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The success and longevity of a company are the result of the efforts of people working at all levels of the organization. Without the commitment of everyone, dedication to safety and best practices, and the knowledge of each professional—from the fabric floor to top management—companies would not be able to overcome challenges, break paradigms, and persist in their journey toward sustainable longevity. A company’s resilience lies in its human capital. And everyone must be aware that, more than just holding a position, each individual plays a vital role in their organization’s journey. That’s how I see every professional at the Forship Group, every partner who joins us in projects and ventures, sharing the same goal: to add value and deliver the best results to our clients. Like a team that “trains” every day to improve, every worker is a champion. And for us, every day is May 1st—a day that honors those who build companies, contribute to the economy, strive for social justice, and help a nation move forward. The worker is the main driving force of a country. Fabio FaresPresident and CEO of the Forship Group

Sustainability requires greater female participation For every 10% increase in gender diversity, there is an increase of almost 5% in company productivity, according to a study by the Identities Institute of Brazil (ID_BR), published in 2022. The evolution of diversity in companies is progressing slowly, for various reasons. But the position of top management remains the key factor in changing this scenario. This is the position of the Forship Group, which is betting on diversity to move forward on its journey. “Forship has diversity as one of its values. Although the institutional orientation is to guarantee a discrimination-free environment, we understand that structured actions are essential to strengthen diversity practices, encourage inclusive education and monitor progress in this area,” says Anita Figueiredo, Human Resources Manager at the Forship Group. She points out that the company seeks to promote this discussion internally, with the aim of increasing the inclusion of women in its human capital, promoting actions related to gender issues, such as those carried out on Women’s Day. Industry reliability According to her, it is important that selection processes are designed to attract female candidates for positions previously held mostly by men. “Clients already include diversity guidelines in their IDBs, pushing the market to adopt more inclusive practices,” she observes. The Forship Group has been making efforts to recruit and select more women on board. “Female participation in projects is always welcome. However, the majority of applications are for administrative positions, while operational positions continue to be filled by men,” she laments. The perception is that there is a lack of women with the necessary training to work more significantly on projects. “It’s essential to invest in school and professional training and, secondly, companies should create a welcoming environment for these newly trained professionals,” she says.

Our expertise is on board Petrobras platforms The Forship Group has been executing two contracts with Petrobras that have enabled our team to show its expertise and excellence: we have carried out operation services and first-level maintenance tasks for cranes, cargo handling equipment and accessories, industrial cleaning and helipad trim for nine offshore units that are operating in the Espírito Santo and Santos basins. The Forship teams are responsible for receiving and sending cargo on five platforms (called replicants because they have the same design) operating in the pre-salt Santos Basin – P-66, P-67 and P-69 (Tupi), P-68 (Berbigão and Sururu) and P-70 (Atapu) and four units in the Espírito Santo Basin – P-52, P-54, P-55 and P-62 (Roncador), as well as a Maintenance and Safety Unit (UMS). “This is an essential activity for the operation of an offshore oil and gas production unit,” says Forship’s Operations Director, Marco Kronemberger, noting that Forship will also make the steel cables available for future replacements for the cranes in the Roncador field. “The biggest challenges are keeping the inventory of load handling equipment and accessories in the minimum quantities required and in perfect condition for use, including certificates of conformity, as well as having the team trained and retrained in accordance with the requirements of the various Regulatory Standards and the Brazilian Navy and applicable procedures,” he said, noting that this was a high-risk operation. Industry reliability Forship has a team of around 230 people (118 UN-ES and 112 UN-BS), which can be increased depending on demand over the 50-month duration of the contract (the UN-ES contract started in February 2024 and the UN-BS in March of the same year). “We’re used to long-term contracts, which reflect the market’s reliability in Forship,” says Kronemberger. He recalls that the company has already operated cranes for Petrobras on the BGL-1 and carried out maintenance on the cranes of these same platforms in the Santos Basin. He currently operates and maintains cranes on platforms off the coast of Sergipe. The Operations Director explains that the replicants, several of which are positioned among the largest producers in the country, have modern cranes, which requires their operators to have extensive experience and specific training. “This may require training in simulators,” he explains. “But Forship was highly rated in the previous contract. This means that the client’s expectations are high and places even greater responsibility on the project team,” he adds. “Due to the large size and number of units that these contracts encompass, we can consider it a significant increase in our portfolio,” says Kronemberger. With the new contracts, the Forship Group is further consolidating its position as a company that provides operation and maintenance services in the Oil & Gas (O&G) industry, with a good perception of quality on the part of its clients. “They represent a huge responsibility to the client and confirmation to the market that we are strong competitors in the sectors in which we operate,” he concludes.

