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Six thousand times thank you! Six thousand ships with GL class. Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Vorsetzen 35 · 20459 Hamburg/Germany Phone: +49 40 36149-0 · Fax: +49 40 36149-200 headoffice@gl-group.com · www.gl-group.com Six thousand ships with about 60 million GT are now on course with GL class! This is a wonderful occasion to thank our customers for their trust and cooperation in the spirit of partnership. At the same time this milestone is a great incentive for us to continue our successful growth and to keep offering our customers first-class service.
Dear Readers, The year 2006 will be ending in just a few weeks. Perhaps it is a bit too early to draw any final conclusions just yet. But there can already be no doubt that Germanischer Lloyd will once again be able to present impressive growth figures. During the first three quarters alone, Maritime Services sales increased by 11 % while Industrial Services sales grew by as much as 34 %. We are especially happy about the rising number of newbuilding orders for tankers and bulk carriers. In particular, we have been able to boost tanker classification orders by almost two million GT, demonstrating that our corporate expansion strategy is on the right track. Despite vigorous competition, we successfully defended our market share in the classification of container vessels. In October 2006, we received the highest number of orders this year, and the second highest in our com- Rainer Schöndube pany’s entire history of 139 years. A special highlight in November was the world’s first-ever order for the classification of submarines, specifically three vessels from German production for the South African Navy. Our innovative submarine engineering rules, first published in February 2005, underscore our comprehensive technological expertise. Germanischer Lloyd is the only classification society offering such a service. Our maritime safety philosophy of maximizing precaution while ensuring economic feasibility remains as compelling as ever. New international regulations for the protection of fuel oil tanks were introduced recently. Our engineers show how doing a few extra calculations can be most worthwhile in finding the optimum tank arrangement. To learn how helpful this is, please read our lead article. Success makes attractive. The shareholders of Germanischer Lloyd are being ardently courted at the moment. While we perceive these renewed advances as clear appreciation of our excellent performance, there should be no misconceptions about the origin of our success. Indeed, it is the result of the hard work of our loyal employees, who are dedicated to providing excellent service to the customers of our Society. “Operating 24/7” is not only our credo but also the first-class principle of continued commitment to quality, safety and economic efficiency. We will continue to be there to offer you outstanding service. You have my word on that. Yours sincerely, Das Besondere ist unsere Stärke Rainer Schöndube Member of the Executive Board EDITORIAL nonstop 4/2006 3
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