June 2011 Contents Pages Letter from the Chairman 2-3 Message from the Editorial Team

Christmas Dinner Party

On Friday the 17

th

of  December 2010. we

had our annual Christmas Dinner Party.

The highlight of  the evening was the 10

year employees (16 in total) who were

congratulated and presented with their

gift from the Management.  Colleagues

who successfully completed the 

Understanding Shipping Course of  the

Institute of  Chartered Shipbrokers were

also congratulated and presented with

their certificates.  The DJ kept the dancing

floor full until the early hours of  the 

morning.

Children’s Christmas Party

On the 19th of  December the annual

Children’s Christmas Party took place.

Our little friends enjoyed a nice afternoon

full of  fun and entertainment, with a 

magician attracting everyone’s interest.

Santa was also there and handed gifts to

all the children and took photos with all

of  them.  

Voluntary Blood Donation.

We are always proud to see

our colleagues willing to 

donate blood for a good

cause.  On the 22

nd

of  

December 2010, our 4

th

voluntary blood donation was organized

where 32 colleagues were able to give

blood that day.

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MN CYPRUS

“Colleagues serving with Marlow for 10 years”

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Marlow Navigation Ukraine

Opening of  Local Branch in Nikolayev

Marlow Navigation Ukraine’s philosophy

is to constantly improve all aspects of  

activities.  Efficient network of  modern

powerful branches in major sea ports of

Ukraine is a key factor to further 

company development and progress.  Bad

times of  crisis is not a reason to quit our

own principles.

In order to support the increased volume

of  recruited seafarers, the local branch 

office in Nikolayev has moved to new 

enlarged premises.   The 130 square 

metres brand new office, located in the

city centre was specially designed by

young talented Ukrainian interior designer

in modern marine style with metal 

channel bars crossing the office and a

draft of  vessel hanging from the ceiling.

The opening party was held on the 22

nd

of  March 2011 which was done by the

Managing Director of  Marlow Ukraine

Capt. Boris Ezri, who cut a blue ribbon, a

symbol of  house warming, and gave a

speech, greeting the crew and their 

families and presenting them with their

“new home” in Nikolayev.

The Head of  Kherson State Maritime 

Institute Mr. Volodymyr Khodakovskiy,

accompanied by the Marine Brass Band

from Kherson State Maritime Institute

congratulated Marlow Ukraine for this

great event, wishing productive work with

increasing prospects.

Marlow Ukraine seafarers together with

their wives gathered to celebrate this great

event.    All seafarers who attended the

opening party were given special gifts.

This event was a party to remember, 

hoping that  Marlow Navigation Ukraine

local office in Nikolayev will become

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home and centre of  attraction for ex-crew

as well as for new employees of  the 

company.

Marlow Ukraine - Football Team

The “Marlow Navigation Ukraine” 

football team was established after the 

request of  the staff  and the approval of

the management. 

The “Marlow Navigation Ukraine” 

football team plays in the F.L.A.G. League

(Amateur Football League founded by 

Andrey Golubov).  The F.L.A.G., was 

established in June 2008 with 14 amateur

teams from Odessa and other Odessa 

regions and today consists of  90 teams.

The games are weekly broadcasted by 5

Odessa TV channels.

Presently the team consists of  15 players,

a well qualified coach and an increasing

group of  fans.  It was agreed to provide 

2-3 days weekly training which gave an

immediate progress to the team.  So far,

the  “Marlow Navigation Ukraine” 

football team has 20 points as a result of

10 games, being 4th in position among 17

clubs of  Odessa and Odessa region. 

There is always room for improvement

and challenge to reach the highest 

positions, however, the victory is not 

always the only target, but having a strong

team and active participation. 

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Marlow Navigation Germany

HSH Nordbank Run 2011

In June 2011, there was the 10

th

Anniversary of  the “HSH Nordbank

Run” in Hamburg’s central district called

“HafenCity”. This 4 km long run does

not only guide through “HafenCity”

which is directly at the water between the

fascinating port and the pulsating 

shopping malls, it also serves a good

cause, a project named “children help

children” which supports children to 

increase their sport activities. 

