December 2012

Classification societies Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyds have announced a merger that will make their new company DNV GL Group the world's largest class society.

The classification societies Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyds have announced a merger that will make their new company DNV GL Group the world's largest class society.

Greek shipowners and government officials continued their storied dialogue at the annual forum coordinated by the Hellenic branch of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA).

The Isle of Man Ship Registry's success over the past ten years demonstrates that small states can become strong maritime powers.

The state, whose size measures approximately three times the area of Washington, D.C., places 20th worldwide as measured by gross tonnage, with a fleet size of 15 million gross tons.

The United Kingdom is focusing on developing its Asian fleet following achievement of several milestones over the past few months.