Austal teams with GL

Australian fast-vessel builder Austal Ships Pty Ltd. has prolonged its long-standing technical and commercial partnership with the classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). The agreement was extended for the fourth time in the last eleven years.

GL will continue to provide classificatory handling, technical advisory services and accompanying analyses of strength, dynamics and hydrodynamics for various projects of the Austal yard. The agreement provides for a project-orientated plan approval service,

onsite plan approval when necessary, and for the presence of experienced high speed craft surveyors on site.

Austal has lately been commissioned with the construction of two 88 metre long high speed catamarans by the Istanbul based shipping company Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (IDO). Each catamaran has a capacity of 1,200 passengers and 225 cars. The main engines accelerate the catamarans to an average speed of 36 knots utilising only 90% of their maximum power. GL will class the newbuildings as part of the once again

extended cooperation agreement.