DNV GL has developed a series of new web applications to offer easy access to a number of DNV GL services and provide information about a wide range of topics.
DNV GL’s digital channels are redefining the way customers can work with and benefit from DNV GL. The customer portal My DNV GL is a key part of this. It currently provides access to 34 DNV GL services, including a growing number of web applications. “We are very pleased to see that user numbers have increased and we have received positive feedback from them. One of the most popular services we host is Direct Access to Technical Experts (DATE),” says Kay Dausendschön, Programme Manager My DNV GL.
DNV GL’s new web applications include a cybersecurity self-assessment tool, a business intelligence portal for LNG as ship fuel, a tool to assess the energy efficiency of specific vessels and an app that supports MRV compliance. MARITIME IMPACT takes a closer look at what the new apps have to offer.
About My DNV GL
DNV GL’s customer portal My DNV GL acts as a single entry point for all relevant applications and exclusive information. With a new, intuitive interface and customized accounts, users can easily access the services they need in order to successfully advance their business – whether they are shipowners, managers, yards, designers, manufacturers, or flag states.
DATE
In brief
This app offers direct access to our most competent and up-to-date experts on every maritime topic through the DATE application. All owners and operators of DNV GLclassed vessels may use DATE.
Features
More than 400 experts cover all technical disciplines in five centres around the world and are ready to answer questions, independent of the time zone. Some of the subjects they offer support for include certificate issues, postponements, survey requirements, evaluation of repair proposals, class and statutory ruleinterpretations, and minor alterations. In an update, which will provide answers to frequently asked questions as an additional information source for customers.
Benefit
All relevant vessel data is stored and accessible via My DNV GL. Using the web application therefore avoids the need for iterative clarifications, which means better answers are provided faster. Queries are automatically passed on to the most competent and upto-date expert in a particular field.In urgent cases responses take only a few hours
EETA
In brief
The Efficiency Evaluation Tool for Assets (EETA) is used to benchmark vessels against a compar able peer group, in order to identify and quantify retrofit potentials and costs.
Features
EETA uses publicly available information on ship design and real operating profiles based on AIS data. Using this input, it provides an indication of a vessel’s energyefficiency from a design perspective and benchmarks this value against its peer group. In addition to the assessment of the vessel in its current state, EETA looks at up to seven commonly known energy efficiency retrofitting measures and estimates how they could improve a vessel’s performance.
Benefit
DNV GL Maritime Advisory has developed the Efficiency Evaluation Tool for Assets for shipping compan ies, ship financing banks, and other stakeholders. EETA is used frequently by those who need a fact sheet on their own or offered vessels for various business decisions, e.g. to:
- Market a vessel’s advantages to charterers and buyers
- Check how a vessel which could be chartered or purchased compares to peer
- Identify and quantify retrofit potential and costs
MRV READINESS
In brief
The MRV Readiness application provides a fast gap analysis between a customer’s monitoring and reporting system and the requirements according to the new EU regulation on monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV).
Features
According to the new EU MRV regulation, by 2018 all vessels calling at EU ports will have to monitor and report their CO2 emissions. The MRV Readiness app provides a comprehensive checklist for all the data that must be monitored on EU-related voyages and that must be reported to the European Commission. For each kind of data, a full explanation is given so that owners and operators can learn more about MRV in general and check for compliance with MRV. Furthermore, the MRV process and its timeline are illustrated. Users can check for updates on MRV in the app’s news section. The app also includes a section for frequently asked questions and provides direct access to experts if required.
Benefit
The MRV Readiness app supports environmental compliance officers and fleet performance departments in identifying any gaps between their current monitoring and reporting systems and the requirements of the MRV regulation.
CYBERSECURITY SELF-ASSESSMENT
In brief
The application helps users to assess relevant questions regarding cybersecurity in a maritime environment (shipping companies, vessels). The quick check covers the following questions:
- Does a company/vessel have a cybersecurity weakness that could be exploited?
- How well is a company/vessel protected against a cyberattack?
- What could the consequences of a cyberattack be for the vessel/ business?
Features
The application offers a straightforward way for customers to carry out a self-assessment of their cybersecurity measures, providing an overview of high risk-items and the general risk status of maritime assets. It also creates awareness and provides general recommendations on how to eliminate weaknesses and improve resilience against cyberattacks. Using a questionnaire, users can assess the cybersecurity risk for each process or system. This includes the loss of data and the availability of software for example. The application also includes a general overview on cybersecurity.
Benefit
The app provides customers with regular updates on the latest discoveries in the field of cybersecurity and offers an opportunity to assess the status quo of a company or vessel, identify common weaknesses, and plan the next steps ahead.
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LNGi
In brief
The application hosts LNGi, DNV GL’s business intelligence portal for the LNG industry, and aims to support and accelerate the uptake of LNG as ship fuel. Features
In addition to detailed statistics on LNG–fuelled ships, shipowners, charterers, LNG suppliers, and equipment manufacturers have access to an inter active LNG bunkering map. It provides worldwide and continuously updated data and information on the entire LNG ship fuel value chain. Benefit LNGi combines market intelligence provided by LNG suppliers, infrastructure owners and DNV GL to create a comprehensive platform for the industry. LNGi allows members to:
- Assess the availability and attractiveness of LNG fuel for specific routes and newbuilds
- Save time and the cost of mapping LNG availability themselves
- Understand current market developments and evaluate the uptake of LNG fuel and competing technologies in their segment
- Get up-to-date, accurate information regarding potential LNG suppliers for specific projects
- Use an efficient source of information for business development and planning