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Class News is now named as Maritime News.

Date: 2008-02-06

Accident investigations under the spotlight

DNV has co-published a new book which aims to develop better investigation procedures and practices in Europe.

Big demand for Ice Class

Delegates at the recent London DNV forum heard that the Russian oil boom points way to big demand for ice class tankers.

Boom and gloom?

Boom times in the shipping market have generated record profits for companies in Scandinavia, a region that plays host to some of the world’s biggest shipowning groups and that also has a flourishing shipping services sector.

DNV and Teledata Informatics sign cooperation agreement

DNV has signed a cooperation agreement with Chennai-based Teledata Informatics to provide e-learning and certification of the competence of ship superintendents and electrical officers.

DNV wins award

DNV has won the Sea Trade Award in the Innovation in Ship Operations class this year. The award was given for DNV Navigator, a software system that makes bureaucracy easier for captains.

Expanding global ambitions

The unique character of the Norwegian shipping industry may be under threat but activity on the world stage goes from strength to strength, delegates learned at DNV’s recent Nordic Committee for Safety at Sea meeting.

Hoisting the quality sails

Frontline, the world’s largest tanker shipping company, is committed to providing quality transportation services to its customers.

Is your company a top performer?

DNV Management Solutions is in the process of conducting a ship supply management benchmarking study in cooperation with ShipServ.

Major upgrades of Nauticus and DNV Exchange

DNV launches major upgrades of DNV Exchange and its Nauticus Production System (NPS) in early June.

Managing cold climate risks

Euphoria has broken out in the ice-class market, underpinned by the booming Russian oil industry, environmental concerns and red-hot tanker rates.

Not all plain sailing

As Scandinavian companies continue to report record results from recently booming markets, all would seem set fair on the north European shipping barometer.

NYK Line wins green award

Japanese shipping major NYK Line won the prestigious Heyerdahl award this year for its impressive efforts and commitment to improve the company’s environmental performance.

Rules and Regulations

New and updated rules and regulations.

Russian cold climate co-operation

The Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping (RS) and DNV have signed an agreement paving the way for an extensive co-operation within cold-climate shipping.

Tanker operations in icy waters

“Ice strengthened” seems to have become the term of the day for all operators of medium range product carriers and Aframaxes.

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