Compliance News

DNV verifies vessels

20 September 2010

DNV verifies vessels according IMO guidelines on emission reduction.

Thorne First Out on competence management

20 September 2010

Singapore 17. September 2010; Thome Ship Management has become the first third party ship manager in the world to receive full accreditation by DNV SeaSkill for their competence management system.

Strengthening Sino-Norwegian ties

20 September 2010

Chinese Vice Minister visits DNV headquarters to promote green Expo. Talks demonstrate mutual commitment towards combating climate change issues.

Something better than recycling

16 September 2010

Glass, steel tins and paper are regularly removed from doorsteps around Britain to be melted, smelted and pulped ready to be turned into raw materials for reuse in objects as diverse as jam jars and newspapers. The problem is, recycling is not always the most environmentally acceptable process.

Camfil Farr becomes first company to join BSI’s energy reduction verification Kitemark scheme

14 September 2010

BSI Group has today announced that world leading air filtration manufacturer, Camfil Farr, has become the first company to join its recently launched Kitemark scheme for Energy Reduction Verification (ERV). The scheme independently verifies and certifies those organizations that achieve a reduction in carbon emissions through lower energy use.

Bureau Veritas completes the acquisition of Inspectorate

09 September 2010

Bureau Veritas completed the acquisition of Inspectorate today, having obtained the approvals of all relevant competition authorities.

DNV and Patjens cooperate on first LNG fuelled container ship

09 September 2010

Hamburg; Together with DNV and other partners, DNV customer Reederei Stefan Patjens is ready to retrofit LNG on board a 5,000 TEU container vessel. When completed, this would be the very first use of LNG as fuel on board a container ship and of LNG as fuel in worldwide trading.

DNV recommends changes to the US safety regime

08 September 2010

Houston; A step change can be achieved with respect to prevention and mitigation of major accidents through a performance based safety regime supported by a risk management approach.

Worlds first LNG fuelled coaster to be classed to DNV

08 September 2010

NSK Shipping AS, a coastal vessel operator based in northern Norway, has recently placed an order for a state-of-the-art LNG fuelled multi purpose vessel at the Turkish shipyard, Tersan.

US and Norway; Fundamental differences between drilling regimes

07 September 2010

Houston; DNV has compared the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the Norwegian offshore drilling regulatory regimes and regulations.

New Recommended Practise for US BOP compliance

06 September 2010

Houston; In order to support the oil and gas industry in complying with the US Department of Interiors new regulations for immediate re-certification of subsea BOP, blow-out preventer, stacks, DNV has issued a Recommended Practise guiding owners and operators through requirements and technical aspects.

Vodafone UK achieves ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Certification

02 September 2010

Vodafone UK has attained the globally recognized ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (ISO 27001) certification relating to its provision of IT services covering application hosting, data management, technical support and consultancy for its business customers.

CIQ Wenzhou Collaborates with BVCPS Shanghai

27 August 2010

CIQ Wenzhou Collaborates with BVCPS Shanghai for Footwear Products Testing in Wenzhou China.

DNV sets up Sustainability and Innovation division

24 August 2010

New division aims to have a global impact on the sustainability agenda.

Management Development for the Food Safety Professional Class No.3 Graduates

18 August 2010

The paramount concern of the food industry and the food safety professionals who work in it is the moral commitment to the consumer.

Cooperation between Nemko and DNV

13 August 2010

Oslo - Nemko and DNV have agreed to explore opportunities for developing a closer cooperation in selected product certification areas.

BSI Guide to Outsourcing helps the application of ISO 27001 for IT security

11 August 2010

A recent survey on information security breaches* reported that 68% of large respondents had been asked by their customers to demonstrate their compliance with security standards.

Students predict LNG prefered fuel

06 August 2010

Oslo, 6 August; According to DNVs summer students, LNG could easily become the most feasible means of fuel in short sea shipping.

Bureau Veritas Photovoltaic Laboratory Obtains CNAS and CBTL Accreditations

23 July 2010

Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services Electrical and Electronic Products Division is pleased to announce that its photovoltaic laboratory in China has been accredited by the China National Accreditation Service.

First trainiing course certified to the world’s only ice navigation standard

21 July 2010

The Ship Manoeuvering Simulator Centre of Trondheim, Norway is the first training centre to have its navigation course certified to DNVs ice navigation standard.