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DNV gains US Coast Guard acceptance

DNV: Approval in Principle for a jointly developed LNG Fuel Tank solution

DNV and WWF to develop a research concept vessel DNV and WWF have announced ideas on how to develop a research concept vessel that can address the seemingly intractable problems associated with cleaning up the plastic debris that is accumulating in the world's ocean gyres. The pathways and degradation processes of plastic in the ocean are still largely unknown, and to enable efficient clean-up these knowledge gaps need to be filled.Plastic is estimated to take 10-500 years to degrade in the ocean. By initiating an action plan and developing a design concept for a specialised research vessel, DNV hopes to demonstrate a practical way forward to reduce the problem and to build global support for action.By 2020, there will be an estimated 230 million tonnes of plastic in the ocean, most of it from land sources or as a result of marine activities. It has been shown to accumulate in the relatively still waters inside the five large ocean gyres.While this accumulation may seem to facilitate its collection and removal, the massive scale of the problem and many unknown variables make this an extremely challenging prospect. For example, to skim the surface layer of the five large gyres would take ...

DNV and GL work together for enhancing safer shipping Increased focus on ship safety is DNV's main priority when identifying critical issues in shipping. An extended focus on risk-based rules, safety barriers and identifying high-risk areas are means to enhance safer shipping. "Together with GL, we will have the power to take the lead in heading for these targets," says Tor Svensen, Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific and President DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas.The merger between DNV and GL was announced in December last year. Through the power of 17,000 employees, 5,600 of whom are dedicated to the shipping industry and its presence in 100 countries, DNV-GL will be a leading class society. The integration-planning process is ongoing in both companies, and the competition filing is in progress globally.Serious accident trends - as for example penetration of hull and immobilization of main engine - have worsened over the last decade. During these years, the frequency of serious accidents has in average been almost twice as high as it was at the start of this millennium. On the positive side the number of life lost has not followed that trend, but stayed quite constant over time if we look at ...

Battery and Hybrid Propultion - viable for ships

Steps to improve offshore safety

2013 Green4Sea Forum - Eirik Nyhus

Control mechanisms for Nordic ship emissions

DNV offers shipowners an LNG ready option

DNV and Grieg Star take Batteries On Board