SAL | Ful l - S erv i c e Heavy l i F t SH i pp ing A joint venture with®

large or Small – we liFt it all

Hold Size: 110.00 x 17.00 x 13.20 m

• CapaCity •

crane capacity up to 1,400 mtonS Swl

SAL is the exclusive agent for one of the leading carri-ers worldwide specialized in the transport of heavy lift cargo. Its wide-ranging experience makes SAL the part-ner of choice for the safe delivery of all types of project cargoes.

deck Space 128 x 24 m

With a modern fleet of 18 vessels, carriers are able to guar-antee availability at short notice regardless of the shipment size. All vessels are characterized by their lean structure, their low draft and their unrivalled speed of 20 knots. The combined crane capacity of the vessels reaches up to 1,400 mtons SWL.

MV “Annette” loading LPG tanks in Dunkirk, 61 m, net weight 430 mtons, for KOTC Filling Plant, Al Shuaiba/Kuwait.

MV “Annette” loading a reactor of 714 mtons (43.41 x 7 x 5.41 m) in Porto Nogaro for Gdansk.

420 mtons patrol boat loaded in Wilhelmshaven.

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FaSteSt Heavy liFt veSSelS worldwide

With a maximum speed of up to 20 knots, the vessels under SAL agency are the fastest heavy lift ships in the market. Consequently, the vessels are able to offer short transit times, imperative for time-sensitive cargoes.

While the high speed guarantees for fast arrival in any major port worldwide, the vessels‘ competitive advantage further lies in their ability to call more remote ports facilitated by their low draft and on-board cargo handling equipment.

SHort tranSit timeS to portS around tHe world

• high speed •

unrivalled Speed oF 20 knotS

Ten patrol boats all loaded with vessel´s own gear.8 RTG’s (26 x 13 x 29 m) from Zhangzhou to Balboa.Dismantled shipunloader for Camden measuring 32,000 cbm in total.

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large or Small – we liFt it all

Amongst SAL’s clients are some of the most renowned companies in the project market. A common feature of all our clients is the high value of their cargo that needs to be transported in a safe and time-sensitive manner. Thus, conscientious care and handling of the cargo is of utmost importance.

• Cargo portfolio •

The array of cargoes encompasses – but is not limited to – oil and gas/offshore equipment, cranes, floating cargo, heavy machinery, plant equipment and wind energy.

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• oil & gaS/oFFSHore equipment• craneS• wind energy• Heavy macHinery• (power) plant equipment• Floating cargo

• Key areas •5

• oil & gas/offshore equipment •

The array of services offered by SAL’s in-house engineering division includes:

• Complete analysis of HLV load-out, transportation and mooring operations

• Analysis of offshore operational requirements• Planning of load-outs, lift-offs, upending of jackets and

positioning with own cranes• Cribbing and lashing designs• Calculation of wave loads and motion analysis• Mooring analysis and calculations of anchor designs on

field• Structural design verifications for sea transport with own

HLV• Analysis of mating activities and load transfers• Preparation of subsea lift-offs and subsea handshakes

with construction vessels.

The growing challenges of meeting worldwide energy demands have led major oil and gas producers to in-crease exploration with a heavy emphasis on offshore infrastructure. With this global development, SAL has become increasingly involved in providing transporta-tion solutions to complex (offshore) oil and gas pro-jects.

Offshore Load Out of Anchor PileMA-D6 Oil & Gas Field, East Coast India

3 D simulation of subsea handshake with anchor handling tug

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• KmZ projeCt •doS BocaS, mexico

In 2006, SAL loaded in 5 European ports for the KMZ gas project in Dos Bocas. The cargo included one buoy, riser reels, anchor

piles and midwater arches.

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• pohoKura projeCt •

In 2005, SAL was appointed by Technip to design and exe-cute a unique transportation concept for a 420 mtons steel jacket and an offshore wellhead platform. The installation of this jacket and platform in the Taranaki Basin off New Zealand was a complex process that required a complete transport analysis and offshore operation procedures.

SAL – in cooperation with their client Technip – engineered a method to rotate the 56 metre long steel jacket during the lifting process, keeping the structure 1 metre off the ground at all times. In a world first, the complex structure was turned from a horizontal to a vertical position, being placed into SAL’s “MV Annegret”, where it extended 42 metres out of the hatch into the sky. In the past, similar operations have only been completed by barges.

