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Captain Jørgen Berg
Proposed
role in the project:
Category:
Staff
of:
1. Family name: BERG
2. First names: Jorgen Nielsen
3. Date of birth: 11 May 1943 in Denmark
4. Nationality: Danish (Danish EU
Passport)
5. Place of
residence: Australia (Permanent resident) - Home office in Denmark
and in Australia
6. Education:
Institution [ Date from - Date to ] |
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: |
Copenhagen Navigation College,
Denmark 10/1964 - 10/1966 |
Certificate of Competency as Master
1st Class. Foreign Going. |
Royal Navy Officers School, 1967, Denmark. 11/1967 – 06/1968 |
Navy Lieutenant 1st Grade,
Royal Danish Navy, on anti-submarine warfare & surveillance ships |
7. Language
skills: Indicate competence on a scale
of 1 to 5 (1 = excellent; 5 = basic)
Language |
Reading |
Speaking |
Writing |
English |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Danish, Mother tongue |
1 |
1 |
1 |
German |
5 |
5 |
No |
French |
5 |
5 |
No |
8. Membership of
professional bodies: The Company of Master Mariners – Australia; Chartered
Institute of Transport – Australia; Australian National Antarctic Research
Expeditions Club; Association of Danish
Navigators – Denmark; Australian Institute of Management; Ringwood Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
9. Other skills: full
computer literacy, has owned and working with computers since 1982 and with
basically all the common programmes since then.
10. Present
position: Independent consultant, - owner/principal of BSC since 1993
11. Key qualifications:
·
Overall professional experience 18 years as consultant
+ 32 years as employed in a wide range of shipping and port development &
infrastructure responsibilities
Here
is inserted whatever the ToR for the project stipulates as the optimal
requirements for the Key Expert
12. Specific experience in the region
Country |
Date
from - Date to |
Here is mentioned the countries in
the region for the project assignment |
The time frame
for the countries mentioned |
Only below countries with my relevant
activities according to ToR will be included in Point 12
Countries where I have been more that 5 days on-site in the country =
1961-2011 - No transits.
Algiers,
Argentina, Australia, Australian Antarctic Territories, Belgium, Brazil,
British Antarctic Territories, Cameroon, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, French Antarctic
Territories, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Germany, Guinea, Guyana, Holland,
Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kuwait, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mozambique,
Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Sweden, Togo, Trinidad &
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Vietnam.
13. Professional experience: (other items can
be highlighted below or none depending on the situation)
Date from Date to |
Location |
Company |
Position |
Description |
03/2011- 08/2011 |
Rome – Italy Valetta – Malta Lisbon – Portugal London – UK Athens - Greece Rome |
Mediterranean
Sea Maritime Development Cooperation – (EIB + EC + IMO) |
Maritime Expert –
Maritime Safety & Marine Pollution |
Maritime Expert – Maritime Safety & Marine Pollution,
in the feasibility study for the Mediterranean Sea Maritime Development
Cooperation, Request No: TA 2010049 RO FTF – FWC EIB 2009 - Lot 2 Transport
& Infrastructure. Client: Mediterranean Sea Maritime Development
Cooperation (European Investment Bank,
European Comission and the International Maritime Organisation)
Financed by the EIB. Teamed up with the implementing consultants: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Consortium, UK, with NTU in Denmark.
The beneficiary countries are the FEMIP Countries in North Africa and the
Middle East. Fact finding missions undertaken in Italy (MAREΣ - AIS
system in Rome), Malta (REMPEC in Valetta - Regional Marine Pollution
Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea), Portugal (EMSA in
Lisbon – European Maritime Safety Agency), United Kingdom (IMO in London –
International Maritime Organization). Attended the MSAPC 2011 (Maritime
Safety & Anti-Piracy conference in Athens, Greece. |
03/2011- 05/2011 |
Ankara, Turkey |
Undersecretariat
For Maritime Affairs, UMA, Government of Turkey. - Atos Origin Belgium SA. |
Dangerous Goods
Handling Expert |
Dangerous Goods Handling Expert, in establishing a
Dangerous Goods Database for UMA in Ankara, Turkey, EuropeAid/127054/C/SER/multi.
