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FLEET IN SERVICE
Constant Growth
Vessel number 6,000 in Germanischer
Lloyd’s fleet is a chemical tanker named
“Cape Bacton”. This double-hull tanker
with a cargo-carrying capacity of 35,153
dwt is also the first vessel of a small
fleet of 18 tankers to be surveyed by
Germanischer Lloyd for Columbia Shipmanagement
Ltd. (Limassol/Cyprus). In
the last five years alone, the fleet of ships
in operation with GL class grew by more
than 1,000 vessels. Only ten years before
that, in July 1991, the 4,000th ship was
accepted into class. The “Cape Bacton” is owned by Cape
Normandie Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Columbia
Shipmanagement Ltd., a subsidiary of Schoeller Holdings that
was established in 1978. Columbia operates a fleet of almost
300 ships: container carriers, tankers, bulk carriers and pas-
Rainer Schöndube, Member of the Executive Board Germanischer
Lloyd (right) with An Guan, the 3,000th employee
MARINE GEARS IN DEMAND
Order Boom for Renk AG
The maritime supply industry in Germany is profiting from
the strong demand for ship newbuildings. Renk AG, a highquality
producer of special gear units, vehicle transmission
components and test systems, reported a successful first
half-year at the end of July. At its works in Augsburg, the
Renk AG manufactures special large-scale gear units for the
maritime sector and for special stationary applications, with
outputs reaching into the limiting range of 140 MW. Its
Rheine works manufactures general industrial gears, large
ship gear units, as well as couplings for a wide range of
applications. The factory also builds innovative single and
“Cape Bon“ sister ship of the “Cape Bacton“
SHANGHAI
Expansion in China
MARITIME SERVICES · NEWS
senger vessels. With a workforce of 8,000 employees worldwide,
Schoeller Holdings offers a broad spectrum of tailored
maritime services, including ship management and line
services. In addition, the company has interests in a number
of hotels and restaurants.
The name of the 3,000th employee of Germanischer Lloyd is An Guan.
Executive Board Member Rainer Schöndube came to Shanghai to welcome
the surveyor personally and to present him with a fine bottle of
champagne to mark the beginning of his career at the classification
society.
An Guan studied marine engineering at the Harbin Shipbuilding
Engineering Institute, gaining his initial experience at the Dalian Ship
Research and Design Institute and the Dalian yard of COSCO. Owing to
the strong demand for newbuilding classification in Asia and especially
in China, Germanischer Lloyd is continually hiring skilled personnel
and optimizing the training programme, both on site and in the Training
Centre in Hamburg. Applications invited:
Area Manager Werner Enning, Room 1201, Central Plaza 381,
Huaihai m. Road, Shanghai 200020, People’s Republic of China
twin gear units, and propeller shaft clutches. As a result of
the increased workload of the factories, the cooperation
with Germanischer Lloyd has been intensified. The technical
design and execution of the gear units is supervised by
GL surveyors who perform the examination according to the
construction rules developed by Germanischer Lloyd.
Installation of the gear units at the newbuilding yards is also
monitored by Germanischer Lloyd. In addition, each gearbox
is tested thoroughly during the sea trials. This approach
satisfies the common objective of achieving the very highest
level of safety and the greatest customer satisfaction.
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