The respect for diversity is a fundamental principle for a fairer, more equal and inclusive society. Valuing the differences between people and cultures means recognizing plurality and all the richness it brings. Diversity is at the very heart of the Forship Group, which has been building its journey based on this plurality of ideas, knowledge, experiences, genders, races and cultures. That’s why we’re using the International Women’s Day celebrations (March 8th) to reflect on the power of diversity and how we can, on a daily basis, exercise to expand it, to consolidate it in our organizational culture. The Forship Group is proud that women make up more than 50% of our corporate staff. We are aware that we still have a long way to go, but we are conscious of the strength of our values to continue our journey of success. It is diversity that also enables us to innovate in order to better fulfill our mission and build our vision for the future. A future that is expressed in our achievements. That is why it is such a joy to celebrate 10 years of HMSMobile, a decisive application in the achievement of Paperless Commissioning, freeing projects from thousands of sheets of paper, the nightmare of the teams. A solution that was developed in a collaborative environment, in which the diversity of knowledge enabled us to be disruptive. So let’s celebrate diversity every day, because it’s what makes us even stronger! Fabio FaresPresident and CEO of the Forship Group

HMSMobile has digitized a crucial process for the start-up of an industrial project, ensuring traceability throughout its lifetime Conducting commissioning in a 100% digital, paperless environment was the challenge taken on in 2015 by HMSWeb Tecnologia da Informação, which delivered to the market the mobile version of the disruptive commissioning engineering tool, HMSWeb (Handover Management System). It took less than five months from concept to the first version of HMSMobile, which proved to be a powerful tool for providing more agile service to clients in the mining, oil & gas and energy sectors, among others. “The mobile version of HMSWeb has played a key role in consolidating it as the best commercial solution for quality management, mechanical completion and commissioning on the market. This perception is not only ours, but that of all the clients who have adopted this tool in their projects and who, with their feedback, enable us to improve it,” says Luciano Gaete, CEO of HMSWeb Tecnologia da Informação. “The success of HMSMobile has contributed to the consolidation of strategic partnerships, including the addition of HMSWeb as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) on the Microsoft Marketplace platform. This has extended the solution’s global reach, making it available to Microsoft consultants and partners all over the world,” he says. Internal development The development of HMSMobile was carried out by an internal team with the support of partners specializing in mobile technology. “This collaboration was crucial to consolidating digital knowledge in the company, allowing the exchange of experiences and the improvement of skills in software development in the mobile environment,” he points out. According to him, the initial challenges were to guarantee a simple and efficient user experience, even on devices with smaller screens, and to allow multiple users to work on different devices in an integrated way and without data conflicts. “Overcoming connectivity limitations in remote environments, guaranteeing information security and maintaining data consistency have been challenges we have successfully faced throughout the evolution of HMSMobile,” he adds. Challenging projects Large-scale projects in the mining sector, such as S11D and CLN150, as well as projects in the O&G, energy and paper & cellulose sectors have been key to improving HMSMobile. “These challenging environments, highly complex projects such as offshore platforms, paper & cellulose production units and thermal power plants, presented complex commissioning management demands, according to the specifics of each market. This required the development of a highly flexible, lightweight and effective mobile solution,” says Luciano Gaete. “With HMSMobile we control projects involving 90,000 to 120,000 pieces of equipment in large mining projects fully digitally and free of paper. The application has enabled us to efficiently and accurately manage more than half a million field activities, demonstrating its robustness and ability to operate in different complex industrial environments,” emphasizes the executive. Our difference “The mobile solution has increased the reach of our platform into the field environment and has further strengthened HMSWeb’s value proposition of offering a complete solution for managing the entire commissioning process,” says Luciano Gaete. For the executive, the app has brought a new dimension of mobility and efficiency. “It has increased the company’s visibility and once again demonstrated our ability to innovate and offer high-impact technological solutions for the industry. With innovation as a tradition, to which we have remained faithful since the company was founded,” he concludes.

