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THE BRIDGE
N E W S L E T T E R
No. 0 7
editorial
Dear seafaring colleagues,
With this fiscal year’s mid of 3rd quarter, we
are pleased to be able to convey some good
news in this issue of The Bridge Magazine. In
the last few weeks, economic indicators have
pointed to a significant improvement in the
economic environment and a correspondingly
positive effect on the shipping industry.
HAMBURGER LLOYD SHORE TO SHIP
According to AXS-Alphaliner there are currently only 150 unemployed vessels worldwide.
This corresponds to a capacity of 274,000
TEU and is the lowest in the last 19 months!
In contrast to many of our competitors, Hamburger Lloyd has managed to keep its fleets
in virtual full employment. We’ve also managed to charter out our three newbuildings;
RHL FELICITAS, RHL FIDELITAS and RHL FIDUCIA. All vessels have been fixed for 12 months
with a further 12 month option to CSAV
(Compania Sud Americana de Vapores S.A.),
a Chilean shipping line. We took delivery of
RHL FELICITAS in March (s. page 04) and the
christening ceremony took place in Shanghai. On June 2nd, RHL FIDELITAS joined the
fleet. You can read more about it on page 06.
Furthermore, we’re looking forward to
closer collaboration with our sister company,
Wappen-Reederei, with whom we’ve set up a
new crew management company. Get more
background details on WLCM Crewmanagement on page 02.
And last, but not least, we, along with our
sister shipping company Wappen-Reederei,
moved to our new premises on 8th of July.
To find out more about Astraturm and the
cooperation between Hamburger Lloyd and
Wappen-Reederei read below.
We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue of
The Bridge and we look forward to continuing
good cooperation between the staff on land
and at sea.
Cordially,
Harald Block
Getting together
The same procedure, but under a different roof
How it all began
Wappen-Reederei GmbH & Co. KG was
founded in 2002, and Hamburger Lloyd
GmbH & CO KG was set up by experienced
shipowners and traders in 2007. Both shipping companies have quickly established
themselves worldwide through their management of technologically challenging
and innovative tankers and container ships.
Since the end of 2008 there has been close
cooperation between the companies, which
are associated to Hansa Hamburg Shipping
International. While Wappen-Reederei specialized in the tanker business, Hamburger
Lloyd concentrated on the group’s container
ships. To put the given synergy effect to better
use, which was the two company’s main aim,
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Hamburger Lloyd shipping company took over
the ship management of four 1,600 TEU iceclassed containerships: continued on page 2
crew lists
C S AV V ENEZUELA | RHL AUDACIA
RHL AGILITAS
NE WBUILDING SUPER V I S I O N T E AM –
JIANGNAN SHIPYA R D C H I N A
Site Manager
Machinery Supervisor
Machinery Supervisor
Electric Supervisor
Hull Supervisor
Hull Supervisor
Hull Supervisor
Hull/Paint Supervisor
Paint Supervisor
Coordinator
Mr Geistdörfer Willem
Mr Qiu Jing Tao
Mr Xie You Zhong
Mr Ye Gui De
Mr Ye Yong
Mr Tian Long Fei
Mr Cheng Yin Xiang
Mr Zhou Ze Wen
Mr Jiang Lei
Mr Chen Hao
Getting together continued
M/S“EILBEK“, M/S“REINBEK“, M/S“FLOTTBEK“
and M/S“BARMBEK“.
At the beginning of 2010 the two companies have set up WLCM Wappen Lloyd Crewmanagement to manage the acquisition
and scheduling of officers and crew for both
shipping companies.
To optimize the cooperation between
RHL Hamburger Lloyd GmbH & CO KG and
Wappen-Reederei GmbH & Co. KG shipping
companies even further and to improve
communication and create shortcuts, the
management decided to move to new premises already last year. This happened at
the beginning of July 2010 when the companies successfully moved to the Astraturm
in the heart of St. Pauli, close to Hamburg
Harbour. Since then the companies have
enjoyed not only better and simplified collaboration, but also an ultra-modern office
premises, state-of-the art equipment and a
beautiful view from its two floors.
