The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has chosen Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to research the potential of LNG as a fuel in the North American Emission Control Area (ECA).

We take a look back at who said what at Nor- Shipping 2013 and the issues that got people talking.

Bulbous bow refits can pay for themselves through reductions in fuel costs in as little as a year, DNV announced yesterday at Nor-Shipping.

The merger of DNV and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is on track according to DNV’s Tor Svensen with competition authority decisions expected in mid-to-late autumn.

Classification society DNV's net profit for 2012 was NOK719m ($122m), 1.5% down from NOK730m in 2011 despite a 27% rise in operating revenues from NOK10.1bn in 2011 to NOK12.8bn in 2012.

DNV has restructured its offshore classification rules for Mobile Offshore Units in order to improve transparency and enhance safety. “Our aim is to help the rig owner in the building process – to clearly show that the unit is constructed in...