DNV's certification business has always maintained the leading edge in technology, and has been recognized by more than 80 countries in the world, and 65,000 certificates of various management systems have been issued around the world. As the earliest international certification body in Greater China, DNV Norske Veritas has set up 13 offices in Greater China and issued nearly 5,000 certificates.

German class (GL) and Norwegian class (DNV) will be merged into DNV GL Group soon.

The Norwegian Register of Shipping (DNV) and Lloyd's Register of Shipping (GL) announced the formal merger. The contract was signed on 20 12 120 February, and the new company was renamed DNV GL Group.

According to the shipping industry network, DNV holds 63.5% and GL holds 36.5% after the merger. The new DNV-GL group headquarters will be located in Oslo, Norway, but the ship classification service headquarters will be located in Hamburg, Germany, and DNV and GL will continue to operate independently, which will guide a new round of development in the maritime industry.

According to the tonnage of the classified ships, DNV and Lloyd's Register are 2.1600 million DWT and1370 million DWT, respectively, ranking fourth and fifth in the gross tonnage of registered ships of classification societies. After the merger, the total deadweight tonnage of the two ships will reach 354 million DWT, which will exceed the total registered tonnage of Japan Classification Society (NK) (3.2 1 100 million DWT) and become the first registered deadweight tonnage classification society. The total number of registered ships will exceed 12,000, which exceeds the total number of registered ships of the French Classification Society (112,000).

The combination of DNV and GL not only strengthens its economic strength, but also strengthens its influence. DNV said that since the Nobel Peace Prize event in 20 10, its business in China has been affected to some extent. According to Norwegian Evening Post, according to Norwegian statistics, Norway's exports to Asia increased last year, but its exports to China decreased by 9% (excluding oil and gas), from 201year to/kloc-0. If the exchange rate of krona against RMB is taken into account, Norwegian exports to China decreased by 15% last year. According to the Norwegian Marine Products Committee, Norwegian salmon used to occupy 90% of the China market, but now it has dropped to 50%. In this situation, it is DNV's strategic choice to improve its own strength and occupy the market, especially the China market, with the help of GL company with better statement and its original low position and strength.