Client: Undersecretariat For Maritime Affairs, UMA, Government of Turkey. Teamed
up with the consultant: With no existing IMDG or IMSBC database, I was making
the maritime, ship and port details for UMA relating to the IMO IMDG
convention (SOLAS) requirement for dangerous goods transport. The finished
database will service and be used by UMA and all Turkish ports for keeping
track on import and export dangerous goods. . |
02/2011- 08/2012 |
Kuwait City + Boubyan Island, Kuwait |
Ministry of Public Works, Government of Kuwait - Egis International France |
Seaport Specialist |
Seaport Specialist for the Boubyan Island Development
Project, Moubarak Al Kabeer Port (MKP) I was allocated the role as virtual Port Authority, virtual
Terminal Operator, and virtual Harbour Master, in the program management
process while these institutions had not been finalised in this very long
term port project. Dealing with the port infrastructure including buildings,
roads, rail, and the cargo handling equipment for Container, Ro-Ro, Breakbulk
and Dry Bulk operations. Intensive work with the MKP Masterplan. |
03/2009- 06/2011 |
Male’ Maldives - Indian Ocean |
ADB / SMEC Australia - Maldives Ministry of Transport |
Maritime Operation Specialist |
Maritime
Operations Specialist with SMEC for the ADB funded Domestic Maritime
Transport project in the Maldives. Capacity Building in Ministry of Transport
sections. Cargo handling including IMO dangerous cargo.
Conduct willingness to pay services and provide recommendations for proposed
harbour usage charges - Develop a training program for Harbour Management
Staff - Implementation of the training program through formal and on the job
training - Development of a harbour management and cargo operations manual
for Male North Harbour |
06 / 2010- 06 / 2010 |
Lae, Papua New Guinea + Port
Moresby |
ADB / Egis - Bceom France - |
Team Leader |
Attended Lae Tidal Basin inspection of container port construction
site and Pre-bidding meeting in Lae with IPBC PMU for Supervision Consultancy
for the 30 months port construction time frame. Preparation on the project details for
later start. |
08/2007- 11/2007 |
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby + Lae |
AusAID / SMEC + BMT Australia through MC Infrastructure |
Marine Sector Specialist |
Medium
Term assignment as Marine Sector Specialist in TSSP in the AusAID
infrastructure program in Papua New Guinea, through SMEC / BMT Australia as
principals. Worked in PNG Ports Corporation and in the National Maritime
Safety Authority both in Port Moresby for very close work and strategic idea
interchange with them in port administration & operation and maritime
safety matters. Work in ADB Lae Port terminal development – Tidal Basin project. |
02/2007 |
Melbourne Office |
European Commission / EPTISA Spain |
Technical Assistance |
Writing
the methodology for the Port Manager assignment for Port of Durres, Albania
in the EuropeAid Technical Assistance to Ministry of Public Works in Albania |
11/2003 – 12/2004 |
Romania Danube River Bucharest |
European Commission / COWI Consortium Denmark/ BCEOM France |
Team Leader |
EU PHARE Program - Technical assistance to the General Directorate of
Maritime, Danube and Inland Waterways Transport, Ministry of Public Works,
Transport and Housing for strengthening its administrative capacity. RO
0107.12.02 - and the structures related to maritime and inland waterways
administration, in order to meet acquis communitarian – acceptance into the
EU group. Preparation of the ToR. |
06/2001 - 10/2001 |
Vietnam Mekong Delta Can Tho |
WB / COWI Denmark |
Maritime Expert
(STE) |
Medium term assignment for COWI Consult – in the capacity as the Port
Operations & Cargo Handling expert for a World Bank financed Port
Rehabilitation project for Port of Can Tho, Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Dealing
with ship, port and stevedore operations, maintenance of port and equipment.
