price of a barrel the various courses in management and of oil today is just as important a topic of Danbor personnel leadership offered, it was poss- conversation as the day's price for a kilo Service ible to change horses in midstream", he of freshly-caught plaice at the fishmarket. Danbor Service A/S is a three-storey con- explained. Maersk Drilling in Esbjerg has As far as employment is concerned, the struction along the harbour at Kanalen 1 seven employees. oil industry has had much greater and far- in Esbjerg, established with the aim of be- reaching effects than the fishing industry. coming the supply base for the oil and gas Maersk Helicopters In the fourteen companies which com- activities in the North Sea. The greatest activity is over in the eastern prise the A.P. Møller Group now existing Danbor Service goes all the way back to part of , where 95 em- in Esbjerg, 1,291 people are employed as 1962 when A.P. Møller obtained the ployees work in the blue buildings of opposed to 865 fishermen as of New Danish underground concession. Now Maersk Helicopters. Since the beginning Year, 1988. there are 200 employees here and in vari- in 1975, pilot Jan Hagemann has been ous affiliates, explained Managing Direc- the Vice President of Maersk Helicopters. Mærsk Olie og Gas tor Gert Kragelund. In the course of a year 25 pilots bring Mærsk Olie og Gas' division in Esbjerg "We have, among other things, an offer 17,000 passengers to and from the drill- has by far the largest workforce and, as of for a complete package-solution for new ing rigs, as well as the oil and gas fields in July 1 this year, a total of 511 people are operators in the North Sea. We also have the North Sea. employed on land and in the oil fields. ten firms affiliated with the offshore sec- "Yet another Maersk plane on time", is The only person who has been involved tor as leasers. Thus the base has become a one of 's slogans. The helicop- since the very beginning is Co-ordinator centre for oil and gas activities in the ter service also manages to live up to this Paul Madsen who came into the oil in- Danish part of the North Sea." Last year, image. dustry after many years as an engineer in Gert Kragelund managed to assemble all "After fourteen days' work on a platform, the company. On one wall of his office, the division leaders of the various div- a half-hour's delay is a long time for an which is located at Kanalen 1 in Esbjerg, isions in Esbjerg. employee who longs to get home to his he still has the very first production re- "I felt that there was a need for an initiat- family. Departures with more than a five- port from the North Sea. ive like this: partly to get to know each minute delay are rare, and carefully regis- "We started pumping the oil up and over other before our number increases, and tered", states Jan Hagemann. into the tanker "MARIE MÆRSK" on partly to discuss the best ways of intern- Service on board the helicopters is also July 6, 1972, at 10.45 in the morning. The ally utilising the various strong points of one of the things being worked on at the first day's entire production was 4,254 the respective companies. We have de- moment. barrels and it was so hectic out there that cided to maintain this contact between "For example, we are trying to get hear- we didn't even have time to sit back and the Esbjerg divisions", added Gert Kra- ing protectors with built-in speakers so mark this momentous occasion with a gelund, who is also the appointed British our passengers can listen to music instead little celebration", says Paul Madsen. consul in Esbjerg. of noise from the motor."

14 Vice President Vagn Mols Poulsen, Mærsk Olie og Gas.

Co-ordinator Poul Madsen, Mærsk Olie og Gas.

Manager Harald Hagde, Maersk Drilling.

Managing Director Gert Kragelund, Danbor Service.

