DNV acquires Jardine Technology
DNV, through its commercial software house DNV Software, has acquired Jardine Technology Limited (JTL).
Continuous control of hull condition creates business advantages
The shipping industry is increasingly focusing on hull integrity - both for reasons of safety and of cost-efficiency. Continous control of a ship's hull condition creates business advantages to ship operators and owners, providing an important selling point in relation to charterers.
Non-linear hydrodynamics of offshore structures
There is a growing need for more advanced hydrodynamic analysis of offshore structures. To support this, DNV Software has enhanced its computational engine to include such nonlinearities.
BMT TITRON on fast track for Nauticus Early Design
BMT TITRON, based in Newcastle, UK, recently purchased DNV Software’s Nauticus Early Design package.
DNV Software Conference at Høvik increasingly popular
From a record high attendance last year, we more than doubled the attendance at this years DNV Software Conference at Høvik in June. The latest news from our Nauticus, Sesam and Safeti suite of products and solutions were covered along with many interesting customer presentations. The main highlight was the key note speech from CEO in DNV, Henrik O. Madsen, where he pinpointed DNV’s position in the market and the importance of these software conferences held world-wide every year.
Nauticus Early Design
Customers have played an important role in the current release of Nauticus Early Design, based both on pre-studies and on implementation projects.
Hull flexibility and effects on shaft alignment
DNV is currently running a major research programme to investigate the effects of hull flexibility on various ships types.
Nauticus Hull release
Focus has been on enhancing both productivity and quality of ship design and approval work. With this release we have made a leap toward the future of class rule software.
Safe management of oil tanks
An agreement has been signed between China Special Equipment Inspection & Research Centre (CSEI) and DNV on Orbit Onshore AST.
New multi-user version of Nauticus Machinery
DNV Software is releasing a new multi-user version of Nauticus Machinery with new versions of the Nauticus Shaft Alignment and Nauticus Gear Faceload distribution calculation tools.
Breakthrough for Safeti RBI in Thailand
SCG CHEMICALS and DNV Software signed a purchase agreement on the Risk Based Inspection software Orbit Onshore and Orbit+ IDS in March.
DNV Software RGC reaches its customers in South East Asia at 2008 Software Conferences
The 2008 SEA Software Conferences were held 8 April in Singapore and 10 April in Kuala Lumpur with more than 160 participants in four different symposiums.
Launch of new DeepC at Riser Seminar during OTC
The launch of DNV Software's new DeepC Riser Analysis Package, based upon MARINTEK's Riflex software, is taking place during OTC in Houston next week. To mark the event we will be hosting a riser seminar at DNV's Houston office on 6 May.
New software release of Sesam products
DNV Software is releasing new versions of Framework, Postresp, Stofat and Xtract, including updated features for the ISSC spectrum, the wind fatigue model, unit conversions and export model & result for external presentation.
A new stage for DNV and SINOPEC relationship
30 delegates from 5 different divisions of SINOPEC recently received a Safeti software application advanced training in Beijing. Moreover, DNV has won a new software contract with Shengli oilfield, SINOPEC, followed by a Safeti software product training to Shengli.
First ever Sesam training in Taiwan
Succesful Sesam training held in March 2008 for CSBC, NTU and NKMU in Kaohsiung covering Hydrodynamic and Wave Load analyses.
New version of Brix Explorer - Sesam configuration with new important features and improvements
With this release of Brix Explorer – Sesam Configuration version 3.0-10, DNV Software has included important new features as possibilities of exporting analyses and projects between users and a simpler and more intuitive user interface.
DNV Software releasing a new version of HydroD including time domain hydrodynamic analysis
The most recent HydroD version 3.0-01 enables our users to do hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analysis both in frequency and time domain from one unique program.
New release of Sestra software
DNV Sofware is pleased to announce that a new version of Sestra, version 8.3-05, was released 25 January 2008.
Phast 6.53.1 Released
We are please to announce the release of Phast version 6.53.1, which was completed in December 2007. This latest version of Phast includes a number of developments to address issues raised following the Phast v6.53 release in July 2007.
Phast training in demand in the Middle-East with courses delivered to BAPCO and Qatar Petroleum
2007 was the most successful year ever for Phast and this has resluted in high demand for training globally. DNV Software recently completed on-site training at the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) in the middle-east.
Sesam is a winner for CGGVeritas, France
Behzad Stéphane Vahida of CGGVeritas, the world’s leading international pure-play geophysical company, explains why Sesam was the best choice.
Nauticus Hull Integrity - creating business advantages for owners
Just three months after the launch of Nauticus Hull Integrity, DNV Software won new contracts for three major ship operators. The last member of the family is containership operator APL in Singapore, who signed a contract on Nauticus Hull Integrity for 12 of its container ships in October.
More than 200 in ongoing DNV Software Conference in Shanghai
The biggest ever DNV Software Conference with more than 200 participants is going on in Shanghai 8-9 November 2007.
Sesam Floating Structures vital in Chinese market
“Sesam will be an important implement of our own-developed codes and experiment facilities, helping us to take the challenges in the developing market of ocean engineering in China,” says Zhu Dexiang, Vice Director of China Ship Scientific Research Centre (CSSRC). “Now we are looking forward to more close cooperation with DNV in research and innovation on ship and offshore technology.”
