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Linehaul Ships for the Future by David Tinsley, technical editor

As manifested in its commanding 25 percent global market share of boxship classification, in tonnage terms, Ger- manischer Lloyd (GL) combines both a sensitivity to the particular needs of a community immersed in container ves- sel ownership, operation and construc- tion, with a predilection for frontier technological development. The con- tainership component of the world fleet has grown 8.7 percent over the past five years alone, and the prospect of consid- erable volume growth during the next 10 years drives the industry to achieve ever- higher efficiencies per slot in the face of unremitting competitive and rate pres- sures.

GL's studies reflect a close under- standing of the commercial factors which call for still greater strides to be taken down the path of scale economy and design optimization. In looking to establish what is technically and struc- turally attainable within the bounds of safety, long-term dependability and acceptable cost, in a holistic approach to ship design, the society's proactive dis- position makes it a valued partner of clients and helps strengthen the wider standing of German maritime technolo-gy-

German shipyards delivered the world's first post-Panamax linehaul ves- sels over a decade ago, to far-sighted

American President Lines, and although subsequent record-breaking sizes have emanated from building berths in the Far

East and Denmark, the German mar- itime cluster remains a powerhouse of containership operating and design know-how.

While the somewhat secretive Danish organization A P Moller is thought to have taken the industry towards the v _ ..

Norasia Samantha is the first in a new series of five ships from HDW Kiel.

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