River navigation. |
03/2000 – 07/2003 |
Australia Northern Territory Bing Bong |
P&O Services / P&O Ports Australia, |
Team Leader |
Transition long term assignment for P&O Maritime Services –
function also as Marine Manager in a remote Northern Territory mining lease
port, streamline lead and zinc concentrate bulk cargo loading. Managing the
onshore camp, canteen and workshop facilities within the mining lease, Mac
Arthur River, in the transition. |
01/1999 – 01/2001 |
Australia Melbourne |
Marine Board of Victoria |
Navigation Expert |
Appointed by the Minister for Ports as ad hoc Marine Accident
Inspector to the Marine Board of Victoria covering the Victorian waters.
Investigating collisions and marine incidents. |
03/1999 – 05/1999 |
Philippines Manila Bay |
Nectar Projects – USA Gov Funded |
Cargo handling Expert |
Team Leader - for Nectar Projects and Shipping in London, UK. Supervise the lightering of wheat as food
aid cargo from US product tankers in the Philippines using mobile evacuators
and barges. |
01/1998 – 01/1999 |
Australia Melbourne |
KPMG Australia KPMG funded |
Terminal Operations Expert |
Port Operator - for KPMG Corporate Finance in Melbourne. Team-up with
a group including KPMG to build and operate (BOOT) a new 550.000 TEU Westgate
Terminal in Port Phillip Bay. |
05/1998 – 07/1998 |
Tunisia Sfax |
Sumitomo Australia Sumitomo Funded |
Marine Surveyor |
Marine Inspector & Surveyor - for Sumitomo Fertilizer, Australia.
Bulk carrier fertilizer loading, operation and inspections in Tunisia - North
Africa. Dealing with AMSA and AQIS requirements. |
03/1998 – 05/1998 |
India Tamil Nadu State Tuticorin |
CES India |
Expert - Port Development & Navigation |
Port Operator - for CES India and Tuticorin Port Trust in India.
Detailed Feasibility Study in a port infra-structure project for a new
24-berth container main-line hub port in Tuticorin Outer Port, Tamil Nadu. |
08/1997 – 09/1997 |
Australia Sydney White Bay |
Maunsell Australia P&O funded |
Port Operator |
Port Operator - for Maunsell P/L and P&O Ports – in Australia.
White Bay Terminal, B/Bulk, Ro-Ro and Container infrastructure, cargo
handling. Operational issues and port working hours. Environmental Issues. |
02/1997 – 06/1997 |
Australia Melbourne |
Pivot Australia Pivot funded |
Bulk operations expert |
Shipping Superintendent assignment – for Pivot Ltd. - in Melbourne,
Australia. C/P bulk carrier scheduling, fertilizer import and port
operations, quarantine and customs tasks for about 60 ships. |
02/1996 – 02/1998 |
Australia QLD - Torres Strait |
IBIS Queensland QLD Gov. Funded |
Ship Manage-ment Expert |
Freight Consultant - for Islanders Board of Industry and Service
(IBIS), a Queensland statutory body. Port operation & marine
infrastructure development on 15 remote outer islands. Cargo handling. |
05/1993 – 2011+ Ad Hoc |
Australia Melbourne |
BSC Melbourne |
Surveyor |
Free lance surveyor. Cargo
surveys, lashing surveys, pre-loading surveys, ship purchase inspections,
ship planning of container stows, loading supervising on Ro-Ro ships, - all
in between maritime assignments. |
1989 – 1993 = 4 years full time
employment |
Port of Melbourne, Australia |
Port of Melbourne Authority - Melbourne, Australia |
Operation Development Manager, Trade Development
Manager |
Operational infrastructure and trade development with local
and international partnership. Provided expert advice on port operation, dock
and cargo handling facilities, port cost, transport, shipping services and
cargo handling matters to new or established exporters, importers, stevedores
and shipping companies. Worked with
the shipping community and special interest groups including the automotive
and timber industry on port charges and cost issues. Closely involved with external groups
working on the rail and road infrastructure to the port. Participated in the start up of Tradegate
(EDI for Cargo and Shipping). A member of the Port Authority's Tradegate
committee deciding policy and operation issues. Marketing of Western Port (Port of
Hastings) bulk and b/bulk facilities. The Port Authority's expert on
break-bulk and dry bulk cargo operations, port infrastructure and development
facilities. Liaise with Australian and overseas clients of the Port of
Melbourne. |
1988 – 1989 = 1 year full time
employment |
