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4 2 BUILDING PHASE As the customer’s representati
ve, we set up our own site office at the carefully chosen and contracted shipyard. Our own staff oversee the entire building phase and work closely with the shipyard from keel laying to sea trial, launch and delivery. 4 OPERATION SEA TRIAL AND NAMING CEREMONY 3 Before launch, the ever so important sea trial takes place. During this trial the ship and all systems and functions onboard are carefully and thoroughly tested. According to the ancient naval tradition, a ship is given its name by the breaking of a sacrificial bottle of champagne over the bow as the ship’s name and a blessing are spoken out aloud. Most vessels have a lifespan of 20 to 25 years. During this time, many crew members set foot onboard the vessel, which makes about four journeys around the world per year in distance. Crew onboard and staff ashore make sure that the vessel is taken care of in the best possible way, carefully avoiding high speed in bad weather and caring for the vessel as for a living being. Technical Management ashore monitor day-to-day performance and arrange for maintenance if needed. Every five years a scheduled maintenance, in a carefully evaluated drydock, is performed and supervised by our Superintendents. If spare parts are needed for the vessel, the Procurement team make sure those are available in the next port, as well as whatever provision is needed for the upcoming legs of the journey. As the crew live onboard for three to nine months at the time, it is important they are prepared and properly trained for all events that may occur at sea and in ports. Our HR department in Sweden and Singapore work together to make sure our crew members stay updated and insured and that all certificates are in order for each crew member. Much of the training is done onboard in real life, while theoretical training is performed as Computer Based Training, available onboard all vessels as part of the impressive IT infrastructure set up by Wallenius Marine IT. 4 PHOTO: JINO LEE PHOTO: JANA RUMLEY PHOTO: RAPHAEL OLIVIER PHOTO: PETER JODIN