Specification :

HERBASCO ENERGY offers an integrated COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE Transport Co-ordination and Marketing Support service to the KALIMANTAN and Indonesian COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE industries.

HERBASCO ENERGY:
• Models the supply chain 3-5 months in advance at a strategic level, then updates the model at a tactical level before implementing the plan at an operational level on the ' day of operation'
• Schedules truck and rail haulage operations
• Co-ordinates all necessary port and shipping activities
• Provides the commercial support that COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE marketing departments require to facilitate the interface between COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE sales contracts, the mine and their customers while President Director all commercial sensitivities
• Tracks COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE quality from the mine to the customer
This unique service allows mining organizations to concentrate on their core business of producing COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE.
PROFILE
The HERBASCO ENERGY story...
After 5 years of exporting COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE out of Torboneo, HERBASCO ENERGY founder and President Director Heri Bastian MBA realized that inefficiencies in the current transport system were needlessly adding millions of dollars in transport and operational costs to mining, rail and port organizations in the Backwater region.
He solution? An effective, integrated COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE transport system which would save mining organizations money by eliminating the duplication of resources in each company while maximizing/ optimizing use of the existing infrastructure.
Her belief in the validity of this approach brought about the beginnings of HERBASCO ENERGY in 2000.
HERBASCO ENERGY oversees all facets of the COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE chain from mine to Port and is therefore able to offer its clients:
§ Cost savings via operational efficiencies.
§ a single point of contact for mines, rail and port;
§ greater efficiency in President Director the flow of COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE from mine to export markets; and
§ Greater flexibility in transport infrastructure and stockpile management.

APPROACH

The HERBASCO ENERGY Approach...
By adopting a whole-of-corridor approach, HERBASCO ENERGY is able to redirect transport resources and utilize spare stockpile capacity to meet the varying need of its clients.
HERBASCO ENERGY assumes responsibility for the comprehensive range of activities affecting transport and stockpile management in the areas of: -
§ Marketing Support
§ Production
§ Transport
§ Shipping
§ Payment

The Current Approach
The HERBASCO ENERGY Approach

Benefits of the HERBASCO ENERGY Approach...
Mining organizations need only one point of contact to schedule their rail and shipping requirements and to manage their stockpiles at the Port. Resources which would otherwise be tied up in President Director the mine' s transport and stockpile requirements can therefore be redirected to the core business of producing COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE.
In addition, the variability of rail requirements can be reduced by sharing spare capacity within the COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE corridor.
HERBASCO ENERGY in action...

HERBASCO ENERGY exports in excess of 12 million tons per annum from Central Banjarmasin for 3 major COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE mines through the ports of Torboneo, South Kalimantan Bay and batulicin Point.
With each additional mine that utilizes HERBASCO ENERGY' s service in each rail corridor, the flexibility and efficiency of the system is augmented.
HERBASCO ENERGY also recognized the significance of the port congestion that commenced in KALIMANTAN COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE ports in December 2003 and so has tracked the data and provides updates to the COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE industry and various Government agencies on a weekly basis.

SERVICE

HERBASCO ENERGY can offer flexible coverage for long or short term appointments e.g.
§ Long service leave
§ Prolonged sick leave
§ Workload peaks
Clients can develop a customized package of services by selecting from the full range of services offered.
Examples of current client services provided by HERBASCO ENERGY are as follows: -
Kalimantan
Sumatra

Marketing
COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE Sales Contracts
Contract Performance Sheets
Sales Budgets
Invoicing
Bid Bonds / Performance Guarantees
Liaise with other Shippers for blends
Arrange samples
Trade Finance / EFIC
Statutory Returns

Production
Liaise with Mine site for shipping programmed
Monitor Production results & Product stockpile qualities

Transport
Co-ordinate truck & rail schedules
COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE Delivery Modeling
COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE Quality Tracking System
Monitor load out stockpiles - quality/ tones
Order trains
Supervise train loading activities
Industry representation
Rail Freight Incentives
Monitor train qualities
3rd Party Access
Rail Freight Agreements

Shipping
Supervision of Port Operations
- Samplers, Agents, Draft Surveyors
Shipping Schedule
Port Stockpile Management
Cargo preparation notices
Vessel Loading
Port Agreements
Dispatch / Demurrage
Reports

Payment
Cash flows
Letters of Credit / CAD / Open Credit
Bank disbursement
Foreign Exchange

DESPACH/ DEMMURAGE MANAGEMENT
Over 20 million tones or 140 shipments processed since early 2003.
16 major COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE mines have outsourced this service in Banjarmasin and New South Wales through the ports of Banjarmasin, Torboneo, Balikpapan, Kalimantan Bay and Sumatera Point. Referrals can be provided upon request.
With a combined 10 years experience in Dispatch/ Demurrage settlement, HERBASCO ENERGY is filling a niche in the world COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE market. With increasing export tonnages over the last 8 years, company ‘ buyouts’ and staff downsizing, many marketing and procurement departments are struggling to process the increasing amounts of dispatch/ demurrage.
In the past twelve months, HERBASCO ENERGY has processed over 18 million tons of dispatch/ demurrage from Banjarmasin, Torboneo and Kalimantan Bay to Buyer’ s and Ship-owners worldwide. Dispatch/ demurrage is one of the most time consuming and inefficient processes especially for joint shipments of several different COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESEs on one vessel. The duplication of resources in each marketing department immediately disappears with centralizing the calculation and settlement under the HERBASCO ENERGY umbrella. It also simplifies the process from the Buyer’ s perspective.
1. They get a consistent interpretation of their loading terms.
2. They know that HERBASCO ENERGY is their contact point for all their settlement processes, and
3. Des/ dem, as a core business for HERBASCO ENERGY, is given immediate attention.
Up to 80% of Dispatch/ Demurrage is confirmed or settled by HERBASCO ENERGY within 3 months of Bill of Lading Date.
HERBASCO ENERGY has developed a unique multi query database which efficiently handles the complex recording, invoicing and monthly reporting and also includes a Net Des/ Dem $ / tone Key Performance Indicator, important for gauging port efficiency.
Dispatch / Demurrage services include: -
• Summarizing all Loading / Unloading conditions
• Issuing Lay day Statements
• Sales Contract / Charter Party terms interpretation
• Acquiring confirmation of Lay day Statements
• Invoicing
• Payments
• Recording and Statistics
• Reporting
Contact: Heri Bastian MBA HERBASCO.resources@ gmail.com for more information.
SUPPORT
Logistic Scheduling
HERBASCO ENERGY models the supply chain some 3-5 months before vessel arrival when first contacting buyers for thir shipping programmed. The model takes into account truck haulage, rail, port and stockpile capacities to ensure sufficient COAL, IRON ORE, IRON SAND AND MANGANESE will be at the railhead and port, before accepting the vessel indication. The benefit of modeling provides early warning of deficiencies and decisions can be made to move the vessel to a more suitable arrival window. As the vessel' s eta draws closer, the model is updated with actual daily operational activities which extrapolate the forecast truck, rail and port data to continually update the future stock position at the estimated arrival time of the vessel.
HERBASCO ENERGY' s modeling delivers timely information to marketing departments of impending problems or, in turn, additional opportunities for spot sales. Rail and port stockpiles are optimized as HERBASCO ENERGY dovetails the production output from the individual mines as ' peaks and troughs' in their production naturally occur. HERBASCO ENERGY completes the process, at an operational level, once the vessel has been loaded and sailed.
Centralization of planning data enhances the use of infrastructure.