1290 Safety is everything for the helicopter ser- is our biggest customer", adds Kaj Niel- curity ships also carry out surveillance vice, and there are thirty mechanics em- sen. duties at the oil installations. In Esbjerg ployed to provide the necessary service Harbour, Svitzer A/S also has three and maintenance. A-Z department stores tugboats ready to service the harbour Jan Hagemann expects the number of Dansk Supermarked, owned by A.P. traffic. passengers to be between 17,000 and Møller and F. Salling A/S in Århus, has 20,000 in the years to come. In addition, also had a great influence on Esbjerg. On Britline Limited Dania Trucking there are the flights for others who have the northwest edge of the town, there is and Thor Jørgensen begun searching for oil in the Danish sec- the 8,500 square-metre non-food depart- One A.P. Møller initiative which the port tion of the North Sea. ment store A-Z. The store is a pilot pro- of Esbjerg appreciated was the establish- ject from 1987 and, because of the suc- ment of a new freight route across the Maersk Air cess which Business Manager Peter Torp North Sea with Britline Limited. An Maersk Air in Esbjerg was founded on and the 135 employees have experienced, agreement with ESS-food ensured the November 1, 1984, with its own person- it is planned to open an identical store in freight basis, and Britline could then send nel to take care of the planes, passengers Sønderborg in autumn 1989. its first ship out from Esbjerg Harbour on and freight. The previous agreement with "Dansk Supermarked has been called a February 28, 1986. The route has since SAS was cancelled and Maersk Air's of- pioneer in Danish retail trade and in then been expanded and a great deal of fices today have ten employees with Per Esbjerg we met with some resistance from cargo has been shipped on the two weekly Frederiksen as Station Manager. - among others - the local business com- departures to Great Yarmouth, and on "The number of passengers each month - munity. On the other hand, we are grate- the other to Dartford, near . around 11,000 - is constant. Freight ful for the reception the consumers have The General Manager of Britline in counts more number-wise than it does given us. A customer-count has shown Esbjerg as well as Dania Trucking and weight-wise", says Per Frederiksen. "Just that in one week we had around 60,000 Thor Jørgensen A/S is thirty-year-old freight from abroad accounts for around customers in the store, corresponding to Steen Davidsen. The three companies 500 parcels a month, and many parcels two-thirds of Esbjerg's inhabitants", re- have 21 employees in all. have the North Sea platforms as their lates Peter Torp. "Price is the most im- "Competition on the North Sea has been final destination." portant factor when it comes to people incredibly hard during the last few years, choosing a shopping centre and, because but Britline has been well received on the Maersk Commuter of this, we've been able to compete. market. It's been quite an advantage "A change of name in November - from The feeling of belonging to the A.P. being a shipping company under the aus- Air Business to Maersk Commuter - Møller Group is not likely to be as strong pices of the seven-pointed star. People should make it clear to the customers that for an A-Z employee as for a driller in the know what A.P. Møller stands for - good the is connected with Maersk and North Sea", suggests Peter Torp. "But we service and precise departures - and that the A.P. Møller Group", states General are happy to be under the Star and when I reputation has been very much to our Manager Jan Gotfredsen, Maersk Com- see one of the light-blue ships in the har- benefit. The interplay between Britline muter. He came to Esbjerg on May 1, bour, for example, then I feel that I am and Norfolk Line - a company owned by 1983, when Maersk bought out the part of the company and that's where I the Maersk Company Ltd., England, with smaller airline Alk-Air. This company belong". over 2,000 of its own trailers - has also had received the first route concession - greatly benefitted our service since Nor- independent of SAS - to fly between Føtex folk Line offers its customers integrated Esbjerg and Stavanger. The company has "At Føtex we took it with grace and said door-to-door transport of high quality". grown steadily since then, owns several that it was good for Dansk Supermarked Shorts 360 planes, and employs 63 people that the first new A-Z department store A.P. Møller also has an excellent repu- in all including 16 mechanics at the re- was being built in Esbjerg", states Busi- tation at the town's city hall. pair shop in Esbjerg. The company is in ness Manager Claus Christiansen. "This city has many reasons to be thank- the process of buying new planes, mainly Føtex, however, had to sacrifice its non- ful to the A.P. Møller Shipping Com- because in 1989 the Maersk Group is to food turnover to A-Z that first year. pany," says Esbjerg's Social Democratic start four new flight routes: Billund- "But we had reached the point where we, Mayor A.K. Nielsen. "It was from them Århus-, Billund-Århus-Gote- within the existing framework in that we received a booster shot in the borg, Copenhagen-Cologne and Copen- Esbjerg's centre and unable to expand, form of hundreds of new jobs in the late hagen-Base (Mulhouse). could not increase our business further", 70's and the early 80's which enabled states Claus Christiansen. Føtex now em- Esbjerg, unlike many other provincial Maersk Travel ploys a staff of 150. towns, to avoid massive unemployment "Everybody else was there so, of course, and a rash of bankruptcies and sell-outs we had to move to Esbjerg so we could Svitzer and Esbjerg Trosseføring on the housing market. I wish that other serve the 'family' as well as the other Mærsk Olie og Gas is one of Svitzer A/S's cities had had just as good and stable a businesses in west ", explained biggest customer. Svitzer, just as Esbjerg company as we have had, with the secur- Marketing Director Kaj Nielsen as the Trosseføring A/S, has Niels Jørgen Borch- ity of the many jobs made available reason that Maersk Travel opened a sub- Jensen as its Branch Manager. through A.P. Møller's expansion. A.P. sidiary on January 1, 1987 in Esbjerg. 23 clerks, 52 free-lance employees and a Møller and its many affiliates have long The office is located at Frankrigskajen, crew of 20 men on board the ships com- since become the town's largest employer together with several other offshore- prise the Esbjerg staff. and, with the prospect of the years to related firms, and has a staff of four. Among other things, Svitzer has six per- come, we can only hope that A.P. Møller "It's not necessary to be located on a busy manent divers who examine the oil rigs will move even closer and once again be- street in order to sell tickets. 95 percent of and platforms under the water. These come a job-producing force in southwest the business trips we handle are ordered divers' inspection of the platforms' lower Jutland". by phone. The business community in parts is an essential security measure in west Jutland got to know us very fast and the North Sea, where the company's se- 1288 General Manager Jan Gotfredsen, Maersk Commuter.