The decision to invest in a new environment
for the companies and tie their bonds over
an extended period during these financially
difficult times is a clear sign of their commitment to each other, their community spirit
and the cooperation between the two financially independent companies.
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Wiper
Steward
First name(s)
Igor
Rico Budlong
Roan Remo
Vincent Jay Migabon
Andriy
Magno Jr. Ruelo
Hampre Castillon
Fortunato Santos
Renato Calbonera
Joel Tan
Venancio Gonzales
Roberto Tiglao
Rizaldy Matis
Ariel Alviar
Johnson Udan
Julius Edulan
Lolindo Abella
Eduardo Jr. Battung
Rhian Cana
Leonardo Palatino
Surname
Taran
Cayme
Gonzaga
Antigua
Petrukhin
Fadrillan
Ruiz
Cabal
Tornea
Ido
Gabuya
Cruz
Alcaide
Nicdao
Dulawan
Aganap
Rigodon
Deseo
Distor
Laus
HEINRICH HEINE | RHL ASTRUM
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Engine Cadet
Electrical Engineer
Fitter
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Messman
First name(s)
Vyacheslav
Orlando
Constancio B.
Donald
Tirso Jr.
Ranulfo
Hezron L.
Ron Joseph P.
Gistex
Harry Caldino
Alexander C.
Torcuato L.
Andy Crisfel V.
Michael A.
John Marven
Michael A.
Jay Karl Martin Jr.
Rickey
Adonis P.
Ronald
Surname
Golubev
Atienza
Cubar
Sator
Balmonte
Tubog
Valenzuela
Solanoy
Flojemon
Clamonte
Mangabat
Jomolo Jr
Repolido
Pelias
Bolivar
Sapiter
Hernando
Waniwan
Bajon
Radovan
WLCM
Wappen Lloyd Crew Management
WLCM Crewmanagement was founded in
February 2010 to provide quality Human
Resource Services to its three major clients:
• RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd
• Wappen Reederei
• Our Officers and Crews
important task. We know that a loyal, caring
crew with not only the necessary knowledge, but also the spirit and the will to
operate their ships in a professional manner
makes all the difference!
When Hamburger Lloyd first started business activities, we had little choice but to
use a big crewing manager to man our vessels as quickly as crew were needed. Meanwhile we’ve been operating for more than
two years, and our fleet is growing as is our
awareness that a qualified and motivated
crew is a key factor on the path to becoming an excellent shipping company. This
is certainly something one can’t take for
granted from a big crew manager. We had
to realize that the crews’ loyalty lay normally
with its manager and not with the ship hiring the crew. Also the quality delivered by
the big crewing companies is not always as
promised.
It is the guy who cares who can help run
a ship properly and economically. It is this
guy we want and we want him to work with
us as a partner in a team. Offering long
term perspective, career development and
the opportunities to improve knowledge
through relevant courses and training makes most sense for us when this is carried
out with our own crews, where we can see
the benefit of such measures.
The only way out was to do the human resource management ourselves. Together
with our sister company Wappen Reederei,
we founded WLCM to take care of this most
We know that there are many excellent
sailors out there and we are certain that
this is the right way to convince them to
continue working with us or join us in trans-
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MAT THIAS CLAUDIUS | RHL AURORA
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Wiper
Messman
First name(s)
Abad Ramos
Reynaldo Luis Macalagay
Joseph Renales
Jerome Ballon
Anatoliy
Jose Jeremy Eliver
Wilson Quesaba
Ronito Cuevas
Ramilo de Guzman
Darwin Octia
Virgilio Jr. Agraviador
Shane Engracia
Giovanni Sartagoda
Jose Vencer
Kevien Ripdos
Rogelio Jr. Cabezas
Patrocinio Jr. Lagat
Alfredo Jr. Jolo
Joel Loque
Surname
Iglesia
Loyola
Cataneo
Lapido
Vyeklich
Estoce
Navarro
Boquilon
Buen
Lupena
Laurea
Sonogan
Langamon
Pacumba
Sapio
Basco
Viernes
Decripito
Luna
Jegan Cañete
Barredo
porting the spirit of WLCM. We don’t work
as a third party but merely try to attract and
keep good crews. It but a small thing to appreciate all our seamen as part of our team,
however it makes all the difference! Since
we started, we have been receiving a lot
of positive feedback from our officers and
crews clearly indicating that we are on the
right path.
