DNV commits to maritime development in Taiwan

DNV has opened a maritime academy in Taipei. The fifth of its kind in Greater China, DNV Academy Taiwan is dedicated to improving technological and management competence for industry practitioners.
DNV president and CEO Henrik O. Madsen and president of National Kaohsiung Marine University George C.T. Chen officially opened the Academy. Madsen also attended and spoke at the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Forum which was held in conjunction with the opening of the Academy.
“DNV has a tradition of providing training to our customers worldwide. I’m pleased to see DNV Region Greater China succeeding in this tradition, and having formed a wide academy network,” comments Henrik O. Madsen.
“DNV Academy is a way for us to impart knowledge and expertise to our customers by drawing on the decades of accumulated experience, research and development that DNV has accrued globally,” said DNV vice president and regional manager for Greater China Bjørn K. Haugland at the Academy opening ceremony.
“The establishment of DNV Academy Taiwan demonstrates DNV’s further commitment to the maritime industry development in Taiwan,” he added.
The Academy will provide the maritime industry with technical expertise by running regular courses for shipowner technical staff, superintendents, designers and shipbuilders. It offers a wide range of training courses including standard and customised programmes to meet customers’ specific needs.
Each year the courses and seminars run by DNV academies help more than 5,000 participants worldwide gain qualifications and keep updated on technology in a broad range of topics in the maritime field.
Since the first academy was established in Dalian in June 2005, more than 1,500 participants have been trained through DNV’s academy network in Greater China, including Dalian, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou. DNV has developed 30 course titles in the region and will continuously develop the portfolio according to customers’ needs.
“DNV Academy Taiwan will focus on providing technological training and management support for shipowners, yards, designers and others,” says the newly appointed Taiwan district manager James Wu.
“The maritime industry has been playing a very important role in Taiwan’s economy development. The Taiwan shipping cluster represents world-leading competency. As a leading class society in the district, we see it our responsibility to help the industry to excel in their business,” continues Wu.
DNV senior customer manager Orion Hsu points out that Taiwan attaches great importance on the maritime education, with many training centres in the district, all of which are certified by DNV. Says Hsu: “DNV Academy Taiwan complements with these established local training centres. We will cooperate with them to meet the increasing training demands from the industry.”
“DNV will continue to reinforce its position in Greater China as a partner to our maritime customers by not only providing classification, certification and verification services, but also by helping the industry improve and develop technological competence. The opening of DNV Academy Taiwan demonstrates this commitment,” concludes Haugland.
Cathy.Zhang@dnv.com

Date: 2008-01-30