Business Manager Claus Christiansen, Føtex.

Business Manager Peter Torp, A-Z.

General Manager Steen Davidsen, Britline, Dania Trucking, and Thor Jørgensen.

Branch Manager Niels Jørgen Borch-Jensen, Svitzer and Esbjerg Trosseføring.

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17 Rounding up...

Kastellet in Copenhagen restored In 1988 Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S, through a specific cam- In 1629, the building of a be completed before the end paign with the motto "In- defense fortification was of the year. creased Awareness", tried to begun under the auspices of On Monday, September 19, as reduce the number of work- King Christian IV in Copen- part of the construction work related accidents on the plat- hagen. It eventually came to on the restoration project, an forms in the North Sea. After be called Kastellet - or the excavating tractor broke down a competition among the em- Citadel - and was later com- the remaining section of the ployees to find a suitable pleted by King Frederik III. In dam at the Princess' Bastion. slogan and logo for the safety 1894, some of the moat was For the first time since 1894, program, three entries were filled in, a dam built and part the waters in the moat were awarded prizes. The drawing of the ramparts cut away to united. illustrates the winning entry. accommodate a new railway The picture shows those pre- The three winners at the through the area. Since the de- sent at the event: Minister of awards ceremony held by Sen- mise of all rail traffic here in Defense Admiral Sven E. Thi- ior Vice President Kjeld bjerg (first prize), Assistant the early 1970's, many have ede, Shipowner Mærsk Mc-- Fjeldgaard, Mærsk Olie og Erik Dalby Christensen, the had a desire to return the ram- Kinney Møller, Kastellet's Gas A/S, are as follows: From Dan Field (third prize). parts and moat to their orig- commandant Major E. Ørn- the left. Offshore Transport The accident rate on Dansk inal form. This is now being stedt, Chief Information Con- Co-ordinator Jens Peter Undergrunds Consortium's done and, with the support of sultant Hanne Meister, Cowi- Egholm, the Gorm Field (sec- platforms, already low, was the A.P. Møller and Chastine consult, and Executive Vice ond prize). Helicopter Dis- cut in half after just eight Mc-Kinney Møller's Founda- President Ove Hornby, the patcher Tom Mortensen, Es- months this year. tion, the work is expected to A.P. Møller Foundation.

Minister Maersk Air sports new colours of Shipping effect in September this year, a number of Maersk Air's at sea pilots will be temporarily lent out to British Airways until On September 23 the Minister BA's extensive re-schooling of Shipping in the United program for their own pilots Kingdom, Lord Brabazon of has been completed. As long Tara, and officials from the as the planes are being flown Department of Transport by Maersk Air's pilots, the visited the ro/ro vessel planes' registration will re- "DUKE OF ANGLIA" in main Danish (OY). Zeebrugge. The Minister and The photograph shows one of his party then accompanied Maersk Air's planes, regis- the vessel on a voyage to tration number OY-MMP, in Chatham on the Kent Line Maersk Air recently reached British Airways on already- British Airways' colours. The service. The visit was very an agreement with British Air- established European routes, picture was taken in the vicin- successful, giving the oppor- ways which entails the leasing with Heathrow Airport in ity of Seattle where the plane tunity for a useful exchange of of four of the company's new- London as the centre of oper- started its flight service for views on issues currently con- est -300 airplanes ation. The London-Copen- British Airways directly after cerning the U.K. shipping in- to British Airways for a period hagen route will thus be in- delivery from the Boeing dustry. of several years. cluded. plant to Maersk Air. Ron Kenward, London The planes are to be flown by When the agreement goes into Marita Petersen, Maersk Air