This is of course not something that can be
achieved overnight, but must be developed
over the years. But if we do not take the first
small step today, we will never get started.
This is also perfectly described through the
RHL AGILITAS
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Engine Cadet
Steward
First name(s)
Nathaniel
Leonardo
Erick
Benedic Manuel
Ildebrando
Henry
Ireneo
Charolwen
Expedito
Dennis
Jessie
Will
Gemer
Ermie
Elmar
Emmanuel Ron
Edgar
Reynaldo
Reggie
Ronnie
RHL AQUA
Surname
Nanglihan
Lauigan
Rodriguez
Ramos
Benlot
Brillo
Abuyen
Labit
Taleon
Ignacio Jr.
Bueno
Lambo
Bautista
Bagatua
Quimno
Bruzola
Montero
Lozada
Estepa
Calip
crew manager. He came up with the idea of
what he calls the “Nucleus”. The idea is simply
to start with one good guy and getting him
to pass on his knowledge and spirit to the
next guy. After sailing together for a while
they get transferred to different ships but
still work and behave in the same way, setting an excellent example and teaching the
next good guy. Slowly but surely the pool
of excellence will grow, and as it does, the
rate of growth will accelerate. After only
one year of doing so we can clearly see an
improvement, and the number of sailors
working with us has grown. With WLCM we
have now the possibility to keep these people
in the team and to offer them the working
environment they deserve.
Needless to say, founding a crewing company involves a lot of work and by establishing our own way, taking the needs of our
major shareholders RHL and Wappen into
consideration, some problems and mishaps
may occur. But we accept the challenge of
course and we will establish a proper way to
prove our words and to prove that the idea
of the Nucleus works.
idea of one of our Chief Engineers who has
been with us since the very beginning. He
immediately realized that we had a human
resources problem by relying solely on a big
If you believe that doing the right things
and doing things right, and having work and
efforts appreciated will make you feel better,
then stay with us, join us, become part of the
team and you will see that it does.
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Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter Deck
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Wiper
Messman
First name(s)
Nathaniel
Huvert
Robert
Jayron de Vera
Jesus
Gerry
Carlos Jr.
Moises
Diolito
Alano
Alexander
Rolando
Ruben
Jovie
Jay Botor
Marlon
Tito
Esmeraldo
Allan
Edwin
Surname
Dallego
Makiling
Villaflores
Montuerto
Gagtan
Tayanora
Torres
Bautista
Portento
Lumanao
Panaligan
Campos
Bacton
Panes
Ballesteros
Pasigue
Fernando
Ersan
Maranon
Cabral
R H L F E L I C I TA S
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter 1
Fitter 2
Fitter 3
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Wiper 1
Wiper 2
Messman
First name(s)
Helmut
Leonardo Jr. Alberca
Aurelio Abucejo
Enrico Avellano
Sergey
Rafael Travilla
Allan Pelobello
Almerson Polinar
Alejo Calibho
Patricio Hernandez
Virgilio Banzuela
Geovanne Obuyes
Allan Madera
Selderico III Sabanal
Reynaldo Rizarde
Robel Jovenes
Roger Pelicano
Jaime Matunog
Carlos Jr. Garferio
Rogelito Namoca
Salvador Tingson
Joe Eric Esquila
Pedro Alcaide
RHL FIDELITAS
Surname
Wende
Villaester
Madelo
Marullano
Semenov
Tuando
Ibabao
Sabuero
Poquiz
Maranan
Dula
Bialen
Lutero
Jover
Tolete
Panaguiton
Ortega
Fiel
Gepanayao
Pacada
Lapidez
De La Cruz
Mamac
EILBEK
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Oiler 1
Oiler 2
Wiper
Messman
First name(s)
Antun
Eugen
Eduard
William
Ernst Friedrich
Vadim
Fernando
Igor
Jacob
Rayman
Joselito
Edzel
Carlito Jr.
Nelson Dalangin
Jemar Ruiz
Wendel Tagalog
Henry Olaguer
Elias Jr.
Joselito
Jimmy Jr.
