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DNV and Triality won the Lloyd’s List Innovation Award

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24 September, 2011

The Lloyd’s List Global Award for the shipping industry’s best innovation project 2011 was won by DNV. At a ceremony last night at the London Hilton Hotel, Chief Operating Officer Ioannis Kourmatzis accepted the award on behalf of DNV. When nominating, DNV chose Triality as its candidate among several innovation projects. Triality is a...

DNV commits to ‘Sustainable Energy for All’

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22 September, 2011
DNV commits to ‘Sustainable Energy for All’

    DNV’s Chief Operating Officer Bjørn K. Haugland made the commitment at the UN Private Sector Forum in New York yesterday, stating that “DNV is committed to supporting the development of international standards and guidelines that will ensure that growth in Energy Access in developing countries is achieved with optimum solutions for environmental...

Hamburg Süd and Germanischer Lloyd Join Forces to Develop Emission Management System

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19 September, 2011

Hamburg Süd and the classification society Germanischer Lloyd are jointly developing an innovative data management system for systematically capturing all environmentally relevant ship operation information. The future “GL Emission Manager” will permit detailed evaluation and analysis of all relevant data of the entire fleet. Hamburg Süd has set itself the goal of creating a...

Sweden Grants Shipping Certification Authority to DNV

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19 September, 2011
Sweden Grants Shipping Certification Authority to DNV

DNV has been granted extended authorisation by the Swedish Transport Agency to act as a Recognised Organisation providing statutory survey services to Swedish-flagged vessels engaged in international trade. Effective from 1 September 2011, this increased responsibility for DNV has the strong support of the Swedish Shipowners’ Association, Sveriges Redare-Förening. The authority agreement was signed...

European Shippers Council – Postpone New Low Sulphur Fuel Regulation

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3 August, 2011
European Shippers Council – Postpone New Low Sulphur Fuel Regulation

or risk major shift to road freight, warns ESC The European Shippers’ Council is disappointed with the proposed amendments to the Sulphur Directive published today by the European Commission. The amendments have been adopted to bring the European Union’s rules on marine fuel sulphur content in line with the decision of the International Maritime...

USCG gives DNV nod for Passenger Ship Safety Certificates

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29 April, 2011
USCG gives DNV nod for Passenger Ship Safety Certificates

The U.S. Coast Guard has extended DNV’s statutory authorizations under the USCG Alternate Compliance Program to include Passenger Ship Safety Certificates. With this additional authorization, DNV is the only classification society authorized to issue the full suite of statutory certificates for all ship types on behalf of the United States of America.

Positive Trend in Ship Safety is Broken, says DNV President

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14 April, 2011

“Statistics show that the accident frequency has started rising from a historic low. This trend is supported by increased pay-out from the insurance companies. Technology, rules and compliance will never bring us to the expected level of safety without focusing stronger on the human element,” Tor E. Svensen said.

First 2-stroke Gas Engine Taking Quantum 1-stroke Further

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14 April, 2011
First 2-stroke Gas Engine Taking Quantum 1-stroke Further

By introducing a new solution for LNG-fuelled ships, DNV and MAN Diesel & Turbo are taking the Quantum concept ship one stroke further. Both the machinery and the hull design and arrangement have been improved.

New Guide and Calculator Demonstrate Profitable Fuel Saving

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14 April, 2011

Typical bulk carrier designs with traditional propulsion systems have a significant potential for fuel saving. Fuel cost represents some 60 – 70 percent of a bulk carrier’s operations. Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and DNV joined forces to meet the need for an objective guide addressing fuel saving measures for bulk...

Class NK Launches Free Ship Efficiency Calculator Software

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4 April, 2011
Class NK Launches Free Ship Efficiency Calculator Software

On April 1, Class NK launched a free ship efficiency calculator sofware, PrimeShip- GREEN/EEOI.