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Date: 2008-02-06
The US shipping industry is upbeat once more following the fallow years that immediately followed 9/11. Even Wall St views the industry with growing optimism.
DNV has been represented in the Americas since 1868, four years after DNV was established in Oslo, Norway, initially with an agent, and with a permanent office in New York from 1898. Since then, DNV has grown and developed its services to meet the increasing demands of our customers and other stakeholders in the Americas.
The cruise vessel Birka Paradise is purpose-built for short cruises between Stockholm and Mariehamn.
The first meeting of the DNV Cyprus Technical Committee took place on 20 January 2005 in Limassol, Cyprus. The committee was established to ensure a dialogue between DNV and the important and fast-growing Cyprus-based shipping community.
To further its commitment to the German market, DNV has now established a German Technical Committee - the first meeting of which was recently held in Hovik, Norway.
Despite the perceived decline of the Norwegian shipping industry, Tor E. Svensen, chief operating officer of DNV Maritime, believes quality, competence-focused Norwegian shipowners have a future.
Dalian New Shipyard (DNS) has christened and launched Xin Jin Yang, the first 298,000 dwt VLCC for China Shipping Group (CSG).
To further its commitment to the German market, DNV has now established a German Technical Committee.
During its last meeting in Piraeus, the DNV Greek Technical Committee discussed the latest developments for JTP/JBP Rules and the services offered by DNV Maritime Solutions with focus on risk management and ship recycling.
Lloyd's Register, DNV and ABS have jointly announced an initiative to improve the safety of their surveyors on assignment. It will have an impact on shipyards, offshore platforms, manufacturers and other third-party sites. The three organisations stressed that they expect their clients to provide a safe place of work at all times for surveyors.
Sophisticated clients in the US expect a solutions oriented approach to business. They work closely with the US Coast Guard, the Maritime Administration and other government authorities.
Uneven distribution of suitable fuel puts regulation's requirements under the spotlight, write Rudolph Kassinger and Martin Verle.
Fortum Shipping has taken delivery of the first of two double hull product carriers from the Portuguese shipyard Estaleiros Navais Viana do Castelo S.A.
Rules for Classification Rule changes published in the January 2005 edition of DNV Rules for Classification will enter into force on 1 July 2005, unless otherwise stated. For more information, please contact Mike Dyer at +47 67 57 86 44 or Mike.Dyer@dnv.com. Alternatively, information can be obtained by sending an email to rules@dnv.com.
The implementation of new international regulations like ISM has seen a decline in the number of marine casualties, but the human factor is still the main cause of accidents at sea. DNV's SeaSkill could turn this tide.
Later this year a solution for the cross-fleet measuring of vessel speed, hull condition and fuel consumption is expected to be launched following extensive R&D into the benchmarking of a vessel's technical performance.
New York-based Overseas Shipholding Group, one of the premier energy transportation companies in the world, together with its partner Qatar Gas Transport Company, has recently signed a contract for the largest LNG carriers on order to date. Two of these 216,000m3 vessels will be constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries and two at Samsung Heavy Industries - all four will be built to DNV class.
