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Class News is now named as Maritime News.
Date: 2008-02-06
DNV Australia has signed a contract with Austal Ships in Fremantle, Western Australia, to class 12 next-generation patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
DNV operates in a fast-changing world. The 'Rules of the Game' are in a flux and overnight, technology seems to leap forward. For many companies, it can be difficult to keep up with all the changes.
The ISPS Code becomes mandatory for all internationally trading passenger ships and cargo vessels above 500gt on 1 July 2004. Are shipowners and operators ready?
Barber Ship Management has entered into a fleet security agreement with DNV.
Rapid expansion in Asia's shipbuilding and shipping activities, springing from sustained economic growth, is offering new opportunities for DNV
To further its commitment to German shipowners and shipyards, DNV has now established a German Committee - the first meeting of which was recently held in Hovik, Norway
DNV North America Committee provides valuable feedback on classification services.
In a further development to achieve a safer, cleaner and more profitable industry, DNV SeaSkill - a service that offers standards, tests and certification related to competence development - has launched a new global initiative to achieve 'competence beyond compliance'.
Per Holmvang has succeeded Rex Lim as the managing director of DNV Petroleum Services following the latter's recent retirement.
World-Wide Shipping director Andreas Sohmen-Pao highlights the challenges facing the shipping industry and the regulatory bodies
DNV has introduced a method for assessing buckling and ultimate strength limits of stiffened panels following the success of extensive research and development tests at its hydrodynamics and structures division.
Det Norske Veritas is placing emphasis on anticipated changes to traditional LNG supply chain patterns as it continues to develop its technical competence in the LNG field
The drive to develop common Rules for scantlings for double-hull tankers over 150m in length is nearing completion following the result of a joint effort between the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Lloyd's Register and Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
If shipping companies are working up a sweat trying to get the ISPS Code requirements in place before the 1 July deadline, they would shiver if they knew what the ports are doing - not enough!
The 25,080dwt product tanker Purha is the first in a quartet of Chinese-built vessels for the Finnish energy group Fortum
Germany's Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co has become the first shipbuilder to benefit from a revolutionary electronic drawing approval service that negates the need for mailing or couriering ship drawings and documentation back and forth around the world.
One of the largest security risks in shipping is the potential terrorist breach of containers and other closed cargo units. As a consequence, DNV has made an analysis of the security risk originating from present cargo handling procedures, and assessed the regulatory regimes currently in place or under development
The following information is a brief encapsulation of regulatory issues affecting the industry and meant solely for the purpose of keeping readers informed.
At a shipping and trade conference in Stamford Connecticut, USA, Tor E. Svensen, COO of DNV Maritime, asked the whole industry to look into the mirror before blaming others. "Substandard ships and substandard performance by flags, owners and class has to be handled better," he said.