Surname
Dlacic
Selaru
Fryda
Ferolino
Raap
Klokov
Maligsay
Khytryk
De La Cruz
Arguelles
Fortades
Sapinosa
Villalon
Escalona
Raymundo
Calog
Orbeta
Revilla
Castillano
Alonzo
Fitter Deck
Jose Jr.
Cardino
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter Engine
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Able Seaman 4
Ordinary Seaman Deck
Deck Cadet 1
Oiler
Messman
First name(s)
Herman
Raul
Jovito
Richard
Jens
Andrejs
Zdravko
Denis
Edgar
William
Wilfredo
Eddie
Darwin
Ruben
Amando
Brian
Christopher
Ramon
Arnaldo
Surname
Apuyan
Andres
Balabat
Furton
Gunnarsson
Murmanis
Radovic
Korostelev
Sorilla
Chrisostomo
Callo
Laguisma
Goboy
Lavalle
Torres
Paradero
Arandil
Patricio
Atienza
RHL puts the first of its three 5100 TEU new buildings into service
“RHL Felicitas” is Christened in Shanghai
The vessel is chartered out for 1 to 2 years to CSAV
RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd GmbH &
CO KG has added a new ship to its fleet.
Delivery was taken of the first of three
Panamax container ships, with a stowage
capacity of 5100 TEU, on 31st March in
Shanghai, making its fleet eight strong.
This vessel, Hamburger Lloyd’s 8th, is 294
meters by 32.2 meters, has a draught of 13,
50 meters when carrying 63,500 tons and is
fitted with 385 reefer-container connectors.
Hamburger Lloyd was founded in 2006 by a
group of experienced Hamburger shipping
companies and merchants.
New building no. 2431, built at Jiangnan
Chengxing Heavy Industries’ shipyard, was
christened “RHL Felicitas” by Philippe Brault
of Barry Rogliano Salles (Paris) Managing
Partner’s wife, Laure Brault, and the vessel
was then put into service under the leadership of the German captain Helmut Wende.
Like its sister vessels, “RHL Fidelitas“ (2432),
from the beginning of June 2010, and “RHL
Fiducia“ (2433), from the end of July, “RHL
Felicitas has been fixed to the South American shipping company CSAV Compania
SudAmericana de Vapores (Valparaiso) for
12 months at a rate of $7,000/day with a
further 12-month option at $19,000/day.
The $70 m ship, sailing under a Liberian flag,
set sail from Shanghai to Xingang, its first
port of loading. CSAV will be employing the
new “RHL“ship on a route from China via the
Middle East to the western Mediterranean.
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A 45,760 kW 8K98MC MAN engine with a
Germanischen-Lloyd classification of 53,952
registered tonnage, enables the vessel to
attain a top cruising speed of 25.2 knots.
Hamburger Lloyd do all their own operational
and technical management as well as the
REINBEK
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter Engine
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Able Seaman 4
Able Seaman 5
Deck Cadet 1
Deck Cadet 2
Oiler
Messman
First name(s)
Igor
Igor
Peter
Eduardo
Igor
Valeriy
Florante
Mircea
Romeo
Serafin
Antonio
Juius
Randy
Richard
Jesus
Ferdinand
Katrin
Loyvir
Yosie
Laurence
FLOT TBEK
Surname
Ishchenko
Gudziy
Batin
Buenaventura
Ivanov
Gnidchenko
Gonzales
Capota
Mendosa
Ceguerra
Melegrito
Cabanero
Quimba
Zaraspe
Umlas
Gabuya
Peters
Natuno
Jomoc
Bautista
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Ordinary Seaman 1
Ordinary Seaman 2
Deck Cadet 1
Deck Cadet 2
Oiler
Messman
BARMBEK
First name(s)
Tomislav
Vyacheslav
Mark
Dmytro
Igor
Alexander
Elmore
Florin
Edwards
Ronald
Catalino
John
Noel
Gedion
Joselito
Wilfrid
Denver
Doris
Michael
Jesus
Surname
Jurakovic
Golovchenko
Cortez
Kovtun
Mukhamadeev
Voronkov
Clavaton
Stoica
Jocus
Valdez
Millado
Torres
Labatorio
Del Rosario
Nualla
Ang
Tanigue
Wernig
Yutiga
Tubiera
Rank
Master
Chief Officer
Second Officer
Third Officer
Chief Engineer
Second Engineer
Third Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Fitter Engine
Cook
Bosun
Able Seaman 1
Able Seaman 2
Able Seaman 3
Able Seaman 4
Able Seaman 5
Ordinary Seaman Deck
Oiler
Deck Cadet
Messman
First name(s)
Diosdado
Florante
Keno
Neil Kent
Ferdinand
Dan
Enrico Torres
Adrian
Carlito
Dominador
Angelito
Joseph
Russel
Charlie
Arnelito
Percival
Aurelio Jr.