18 Two "A.P. Møller Days" for retired employees

After three very successful The lecture was followed by a picked as the day for retired they again retreated to the "A.P. Møller Days" for retired film "Oliefolket" (The Oil employees from Sealand and canteen for refreshments and employees at Esplanaden in People), which showed the the surrounding islands to be conversation until everyone May, in Arhus in June and at work and daily lives of em- invited to A.P. Møller at Es- was called to the table to par- Mærskgården in August last ployees both on land and in planaden. At four o'clock in take of the delicious dinner year, it was decided to repeat the North Sea. the film room Mr Mærsk Mc- which Mrs Eva Schmidt and these arrangements. So, on Afterwards, the atmosphere Kinney Møller welcomed her helpers had prepared and Saturday, September 10, re- became more social and re- everyone and, at the same served. After eating, everyone tired employees from Fyn freshments were served which time, expressed his pleasure at again returned to the film () and the surrounding the majority enjoyed on the seeing so many of the room where Senior Vice Presi- islands were again assembled outdoor terrace in the lovely Company's former employ- dent, Kjeld Fjeldgaard, at Mærskgården for yet an- late-summer weather. An ees, all still following the Ship- Mærsk Olie og Gas, gave a other "A.P. Møller Day". The hour later, a special dinner ping Company's growing de- talk about the development of occasion started at three was served, prepared by Mrs velopment with interest: a de- Danish oil and gas production o'clock with a café-complet Grete Kjeldmann and her as- velopment in which they and, to close a pleasant day, and General Manager Jørgen sistants, after which Executive themselves once played a part. showed the film "Oliefolket". Haagen Frederiksen, Ship's Vice President Ove Hornby, After coffee in the canteen, In one picture, Mr J. Haagen Personnel, bade everyone wel- the A.P. Møller and Chastine everyone returned to the film Frederiksen is seen bidding come. Afterwards, Senior Mc-Kinney Møller's Foun- room where General Manager the retired employees wel- Vice President Erik Holte- dation, ended the day by Palle Genckel from the Public come to Mærskgården; in the gaard, Mærsk Olie og Gas, de- talking about the book he has Relations Department, using other, everyone is seen enjoy- scribed the development of written, "Ved rettidig Om- the book "Ved rettidig Om- ing coffee in the canteen at Danish oil and gas pro- hu..." ("With constant Care"). hu..." as his source, talked Esplanaden. duction. Friday, October 14, was about Mr A.P. Møller. Then

Architect Jan Utzon at Esplanaden began the evening by present- agreement as to the way it in Kuwait which Jan Utzon ing an interesting in-depth de- should be done. The A.P. and his father were respon- scription of Maersk Drilling's Møller headquarters at Espla- sible for: a complicated and activities the world over. In naden lie very near Langelinie fascinating work which has conjunction with the affiliated and are therefore also part of been praised the world over. companies Atlantic Pacific the harbour complex, so what- The lecture was rounded off Marine Corporation (APMC) ever decision is eventually by giving a full description of in Houston, and the Egyptian made will affect A.P. Møller the Langelinie Project using il- Drilling Company (EDC) in directly. The situation is nat- lustrations, blueprint draw- Cairo, there are, in all, more urally being followed with ings, slides and models, in- than thirty-five drilling units great interest. cluding the area along in action. Architect Jan Utzon began Langelinie Quay which would Afterwards, the floor was with a combination talk and include a convention hall, ho- given to Architect Jan Utzon slide show concerning several tels, restaurants, shops, gal- who had been invited to give projects which, in style and ef- leries, etc. - a project which an orientation on an am- fect, are related to a will not only give Copenhagen bitious project to restore and Langelinie Project solution. Harbour a completely new For several years, an orien- renovate part of Copenhagen For example there was the profile, but also new life. tation evening has been held Harbour - the so-called Lan- project which made his father, No one knows whether the twice a year for the employees gelinie Project - which he has Architect Jørn Utzon, world- plans will ever be carried out at Esplanaden. The evenings designed in cooperation with famous: the Opera House in or not. The debates and dis- comprise a dinner in the can- his father, Architect Jørn Ut- Sidney, Australia; a building cussions must be finished be- teen followed by two lectures zon. which, to a great extent, has fore any final decision can be in the film room. There is widespread agree- meant a lot not only for the reached concerning Jan and On Tuesday, November 1, ment that Copenhagen's har- harbour area, but for Sidney Jørn Utzon's project. It is, Vice-President John Guld- bour area should be reno- itself. Another example shown however, a decision im- brandsen, Maersk Drilling, vated, but there is strong dis- was the Parliament Building patiently awaited.

