With more than 700 employees in China, DNV Maritime keeps a steady focus on teambuilding.

More than 70 employees and families from DNV Maritime’s District South China and Hong Kong recently had an enjoyable outing in Hainan.

DNV Maritime’s regional manager for Greater China, Bjørn K. Haugland, has no doubts about his objectives for DNV in China. “My mission is to give our customers first-class support and through that expand DNV’s business in this growing market. We consider China, and Greater China as a whole, a real growth area.”
DNV was one of the first class societies to set up in China when, in 1888, it established a presence in Xiamen. In 2000, it moved its regional headquarters from Hong Kong to a villa-style office in the park of the prestigious Hong Qiao Guest House in Shanghai. Today it is hugely confident of its prospects in Chin,a working with both domestic and overseas clients.
DNV has been rapidly expanding in China; recently the company set up offices in Nantong, Jiangsu Province and Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, bringing the DNV Greater China network to 31 offices in 21 cities.
The pace is expected to continue. To cope with future demand and market opportunities, CEO of DNV Henrik O. Madsen recently stated that the number of employees in China could reach 1,000 in a few years.

Date: 2008-01-30