For 32 years (1977-2009) it was the owner of the MV Doulos, which until being sold to a Singaporean firm in 2010 held the record as the world's oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship (having been built in 1914, and being employed continually until 2009).
[2] The website provides live links to webcams aboard the Logos Hope, its scheduled itinerary, and updates concerning its various ports of call; it also has links to information about the organization, its objectives, the histories of both Gute Bücher für Alle and of the ships it has employed since 1970, and news and media resources concerning Gute Bücher für Alle's activities.
In each port, the ship's crew and staff partner with community groups to bring hope and show love to people whatever their circumstance, culture or background."
It is also maintained on the Gute Bücher für Alle site that "On average, one million visitors have been welcomed on board one of our ships every year!
The floating book fair offers over 5,000 titles, providing many visitors their first-ever opportunity to purchase quality literature."