GL records record tonnage

Fuelled by the order boom in international shipping, the tonnage classified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has grown to more than 50 million gross tonnage (GT). This is a milestone in the history of the classification society, which attends to the safety of over 5,730 vessels worldwide. “We are deeply grateful to our customers at home and abroad for this growth,” said Executive Board Member Rainer Schöndube. “Over the past eight years, we have been able to double the fleet in class.”

In the first seven months of 2005 alone, the gross tonnage rose to 4.2 million tonnes, an 8.8% increase. In the first half of 2005, the personnel level rose by 13% to 1,494 within Germany and by about 40% to 1,255 overseas. GL is represented worldwide with 163 stations in 77 countries.