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Norske Veritas (Organization)

LC control no.n 80066760
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Corporate name headingNorske Veritas (Organization)
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Variant(s)DNV (Organization)
Oslo. Norske Veritas
Norwegian Veritas, Oslo
Norske Veritas, Oslo
Det Norske Veritas
See alsoMergee: Germanischer Lloyd (Firm)
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Successor: DNV GL (Firm)
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Beginning date1864
Ending date2013
Associated countryNorway
Associated placeOslo (Norway)
LocatedBærum (Norway)
Field of activityShipping
Found inIts Norges, Sveriges og Danmarks handelsflaater. Tilkomst og avgang, 1919-24.
International marine safety rating system, c1995: t.p. (DNV)
MC1004, Poultry post-mortem inspection by Plant Inspection Assistants without the permanent presence of Official Veterinarians, 11th July 2011: PDF cover page (Det Norske Veritas, DNV)
Wikipedia website, viewed on 31 October 2013: Det Norske Veritas page (Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is a classification society. Together with Lloyd's Register and American Bureau of Shipping, DNV is one of the three major companies in the classification society business. DNV has its headquarters in Høvik, Bærum, just outside Oslo, Norway)
Its Annual report 2010: t.p. (DNV) p.2 (a self-owned independent foundation) p.5 (provides management systems for maritime and energy industries, including classification of ships and mobile offshore units, and safety, health and environmental services to the oil, gas and renewable energy sector) p.7 (DNV provides risk management services to industrial businesses)
DNV GL website, viewed 21 May 2014: about p. (as of 12 September 2013, DNV and GL have merged to form DNV GL) history p. (Det Norske Veritas was founded in Oslo in 1864 as a membership organisation, with the aim of providing reliable and uniform classification and taxation of Norwegian ships in response to an emerging market for marine insurance)