Arrival of the First Vessel

3rd Feb 2010 could well be commemorated as the day of arrival of the first vessel to Singatac Offshore Centre.  The 210'-barge "BB 01" arrived on the early morning to deliver almost 680 Tons of materials consisting of the fabricated factory system and the 1000-Ton hydraulic press.  It will probably disappoint some guys since there wasn't any more digits to give inspiration.

 

It was quite an adventure to bring all the stuff down without the temporary jetty (no thanks to our "unfaithful" Liebherr crane!).  But I must say that the planning team, supporting guys in Singapore/Kijang, BIE people, the local Indonesian contractors and our local Indonesian staff really went all out to get this task done and over.   Thanks to all!

 

 
Much has been learnt from this operation and we shall see the arrival of the 2nd vessel on 4th March 2010.

Site Plan

For those who are interested, below is the site plan.  It is not 100%  reflective of actual construction.

Construction-in-Progress

Construction progress as seen on 21 Feb 2010.

Operation Office

Temporary Jetty for Unloading of Construction Material

2250KV Sub-Station

Security Platform

Reinforced Concrete Footings & Piles for Workshops

Reinforced Concrete Footings for 10-Ton Gantry Cranes

Canteen

Changing Room

Main Security Office

The "Top Guns" in serious deliberation!

Tower Crane (Potain/MC 310 K16) - SWL16 T x 70m Radius

Getting ready to rig up the tower crane.  Although she can go up to 70 over metres high, we will stop at 30m.  She will come in handy when operation starts.  Crane spec can be found here http://www.manta.com.sg/pdf/topkit/MC310K16.pdf.

Old BIE Pictures

Found some interesting old pictures of BIE at this website http://sinjori.com/waterfront/bintan/bintan.html.

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250-Ton Shipyard Transporter

The transporter arrived in Singapore on 17 Feb 2010. It is seen below sitting pretty on a Cometto and waiting for final delivery to our Bintan yard.  If the plan goes well, she will be in Bintan on 4th Mar.

A little technical information on the transporter:-

Max Payload - 250 Tons
Unladen Weight - 55 Tons
Platform Size - 6m W x 16m L
Velocity - 0~5km/hr (flat road; full load)
Max Slope Climbing (full load) - 6 deg (vertical climb); 2 deg (cross climb)
Platform Height (w/o load) - 1600mm
Platform Lifting Height - +700mm
Steering Control - built-in cabins on fwd & aft
Remote Control - external radio-frequency control joystick
Note - Ready for coupling to another transporter for additional payload.

Bintan Industrial Estate

Bintan Industrial Estate (or BIE) is located in Lobam, Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago of Indonesia. BIE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gallant Venture Ltd, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.  The major shareholders of GV and Salim Group & SembCorp Industries.

Approximate position : 1° 0'12.36"N 104°15'22.51"E

What do we get here?

* Close proximity to Singapore (about 50km or 25 nautical miles away).

* A Free Trade Zone with zero tax on imports & exports.

* International Ship & Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) Compliance

* A Custom-Immigration-Quarantine Centre (CIQ) within the estate.

* A local liaison office to handle issues relating to local agencies such as port authority, immigration, custom department, tax department, police, navy, etc.

* Direct daily passenger ferry service between Singapore's Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and the estate.  The service is operated by Bintan Resort Ferries Pte Ltd.

* Direct daily cargo shipment via LCT between Singapore's Jurong Port and the estate.  The service is operated by Toll Logistics (Asia) Ltd.

* Utility service of international standard, namely 119MW uninterrupted power supply, 12,000m3/day treadted water (up to WHO standard), 10,000m3/day sewage treatment, 2,500 telecom lines, and 10,000m3/day wastewater treatment.

* A large pool of skillful and cheap labour.

* 30km away from the Bintan international beach resort area where international resorts such as Banyan Tree, Angsana, Club Med, Bintan Lagoon Resort, Nirwana, etc. are located.

Floatel Superior

Read in the RIGZONE that Keppel Fels will deliver Floatel Superior soon. It has been a long route since we started work with Almaco CC on the assembly and installation of the 440 modular cabins in 2008. Time to move on.

"Keppel FELS is on track to deliver Floatel Superior, the first of two newbuild accommodation semisubmersibles (floatels) safely, early and within budget to Floatel International. When delivered in March 2010, the DNV-classed, Floatel Superior, will be the only newbuild floatel in full compliance with all the latest rules and regulations for the Norwegian sector.

Upon delivery, the Floatel Superior will commence its maiden charter contract for ConocoPhillips Australia.  The unit features full health, safety and environment (HSE) compliance including strict noise level requirements, free fall lifeboats and escape chutes. In particular, the unit utilises a telescopic gangway for the safe transit of personnel and goods to and from a rig, with the ability to be extended or shortened by +/-7.5m, allowing the vessel to remain connected in severe weather.

Facilities onboard include a galley and mess room for 220 people in one seating, as well as recreational amenities such as a cinema, internet café, games room, gymnasium and sauna.

Tong Chong Heong, CEO of Keppel Offshore & Marine said, "Keppel FELS has designed and constructed some of the world's most robust harsh environment rigs for frontiers such as the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and the North Sea."

Installation of modular cabins at PT Bintan Offshore, Kijang, Bintan Island, Indonesia

Arrival of Liebherr 85-Ton Crawler Crane

After much deliberation on option 1, 2, 3, 4.............., we finally got the crane into the estate on 20 Jan 2010. Time to get it to work! Our GM, CP Tai was personally on site to make sure everything went well (and also to get some photos).

The crane seen being driven out of the LCT "Kimtrans Emperor" at the roro jetty.

At the Beginning

The SOC in its original state as seen during an early visit on 10 Oct 2008. Pristine water and soft white sandy beach except for man-made debris which drifted from the town, Tanjung Uban, located in the northwest. Mobilization of a gang of cleaners rectified this.

Although the early visits were in Sep and Oct 2008, it took one whole year to sort out the paper work in order to take over the place. In Singapore, it would have taken me less than 3 months. The journey started in 2007.

Nonetheless, it is well worth the wait and effort.

Some close-up shots of the beach on the other end of the estate.