Thirty years ago, DNV established an office in Rio de Janeiro. Today, DNV’s resource base in Brazil includes a total of 300 employees located in seven offices throughout the country.
DNV’s Brazilian operation began in 1974, with the opening of an office in Rio de Janeiro, where activities were initially related to ships in operation (SiO) surveys.
Later, DNV Brazil established a strong relationship with oil giant Petrobras and expanded its activities in the marine and offshore oil and gas sectors to become the leading management systems certification body in the country, with a market share of 17.7 percent.
DNV has also been active in Brazil’s emerging shipbuilding industry, which in the last three years has seen more than 18 offshore supply vessels built to DNV class and more than 50 ships, amounting to 15 percent (GRT) of the Brazilian Fleet.
Since acquiring in 1999 DNV Principia, a leading risk and reliability engineering company, DNV in Brazil has grown exponentially. With further growth in the region expected, DNV is confident that their Brazilian operations will continue to thrive for years to come.