The Class Society for Container Ship Technology.

Purpose

Container ships are exclusively intended for the carriage of containers.

We invest heavily in R & D, and in publications such as "DNV Container Carrier Update" we document the results of these R & D efforts, helping you to stay on top of current technologies and trends influencing the container carrier business.

Investment in new containerships has been substantial in the last decades. The world fleet has grown by more than 10% per year on average - an unparalleled growth rate in modern shipping.

DNV classification services focus on safety of the ship, cargo and crew, combined with cost efficient operation.

Benefits

• We support the container carrier fleets around the world through our global network of skilled surveyors and customer service managers.
• Our experienced staff can provide practical training in design issues, interpretation of new Rules and Regulations, and inspection and maintenance issues.
• Environmental awareness has put the spotlight onto the container sector. Rising fuel prices are increasingly a point of priority for designers and operators.
• We invest in R&D in these areas, and in our publications such as “DNV Container Ship Update” we document the results of these R&D efforts, helping you to keep on top of current technologies and trends influencing the container carrier business.
• We have implemented a simple and efficient procedure for entries into DNV class.

Features

New, bigger designs are emerging rapidly and the value of cargo is increasing. Therefore, it is necessary with a proactive approach to deal effectively with the hazards associated with containerships. DNV has a long history of addressing risk management for container ships, and currently the following selected topics are high on our agenda:

• Cargo fires

• Cargo securing manual

• Class notations for container carrier

• Cold ironing

• Containers and Portable Units

• Hull Integrity Management

• Panama canal extension
• Parametric rolling
• Propulsion
• Protective coating
• Protective location of fuel tanks

• Side shell fatigue

• Software support for design

• Software support for maintenance

Our experience

We have been awarded an increasing share of the classification of containership over the last years, both newbuilds and class entry of existing ship built to other class standards. Thus we have experience in operation with our own DNV newbuild standard and that of our competitors.

The biggest design we have reviewed is a 16 000TEU post panamax for Korean builders.