After a journey of only 7 days, the MV “Annegret” moored just 4 metres from the installation rig up which lowered the jacket to the ocean floor. To ensure the viability of the first time procedure, a motion mooring analysis was conducted prior to the operation.

Shell Exploration NZ Limited Thank you for your efforts during the installation of thePohokura Platform Jacket and Topsides

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• stybarrow projeCt •

After a successful cooperation during the Pohokura project, SAL was re-appointed by Joint Venture Technip Subsea 7 in October 2006 to engineer and execute the sea transpor-tation of 36 subsea cable reels from its cable factory in Le Trait to the Stybarrow oil field located in the Exmouth sub-basin, 65 km off the North-West Australian coast.

In April 2007, SAL’s MV “Annemieke” and “Wiebke” trans-ported a combined cargo of 16,600 mtons to Technip’s Deep Pioneer and CSO Venturer, temporarily moored in the Gulf of Exmouth. Amongst the contract requirements was the provision of 24 hrs shifts on board of SAL vessels. To respond to these requirements, two masters were on board on each of the vessels. After discharging was completed, SAL vessels brought back the empty reels to Le Trait.

The proximity of the oil field to the marine protected Nin-galoo Reef constituted a significant challenge with respect to the comprehensive management of the environmental impact of the project. By providing solutions for water avail-ability and waste management, SAL successfully addressed this challenge.

The performance of SAL’s vessels, captains and crews was a great contributor to the success of the TS7JV Stybarrow Project. In addition to their professionalism, they delivered high standards of achievement, demonstrating flexibility in adapting to our needs – while ensuring a good level of safety throughout the operation.

Technip Project Management

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• projeCts •

In 2007, SAL was entrusted by Reliance Industries Ltd. via two of the world-leading offshore EPC contractors, Technip and Aker Solutions, to serve as their heavy lift transportation provider in the MA-D6 project – an oil field located at the In-dian East coast. SAL flexibly mobilized three heavy lift ves-

sels to load both in Europe and Asia to discharge offshore equipment off the Bay of Bengal: umbilicals and risers, an STP system, nine anchor piles, a manifold foundation suc-tion anchor and a production manifold. For this purpose, numerous modifications on the vessel were developed by

SAL’s offshore engineering team, e. g. the strengthening of the shipside for a dynamic load of 1,000 mtons and the de-sign of a special underwater traverse. In addition, a linear winch was installed to enable the lowering and wet hand-shaking of the 330 mtons manifold below sea level.

ma-d6 oil field projeCt

Securing of manifold foundation suction anchor

Deployment of manifold (330 mtons)

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• projeCts •

SnøHvit gaS proceSSing Site

Over the course of five voyages in 2005, carriers transported about 100,000 freight mtons of preassembled modules to the island of Melkøya in the Barents Sea for the Snøhvit gas processing site operated by Statoil. After completion of the Snøhvit LNG production plant, SAL’s new partner “K” Line was contracted for gas transportation with its LNG carrier “Arctic Discoverer”.

Kupe gas field projeCt

In late 2007, MV “Paula” carried out the transportation of a 550 mtons topside from Bangpakong, Thailand to New Plymouth, New Zealand for Technip/Origin. The particular challenge of loading the topside with dimensions of 20 x 37.5 x 16 m consisted in an extremely low draft in the river leading up to the yard. The maximum draft of 5.2 m could only be reached at high tide during full moon.

“K” Line‘s LNG carrier ‘Arctic Discoverer‘, the dedicated vessel under Snøhvit Project

MV “Paula” discharging one of the modules at the gas processing site in Melkøya. The overdimensional modules measured up to 45 x 11.50 x 6 m.

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expanSion oF Fleet in 2008/2009

• 2008/2009: four new buildings type 176 •

In response to the growing demand for heavy lift trans-portation solutions, three new vessels of type 176 have been delivered in 2008, another one will enter the mar-ket in February 2009 under SAL agency. With this exten-sion, the fleet grows to a total of 18 vessels serving the heavy lift market.

extended deck Space

Due to the extension of deck space above the gang board, the new buildings now measure an open weather deck of 128 x 24 m. All vessels have the capacity to operate as open hatch/top vessels to accommodate oversized cargo.

exceptional crane capacity

The innovative design of the type 176 new buildings has been developed in close cooperation with the German ship-yard J. J. Sietas KG. Each of the four vessels of type 176 is equipped with two 700 mtons SWL portside cranes and one 350 mtons SWL starboard crane with a combined capacity of up to 1,400 mtons SWL.