Diego
Reinhard
Melandro
Surname
Rivera
Nico
Raveling
Tenchavez
Monakil
Babiera
Medina
Lemnaru
Bautista
Salazar
Mamaradlo
Dy
Equina
Guevarra
Tanglao
Gargantiel
Andres
Masiado
Steffen
Drew
We received the sad news of the sudden and unexpected death of
chartering for their fleet. Through its group
of shareholder, there is a close association
between the company and Hansa Hamburg
Shipping International Issuing House and
the Warburg network.
RHL is expecting a further series of new
buildings from China at the end of 2011.
According to Hauke Pane, RHL’s Managing
Partner, four container ships of 259.8 by
37.3 meters, and a draught of 12.5 meters at
57,500 tons are to be put into service by the
end of 2012. These ships will be of a newly
developed post-Panamax type with nominal capacity for 4,620 TEU and a comparatively high stowage capacity of 3,650 TEU.
The “RHL Conscentia”, “RHL Concordia” and
“RHL Calliditas” will be fitted with reefer sockets
for 600 40-foot reefer containers. They are
designed to sail at a cruising speed of 23.5
knots.
Captain Branko Sarson
Master of M/V ”RHL FELICITAS”
*10.08.1944
08.06.2010
who passed away by natural death in the early hours of Tuesday, 08.06.2010
on board of MV “RHL Felicitas” whilst she was on her journey
from Valencia to Marsaxlokk.
We are all quite shocked by his sudden death
and our thoughts and prayers are with his bereaved.
Hamburg, June 2010
Owners, Management Team and all staff of HAMBURGER LLOYD and WLCM
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RHL Fidelitas
Hamburger Lloyd’s 2nd 5,100 TEU New Build from China
Delivery was taken of the 5,100 TEU container ship “RHL Fidelitas” from Jiangnan
Chengxing Heavy Industry. The 294 meterlong container ship started a one-year
time charter with CSAV.
Hamburger Lloyd took delivery of its 2nd
5,100 TEU new build from Jiangnan Chengxing Heavy Industry on Wednesday 2nd
June 2010. The “RHL Fidelitas” (construction number 2432) built at the Jiangnan
Chengxing shipyard in Shanghai at a cost of
approx. $70m, is on a 1-year charter with a
1-year extension option, to Compania Sud
Americana de Vapores (CSAV) and will be
deployed in Asia and in the Mediterranian.
The “RHL Fidelitas”, under the command of
Captain Dlacic, has started employment
on 14.06.2010 and sailed from Xingang on
Chengxing Island nearby the Shanghai (Pudong)“, its 1st port of call.
Hamburger Lloyd took delivery of “RHL Felicitas“ last march (see page 4). “RHL Fidelitas”, Hamburger Lloyd’s 10th ship is an exact
sister vessel and is 294 m long, 32 meters
wide and when carrying 63.500 tons, has
a draft of 13,50 meter. She can also carry
3.350 TEU at 14ts homogenously load. Her
four 1.800kW Daihatsu 6 DK-28 Auxiliaries
Engines will supply the power to cool up to
385 FEU - reefer containers. All the three vessels of the so called “F-Class “ (RHL Felicitas,
RHL Fidelitas and RHL Fiducia”) are flying the
flag of Liberia and are being classified by GL
Germanischer Lloyd. The “F” stands for “fast”
because this class is powered by an 45.760
kW strong MAN B&W Main engine (Type
8K98MC) enabling them to cruise at a maximum speed of 25,2 knots.
