to social and cultural institutions quite different from our maritime roots.
A study of history gives a readier understanding of what lies in the future. DNV’s history is marked with a retained and respected independence. The times ahead will be exciting, even turbulent. But the lessons of history will serve us well.
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DNV’s roots are found in shipping and shipbuilding. Since 1864, our skills and competence have grown as shipbuilding turned from sail to steam to internal combustion, from wooden hulls to iron and steel.
Our goals in helping maritime safety were well defined and clearly understood. Our norms and standards widely accepted. Therefore, it was natural that the technological strengths and international recognition DNV had developed in ship classification work, was a great asset in the policy of diversification, the establishment of skills and facilities in engineering and scientific research, and a corporate strategy that made DNV expand from being a Norwegian organisation into becoming a truly international one.
As DNV moved into offshore and land based industry, we won society’s recognition of our wider role and adapted