Australia |
Ansett Technologies
Marine Group - Australia. |
Account Manager,
Sales Engineer. |
Securing representation of overseas principals with
electronic marine equipment manufacturing activities. Coordinated in broad
policy discussions with DOTC on the future GMDSS (EPIRB) requirements under
the SOLAS convention. Represented the company in Standard-C satellite
communication discussions with OTC, AUSSAT, TNT Transport and other maritime
and land transport companies. Sales
activities covered advanced marine and land based navigation & communication
equipment to merchant ships and ship owners.
|
1982-1987= 6 years full time
employment |
Copenhagen Denmark
but with extensive travel world wide |
J. Lauritzen A/S (JL) |
Marine Superintendent (Captain). |
Marine and Cargo Superintendency, and based in the
Copenhagen headquarters of the large Danish ship owning company. IMO, SOLAS,
Port and other international regulations & certificates. Personally
formulated and implemented a new marine, safety and cargo operation policies
and procedures manual used in various types of own and chartered
vessels. Negotiated stevedore
contracts. Solved problems with
Charter Party agreements and C/P sub-details.
Inspected ships for safety, compliance of regulations, purchase,
damage, cargo damage, maintenance and if suitable for new trades. Worldwide
supervision for owned and chartered ships especially in the mineral,
agribulk, reefer, heavy lift and offshore semi-submersible trade and related
cargo. Extensive travel world wide in a troubleshooting capacity dealing with
port authorities, harbour masters, pilots, importers & exporters, ship
owners, and the master and senior officers with a different cultural
background onboard own and chartered ships, and mostly in ports and hinterland
in developing countries. Member of the Danish Shipowners’ Associations Sub-Committee
for Marine Communications in connection with Project Ship and GMDSS.
Initiated installation and implemented use of computers and satellite
communication in own and chartered vessels.
Trained seagoing captains and senior officers in marine based
information technology, computers and software. |
1980 – 1982 = 2 years full time
employment |
Office in Marseilles but area of operation
France, Spain + N. Africa |
Société Ivorienne de Navigation Maritime, Ivory Coast |
Port Captain, Operations Manager. |
Stationed in Marseilles in France by the share holding and
managing company J. Lauritzen A/S to start up, train and run a new West
African shipping company based in the Ivory Coast. In charge of terminal, ship and cargo
operations for own and chartered ships.
Cargo Superintendency and container terminal operational management.
Complex trouble shooting work involving various cargoes, bulkers and
containerships trading between Southern Europe and North & West Africa.
Cargo: mostly logs, cacao, coffee north - containers, machinery, heavy
equipment, consumer goods, busses, and trucks south |
1979 = 9 months full time employment |
Office in Santo Domingo but area of operation all Caribbean and
Latin America |
Beaufort Dominicana
de Navigation S.A. (J. L. A/S) |
Cargo
Superintendent, Owners Representative. |
Company representative and expatriate in the Dominican
Republic for the J. Lauritzen A/S owned Far East Caribbean Line (FECA) in
charge of ships operation, cargo handling and client relationship. Extensive trade development and trouble
shooting in USA Gulf, Latin & South America and the Caribbean Islands for
the Far East trade. Negotiations for
stevedore contracts and return bulk and b/bulk cargo to the Far East. Cargo:
steel pipes, trucks, containerised goods, machinery eastbound - containers,
sugar, and bauxite westbound. |
1977-1979 = 14 months
full time employment |
Office in New Orleans, but area of operation all Caribbean
Islands and Latin America |
Beaufort Navigation Inc, Louisiana, USA. (J. L. A/S) |
Cargo
Superintendent - Owners Representative. |
Company representative and expatriate in New Orleans, USA
for FECA Line in charge of ships operation and cargo handling. Extensive
operation development and trouble shooting in USA, Latin & South America
and the Caribbean Islands for time and voyage chartered semi-container ships
and bulkcarriers trading between Singapore, Taiwan and Japan and America.
