DNV retains pole position
DNV retains number one position in the Paris memorandum rankings.
Report identifies hallmarks of successful Enterprise Risk Management
EDINBURGH: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) can be shown to significantly reduce the net risk exposure of organisations and to support improved decision making, according to the findings of a major study commissioned by AIRMIC.
DNV to class Polarcus orders
Athens: Dubai-based Polarcus has ordered 6 advanced seismic vessels. All will be built at Dydocks World-Dubai and classed by DNV.
DNV strengthening its position and presence in Piraeus
Athens: Piraeus is to become DNV’s major maritime centre for bulker and tanker owners.
DNV introduces roadmap for reduced CO2 emissions
Athens: “A shift from traditional fuels to natural gas is necessary if the shipping industry is to meet expectations of substantial reductions in CO2 emissions,” said COO Tor Svensen.
Greek shipowners entering into new business opportunities
Athens: The first drillships to be classed to DNV and ordered by a Greek shipowner are now to be built. Metrostar Management Corp has ordered these two ships – both to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea.
Marbat - the first of a new series of VLCCs with top Comfort Class
Athens: A new very large crude carrier (VLCC) has been delivered, providing better comfort for the crew.
DNV to set the standard for damage tolerant blades
Wind Power 2008, Houston: DNV is leading the way in helping the wind power industry to improve the quality and damage tolerance of wind turbine blades. A new Recommended Practice is under development.
Offshore support vessel orders soar for DNV
Hunt for oil resources fuels building boom and DNV’s increasing share for all types of offshore support vessels.
Energy-based approach will enhance the safety of LNG operations
OTC, Houston, USA: DNV has developed a risk-based approach which analyses the risk of accidental spills from LNG transport. Managing the overall risks by preventing collisions with sufficient energy to release LNG is the only acceptable approach to running the marine operations at LNG terminals safely.
How to pick the right LNG concept
OTC, Houston, USA: DNV analyses of worldwide LNG developments reveal that only a handful of significant parameters influence the choice of LNG concept. Analysing and managing the risks relating to these parameters help developers achieve optimal return on their investments.
New tool with speedy predictions of how heavy weather will affect risers, mooring and umbilicals
OTC, Houston, USA: In order for offshore operations to cope with more extreme weather conditions, DNV has developed the new Riser Production Line software suite. Its automated and efficient calculations dramatically reduces the analysis time of how heavy weather and operating conditions will strain installations such as risers, moorings and umbilicals.
Improving fiber-mooring design practices
OTC, Houston, USA: Fiber ropes are commonly and successfully used as mooring lines on deepwater drilling and production platforms, but there has been a need for better design data. DNV and Tension Technology International have now conducted a joint industry research project to develop a new testing standard which will further facilitate the use of such ropes through more secure design and enhanced cost effectiveness.
Unexploited saving potential in spare part management
DNV has carried out a survey to identify how the German power industry and Norwegian offshore industry can optimise their efficiency by enhancing spare part management.
Releasing powerful and visual fluke anchor design tool
OTC, Houston, USA: To avoid or manage the consequences of dragging anchor when being installed on a congested seabed, particularly where the soil is layered, the anchor behaviour must be reliably predicted. To deal with this, DNV is launching DIGIN, a powerful fluke anchor design tool with a state-of-the-art graphical user interface.
Enhanced methodology for fatigue design and offshore structures
OTC, Houston, USA: A new update of DNV’s Recommended Practice ‘Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures’ is now available. It has been updated in order to meet increased industry focus on the design of cost-optimal structures and the reliable operation of existing structures during their service life.
DNV Petroleum Services opens new laboratory
Barendrecht, the Netherlands: In a timely response to the recent IMO conclusions on marine fuel regulations, DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) today officially opened a new bunker testing facility in the Netherlands.
DNV concludes – the MSC Napoli design is not an industry problem
London: DNV’s conclusion as a result of its extensive investigation into the MSC Napoli accident in January 2007 is: The accident’s cause is not a general problem for the container shipping industry at large.
1,000 Clean Development Mechanism projects registered
OSLO: The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has registered its 1,000th project, an energy efficiency project in Andhra Pradesh, India which has been validated by DNV.
DNV as the CVA and Class Society for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico
Houston, TX, USA: DNV and Petrobras America Inc. have signed a Certified Verification Agent (CVA) contract for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico. It will also be converted, installed and operated under DNV Class.
New office opened in Nanjing, China
Nanjing, China: DNV has officially opened a new office in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. This new development in China demonstrates DNV’s long-term commitment to supporting the Chinese fast-growing economy with state-of–the-art risk management services.
DNV Healthcare Advances in Bid to Accredit Hospitals
HOUSTON: The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed DNV Healthcare that its application to deem hospitals in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation has been accepted as complete and ready for formal review.
DNV Awards First Scholarship at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai: The first DNV scholarship at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was awarded last week. Six students from SJTU’s School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering (NAOCE) won the DNV scholarship for 2007.
Sound results for DNV
Høvik, March 14, 2008 - The strong growth in the world economy, with a high level of activity in most industries, have resulted in “good financial performance and a long-term order reserve,” says DNV’s Chief Executive Officer Henrik O. Madsen.
Next generation corrosion data management tool released
Dublin, OH USA, March 14: Corr MD, a state-of-the-art data management and integration tool is being released by CC Technologies (now DNV CCT), a DNV company, in cooperation with DCG, Inc. This is a long awaited release that will prevent corrosion and increase the availability of pipeline data.