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VIETNAM
Two New Offi ces
November was a busy month: Vietnam
became a member of the
World Trade Organization (WTO);
the trade fair “Maritime Vietnam”
showcased the growing importance
of shipbuilding and the supply industry;
and Germanischer Lloyd officially
opened its new offi ces in Hanoi
and Haiphong. Le Thanh Binh,
Germanischer Lloyd Country Manager
for Vietnam, welcomed more
than 60 guests from the country’s
administration, the shipyard industry
and shipowning companies
to the opening ceremony in Hanoi.
GL opened its fi rst branch offi ce
in early 1995 in Ho Chi Minh City. To-
PARTY TIME. Dang Thanh Quang (left) and
Huynh Hong Vu (right) congratulate Le Thanh
Binh and Dr Volkmar Wasmansdorff (GL).
SHIPBUILDING
German Shipyard Orders – Totalling
US$ 33.5 billion
At the end of the third quarter 2006,
5,386 ships were on order with
shipyards worldwide, ordered by 770
ship-owners from 61 countries. The
orders-per-country list is headed by
shipowners from Japan and Germany,
totalling US$ 36.9 billion and US$
33.5 billion, respectively, followed by
day, close to 30 container ships and
multi-purpose vessels under construction
in Vietnamese shipyards
for Vietnamese, German and Danish
owners are up for classifi cation by
Germanischer Lloyd. Even the local
supply industry uses GL certifi cation
services for equipment such as boilers
or welding consumables.
the USA. (US$ 21.4 billion), Greece
(US$ 18.8 billion), and Norway (US$
16.5 billion). According to Clarkson
Research, the high investment volume
in Germany is largely attributable to
the German limited partnership (KG)
model that facilitates access to private
capital.
Germanischer Lloyd Supervisory Board Visits China
The Chinese shipbuilding industry keeps growing. The members of the Germanischer Lloyd Supervisory Board could see this for
themselves during a joint trip to China in September. In Guangzhou, GL Executive Board Member Rainer Schöndube (seated, 2nd
from the right) and Yiu Xueming (seated, second from the left), General Manager of Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, signed a
GL-classifi cation agreement for twelve 1740 TEU container vessels.
ASIA
NEWS | MARITIME SERVICES
FAREWELL.
SDARI manager Hu Jintao
and Hergen Thielemann.
Thielemann Retiring
Before I close a business deal, I
want to get to know my business
partners personally.” This was
Hergen Thielemann’s approach
to winning customers throughout
the Asian continent, said Dr Hermann
J. Klein in his eulogy during
Mr Thielemann’s farewell ceremony
in Shanghai last October.
Thielemann leaves Germanischer
Lloyd after nearly 29 years
of service in 14 countries. His last
position was that of East Asian
Division Manager, based in Singapore
and Shanghai. Life in Asia
is not always easy for a European,
said Hu Jintao, President of naval
engineering company SDARI. “You
managed with sincerity and a good
sense of humour. We will always remember
you with fondness.”
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