Inspected ships for charter arrangements and viability. Attending maritime
legal cases. Cargo: steel pipes, cars, trucks, containerised goods, machinery eastbound -
containers westbound. |
1969-1977 = 8 years
full time employment |
Sailing on world wide trade tramp ships of various
kinds |
J. Lauritzen A/S, Denmark |
Chief Officer, 2nd
Officer |
Ship management, navigation, cargo handling and maintenance
onboard dry bulk /break-bulk ships, conventional reefers, polar
expedition/supply ships and tankers in worldwide liner & tramp trade. In charge of navigation, cargo and ship
maintenance onboard the vessels including IMO dangerous cargo handling.
Double banking and cargo transfer in rivers and bays. In charge of
challenging supply and cargo transfer operations for 3 seasons to the Australian
and French Antarctic bases. Intricate ice navigation and cargo handling using
Light Amphibious Re-supply crafts, helicopters, barges, pontoons, motorboats.
Using ships crew in stevedoring operations. |
1967-1969 = 2 years
national service |
All time onboard “Ran” and “Najaden” |
Royal Danish Navy,
Denmark |
17 months as
Lieutenant + 7 months as Sergeant first. |
In charge of classified NATO communication and
anti-submarine warfare onboard navy patrol ships. Naval control of merchant
shipping duties. Marine surveillance of foreign warships. Pursuing, boarding and arresting foreign
flag trawlers fishing in Danish territorial waters. Search and rescue activities in civil marine
incidents. Helicopter operations. Fire fighting, rescue and first aid education. |
1966-1967 = 4
months |
Onboard “Varla Dan” |
J. Lauritzen A/S, Denmark |
2nd Officer |
Navigation and break bulk cargo handling in North European
trade. Ice and convoy navigation with the Finish and Swedish icebreakers. |
1960-1966 = 6 years
full time em. |
Various kinds of ships and size of ships |
J. Lauritzen A/S, Denmark |
Deck / Navigation apprentice |
In Seamans school in Kogtved, Denmark for 1 year. Sailing
in a Topsail Schooner, Sailing as Deck Apprentice in General cargo ships,
Polar supply ships, Reefer ships, and Tankers for the required 4 years |
14 Other relevant
information
Wrote
guideline papers – long distance learning program for the Australian Maritime
College in Tasmania covering “Types of Ships”, “The Ships and the Trade”, “Port
Operations”, “Distribution”, “History of Shipping”
Lecture –
Speaker for Government and Shipping people in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on the
subject: Cabotage and its effect on freight rates and local shipping.
Several
Industry lectures in Melbourne universities on international shipping and port
operation at Monash University and Victorian University of Technology, both in
Melbourne
Co-writing
booklet for AUSMEPA for students titled “Shipping, Ports and Cargo”
Captain
Jorgen Berg |
Phone: |
+61 3 9870
0771 |
Berg
Shipping Consultancy |
Fax: |
+61 3 9879
4664 - (but send SMS first) |
13 Manuela
Terrace |
Mobile: |
+61 4 1220
6165 |
Ringwood
North, VIC 3134 |
E-mail: |
berg@bergshippingconsultancy.com.au |
Melbourne |
Skype: |
jorgennberg |
Australia |
Website: |
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