Rendezvous at sea, RHL Felicitas met her sister ship RHL Fidelitas at sea on her way to Port Klang, 28th
of June., the picture of RHL Fidelitas was taken by Capt. Helmut Wende from board of the RHL Felicitas
editor‘s note
OUR NEW CONTACT DETAILS AT A GLANCE
Dear Crewmembers and friends,
Hamburger Lloyd took over seven ships
during the past 7 months and furthermore recently moved office, that’s the reason
why all of you had to wait longer than
usual for the 7th edition of “The Bridge”.
We very much regret this delay and hopefully will manage to delivery this year’s
3rd issue, “The Bridge No. 8”, on time mid
October.
We’re always keen to hear from you and
kindly invite you to send in photos, articles
or whatever else you wish to have published. Any contribution from you, our seafarers, would be very much appreciated!
RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd
GmbH & CO KG
Zirkusweg 2 – Astraturm, 8.OG
20359 Hamburg
Phone: +49 (0)40 8788 968-0
Fax: +49 (0)40 8788 968-29
E-mail: info@hamburger-lloyd.de
www.hamburger-lloyd.com
Sincerely yours
Hauke Pane
Managing Director/Partner
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Alpha Lubricator
One of the biggest threads for our environment is the excessive use of oil. Whilst the
vessels’ fuel consumption is mainly in the
hand of the charterer, the consumption of
lubricating oils is in the responsibility of
the vessels owner. It is our responsibility to
reduce the amount of oil used as much as
possible.
In respect of cylinder oil, a first step was
done by equipping all our vessels with Alpha
Lubricators; that system allows every chief
engineer and his crew to make considerable
savings. For a correct using it is essential that
the basics of the system are understood and
that it is working without failure.
engine history (liners/piston rings during
running in). During loads lower than 25%
MCR or during manoeuvring the lubrication
level has to be raised by 25%, only half an
hour after the engine is on continuous service rpm it can be lowered again to its original setting. To achieve the possible lowest
cylinder oil consumption it is essential that
the alpha lubricators and related equipment
is working correctly. On a regular basis (maximum 6 month) period the high and low
pressure accumulators N2 pressure has to be
tested. Wrong pressure settings at the accumulators or damaged non return valves at
the lubrication quills are effecting the lubrication of the liners.
For a proper lubrication only 0.60 g/kWh are
necessary, this is equivalent to an HMI setting of 55. This setting has to be adjusted to
higher levels due to sulphur content of the
fuel oil, alkality of the cylinder oil (BN 40, 50
or 70), the engine load (less than 25%) and
Failures in the setting are not easy to detect
and it needs well qualified and motivated
engineers to do that. To detect failures it
is necessary to regularly measure exactly
the consumption and compare it with the
theoretical consumption during this period.
Therefore we have the cylinder consumption
report. In a second step cylinder liner and
the piston crown, skirt and rings condition
have to be monitored. With regular inspections it will become obvious which alpha
lubricators are not working correctly. It has
to be pointed out that after some month of
checking by our very determined chief engineer Dr. Helmers the settings oat the different cylinders have not been all straight
any more but were varying several digits,
the reason for this was beside above described
failures was the different power distribution
between the individual cylinders. Constant
monitoring allowed him to reduce the feed
rate and the daily consumption was cut significantly.
Over or under lubrication leads to an increased wear on liners and piston rings, it is
therefore essential that all parameters are
monitored on a daily basis, to enable a safe
and cost effective engine operation.
eating & drinking
The popular magazine „Szene Hamburg Essen + Trinken“ reports on RHL
The RHL Team‘s Lunch Break
Tips from our colleagues on where to eat in the old part of Hamburg
„Szene Hamburg Essen + Trinken“ is a popular restaurant guide magazine for the
Hamburg area. In its spring edition the
magazine wrote about us and our favourite
culinary venues.
A giant model of a container ship and photographic prints of Hamburg’s container port
decorate Reederei Hamburger Lloyd’s offices
in the old part of Hamburg. Founded in 2006,
the company’s focus is on technical management and chartering of container ships.