Safeti Software Conferences held in Paris, Mexico City and Houston
Following on from the DNV Software Conferences held in Oslo and Korea and the Safeti User Conference held in South Africa earlier this year, DNV Software’s Safeti Product Marketing team were back ”on the road”, hosting Safeti User Conferences in a number of locations.
Sesam in focus at DNV Software Conference 2007 in Houston
The offshore community in and around Houston is busier than ever, and still key engineers from most of our Sesam users invested time in participating at this years Software Conference in Houston 17 October.
DNV Software yard offerings presented at ICCAS 2007
DNV Software's yard applications for analysis and design of ship structures are regarded as the most advanced tools to support the application of CSR for tankers and bulkers. Developments and application of this leading technology were presented at the conference through three well received papers.
New Nauticus Hull release June 2007
building on the September 2006 version with added functionality for strength evaluation of tank and bulk carriers according to the IACS common structural rules.
CSSRC purchases Sesam Floating Structure software
The Sesam software package will be an important implement of own-developed codes and experiment facilities for China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)
DNV Software continues building strong relationship with Sinopec using Safeti for QRA in China
Following on from the recent successful Safeti suite product training held in Beijiing, 12 delegates from 5 different divisions of Sinopec visited DNV Software in London to receive advanced Safeti QRA training from 9 to 12 July.
Paris, France. A successful Phast and Safeti public training was held in July
It was full house at the French public Phast and Safeti software training at the hotel "Le Meridien Etoile" in Paris 10-13 July. This was the second time DNV Software offered an open course in French, and like the first time the event was successful and fully booked.
New developments for Nauticus Machinery in 2007
Looking for a set of calculation tools for strength assessment of rotating machinery components and systems? Look no further.
Phast 6.53 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Phast Version 6.53 containing updates to a number of areas of the program.
Successful public HydroD and Wadam software training in Shanghai
to meet the growing demand for software solutions for offshore structures
DNV Energy joins DNV Software for added impact at Loss Prevention Symposium in Edinburgh
DNV Software and DNV Energy joined forces to ensure DNV had a high profile at the 12th International Symposium on Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the Process Industries held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 22nd to 24th May.
Quality presentations highly perceived at DNV Software Conference in Korea
More than 70 customers attended the traditional DNV Software Conference in Busan 18 June. This year's conference covered, for the first time in Korea, all DNV Software brands: Brix, Nauticus, Sesam and Safeti.
Break through for Orbit+ Software in China
PetroChina will use their Liao Yang plant for evaluating Orbit+ as their future Asset Management System. The agreement has a potential for 20 more plants in the next phase, pending a successful pilot project.
High quality and fun at the DNV Software Conference at Høvik.
More than 70 customers attended the traditional DNV Software Conference at Høvik 31 May - 1 June 2007. This year's conference coverered our Brix, Nauticus, Sesam and Safeti brands. We received very positive feedback from the participants and would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers and lecturers who participated in order to make the conference such a success.
DNV Software's strategy to support the growth in the FPSO market
DNV Software firmly believes it is on the right track when it comes to providing software tools and solutions to help designers and operators manage risks throughout an FPSO's life cycle, thereby ensuring continued fit-for-purpose asset condition.
Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industries goes for Nauticus Hull as the first CSR tanker design
Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry is one of the biggest shipyards in China. Bohai has purchased Nauticus Hull as the first CSR tanker design in the world since the IACS Common Structural Rules came into effect.
Sesam March 2007 makes analysis faster and easier
With improved modelling capabilites of floating structures, seamless integration between the various software tools, and efficient capacity checking, Sesam has become a complete and modern tool for the efficient engineering of offshore structures.
New graphical Rule Editor for early design drawings
One of the important benefits of Nauticus Early Design is the ability to produce classification drawings automatically from the 3D concept model.
Growing demand for Phast training in France
During recent months, we have seen an increasing number of French customers requesting Safeti training, ranging from introductory Phast product training to advanced modelling training.
Safeti Public Training in Shanghai
The first ever Safeti public training in China was held at the DNV Academy in Shanghai 2-5 April. It was arranged due to the increasing demand for Safeti products in the market and as a follow up of the Risk Management Conference in 2006.
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard joins the Nauticus Machinery family
The largest shipyard in China, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS), has recently purchased the Nauticus Torsional Vibration and Shaft Alignment modules from DNV Software's Nauticus Machinery suite of software products.
Motions and structural loads prediction using Wasim
Wasim is a time-domain motion and load prediction program capable of analysing practically any displacement vessel, including multi hull wave interaction and forward speed effects in its direct time step analysis. Since obtaining Wasim in January 2006, Viking Systems has used Wasim to predict motions and structural loads for trimarans, FPSOs, OSVs, and ocean-going barges in support of its structural designs.
Sesam – the most comprehensive software for strength assessment
With the new capabilities of GeniE and HydroD, you create one concept model only for hydrostatics, hydrodynamics and structural analysis. Key benefits are reduced cost and higher quality.
CCS purchases Nauticus
DNV Software is to supply the China Classification Society (CCS) with the Nauticus software. This is a further indication of China’s technological advance.
Successful DNV Software Conference in Houston
21. November 2006, DNV Software in Houston invited existing and potential clients to our yearly software conference with main focus on Sesam. Even though this was arranged in the week of the Thanksgiving Holiday, more than 30 participants attended. We were especially pleased to have many of the new Sesam clients present.