19 Rounding up... Johannes Møllehave at Esplanaden

Another record in Abidjan This time it was not pine- The operation required empty apples but cotton that gave equipment to be discharged "MAERSK BELLA" an all- for direct stuffing, and a total time record for Maersk Line of 704 moves were performed (Cöte d'lvoire) S.A.R.L. during the portstay, equalling On August 18 she loaded 25 moves per hour. A.P. Møller's Arts Society fi- 4,600 tons of cotton which The picture shows the nally succeeded in securing along with other cargoes were "MAERSK BELLA" in Abid- the presence of Johannes stuffed into 502 20-foot con- jan during the record loading. Møllehave, a very busy man tainers - 80 percent of the Thomas Ørting, Abidjan who at the moment is living in vessel's capacity. Brussels; and on Thursday, September 1, he appeared at Esplanaden to give a dis- course about the four memoirs he has written to date. For our Danish readers a further presentation of Johannes Møllehave is hardly necessary, but since Mærsk Post also comes out in an Eng- lish version throughout the world, it is perhaps necessary to mention that Johannes Møllehave is a clergyman and life and people he had met, a very industrious and popu- and read aloud several selec- lar lecturer, poet and writer tions from his books - a com- who has written innumerable bination of extreme earnest- books and revue numbers - ness and bubbling humour often for Danish Television. which had the listeners either As a clergyman, in his church sitting on the edge of their in Virum just north of Co- chairs in suspense or laughing penhagen, he was so well-liked heartily. that people often attended his According to the programme services in vain because there the evening should have was simply no more room in ended around eight o'clock; Traditional "washing" of cars the church. but not only does Johannes In Nigeria, it is common prac- take a sip of the remaining Also here at Esplanaden, it did Møllehave talk extremely fast, tice to invite priests to offer drink. This is then followed by not take long for all the tickets when he is in the mood and prayers and blessings over a merrymaking. to be sold. Everyone arrived feels that his audience is with newly purchased car, or when The picture shows a expecting an interesting and him he's very difficult to stop. one is moving into a new "Babbalawo" - traditional entertaining evening. The And, apparently, he was in a house or apartment. priest - who was invited to event lived up to everybody's very good mood that evening. On this occasion, the major bless the first two cars pur- expectations - and more - Only the fact that he absol- and most important feature is chased by Maersk Line, even though Johannes utely had to catch a flight to the pouring of alcohol, prefer- Nigeria. He is seen pouring Møllehave said that he had Jutland to conduct a service ably gin or "snaps", on the ob- some alcohol (libation) on one never before been asked to later in the evening got him to ject of celebration. At the of the cars. This practice is talk about his own books. One curtail his discourse and dash same time, the priest also of- commonly referred to as got the impression that he had out of the door an hour later fers up his prayers. "washing" a car or a house. never done anything else. He than planned, followed by After this, invited guests and Lucie E. Thompson, Lagos talked about episodes in his much well-deserved applause. well-wishers are then asked to

