DNV

For other uses, see DNV (disambiguation).
DNV AS
FormerlyDNV GL
Company typePrivate (Aksjeselskap)
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1864; 160 years ago (1864)
HeadquartersHøvik, Greater Oslo, Norway
Area served
Worldwide (over 100 countries)
Key people
RevenueDecrease NOK 20.9 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees
15,001 (2024)
ParentDNV Holding AS
Websitewww.dnv.com Edit this at Wikidata

Det Norske Veritas (DNV), formerly DNV GL, is an international accredited registrar and classification society headquartered in Høvik, Norway.[2] DNV provides services for several industries, including maritime, oil and gas, renewable energy, electrification, and healthcare.

As of 10 January 2024, the company has about 15,000 employees and 350 offices operating in more than 100 countries and provides services for several industries. In 2013, Det Norske Veritas (Norway) and Germanischer Lloyd (Germany), two prominent organizations in the industry, merged to form DNV GL. The company later simplified its name to DNV in 2021, while maintaining the organizational structure that resulted from the merger.[3]

DNV provides services for 13,175 vessels and mobile offshore units (MOUs), amounting to 265.4 million gross tonnes, which represents a global market share of 21%.[4] 65% of the world's offshore pipelines are designed and installed to DNV's technical standards.

Prior to the merger, both DNV and GL had independently acquired several companies in different sectors, such as Hélimax Energy (Canada), Garrad Hassan (UK), Windtest (Germany) and KEMA (Netherlands). DNV also invests in research.

Remi Eriksen has been the Group President and CEO of DNV since August 1, 2015, succeeding Henrik O. Madsen.[5]

  1. ^ "DNV Annual Report 2020". Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. ^ Smale, Will (21 December 2014). "The Norwegian firm that tests the world's ships". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ "DNV GL changes name to DNV as it gears up for decade of transformation". DNV. 2021-01-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  4. ^ "DNV GL to unveil rules this year". Tanker Operator. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Remi Eriksen: Proud and Confident". maritime-executive.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.