"The Scream" robbery - a museum's nightmare
Two of Edvard Munch's famous art icons, "The Scream" and "Madonna", were brutally stolen from the Munch museum in Oslo in August of this year.
Tailor-made partnership
Risk Based Certification(TM) is DNV's new way of delivering accredited management system certification. It means focusing audits on identified risk areas in addition to the regular requirements. "We are the fist to take steps towards tailor made certification audits and reporting in the world," says Henrik Madsen, COO of DNV Certification.
Bringing intelligence to car security
Huf is one of the main suppliers in the world in the Car Access, Security and Immobilization (CASIM) segment. They make the first things you touch on a car, such as the door handles, the keys and the ignition.
Galileo - Certification is set in motion
The Galileo satellite navigation system - the European counterpart to the US Global Positioning System GPS - is at its developing stage using the utmost of technology. DNV is currently chosen to study a Galileo certification regime.
Aiming higher
In its 20 year history, the home appliances produced by the Chinese company Haier has made it a household name. With a market share exceeding giants such as General Electric and Bosch-Siemens, Haier is now increasingly recognised worldwide. Crucial to Haier's success has been its quality work.
Mining for Excellence
Today, Tara Mine is performing extremely well, both in terms of productivity and in Health and Safety management. But according to Tara Mine's managing director Eero Laatio, it wasn't always such a positive picture.
isrs7: Incorporating industry best practice
A joint industry project has been established to create the world's best system for improving safety, environmental and business performance. The new system, isrs7, draws on the work of experts from DNV and the nuclear, chemical and petrochemicals industries worldwide. isrs7 is based on the long established International Safety Rating System (ISRS).
Building a future
Despite lingering concerns over high labour costs, shipowners are increasingly turning to quality European shipbuilding capacity to meet demand for new tonnage.
Competing beyond basic safety
The maritime industry is moving towards common rules. "From now on class societies will compete more on service delivery, competence, and additional services tailored for the client," says Tor Svensen, COO of DNV Maritime.
New player in a new market
When Norwegian energy giant Statoil decided to enter the LNG transport market, the company stipulated stringent health, safety and environment requirements for its fleet of new LNG vessels. Designed to have a lifetime of at least 25 years, sailing in some of the world's roughest seas, and operated by specially trained highly skilled crews, these vessels represent Statoil's commitment to excellence.
Exploring the Barents Sea
Analysts estimate that the Arctic region holds a quarter of the world's oil and gas reserves. The Snohvit field has made Statoil the technological vanguard in the Barents Sea.
Optimising Indonesian pipeline management
Owning and operating 2,739 km of both onshore and offshore pipelines, the Indonesian national gas transportation and supply company, Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), turned to DNV six years ago in order to optimise its pipeline management. That was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.
CEO's whirlwind tour of Asia
In a whirlwind tour of Asia last month, DNV CEO Miklos Konkoly Thege spent a great deal of time in China, where he met with top level management from COSCO and World Wide Shipping.
DNV selected "Best verifier"
Environmental Finance, a leading monthly publication covering environmental issues on the lending, insurance, investment and trading decisions affecting industry, has awarded DNV as the "best verifier" regarding climate change projects. The award, announced in the magazine's December issue, was based on a poll, where readers were asked to consider the climate change verification suppliers.
DNV acquires CoreRatings
CoreRatings is the leading European rating agency for independent investment analyses of corporate responsibility risks. The company takes an investor's view on corporate governance and environmental and social performance, providing services to asset managers, pension funds and companies worldwide.
DNV completes study on LNG marine releases
DNV has performed a detailed study on the consequences of marine LNG releases. The purpose of the study was to provide an independent, objective and validated analysis of LNG marine events that could be used by all parties to address concerns related to the development of LNG import and export facilities.
Best in Class
DNV reclaimed its crown as 'The Best Classification Society' at the Lloyd's List Awards
DNV celebrates 30 years in Brazil
Thirty years ago, DNV established an office in Rio de Janeiro. Today, DNV's resource base in Brazil includes a total of 300 employees located in seven offices throughout the country.
At the coal face
I was only six-years-old at the time, but I remember October 1973 like it was yesterday. For me, OPEC and the oil embargo that followed the Yom Kippur War meant cold baths, playing Monopoly and Scrabble by candle light; Dad buying a paraffin heater and then hunting around for some paraffin; toasting bread at the fire place, if we were lucky to find some coal; NO TV; and, worse of all... early to bed, early to rise and having to walk to school.