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Contents 1988

No. 1 No. 3 New ship: the "ELEO MÆRSK" 3 Gümses of a maiden voyage 3 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark visits Japan 4 Mærsk in Italy 6 Six new ships for the MÆRSK fleet 6 The Rokko Terminal inaugurated 8 Four ships named "GUDRUN MÆRSK" 7 New Maersk Line organisation in Nigeria 9 The Oakland terminal expands 12 News from DUC 10 The MÆRSK fleet 1988 13 From AIR BUSINESS to MÆRSK COMMUTER 12 The first circumnavigation of the globe 21 Maersk Air acquires new type of airplane 12 New gas field: the Harald Field 22 Tall Ships' Race in Copenhagen 14 New Maersk Line office in Macau 24 The Scandinavian influence in England 16 A flying crane 26 How to design a ship 18 New Maersk Line office in Karachi 27 Maersk Line K.K., Tokyo, in charity race 19 Elephants on board 28 A visit from H.M.S. "SCYLLA" 19 Maersk Line "Wheel of Ports" 28 Maersk Line train in Canada 19 Awards for rescue operation 28 World Championship medals 19 The New Year ball in Munkebo 28 Saudi Agriculture '88, Riyadh 20 The longest load 29 The Lindø Yard builds new Robert Jacobsen sculpture .. 20 Maersk Travel in too 29 DUC exhibits in Esbjerg 20 Benny Andersen at Esplanaden 29 "SALLY MÆRSK" comes in first 20 The last correspondent 29 A.P. Møller day held in Århus for retired employees 21 Personalia 30 Music in Amaliehaven and on Esplanaden 21 Personalia 22 No. 2 Shipowner Georg Andersen 3 No. 4 New ship: "MARCHEN MÆRSK" 4 New Headquarters in the USA 3 The Transatlantic Service 6 New ship: "MARIT MÆRSK" 6 Two new ships: "MÆRSK LAUNCHER" New ship: "MAERSK VIRTUE" 8 and "MÆRSK LIFTER" 8 Ministers visit Esplanaden 9 The book on Mr. A.P. Møller 9 Activity at the Skjold Field 10 - a new member of the A.P. Møller Group 10 New seismic studies on old oil fields 12 The worlds's fastest offshore development 12 Mærsk in Esbjerg 14 Traffic bows to tradition 13 Think safe 18 Two new jack-up rigs for APMC 13 Kastellet in Copenhagen restored 18 A new ship every two days 14 Minister of Shipping at sea 18 New container terminal inaugurated in Dakar 17 Maersk Air sports new colours 18 The best shipping line 18 Two "A.P. Møller Days" for retired employees 19 New Maersk Line office in Beijing 18 Architect Jan Utzon at Esplanaden 19 Trainees visit the Lindø Shipyard 18 Johannes Møllehave at Esplanaden 20 The training ship "DANMARK" in Algeciras 19 Another record in Abidjan 20 Penang on the move 19 Traditional "washing" of cars 20 A Robert Jacobsen sculpture at the Lindø Shipyard 20 Personalia 22 Mercantile Consolidators (MCC) Singapore moved to new premises 20 Danish Minister visits Maersk Singapore 20 Record loading of pineapples 21 Manila's first bowling tournament 21 Personalia 22

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Retiring 8. Chief Engineer Poul Riis 1 October 9. Chief Officer Knud E.W. Nielsen 1 January 10. Chief Engineer Carl Ove Hansen 1 January Retiring 11. Chief Engineer 1. Jens Mostrup Madsen Erik Elbenhardt Jensen 31 October 1 January 2. Bent Bomholtz 28 February

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Retiring 1. Kurt G. Steensen 31 January

25 Years Anniversary 1. Captain Axel Kjær Mortensen 11 January 2. Chief Officer Helge Jørgen Teander Edholm 28 January 3. Chief Engineer Svend Georg Pedersen 3 February 4. Chief Steward Otto Korte Hansen 12 February 5. Chief Officer Poul Anfinn Klein Gardshorn 12 March 6. Chief Engineer Erling Enevold Zacho 25 March 7. Chief Steward Knud Gravesen 25 March

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25 Years Anniversary 1. F.P. van Gelderen 25 Years Anniversary 1 April 1987 1. Knud Flemming Jørgensen 2. J.A.H. de Wit 13 January 1 October 2. L.B. Pilegaard Pedersen 3 February 3. Ib Kromann 24 February 4. W. Stammer 3 March 5. Gunnar Larsen 3 March 6. J.J. Rasmussen 17 March 7. Preben Petersen 17 March 8. Jørgen Clausen 17 March 9. Johnny Cort Hansen 31 March 10. Norman Lunde Hansen 31 March 11. Folke Knud Erik Amtoft 31 March

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