Facts & Figures

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) employs more than 6,700 engineers, surveyors, experts and administrative staff in 80 countries. The global network consists of more than 208 stations and site offices. GL offers technical competence, uncompromising quality and first-class services around the world.

Revenue

Sales have developed dynamically in recent years.
Compared to 2008, the revenue rose by 25 per cent.

m €
2000: 183
2001: 193,8
2002: 206,4
2003: 218,7
2004: 268,5
2005: 318,3
2006: 364,4
2007: 421,7
2008: 544
2009: 686

Total: 686 m €
Maritime Services: 336 m €
Industrial Services: 350m €´

Fleet in Service

Today, GL takes care of the technical safety of more than 6,903 ships with more than 84,5 million GT.
Since 2001, the tonnage of GL-classed vessels had more than doubled to 84.5 million GT by December 2009.

Ships
2000: 5.051
2001: 5.105
2002: 5.213
2003: 5.357
2004: 5.401
2005: 5.823
2006: 6.113
2007: 6.465
2008: 6.784
2009: 6.903

mGT
2000: 33,2
2001: 37,1
2002: 40,8
2003: 44,1
2004: 47,8
2005: 55,7
2006: 64,4
2007: 71,8
2008: 78
2009: 84,5

Employees

Currently, GL has more than 6,700 employees.

As an international enterprise, more than 74 % of GL’s staff members did not hold a German passport at the end of 2009.
GL's employees come from nations all around the globe. The top ten nationalities represented at GL are German, British, US-American, Indian, Chinese, Egyptian, Malaysian, Mexican, Korean and Norwegian.

Locations

GL's Head Office is located at Brooktorkai 18, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.
Additionally, GL is operating more than 208 stations and site offices in 80 countries.