10th Anniversary for Germanischer Lloyd Polish Committee |
| Szczecin/Hamburg, 17 November 2005 – More than 50 Polish customers of Germanischer Lloyd took part in the 10th session of the Polish Committee in Szczecin today. Dr. Hermann J. Klein, Member of the Executive Board, addressed the annual meeting. He was joined by Torsten Schramm, Division Manager Europe, Mediterranean and Africa, Hans-Joachim Försterling, Chief Operating Officer and Uwe Diepenbroek, Area Manager North/East Europe.
The annual meeting provides a forum for Polish customers and gives the classification society Germanischer Lloyd the opportunity to present current technical topics. The agenda of today’s meeting included among other topics Marpol Annex VI, the corrosion protection of ballast water tanks and ISPS Code certification. Representatives of major shipyards, equipment manufacturers and maritime institutions attended the meeting. Marpol Annex VI, the new annex to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, came into force on 19 May, 2005. It sets tight limits for the emission of airborne pollutants by international shipping. Over the past few years, the increased environmental consciousness worldwide has led to a series of nationally valid regulations aimed at limiting the emissions of ships’ engines in the coastal and inland-waterway areas. The preparation and implementation of Annex VI was accompanied by Germanischer Lloyd with advisory services for its customers. In particular, GL’s engine experts supported the aim of all engine manufacturers to achieve, in advance of these provisions, a consumption-neutral and at the same time pollutant-related optimization of their engines with specific manufacturing costs that were as low as possible. For years now, industry and research have been working together closely in developing a number of technical processes to meet the limiting values. Observance of the limiting values is verified by certification of the engines. Furthermore, the certificates for the engines installed on board a ship can be examined within the scope of the port state controls. In recent years, many engine manufacturers have commissioned the certification of their engines on a voluntary basis. Germanischer Lloyd has thoroughly tested the engine types of almost all major engine manufacturers. On behalf of most flag states - Germanischer Lloyd is authorized for statutory flagstate duties by 120 administrations worldwide-, the documentation of the engines is examined and initial and periodical surveys on board the ships are being carried out. The pollutants emitted by engines can be measured by GL’s mobile test equipment and evaluated in its own laboratory. Another presentation focused on corrosion protection of ballast water tanks as an important maintenance and safety aspect for the owners and class. The presentation demonstrated how this aspect is assessed by Germanischer Lloyd in both observing international requirements and the experience of Germanischer Lloyd to the benefit of the owners. It is particularly important to safeguard the coating protection of the hull structure and give hints for maintenance and improvement.
As one of the worldwide leaders in ship classification, Germanischer Lloyd looks after the technical safety of over 5,750 ships. More than 120 flag states have authorized the Society to perform statutory duties on their behalf. The number of new building orders on hand is currently about 1,000 units. |
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