HigH Speed

Similar to the current fleet, all new vessels have a high speed of 20 knots making them the fastest heavy lift ves-sels currently in the market. The vessels will be equipped with a powerful medium speed 9 cylinder diesel engine of 12,600 kw. The main engine is one of the largest fabricated by MAN in Augsburg, Germany.

The second of four new buildings of type 176 – MV “Anne-Sofie”

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type 176 (4 x)

Delivery Feb/Apr/Nov 2008Feb 2009

Speed 20 knots

Cranes 2 x 700 mtons SWL, 1 x 350 mtons SWL, combinable up to 1,400 mtons

Hold 110.00 x 17.00 x 13.20 m

Deck 128.00 x 24.00 m

• pilot projeCts of type 176 •

coldBoxeS From dalian to qatar

In September 2008, MV “Anne-Sofie” loaded two coldboxes of 471 mtons and dimensions of 58.20 x 8.12 x 10.32 m each in Dalian, China. It was the second of four voyages which SAL’s new buildings of type 176 will perform between mid 2008 and the beginning of 2009. During each voyage, SAL will transport two coldboxes from Dalian, China to Ras Laffan, Qatar. These coldboxes are the largest ones produced to date.

dredger From rotterdam to malaySia

On her maiden voyage in November 2008, MV “Trina” load-ed a dredger of 780 mtons and dimensions of 54.40 x 14.00 x 13.50 m in the Port of Rotterdam bound for Port Kelang/Malaysia. Before the dredger was loadready, the SAL crew had to dismantle the 35 m long cutterladder which also was loaded on deck subsequently. In the port of destination, SAL’s new building of type 176 assembled the cutterladder as well as the two spudpoles.

drilling Floor loaded in norway

In July 2008, new building MV “Frauke” transported a 1,050  mtons drilling floor for offshore operations for SAL client Sevan from Eydehavn/Arendal, Norway to Nantong, China. The overdimensional unit measured 34.4 x 25.8 x 20.5 m. SAL‘s engineering department designed a complex understructure for weight distribution on deck.

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projeCt management – from the planning stages to safe and seCure loading

• engineering and Know-how •

• in-HouSe engineering team

• cuStom-made SolutionS

• experienced tecHnical inSpectorS

• worldwide network oF agentS and operatorS

With its team of experienced master mariners and engineers, SAL’s in-house engineering division provides solutions for the transportation of cargo with extraordinary dimensions and/or weights. The preparation of stowage plans, loading manuals and lashing arrangements is developed in dialogue with customers and manufacturers well in advance of the actual loading dates.

Our technical team regularly attends loading and dischar-ging operations and provides assistance with respect to lif ting, cradling, special securing, and any other aspects to ensure a successful implementation of the cargo opera-tion.

Our technical engineers ensure the implementation of operational pre-planning on site.

Simulation of lifting for two demethanizers of 427.2 mtons each.Dimensions: 63.09 m x 8.64 m x 7.56 m

HLIV under Jack Up Rig (JUR) crane at 6 point mooring system during topside

lift and hang off (Pohokura Project).

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projeCt management – from the planning stages to safe and seCure loading tHe crew – devoted to SaFe and FaSt cargo Handling

• experienCed Crew •

Amongst the particular assets of SAL is the experienced and highly skilled crew. The careful recruitment of the crew is handled by the Manila-based crewing agency Oste Crewing. Professional training is provided in “K” Line Ma-nila’s state of the art training facility. With its extensive ex-perience of preparing the crew for the challenges of heavy

lift operations, SAL is committed to offer opportunities for career advancement and longevity in employment. In ad-dition, SAL is dedicated to offer comprehensive family and social services. The crew – some of which are with SAL in their second generation – is supervised by masters with a strong background in heavy lift shipping.

Our technical engineers ensure the implementation of operational pre-planning on site.

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• health, safety & environment (hse) •

In May 2006, SAL became the first heavy lift specialist to be certified for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 – the high-est certification standards obtainable for environmental protection and occupational health and safety.