Therefore the German office again joined

this run on the 25

th

of  June.

The good news was that the best team

would win a nice trip from Hamburg to

Southampton with the well-known

“Queen Mary 2”. The bad news was that

the competitors consisted of  about 500

teams and with 11000 runners it was 

certainly an extraordinary challenge. 

The German colleagues gave their best as

always.  

“HSH Nordbank Run” 

“Cruise Ship - Queen Mary 2”

On your marks, get set, go! 

MN Netherlands and also expressed his 

gratitude to our seafarer Cook Crispim

Lopes dos Santos who after 25 years 

serving with Marlow decided to retire.  

A delicious buffet was served on board,

but it was not only the tasty food that

everyone enjoyed, but also the amazing 

atmosphere on the vessel.   All the 

colleagues or at least most of  them were

dancing to the music that was played by a

live band until the early hours.

In the late morning of  the following day,

our Hamburg office together with other 

colleagues had the opportunity to visit the

famous Rotterdam Maritime Museum.

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Marlow Christmas Party Rotterdam

The Marlow Christmas parties are always

the most exciting events of  the year.  On

the 11

th

of  December, the joint Christmas

party of  our German and Rotterdam 

offices took place in Rotterdam on board

a small vessel, sailing across Europe’s

largest port.

The colleagues

from our Hamburg

office travelled to

Rotterdam by bus.

A “bingo” game

was organized during the journey where

several “presents” were given.  After

having checked in their hotel, they visited

our Rotterdam office before boarding the

vessel for the Christmas celebration.  

During the celebration Mr. Hermann

Eden congratulated Mrs. Petra Van Kleef

for completing her 10 years with 

From left to right: Mr. Frans Roelse, Mrs. Petra

Van Kleef, Mr. Crispim Lopes dos Santos and 

Mr. Hermann Eden

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Everyone who attended enjoyed 

themselves at the celebration.

MNPI Cebu Branch

The Christmas party of  MNPI Cebu

Branch took place on the 11

th 

of  

December 2010. The CEO for 

Operations Capt. Leopoldo Tenorio and

his wife joined the party.

The Seafarers Wives  Association – Cebu

organized games for the children who had

a fantastic time.  During the celebration

there were events such as raffle draws, 

exchanging gifts, prizes, singing, etc. 

It was an unforgettable event for the 

seafarers, who were lucky enough to

spend their Christmas with their loved

ones.

Marlow Navigation Philippines

2010 Joint Christmas Party

The Marlow Group of  Companies held

its Annual Christmas Party on the 10

th

of

December at Golden Bay Restaurant. It

was a Hawaiian celebration of  a Merry

Christmas called  “Mele Kalikimaka”.  It

was a joyful celebration.

During the celebration the employees

who rendered 10 years and above were

awarded with  a loyalty ring, being the

Award of  Appreciation from the 

Management. Gifts were exchanged

among colleagues and raffle prizes (cash)

were also given. 

afternoon of  the

3

rd

of  December

2010. A famous

Chinese  restaurant

was selected as a

venue for this  

memorable event. The theme of  the

event was“pirate costumes” where there

was a selection of  the best pirate costume.

Prizes were given among the seafarers

whose names were called out from the

raffle draw.

Children’s Christmas Party

Children are considered to be the most

excited ones in celebrating Christmas. 

On the 12

th

day of  December 2010,

MNPI had the Children’s Christmas party

at McDonalds Taft, Vito Cruz Manila that

brought great joy and happiness.

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MNPI Iloilo Branch

MNPI – Iloilo Branch held its annual

Christmas party on the 18

th

of  

December 2010.

The party was a great success to all the

seafarers including their families.  Kids of

the seafarers showed their talent either by

singing a song, dancing or playing a 

musical instrument.  There were prizes

which were given out to all.

Seafarer’s Christmas Party 2010

The annual Christmas party for the 

seafarers and their families was held in the

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MNPI Blood Drive

This year in March MNPI held their 2

nd

company blood drive in alliance with

Philippine National Red Cross at the 

Marlow Navigation Building, Malate

Manila.

