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[25/08/2006]
Preferred for innovation
Thanks to its business model and flexible cost base, Europe based Aker Yards manages to be competitive. “Several yards may be involved when we build a vessel,” explains CEO of the 17-yard group Karl Erik Kjelstad. more |
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[25/08/2006]
The Formula 1 of shipbuilding
Aker Yards builds the biggest cruise ships in the world; the most valuable commercial ships ever constructed. They are world leading in ferries, with ice-technology that few (if any) can match. “We have secured know-how and technology to stay in the Formula 1 of shipbuilding for decades,” says Yrjö Julin, president of Aker Yards Yards business area Cruise & Ferries, and responsible for the operations in Finland. more |
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[25/08/2006]
At the forefront of shipping
Transporting more than 1.6 million cars every year, Höegh Autoliners sees to that all the cars get safely home to the next phase of their lives. Keeping the company at the forefront of shipping, President of Höegh Fleet Services, Yngvil Åsheim, always has innovative projects going on: ranging from technological developments to cultural awareness. more |
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[19/06/2006]
China: building for the future
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), the conglomerates in charge of most of the country’s shipyards, plan to reach the summit of world shipbuilding by 2015 through shipyard modernisation and increased efficiency and rationalisation. more |
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[19/06/2006]
Maritime research finds new applications
Founded in 2002 as one of the Norwegian Research Council’s ‘Centres of Excellence’, the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures, CeSOS, in Trondheim undertakes fundamental research into the design of ships and offshore structures. Sponsored by DNV and other Norwegian organisations, it has already made some notable contributions towards maritime safety and environmental protection. more |
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[19/06/2006]
Second P-MAX tanker delivered with Green Passport
Concordia Maritime recently took delivery of the second P-MAX tanker, the Stena Provence, from the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia. All the P-MAX tankers built have a statement of compliance – a Green Passport – issued by DNV. more |
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[22/12/2006]
DNV confirms COSCO’s sustainability credentials
COSCO, one of China’s flagship enterprises, has released its first Annual Sustainable Development Report. Verified by DNV, the report is the first in China to comply with the UN Global Compact initiative.
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[14/12/2006]
Management changes at DNV Petroleum Services
SINGAPORE – Per Holmvang, managing director of DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS), is leaving the job at the end of the year for a senior business development appointment at parent company Det Norske Veritas in Oslo.
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[04/12/2006]
First reliquefaction plant installed on board an LNG carrier
Abu Dhabi: In the near future, LNG vessels will not have to consume their own cargo for propulsion. New technology will capture the boil-off gas, liquefy it and return the LNG to the cargo tanks.
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[29/11/2006]
Faster, easier and more reliable floater analysis
Houston: DNV releases new versions of the industry-leading software tools GeniE, HydroD and DeepC. “The new enhancements make analysis of floating structures faster, easier and more reliable,” says Elling Rishoff, head of DNV Software.
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[20/11/2006]
Ten years of quality certification for Ferrari
Ferrari started to work towards quality management system certification in 1994 to encourage innovation and improve both quality processes and performance, and was finally certified by DNV to ISO 9000 in 1996.
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