At the end of February 2020, M/V BBC London was required to spend some days in Ravenna. In total, a small number of piles should be loaded to the vessel – a small number, but quite impressive pieces, as it turned out during the preparations of this shipment. “Can you accommodate piles having a length of about 74 m each on one on your vessels?” A simple question as one could think, however, piles with 74 m length are quite impressive indeed. In total, eight of these big piec-es were required to be carried. Having an outer diameter of about 2.5 m and a unit weight of 282 tons, the cargo superintendents found that only the 8.000 dwt vessels may carry this cargo.
M/V BBC London was finally scheduled to take this chal-lenge. After three days of cargo hold preparations, the first pile was loaded. All hatch covers and partly the tween deck pontoons had to be discharged to gain space to accommodate the piles. In total it took eight days for all works in Ravenna.
In Rotterdam, port of discharging, M/V BBC London had to wait for “Sleipnir”, the world´s largest crane vessel which was scheduled to load the piles from M/V BBC London and transport same to the final destination – an oil platform.
Again, it must be pointed out that such challenge cannot be accepted if the shore team of Briese Chartering could not rely on the experienced crew on board. Everybody was pre-pared for the cargo and all works required to be done. This is very important for Briese Charterings clients, as some of them are on board for cargo operations and see how work on board is going on. Thus, all staff of Briese Chartering says “thank you” to everybody on board performing their daily job, arranging the vessel, keeping all papers in good order, get in contact with stevedores, agents, clients present at cargo works, and many more jobs to be done.
Briese Chartering could not deliver good work if they were without all the trained staff on board. The close and trustful collaboration between office and vessels as per the shown organigram is the platform for their success and access to special, impressive and future projects!
