"Excellence" in Series
Quality sets the pace
Safety, quality, environmental behaviour, reliability and social responsibility: companies that consistently implement these objectives are candidates for the "GL Excellence" certificate of Germanischer Lloyd.
For "GL Excellence", at least nine obligatory requirements must be fulfilled in the categories Management Systems, Safety, Environment, Operation and Comfort. Ocean Shipmanagement had already been certified to ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment) in 2006. In addition, the shipping company is also distinguished by its certification in accordance with the ISM Code (International Safety Management) and ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security). What is more, the company conducts a practical ISPS exercises at the GL Academy, uses TBT-free coatings, and is registered in the Emergency Response Service (ERS) of Germanischer Lloyd.
NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft stands for the highest quality standards in container shipping. In November, this shipping company received the top certification, "GL Excellence - 5 Stars". The management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 as well as the ISM Code and ISPS Code have been implemented successfully on all NSB vessels.
NSB has introduced an occupational safety management system and likewise uses the ERS. The underwater coatings of the ships are TBT-free. With its own NSBacademy, the shipping company also meets the criterion "Advanced Internal Training Scheme". Standards are being set in ship recycling too. With the support of GL, NSB is implementing the future requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with regard to environmental ship recycling.
For the voluntary introduction of superior standards these companies were awarded with "GL Excellence":
- AIDA Cruises
- Intership Navigation and Athena Marine
- Hapag Lloyd
- Reederei Laeisz
- Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (NSB)
- Ocean Shipmanagement (Subsidiary of Reederei Thomas Schulte)
