hósdagur 21. august 2008síða 16

16 ONS 2008 Sosialurin 21. august 2008 -If all goes to plan we should, in July 2009, have three supply vessels. They should be delivered in January, April and July, respectively. Two of them are already on long-term contracts”, says Mr Tummas Justinussen, CEO for Supply Service company. Oil industry Currently the Supply Service company, based in Leirvik, is not an active player in the offshore industry. However, from July of 2009 they will have close to 100 employees engaged in the offshore industry. They will have a fleet of three PSV (platform supply vessel) vessels. -The vessels have been built in Lisbon and Istanbul, and two have been finally furbished in Norway. The vessels are all sister vessels and are dual-hulled, clean design. This, together with DS/ OHSAS, DS/EN ISO 9001:2000, DS/EN ISO 14001:2004, Achilles and ISM certification, will make these vessels among the most advanced in the world, compared to other PSV vessels”, says Mr Justinussen. Twenty-four people will be attached to each vessel, twelve on each shift. On top of this, the company’s administration will have to be increased, so the number of staff could very soon reach the 100 mark. Optimistic Two of the vessels are already on long-term contracts with oil companies operating in Norwegian waters. –“We intend to become one to the world leaders, regarding safety and environmental protection within the offshore industry. This implies that we must, – in a Faroe context – invest heavily. Due to the fact that we already have contracts in Norway, we are not afraid of challenges that lie ahead,” says the company CEO. The company has endeavoured to acquire the necessary knowledge required to operate within the offshore industry. In this connection, the company has appointed two foreign board members: Mr Per Sævik from Norway, and Mr Tage Bundgaard from Denmark, who both have detailed knowledge from the offshore industry. This is the very first time Supply Service has a stand at an offshore exhibition/conference, but they have visited many similar events previously. – “Although we are mainly trying to reach people we already know, we think it is very interesting to participate in a stand, as we are so close to receiving our first offshore vessel”, says Mr Tummas Justinussen. Fully prepared The Port of Tórshavn is once again a participant at ONS this year, as was the case the foregoing years. They will represent both Tórshavn as a town and as the Port of Tórshavn, which is the direct gateway to more than forty percent of the people in the Faroes. Oil industry activities The objective for the participation of the Port of Tórshavn and their former participation at ONS is largely to support the companies participating on behalf of the Faroes. Another objective is also to market Tórshavn as a town and a supply base, without taking anything away from Rúnavík, which is the permanent offshore supply base port. The Tórshavn Harbour office is located on the eastern harbour arm in Tórshavn and has thirteen full-time employees, who apart from the whole harbour area in Tórshavn, also are responsible for large harbour areas in the villages of Kollafjord and Sund. Central gateway to the Faroes Apart from Tórshavn being the geographical centre of the Faroes, with over forty percent of the population residing there, Tórshavn is also a key junction area for the Faroes, regarding industry and the transport of freight and people. Annually 3.400 vessels dock and depart the Port of Tórshavn and 680.000 tons of cargo, pass over its quayside. In general, it may be said that activity on the municipal Port of Tórshavn quayside is the transport of cargo and people, both internally and externally, the loading and unloading of cargo and equipment, various repairs of all kinds, provisions and bunkering. In brief, all that is affiliated with a sea-based industry. Almost all imports and exports to and from the Faroes come via Tórshavn and therefore there is heavy traffic in the Port of Tórshavn. Apart from the Port of Tórshavn being a key junction area regarding imports, there is a large back-up area behind the actual harbour. A multitude of companies are located round the harbour, which are capable of supplying a multitude of services to vessels, which dock here. Augmenting all this is the town of Tórshavn itself, capable of all thinkable services. In this respect, both practical- and social conditions have been thought of. A good solution Apart from the Port of Tórshavn representing itself, it is possibly also representing in particular the companies located round the harbour, directly associated with the Port of Tórshavn. Of the companies associated directly with the Port of Tórshavn, the following may be mentioned: Eimskip, Faroe Agency, FaroeShip, Smyril Line, and Tor Shipping. These are all shipping companies and agencies. These companies all have considerable container storage- and quayside areas, where it is possible to unload and reload equipment, containers and other material associated with an oil industry. Adding to this, a large 40.000m2 area is currently under development in the village of Kollafjord, and it will be available for industrial purposes shortly. With round the clock security, all required facilities, and bunkering options for fuel, water, provisions, etc., the Port of Tórshavn is an excellent solution, Gateway to the Faroes –“We intend to become one to the world leaders, regarding safety and environmental protection within the offshore industry, says Mr. Tummas Justinussen Annually 3.400 vessels dock and depart the Port of Tórshavn and 680.000 tons of cargo, pass over its quayside.