DNV is a well-recognized and widely acclaimed assurance and risk management company in the Middle East. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, the company uses its knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

DNV is the world’s leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. The company delivers world-renowned testing, certification, and technical advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables, oil and gas, and energy management. DNV is one of the world’s leading certification bodies, helping businesses assure the performance of their organizations, products, people, facilities, and supply chains.

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) was founded as a membership organization in Oslo, Norway in 1864. Norway’s mutual marine insurance clubs banded together to establish a uniform set of rules and procedures, used in assessing the risk of underwriting individual vessels. The group aimed to provide “reliable and uniform classification and taxation of Norwegian ships”.

The company is a world-leading provider of digital solutions for managing risk and improving safety and asset performance for ships, pipelines, processing plants, offshore structures, electric grids, smart cities, and more. Its open industry assurance platform Veracity, cyber security, and software solutions support business-critical activities across many industries, including maritime, energy, and healthcare.

DNV’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is both an ethical choice and a business decision. DNV has employees from 115 nationalities working in 100 countries. The company sees diversity and inclusion within its workforce as a way of delivering excellence, and we recruit the best people regardless of their background.

Today DNV is a globally leading quality assurance and risk management company operating in more than 100 countries. With over 100,000 customers across the maritime, energy, food, and healthcare industries, as well as a range of other sectors, DNV empowers its customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that they can make critical decisions with confidence.

The specialties of the company include Ship Classification, Risk management & technical advisory services, Certification & Verification, Oil & Gas, Technology Qualification and testing, Maritime, Business Assurance, Energy, Software solutions, and Sustainability.