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Date: 2008-02-06
China has been driving the international shipping industry to new highs in recent times and that, in essence, is because China’s economy is growing on the back of rising consumer demand for a better lifestyle. The government cannot match that demand without ships, and it is backing investment in the yards that will deliver the goods.
A solution for the cross-fleet measuring of vessel speed, hull condition and fuel consumption is soon to be launched following extensive R&D into the benchmarking of a vessel’s technical performance
DNV has been awarded the Lloyd's List award in the category ‘Best and most innovative class society in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent’
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a strategic software development agreement with DNV Software. This contract is the first of its kind to introduce BRIX technology to the shipbuilding industry
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), the conglomerates in charge of most of the country’s shipyards, plan to reach the summit of world shipbuilding by 2015 through shipyard modernisation and increased efficiency and rationalisation
Due to the Chinese economy’s important role in the world economy and the huge demand in the shipping market, the big state-owned shipyards and major middle-sized shipyards are rapidly increasing their capacity, and many small, private yards are mushrooming.
Swedish owner Broström is breaking ground with the first tanker newbuild with environmental class notation Developed in response to shipowners’ increasing requirements for environmentally-friendly operation, DNV’s ‘Clean’ class notation has been adopted by a wide range of vessel types, with the exception of tankers. That situation that is about to change, with Broström Tankers’ D-class, the company’s new class of very flexible, environmentally-friendly tanker, the first of which is due to be delivered early next year.
As reported in Fairplay, DNV is now forging ahead with its dedicated ‘human element’ business
As far as the shipping industry is concerned, good things and bad things come out of the European Commission’s deliberations in Brussels, writes maritime consultant Denzil Stuart
Delegates at the recent DNV Maritime forum on LNG in London heard that Qatar Gas Transport Co, also known as Nakilat, plans to hold a majority interest in projects costing USD 20bn
Simple measures can be put in place to standardise testing systems, writes Rahul Choudhuri
