DNV has passed the 100 million gross tons mark by taking Danaos Shipping's container ship P&O Nedlloyd Caracas into class on delivery from Korea's Samsung Heavy Industry yard.
Never before has DNV classed such a large share of the world's fleet. Of the total fleet, 17 percent is now in DNV class. "This is an important milestone in DNV's development," says CEO Miklos Konkoly-Thege.
Internationally, DNV has experienced its strongest growth lately in Asia. In the past four months, DNV has gained about 40 percent of all newbuilding orders in South Korea. DNV also has about 18 percent of all the ships that are on order or being built worldwide.
According to Konkoly-Thege the key to DNV's positive growth has been the company's focus on balancing quality and cost-effectiveness. "It is gratifying that our growth comes during a period when DNV has been especially active in its work to improve safety at sea. In addition to reaching 100 million gross tons, Port State detention statistics reveal that DNV-classed vessels have the lowest detention ratio worldwide. This demonstrates that we have customers who value quality highly, and that our follow up services work," says Konkoly-Thege.