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Comarco Group: looks to maintain growth momentum with projects in East Africa and beyondWritten by: Tom Wadlow Produced by: Richard Deane

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Comarco Group: looks to maintain growth momentum with projects in East Africa and beyondWritten by: Tom Wadlow Produced by: Richard Deane

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The Comarco Group is expanding its industrial and geographical footprint as it looks to build on 44 years of experience in

the industry.Driven by work as far as Brazil, the company

has a series of exciting projects in line for 2015, which include a renewed venture in Myanmar, alongside several others outside of oil and gas, allowing it to remain flexible and active in a period of industry uncertainty.

This said, Comarco is in a prime position to supply its unique services to the huge LNG projects ramping up in Mozambique, and Tanzania

With continuing growth and corporate maturity, Managing Director Simon Phillips is expanding

This leading marine and specialised contractor is broadening its industry portfolio while continuing to deliver first-class turnkey and standalone services from its Mombasa heartland

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the group’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity beyond the valuable community-driven work already underway in Kenya.

“We would like to develop and foster our current growth path over the next five years, and this will mean we can boost our HSE and CSR activities,” he said. “We aim to reach the highest working practices which will have a positive impact on our work force, our customers and the community in which we work.”

Mombasa HubKey to driving further growth is The Comarco Group’s flagship supply base adjacent to the Port of Mombasa, a crucial hub of activity for both the

Comarco Supply Base, Mombasa, Kenya

Comarco has grown from a 2 to 16 acre

mini port since 1975

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company and clients, from small local operators to blue chip giants including British Gas (BG) and Anadarko.

Having started out as a two-acre site in 1975, it has now grown to a 16-acre facility with is own deep water quay for clients of all sizes, able to accommodate ships up to 130 metres long. The flexibility and control offered by this service hub is an important pull factor for customers.

“If, for example, a client such as BP or Anadarko have a drilling programme they will need a supply base with dedicated berthing, and we provide them with their own mini port so they can work independently of the main Port of Mombasa,” Phillips said.

“They rent the space and we provide the cranes, trucks, forklifts, people, open-air storage and jetty access, whatever they need”– Simon Phillips, Managing Director

Salvage tug

Comarco Base in 1974

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Marine Construction, Kenya

Stanford Buzzard,

seen alongside the

Comarco Berth

“It is a private facility which means they have control over their operations and can maintain the highest HSE standards, which is critical for these companies”.

“They rent the space and we provide the cranes, trucks, forklifts, manpower, open-air storage, warehousing and jetty access, whatever they need, so they can control their shore based operations and ensure they do not encounter delays on their drilling. The cost of offshore drilling

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can be around $1 million a day so it is paramount that delays and problems do not occur.”

The Comarco Group has embraced the importance of diversifying business away from oil and gas, with Mombasa also being used as a general cargo and logistics springboard for projects in and outside of East Africa. For example, the company helped to supply the World Food Programme, The Red Cross and other international agencies through its port.

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INFINITE SOLUTIONSFOR THEOFFSHOREINDUSTRY

Dan-Bunkering is one of the world’s leading offshore bunker suppliers with more than 30 years of experience servicing oil rigs, seismic vessels, construction vessels, cable layers, crew boats, and many other types of vessels across the world.

Even remote areas are within our reach

With oil exploration moving to more remote areas, the need for flexible supply infra-structure is significant. Thanks to our experience in the offshore industry combined with a fleet of more than 30 tankers and an in-house chartering department, we can offer you unprecedented supply and storage solutions at offshore or onshore locations worldwide.

www.dan-bunkering.com

Rokem, an IALA industrial member, is a professional manufacturer and supplier of various AtoN products in China including high-tech products like RMB, Racon, AIS, SSS and remote monitoring system etc.

Best quality together with best service is the creed of Rokem.

Address: 9D Double Dove Great Tower, 438 Pudian Road, Shanghai 200122, China Tel: +86-21-50810062, 50811396 Fax: +86-21-58818728, 58302954 E: [email protected] www.rokem.com/Aton.htm

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280T P&H Crane Salvage, Canda, Mozambique (2011)

From Mombasa and further afield, Comarco, through its several divisions (construction, marine projects, vessels and logistics), can offer clients any number of its varied marine services and is able to provide these on a full turnkey solution, or on a standalone basis with selected component parts to suit the client’s individual requirements.

Marine and general contracting services include supply base management, marine construction, commercial diving services, vessel chartering and cargo haulage.

However, it is The Group’s marine and specialised logistics services which differentiate it from other operators and forms the core brand of Comarco, with Instant Ports, Beach Landings,

Comarco can offer clients any number of its varied marine

services

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Stevedoring at Sea, and the patented EBOS for Exposed Beaching Operations leading the service Comarco offers.

Instant Ports In the niche field of “Instant Ports”, Comarco and Copenhagen-based Thorco Shipping have established a dedicated subsidiary to provide turnkey solutions for transporting any size cargo to the remotest and most challenging areas accessible by sea.

Formed in September 2014, Instant Ports combines the expertise of both partners and can draw on a fleet of modern 5,000-20,000 DWT cargo vessels along with cargo barges, tugs, trucks, cranes, forklifts and an experienced workforce as well as the Industry Renowned EBOS.

An Instant Port is ideal for oil and gas, exploration and other project-related operations that require an environmentally-friendly, rapidly deployable and removable, beach landing site, especially at remote locations in marginal sea conditions.

