DNV Opens New Office in Jiangsu Province, China

DNV has opened a new office in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province. This new development strengthens DNV’s continuous commitment to supporting China’s rapidly developing economy.

“The setup of a new office in Jiangyin is in line with our continuous strategy in China– to provide local support to our customers in a faster and better way. By deploying this new office in Jiangyin, we now have a complete service network covering the whole Jiangsu Province to provide our full spectrum of services for managing risk,” says DNV’s Vice President and Area Chair for Greater China Joerg Beiler.

More than 200 guests representing the shipyards, owners and manufacturing companies, attended the grand opening ceremony which was held on 6 September in Jiangyin.

“There is an increasing demand for our services in the area,” says DNV’s Maritime District Manager for West China JG Tang, “Jiangsu province accounts for more than one third of the maritime business in China. We have established good relationship with our customers here over the years including shipyards, ship owners and manufacturing companies. By having this new office, we are getting closer to our customers and able to provide better support for them.”

There are key shipyards in the area such as Chengxi shipyard, Yangzijiang shipbuilding group, New time and New Century shipyard, New Hantong Shipyard and Kouan shipyard.

Jiangyin Office covers the majority of Jiangsu province, including the cities across the Yangtze River i.e. Changshu, Zhangjianggang, Jiangyin, Wuxi, Zhenjiang and Taizhou. Its services include new ship classification services, ship repair and conversion services, marine product certification, operating ship services, and industrial certification.

Located in Dongdu International Mansion, No. 5-1 Middle Chenjiang Road, Jiangyin Office has more than 20 staff, headed by Guo Yuwei.

About DNV and DNV in Greater China

DNV is a global provider of risk management services, helping customers to safely and responsibly improve their business performance. DNV is an independent foundation with the purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment. Through its network of 300 offices in 100 countries, DNV serves a range of industries with a special focus on maritime and energy sectors.

DNV established its first office in China in 1888 to ensure safety in shipping. The regional office of DNV moved from Hong Kong to Shanghai in 1995. Today China is one of the most important markets for DNV. We currently have more than 900 employees working in 36 offices across 20 cities in Greater China.

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Source: DNV, September 8, 2011.