The merger between class titans Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd has received final approval from competition authorities and the new company will be operational beginning September 12, 2013. The new company, formally known as DNV GL Group, dethrones ClassNK as the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society to the maritime industry with an … [Read more...]
DNV and GL Group Announce Landmark Merger
A merger of international classification superpowers has been announced today. Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and German classification society Germanischer Lloyd have agreed to merge their respective businesses in 2013. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. If approved, this merger will be responsible for classing a combined tonnage of 265 … [Read more...]
GL Forum: The Use of 3D Technology in Shipping and Shipbuilding
Hamburg/Germany– Ships and offshore units are specialist structures with high requirements for efficiency and availability throughout their entire life cycle. Many of the processes, from production all the way to operation, can now be supported by 3D models and computer graphics. As with most developing technologies, this change brings up a number of questions. How can … [Read more...]
GL Provides EEDI Certificates for Four Super Green Vessels
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has presented UK-based shipper Carisbrooke Shipping with energy efficiency design index (EEDI) certificates for four low emission dry cargo vessels, the German classification society said in a statement today. The four 8500 DWT vessels - Vectis Eagle, Falcon, Harrier and Osprey - are built by Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and … [Read more...]
GL Halts Iran Business [REPORT]
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Ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd has reportedly stopped verifying safety and environmental standards for ship's belonging to Iran's biggest shipping companies, Reuters reports. GL is the latest class society to pledge an end to Iran operations in response to EU sanctions targetting the country's disputed nuclear programme and pressure from the U.S.-based United … [Read more...]
United Against Nuclear Iran Targets Germanischer Lloyd
U.S.-based pressure group against Iran's nuclear ambitions, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), on Thursday called on classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to stop certifying Iranian ships, specifically those of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC). GL is the latest classification society targeted by the … [Read more...]
GL to Jointly Develop LNG Solutions for Large Container Ships
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd said today that it has signed an agreement with Japanese shipbuilder IHI Marine United Inc. (IHIMU) to jointly investigate and develop solutions for large LNG-fueled container ships. “IHIMU shares GL's assumption that LNG will be a key technology for addressing the challenges the maritime industry faces in terms of reducing … [Read more...]