Five New Taiwanese Bulk Carrier Transferred to Germanischer Lloyd

News was prepared under the information support of Online Daily Newspaper on Hellenic and international Shipping "Hellenic Shipping News".

30 Jun 2008

The Taiwanese Shipping Company Wisdom Marine Lines S.A. has awarded Germanischer Lloyd with the classification of five new bulk carriers. The vessels are currently build at a Japanese shipyard and will be surveyed by the Hamburg based classification society. GL is represented by an office in Kaohsiung. It is planning to open up a country office in Taipei soon. The signing ceremony for the five 24,000 DWT bulk carriers has been celebrated at a customer event in Taipei. James C. S. Lan, Chairman of Wisdom Marine Lines, and Dr Volkmar Wasmansdorff, Senior Vice President and Managing Director Region Asia/Pacific of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), signed the contract. 
The signing ceremony was part of a celebration highlighting the close relationship between the Taiwanese shipping company and GL. Wisdom Marine Lines S.A. has already been working together with GL for several years. The company was founded in 1999 with headquarters based in Taipei. Wisdom Marine Lines S.A. has a fleet of 30 vessels and as many as 28 ships under construction. It has one of the youngest fleets in the region. The fleet includes panamax container vessels, handy-max and handy-size bulk carriers as well as multi-purpose ships.
The classification society Germanischer Lloyd conducts safety surveys on board of more than 6,600 ships with about 75 Mio GT. The new Bulk Carriers will receive a Certificate of Class for both the hull and machinery. It is valid for 5 years during which time Annual and Intermediate Surveys are conducted to insure that the vessel is maintained in a safe condition. At the end of five years a thorough survey of the hull and machinery is performed before a new Certificate of Class is issued. This schedule is based on the assumption of normal maintenance and conscientious repair.
GL is one of the leading classification societies which establishes and applies technical standards in relation to the design, construction and survey of ships and offshore structures. The mission of classification societies is to contribute to the development and implementation of technical standards for the protection of life, property and the environment. GL is authorized as Recognised Organisations for Flag States, verifying the same vessel's compliance with international and/or national statutory regulations.
GL has its Head Office in Hamburg and maintains a global network of 208 offices in 77 countries in order to offer surveys for its maritime clients in all ports of this world. GL has a staff of 4,400 employees, engineers and other experts.

Source: Germanischer Lloyd