Petrobras signs new O&M contract with Forship until mid-2030 The Forship Group was selected by Petrobras to be responsible for the operation, maintenance and engineering services for the utilities of the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of the Boaventura Energy Complex, in Itaboraí (RJ), where it has been operating since July 2020. “We were the only technical proposal that met all the technical requirements and Petrobras’ budget,” says Marco Kronemberger, Forship Group’s Operations Director. The current contract runs until June 2025, when the new one begins. “In four and a half years, 1,640 days without an accident, we have worked more than 10 million hours in high-risk areas such as: gas, electricity, working at heights, confined spaces, fumes and chemicals. We are overcoming all the difficulties,” celebrated Kronemberger. He notes that there have been practically no changes to the scope of the new contract, however, due to the start of commercial operation of the UPGN, all Utility units are required 24 hours / 7 days a week. Uninterrupted operation “Working on a contract basis is to carry out maintenance and operate continuously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a minimum team of professionals, as established by Petrobras. Undoubtedly, it is a very big challenge, with penalties if any of the contract utilities become unavailable. It is a complex contract,” analyzes Kronemberger. He explains that keeping Brazil’s largest UPGN in continuous operation, with a capacity to process 21,000m³/day, is essential, because if the utility were to shut down, this would impact several platforms in production in the pre-salt, operated by national and foreign oil companies in consortium with Petrobras. “Keeping industrial plants in operation, guaranteeing their safety and efficiency, is always a challenge, not least because unscheduled stoppages, which interrupt commercial supply, can directly interfere with our client’s image,” he points out. “The challenges are to keep a motivated team in compliance with the contract, with no accidents and to invest continuously in training and qualification,” he adds. Continuous learning The Forship Group’s Project Manager, Yoshiyuki Ohara, notes that the lessons learned from one contract are always useful for another, even if they are different plants. “Working in various areas – mining, O&G, energy, etc. – we have the privilege of getting to know different cultures, which enables us to learn differently. In addition, we have strong experience in the O&M of large operating and production units, and we currently have six contracts of this type,” he says. “In other words, we are recognized as a highly qualified company in O&M, capable of winning new contracts in this area,” he concludes.

In more than 25 years of operation, the Forship Group has not only consolidated expertise in each of the areas in which it operates, but has also demonstrated excellence in the execution of services. What is more, it has formed a valuable team of professionals from different backgrounds, qualified to work in the most diverse scenarios and overcome challenges. It is this perfect equation that qualifies us today as one of the Brazilian companies with recognized expertise in key areas such as commissioning engineering, operation and maintenance (O&M), BRC (Regulatory Support) and HMSWeb licensing, among others. Our qualifications, excellence and human capital prepared to face challenges have enabled us, once again, to win another O&M contract for an emblematic Petrobras project, the Utilities project at the Boaventura Energy Complex, in Itaboraí (RJ), in which we have been working since July 2020. By submitting the only technical proposal that met all of Petrobras’ technical and budgetary requirements, the Forship Group once again demonstrated its ability to offer a complete solution to clients in the various markets in which it operates. And the company’s vocation to add value and maximize results for everyone involved in a project. By adding up, we make a difference. Fabio FaresPresident and CEO of Forship Group

As the year comes to an end, Grupo Forship has prepared a robust schedule for the 2024 Internal Workplace Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT), taking place from November 11 to 18. SIPAT brings important topics to the forefront, aligned with the ESG pillar (Environmental, Social, and Governance), reinforcing the company’s commitment to the health and safety of the community. The program includes awareness campaigns on the importance of prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancer (Pink October) and prostate cancer (Blue November), as well as discussions and reflections on employee health and well-being, which also impact their families. 📅 Schedule:🔹 11/11 – Infant First Aid🔹 12/11 – Elderly Care🔹 13/11 – Women’s Reproductive Health🔹 14/11 – Blue November🔹 18/11 – Traffic Safety