The team (from left to right, Burghart
Schaade, Stefan Koleczko, Kerstin Laabs
and Angela Dubielzig) work together even
when deciding what to do in their lunch
breaks. Once a week they go just round the
corner to Seasons, where they enjoy vegetarian buffet with many different kinds of
Photo was taken by Nele Gülck.
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casseroles, gratins and salads – “all you can
eat” for 7.50 euro.
In all weathers they go to the Mö-Grill snack
bar on a Tuesday to eat their favourite spicy curry sausage, and Friday is the group’s
schnitzel day.
At Hamburger Deel, an old rustic restaurant near Rathausmarkt, they serve Wiener
schnitzel (7.40 euro). “It’s pretty tight in there
and you can hear everything the people sitting on the tables around you are saying”.
Head of financials and accounting Stefan
Kloeczko’s tip is O Café Central where Portuguese specialities are offered as inexpensive 3-course business lunches: “That’s a
good place to take business clients to”, says
Koleczko.
in charge for both “RHL” and “Wappen”
fleets, was offered to me.
staff
John Goes
Managing Director WLCM (36)
pick up my studies in rainy London. There
I specialized in Ship Management at the
old London Polytechnics, which was called
London Guildhall University at my time.
Once the studies were over, I planned a 6
months experience stint at the operations
department of a newly established Hamburg ship management company, linked
to a Hamburg Fund House. The six months
became 8 years. Meanwhile I had promoted
from the Commercial department via DPA/
CSO to the Head of the Crewing department,
having collected a lot of good and bad experiences, flight miles, friends and anecdotes.
I was born in Hamburg on 12.07.1974, as
eldest son of a Brazilian father and a German mother, and ever since I somehow
have been involved in shipping – bringing
forward a three generation old relation to
the maritime business.
After my enjoyable years as a teen and
young adult in the sunny and exciting Rio
de Janeiro, I have worked in my father’s office on different S&P projects as well as on
assisting Greek Owners that were recommissioning vessels from the laid-up Lloyd
Brasiliero fleet.
I decided to improve my knowledge of
shipping and to get the needed certification. So I left Rio de Janeiro in order to
It was time to move on and I joined a small
project cargo brokerage company of a
friend in the southern outskirts of Hamburg, with the objective of a return to my
original plan of working in the commercial
side of shipping.
Then, like out of the blue, the opportunity
arose to join some well-known names in
the Hamburg shipping community at the
Chartering and Operations department
of “RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd”, and I
took the chance and have proudly joined
the “Hamburger Lloyd” – family.
When I was just settling in, the very attractive proposition to head the fledgling crew
management company “WLCM Crewmanagement GmbH & Co KG”, which has been
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Editor:
RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd
GmbH & CO KG
Zirkusweg 2, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
Editorial Team:
Michael Brandhoff, Suzan Hahn,
Hauke Pane, Stefan Schindler
Layout: Stil.3, Designbüro
Tel.: +49 (0)40 8788 968-0
Fax: +49 (0)40 8788 968-29
E-mail: info@hamburger-lloyd.de
www.hamburger-lloyd.com
Pictures:
HHSI Hansa Hamburg, RHL Reederei
Hamburger Lloyd, Hauke Pane, Helmut
Wende, Nele Gülck
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The presented project and the challenge to
establish a new company were very delightful and so it only took me some minutes to
accept the job. Some days later I picked up
my laptop at “RHL” and have joined the already
existing “WLCM”-Team (see page 2). Thus I was
back to crewing with the usual enthusiasm
and ambitions in order to bring out the best
in each and every team member.
In between the audits, the crew changes,
the flights and late office nights all over the
years, I somehow managed to find a pretty
woman who was crazy enough to tie the
knot for life with me and to be at my side.
In addition to my happiness she made me
the best gift of all, my 6 year old daughter
and my 3 year old son. Now the four of us
live happily in Hamburg close to the place,
where I was born and we enjoy every free
minute we have together.
Like:
• Clear lines of responsibility and obligations
• Teamwork
• Enjoying a sunny day and cooking with my
Family
• Sinatra, Bossa Nova and Brazilian music in
general
• Football especially my team: Botafogo F.R.
the Rio State Champion 2010!!!!
• A good laugh
Dislike:
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People who only find excuses
Unprofessional behaviours
Indiscipline
Non team players