GL acquires maritime consulting firm and software developer

The maritime consulting and software companies Friendship Consulting GmbH and Friendship Systems GmbH in Potsdam are now members of the Germanischer Lloyd Group. The acquisition of the business operations of Friendship Consulting serves to expand GL's palette of advisory services for shipping companies, yards and the maritime supply industry. By taking an interest in Friendship Systems, Germanischer Lloyd will be able to offer its maritime and industrial customers a range of additional software programs for optimizing the design process.