During the design phase, DNV coordinates and ensures the overall design and the design process of any vessel, solving technical challenges, carrying out drawing appraisals and providing best practice advice.
Demanding market development and technological advances are challenging for naval architects. Ensuring that ship designs are fit for purpose requires increasing specialist insight and tools.
Our naval architects are specialists in ship design and project management. We have, like no other consultancy, access to DNV’s unlimited technical advisory specialists, researchers, market analysts, economists and regulatory expertise within any shipping market.
Case references
| Case: | Drawing appraisal for VLCCs | |
| Customer: | Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) | |
During the newbuilding process the customer was in need of a long-term and trustworthy partner for technical support. DNV consultants have long experience from shipowners and shipyards, and DNV has well established systems and guidelines for drawing appraisal work. DNV evaluated the design and equipment against the building specification and our experience with regards to functionality, maintainability and general good practice, thereby assuring customer's vessels were fit for their purpose. | ||