Oldendorff Centenary Book - Flipbook - Page 329
All ships feature coating and
corrosion-protection schemes of a
high standard, also alternate hold
loading, grain stability, CO2 in holds,
double-skin hull throughout and
generally, a maintenance-friendly
layout. The box-shaped vessels are
eminently suitable for the carriage
of a variety of unitised cargoes such
as forest and paper products, steel,
pipes, packaged and/or palletised
and/or bagged cargoes as well as
containers, project cargo and various
bulk and neo-bulk commodities.
Considering the diminishing number
of tweendeckers in the world cargo
fleet the smaller size OHBS ships
could be termed ‘multipurpose
replacement’ type vessels, but
this should not distract from their
versatility which includes handling
of bulk cargoes in grabstrengthened
holds. Egon Oldendorff intends to
deploy the 49,000 tonners and the
29,000 tonners in pools operated
together with Danish shipowners.
Technical management of the
vessels will be a Lübeck head
office responsibility.
CSL International have ordered two
sisterships for delivery in the first and
fourth quarters of 1998. EO and CSL
each have one option for a further
vessel for delivery in 1999. Jiangnan
Shipyard, China’s second-largest
shipbuilding company after Dalian
shipyard, recently celebrated its
130th anniversary.
Self-unloaders can discharge bulk
cargoes faster and without requiring
shore-based handling equipment.
The pool will then consist of six
Panamax vessels, three from each
partner, plus a number of chartered
in Panamax or handysized selfunloaders. Most of these ships
trade under long-term contracts
of affreightment, mainly in South
America, Europe, both coasts of North
America and in the Caribbean. CSL and
Egon Oldendorff are pleased with the
commercial success of the pool, and
their recent three-ship newbuilding
order underscores both parties’
commitment to the self-unloader
principle. The new generation
of conveyor-belt self-unloaders
will incorporate many innovative
improvements of the unloading
system with the object of simplifying
the unloading process, improving the
control of the unloading rate whilst
also permitting to handle a wider
variety of cargoes. The ships will
be equipped with built-in noise and
dust suppression facilities enabling
them to discharge dusty bulk
cargoes in the most environmentally
protective manner.
Henning Oldendorff has guided
the firm of Egon Oldendorff in
new directions. Throughout that
process he was able to build on his
father’s experience and reputation.
Having taken his A Levels and after
completing compulsory military
service in the German navy, he was
trained as a shipping apprentice in
Hamburg and worked as a trainee
broker in London, New York and
San Francisco.
Two ‘wide hatch’ craned Handymax
bulkcarriers of 44,000 tdw will be
leased under a bareboat charter with
purchase options from clients of
MPC Capital, Hamburg. The units are
scheduled for delivery in November
1997 and March 1998 from Guangzhou
Shipyard and earmarked for the
operations of Concept Carriers.
The Panamax self-unloader is
earmarked to slot into the pool
operated by CSL International
Inc., headquartered at Beverley
near Boston/Mass. in the United
States. Canada Steamship Lines/
IRENE
2003-2009
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