This certification has now been extended to all 18 vessels under SAL agency. All new buildings within the SAL fleet will be equipped with an Environmental Passport, a Ballast Water Management (BWM) Plan and a Biological Sewage Treatment Plan. In addition, the vessels will have a garbage recycling system on board which will prevent any waste from being discharged at sea. Furthermore, all vessels will be equipped with a chemical dosing center. The on-going implementation of these standards on board and ashore are supervised by SAL’s in-house safety/quality management division.

maximizing StakeHolder engagement

Management and crew are walking hand in hand to develop and implement the company’s approach to health, safety, and environmental protection. Therefore, frequent HSE meetings are held not only on board but also at SAL’s main office to encourage a culture of personal responsibility that puts HSE on everybody’s agenda.

A sound HSE culture – formula for trust, hope, responsi-bility and commitment.

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HealtH, SaFety and environmental (HSe) protection policy

It is the declared health, safety and environmental protection policy of the company to:

1. provide for healthy and safe practices in ship ope ration and a safe working environment

2. prevent human injury or loss of life

3. avoid damages to the environment, in particular to the marine environment

4. establish safeguards against identified risks and hazards

5. set measures to control operational and process risks, thus minimizing hazards to our employees, contractors and the general public

6. set and review occupational health/environment objectives and targets

7. continuously improve HSE-management skills of personnel ashore and onboard the ship, including preparing for emergencies related both to health, safety and environmental protection

8. comply with mandatory rules, regulations, legal requirements, industry standards and local appli-cable laws/requirements

9. be prepared for emergencies

10. take into account applicable codes, guidelines and standards recommended by International Organizations, Administrations, Classification Societies and other Maritime Organizations

11. communicate the content of this policy to our cli-ents, to maintain wide ranging contact on health, safety and environment issues, to improve aware-ness

making HealtH, SaFety and tHe environment our BuSineSS

• hse •

dreSSing up For SaFety: perSonal protection equipment (ppe)

A comprehensive HSE policy extends to both crew and visi-tors. Thus protective gear is required for everyone seeking access to the vessels. A set of safety rules and regulations has been developed to guarantee for visitors’ safe stay on board. To further contribute to a safe environment on board, regular accident analyses are conducted.Our safety culture involves close project monitoring from the planning stages to successful completion. Given the sensitivity of most heavy lift cargoes, risk assessment and maintenance of critical equipment are performed as needed to assure an optimum of safety during loading, discharging and sea passage.

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• Company profile •

1838 – delivery oF FirSt veSSel

Located about 30 miles outside the city of Hamburg – on the south bank of the river Elbe – is the main office of SAL.

The history of SAL can be traced back as far as 1838, when the first sailing vessel SS “Amoenitas” was delivered to the Heinrich family by the Sietas shipyard in Germany. Over the next 150 years, five generations continued to be engaged in shipping.

1980 – launcHing oF tHe modern oFFice

In 1980, the modern SAL office was founded by Hans Hein-rich. In 1984, Hans Heinrich together with his brother Claus took over the management of 3 vessels from their father Paul Heinrich (PH). In the same year, the first geared ves-sels with 2 x 38 mtons SWL were ordered. A little more than two decades later, the upcoming new buildings will feature cranes with up to 700 mtons SWL each.

Since 2001, SAL was under the joint management and owner ship of the Heinrich and Rolner families and grew to a staff of over 70 at its main office and about 500 crew mem-bers on the vessels worldwide.

2007 – joint venture with “K” line

In April 2007, SAL entered a joint venture with the “K” Line Group headed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisa, Ltd., Tokyo. With a fleet totalling 543 vessels, “K” Line is one of the leading shipping companies in the world.

The joint venture between these two shipping companies with their long haistories will offer customers a wide variety of synergy effects. While SAL‘s strength lies in its extensive experience in heavy lift shipping, “K” Line‘s contribution emerges from its worldwide logistical network and its highly diversified fleet.

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• vision •

world wide repreSentation

While the SAL main office is located in Germany, a world-wide network of agents and representative offices ensures the efficiency of local cargo handling. Since 2001, SAL is directly represented in China by its SAL Shanghai office. A Beijing office was launched in 2007. With the joint ven-ture between “K” Line and SAL, an SAL branch office has opened in “K” Line’s Tokyo head office to fully implement all aspects of this new partnership. Since September 2007, SAL is also directly represented in the UK through its Lon-don office located in “K” Line’s European headquarter.

