Germanischer Lloyd adds Fuzhou office, names China technical manager

Classification society Germanischer Lloyd said Friday it has opened a new liaison office in Fuzhou, China to meet the increasing demand for classificatory services in that region.

GL already operates from offices in Shanghai (its base in China), Dalian, Jiangyin, Nanjing, Ningbo, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Qingdao and Yangzhou.

The German company also said Friday that Wolf Dieter Enter has been named technical manager for Germanischer Lloyd in China. He will offer technical expertise to clients in the shipbuilding industry and maritime supply manufacturers, as well as providing the 250 GL surveyors in China with technical guidance and instructions. Enter previously headed GL's liaison office in Ningbo.

The strong demand for newbuilding tonnage in recent years has been matched by a strong trend to build up shipyard capacities in particular in Asia,?GL said in a statement, adding that it is classifying 700 vessels on order in the country. 

Source: American Shipper