Specific services include beach and site surveys, bathymetric and geotechnical surveys, project management and engineering, handling of local permissions and the delivery of heavy lift and out of gauge cargo.

Diversifying A number of other notable projects set for 2015

Comarco is developing an instant port for

the Palma project

‘Comarco and Copenhagen-based Thorco Shipping have established a dedicated subsidiary to provide turnkey solutions for transporting any size cargo to the remotest and most challenging areas accessible by sea.’

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showcases the scope of work the company is able to carry out, keeping the project book healthy through an uncertain period for oil and gas exploration and development.

A joint venture with multinational bunkering specialist Dan Bunkering has just been initiated, involving the purchase of an offshore bunkering vessel. The Comarco Pemba, 2,439 dwt, has been delivered to East Africa and is now in operation.

Phillips said: “Dan Bunkering is working in East Africa to help supply the growing number of offshore projects which need fuel, together with seismic and exploration work happening up and down the

Crown Paints

HERE’S TO A COLOURFUL PARTNERSHIP

www.crownpaints.co.ke

Crown Paints Kenya congratulates Comarco Group for over 40 years of hard work, dedication and extraordinary growth. We look forward to an even brighter future.

Comarco offshore

vessel

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Thorco Shippingwww.thorcoshipping.com

With a versatile � eet of over 85 multipurpose vessels, Thorco Shipping is able to accommodate the diverse requirements of any project. In addition to a global presence, the size of our � eet o� ers our clients great � exibility, as we often have a variety of vessels to choose from for any cargo in a

particular area. On the shore side, Thorco Shipping o� ers full � exibility as well. With our highly-skilled personnel and 15 o� ces spread across the globe, we are available around the clock and always able to deliver fast and reliable transport solutions, to clients from any time zone in the world.

Size and �exibility

EuropeThorco Shipping A/STel. +45 6320 [email protected]

AsiaThorco Shipping Pte. Ltd.Tel. + 65 6922 8620 [email protected]

North AmericaThorco Shipping America Inc.Tel. +1 (281) 404 4250 [email protected]

South AmericaThorco Shipping Brazil Ltda.Tel. +55 213 388 [email protected]

In order to provide comprehensive solutions to multi-faceted financial services industry requirements, and to deliver a strong client-focused approach across a range of insurance products,

servicing corporates medium –size businesses and individuals in South Africa and the rest of Africa, the Pogir Group consists of four

separate companies: Short Term Insurance, Healthcare Solutions, Employee Benefits and Life & Advisory.

Visit us online to find out more:www.pogirgroup.co.za

Exceptional Service.Personal Attention.

St Andrews office park, Block A, Ground Floor

39 Wordsworth Avenue, St Andrews Bedfordview

Tel: (011) 879 7200 | Fax: (011) 454 - 0581

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Offloading 235-ton portions, Mozambique

coastline, which this vessel can serve in addition to conventional shipping and fishing fleets.”

Comarco Group has also recently invested in a dedicated salvage tug, the CSC Nelson, which at 150t BP is currently the largest of its kind operating on the eastern coast of Africa The Nelson is currently in dry dock in Durban being prepared to be used for long distance towage and salvage. Nelson will be owned and operated by Consolidated Salvage Company, a Comarco Group company.

Geographically the company is also broadening its horizons, with Executive Chairman Peter Phillips, the founder of the Group, returning to Myanmar to establish a new fully incorporated unit of the business.

“We have spent a lot of time in Myanmar and believe there is great potential there,” the MD

Comarco Tug

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added. “While there is the challenge of limited infrastructure, it also represents opportunities for us to get involved with development of the country and offer our services and experience.”

Other markets the group has already reached include Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and Malawi and West Africa are possible target destinations for this year.

Giving back As the group continues to grow and have a greater impact in the communities in which it operates, Phillips hopes it can expand its CSR reach and impact.

Comarco’s global footprint

“Our main CSR activities at the moment are in Kenya, sponsoring events, working with the community and neighbourhood to improve and upgrade the area...”

– Simon Phillips, Managing Director

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“Our main CSR activities at the moment are in Kenya, sponsoring events, working with the community and neighbourhood to improve and upgrade the area, and developing schools and paying school fees for employees who qualify through a means test,” he said.

“The infrastructure and municipal resources in Kenya has been quite severely stretched in recent times due to urbanization and population growth.” Comarco teams help to remove litter and clean roads, and are also building a park so children can play safely. A pilot canteen scheme is another initiative that has been received well, providing food, water and sanitation in parts of Mombasa

Comarco Supply Base, Mombasa, Kenya

Comarco is working with

the communtiy in Kenya

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Company Information

I N D U S T RY

Exploration World

H E A D Q U A RT E R S

Mombasa , Kenya

F O U N D E D

1971

E M P L O Y E E S

450

R E V E N U E

Not disclosed

P R O D U C T S /

S E R V I C E S

Offshore Marine;

Construction; Supply

Chain and Logistics

lacking these facilities. A new sponsoring initiative will see line

managers of the 450 workers nominate the brightest company prospects, who in return for at least three years of commitment to Comarco will receive added high-quality training.

Growth will be key both to Comacro Group’s commercial and social success, and Phillips is carrying positivity into the new year on the back of new lines of business being generated from Mombasa and elsewhere as in Myanmar.

He concluded: “I am optimistic and believe that much of the current hesitancy surrounding industry will disappear as 2015 progresses.”

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Comarco Base, Liwatoni Bay

P.O.Box 94022-80100, Mombasa

Tel.+254 202 381 040

[email protected] www.comarcogroup.com

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