Downside up
(01/06)
Despite a declining business environment due to
the gradual withdrawal of the United Nations Mission (from a peak
of 12,000 members, the mission is now down to only approximately
150 people), SDV International Logistics in East Timor has managed
to adapt by basically reducing its cost.
The excellent financial results shown this year are
a proof of the quality of the team and hold bigger promises for
the future. Once revenues from the current oil & gas development
will start to come in the country and development is expected
to kick start. SDV International Logistics is in pole position
to benefit from any progress the country will be making in the
coming years.
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Luxuriously elegant life on board – M/V
Orion (10/05)
Building on its experience as an agent to handle the first
ever cruise vessel that called on East Timor in 2002, SDV International
Logistics in East Timor has been appointed to handle the regular
calls of M/V Orion, a cruise vessel that has started calling on
Dili and Baucau every 3 weeks, bringing much needed and much welcomed
tourists to the shores of East Timor.
The experience has been very satisfactory both for the owners
and the top-end passengers of M/V Orion. SDV International Logistics
in East Timor has shown once again its capability to constantly
adapt to new situations and new requirements despite the difficult
working conditions of East Timor.
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East Timor operations
for seismic survey (03/05)
Early December 2004, SDV East Timor was appointed
shipping agent for the first seismic vessel looking for oil and
gas exclusively within the East Timorese maritime borders.
This highly publicized operation in East Timor and beyond marked
the official beginning of an active campaign to fully assess East
Timor’s promising potential as an oil producing country.
SV Zephyr-1 arrived in Dili harbor on December 30 in the evening,
together with Jalak, her Indonesian chase boat. SDV International
Logistics assisted the captains with the normal clearance
process for both vessels and their crew.
December 31, 2004 was a very busy day for SDV East Timor as only
one day was allocated for the whole supply operations of both
vessels. The operations started early morning with the supply
of fresh water, fuel and various other provisions. Both vessels
sailed out of Dili harbor on schedule in late afternoon.
The Prime Minister of East Timor, Mr Mari Makatiri,
arrived at Dili harbor in late morning to give a speech on board
SV-Zephyr 1, then visited the vessel with a delegation of East
Timorese and foreign dignitaries.
This operation was a great success for SDV East Timor as all companies
involved in the operation praised the efficiency and reactivity
of the whole SDV team. No doubt that this successful operation
and the future port calls of SV Zephyr-1 and Jalak in Dili will
help confirm the status of SDV in East Timor as the most reliable
logistics company in this new nation, and help SDV International
Logistics establish itself as a credible partner for the nascent
local oil and gas industry.
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