Mr. Antonio M. Galvez Jr. (CEO – 

Administrations), Capt. Leopoldo 

C. Tenorio (CEO – Operations), and Ms.

Mona Lisa Intong (Training Director), in

partnership with Dr. Margie Dela Cruz,

Philippine National Red Cross, Manila

Chapter Team leader, together united

which resulted into a very successful

Company Blood Drive.  Donators give

the opportunity to those who are in great

need of  blood who regrettably are the less

fortunate ones.

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MN PHILIPPINES

The aim and goal was for Mr. Antonio M.

Galvez Jr. (CEO – Administration), 

Capt. Leopoldo C. Tenorio (CEO – 

Operations), Ms. Mona Lisa A. Intong

(Training Director) and the rest of  the

Marlow Navigation families to commit

themselves to make a mark on every 

children’s heart and to bring a smile on

their face.

As a result of  the  collaborative efforts of

the whole MN family the kid’s celebration

was very successful.

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Photo taken by 3/OFFJ Lawrence James Doyo - M/V Blue Carmel

(Port of  Hartlepool, UK heading to Barreiro, Portugal)

We would like to congratulate the four top winners of  this issue’s

photo contest.  Thank you for your contribution and 

participation.

T h e   W i n n e r s   o f   t h e   P h o t o   C o n t e s t

Photo taken by 

CH/OFF 

Vadim Rozhkov -

M/V Margaretha

(Tornado during voyage in

Mediterranean Sea

4

Winner

s

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Photo taken by - Capt. Oleksandr Kontsevoy - M/V Dorian

(Place: Colombo, Mount Lavinia Beach. This cobra is not dangerous. Has no fangs)

Photo taken by - Capt. Yuriy Lavrin - M/V Aegir

(Visitors in El Guamache - M.V. AEGIR)

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P r i z e   G i v i n g   -   W i n n e r s   o f   P h o t o   C o n t e s t   7

t h

I s s u e

Here below are the winners of  our previous photo contest (7

th

issue) where they were 

presented with their prize (a digital camera).   

Capt. Fyodor Popov

3/OFF Bernabe Balanze Jr.

CH/COOK Ryan Ray Conol

Capt. Mykola Filipov

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J o k e s

THE ELEVATOR

A fifteen year old Amish boy and his 

father were in a mall. They were amazed

by almost everything they saw, but 

especially by two shiny, silver walls that

could move apart and then slide back 

together again. 

The boy asked, "What is this Father?" 

The father (never having seen an elevator)

responded, "Son, I have never seen 

anything like this in my life, I don't know

what it is." 

While the boy and his father were 

watching with amazement, a fat old lady

in a wheel chair moved up to the moving

walls and pressed a button. The walls

opened, and the lady rolled between them

into a small room. The walls closed, and

the boy and his father watched the small

numbers above the walls light up

sequentially. 

They continued to watch until it reached

the last number, and then the numbers

began to light in the reverse order. 

Finally the walls opened up again and a

gorgeous 24-year-old blond stepped out. 

The father, not taking his eyes off  the

young woman, said

quietly to his son..... 

"Go get your Mother."

THE SECRET

Two boys were talking and the one said to

the other, "There is an easy way to get

what you want." 

The other boy said, "How?" the boy

replied, "Tell people you know their 

secret."   The boy jumps up and runs to

his dad, "I know your 

secret!" The dad replies,

"Please don't tell your

mom, here’s $10." 

The boy then runs to his mom, "I know

your secret!" The mom said, "Please don't

tell your dad, here's $15." 

The boy then decides to try it on the mail

man, "I know your secret!" The mail man

opened his arms and said, "Come, give

your dad a hug!"

LADY ON THE BUS

A woman gets on a

bus with her

baby. The bus

driver says:

“That's the 

ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!”

The woman goes to the rear of  the bus

and sits down, fuming. She says to a man

next to her: “The driver just insulted me!” 

The man says:  “You go right up there and

tell him off… go ahead, I'll hold your

monkey for you.”

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SUDOKU 1 

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NOTE PAD 2

SUDOKU 2 

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Answers on inside of  cover page 

SUDOKU 1

SOLUTION

SUDOKU 2

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