News from DNV

• Healthcare

DNV Renews ISQua Accreditation for International Hospital Standards Through 2030

DNV's International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals (DIAS) have received renewed ISQua accreditation through 2030, reinforcing global confidence in healthcare quality, patient safety, and ISO 90...

• Energy

DNV supports technical due diligence for EV charging infrastructure transaction in the Netherlands

DNV has completed technical due diligence (TDD) for asset management companies Aberdeen Investments and DigitalBridge in relation to the acquisition of Equans Infra & Mobility B.V., an established ele...

• Maritime

Boiler tube plugging – class requirements

Boiler tubes play a critical role in both heat transfer and in maintaining the pressure integrity of marine boilers. When leaks occur, careful evaluation is required to prevent secondary damage. This ...

• Other sectors

Draft version of ISO 45001 released

This first revision of the standard since 2018 seems to carry moderate, but important changes.

• Energy

DNV updates seismic design guidance as wind expands into earthquake-prone regions

DNV has published an updated edition of its recommended practice DNV-RP-0585 Seismic design of wind power plants, providing enhanced guidance for the design of onshore and offshore wind assets exposed...

• Energy

Gasunie, EBN and DNV launch CO2RE research programme to support safe CO₂ transport

• Maritime

Now available: The July 2026 edition of the DNV class rules and standards for ship and offshore

The July 2026 edition introduces new class notations and significant updates designed to support the maritime industry’s ongoing transition towards greater sustainability and innovation. This news hig...

• Energy

DNV review prepares Fred. Olsen's BRIZO floating solar system for rougher conditions

DNV has completed an independent technical review of Fred. Olsen1848’s BRIZO floating solar system, an innovative floating photovoltaic (FPV) concept designed to operate in more exposed wave condition...

• Maritime

New IMO requirements for pilot transfer arrangements

The 13th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, Search and Rescue (NCSR 13) was held from 22 to 26 June 2026. NCSR 13 advanced maritime digitalization by finalizing draft gu...

• Maritime

The IMO sub-committee on navigation, communications, search and rescue (NCSR 13)

The 13th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, Search and Rescue (NCSR 13) was held from 22 to 26 June 2026. NCSR 13 advanced maritime digitalization by finalizing draft gu...

• Energy

DNV forecasts fiftyfold storage surge and expands digital energy management offer

DNV projects that around half of all new solar installations will include battery storage by the mid-2030s, up from roughly 6.6 per cent today, with solar-plus-storage capacity growing a hundredfold b...

• Energy

DNV market due diligence supports Innergex's USD 156 million financing for renewables and storage in Chile

DNV today announced that it supported Canadian-based independent international renewable power producer Innergex in closing a refinancing and new financing package totalling 156 million USD for a port...

• Maritime

New DNV RP establishes measurement framework for onboard carbon capture and storage systems

DNV has published a recommended practice (RP) providing a standardized framework for measuring and verifying the performance of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems on ships, setting the ...

• Energy

Multi-fuel boiler concept supports a flexible transition to fossil-free residential heating

A Dutch consortium of Stedin, GasTerra, Intergas, Bekaert and DNV has developed a proof of concept for a multi-fuel boiler for residential heating that automatically adapts to different gas qualities....

• Energy

DNV verifies lifting system for world's longest immersed tunnel

DNV has supported Femern Link Contractors (FLC) on the Fehmarn Belt immersed tunnel project by providing independent verification of the advanced lifting appliance used to install the tunnel elements.

• Maritime

North-east Atlantic joins the expanding network of ECAs

Recent amendments to MARPOL Annex VI adopted at MEPC 84 introduce the North-East Atlantic as a new Emission Control Area (ECA) for nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (P...

• Rail
• Cyber Industries

DNV Awarded Cybersecurity Services Contract for the Caribbean’s First Monorail System

DNV continues to strengthen its position in rail cybersecurity, having been selected to support the Dominican Republic’s landmark monorail project with end-to-end cybersecurity services.

• Maritime

The Swedish Club partners with DNV Cyber and CyberOwl

DNV Cyber and CyberOwl to provide The Swedish Club members with cyber threat insight and risk updates

• Other sectors

Kuehne+Nagel receives ESG Recognition from DNV

Global logistics and supply chain company Kuehne+Nagel has received the ESG Recognition from DNV

• Maritime

DNV at Posidonia 2026: DNV awards AiP to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for independent Type B LPG cargo tank design for VLGCs

Piraeus, June 5, 2026 — DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for their independent Type B LPG cargo tank design for Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs). The ...