Economic globalization has led to unprecedented energy and infrastructural de-mands in the world. It is SAL‘s goal to satisfy the emerging transportation needs by continuously innovating and modernizing its fleet for both onshore as well as offshore operations. Apart from further developing its hardware, SAL commits itself to the sustainability of development by building the capacity of its personnel and pursuing a strong policy of health, safety and environmental protection.

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Front page: New building MV “Frauke” with a 1,050 mtons drilling floor measuring 34.40 x 25.80 x 20.50 m (Eydehavn, Norway – Nantong, China).

Photos: Michael Krone, Berlin | Flange Pty Ltd, Australia | SAL staff & crewGraphic Design: Claudia Badouin, Neubiberg | Frank Werbung, BönningstedtPrinted in January 2009

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SAL | Ful l - S erv i c e Heavy l i F t SH i pp ing

SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land GmbH & Co. KGBürgerei 29 21720 SteinkirchenGermany

Phone +49 4142 81810Fax +49 4142 810281/82

sal@sal-shipping.comwww.sal-shipping.com

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A joint venture with

Agents: SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land GmbH & Co. KG • Bürgerei 29 • 21720 Steinkirchen • GermanyPhone +49 4142 81810 • Fax +49 4142 810281/82 • sal@sal-shipping.com • www.sal-shipping.com

• Fleet list •

All vessels have the capacity to operate with an open hatch.

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MV “AtlAnt SVenjA” 4/1996MV “AtlAnt Regine” 3/1996 MV “AtlAnt tRinA” 2/1995MV “AtlAnt FRAuke” 12/1994

• type 132 • All vessels of this type currently under time charter.

Deadweight 7,713 mtons

Class GL + 100 A5, G General Cargo Ship, Strength-ened for Heavy Cargo, SOLAS II-2, Reg. 19

Hold 64.40 x 15.30 x 10.90–11.60 m

Deck 79.00 x 18.00 m

Cranes 2 x 250 mtons SWL, combinable up to 550 mtons SWL

Speed 16 knots

MV “lenA” 6/1998MV “AnneMieke” 4/1998MV “WilMA” 9/1997MV “gloRiA” 6/1997

• type 161 •

Deadweight 9,549 mtons

Class GL + 100 A5, G General Cargo Ship, Strength-ened for Heavy Cargo, SOLAS II-2, Reg. 19

Hold 82.90 x 15.80 x 10.90–11.60 m

Deck 124.00 x 20.50 m

Cranes 2 x 275 mtons SWL, 1 x 150 mtons SWL,combinable up to 600 mtons SWL

Speed 20 knots

MV “Wiebke” 10/2000MV “PAulA” 9/2000MV “AnnegRet” 3/2000MV “gRietje” 2/2000

• type 161A •

Deadweight 9,370 mtons

Class GL + 100 A5, G General Cargo Ship, Strength-ened for Heavy Cargo, SOLAS II-2, Reg. 19

Hold 82.90 x 15.80 x 10.90–11.70 m

Deck 124.00 x 20.50 m

Cranes 2 x 320 mtons SWL, 1 x 200 mtons SWL,combinable up to 700 mtons SWL

Speed 20 knots

MV “MARiA” 2/2004MV “Annette” 12/2003

• type 161B •

Deadweight 8,919 mtons

Class GL + 100 A5, G General Cargo Ship, Strength-ened for Heavy Cargo, SOLAS II-2, Reg. 19

Hold 82.90 x 15.80 x 10.90–11.60 m

Deck 124.00 x 20.50 m

Cranes 2 x 350 mtons SWL, 1 x 250 mtons SWL,combinable up to 770 mtons SWL

Speed 20 knots

MV “Regine” 2/2009MV “tRinA” 11/2008MV “Anne-SoFie” 4/2008MV “FRAuke” 2/2008

• type 176 •

Deadweight 12,000 mtons

Class GL + 100 A5, G General Cargo Ship, Strength-ened for Heavy Cargo, SOLAS II-2, Reg. 19

Hold 110.00 x 17.00 x 13.20 m

Deck 128.00 x 24.00 m

Cranes 2 x 700 mtons SWL, 1 x 350 mtons SWL, combinable up to 1,400 mtons SWL

Speed 20 knots