Promoting innovation in Shanghai
The classification society DNV and the shipbuilding group China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have established a future ship joint innovation centre in Shanghai, following the strategic cooperation agreement framework which the two companies signed in 2019.
The centre will be operated by DNV and Shanghai Ship Design and Research Institute (Sdari). The cooperation agreement was signed by Sdari’s president Lv Zhiyong and DNV’s SVP and regional manager Norbert Kray.
DNV Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen: "Together we will work to ensure it will become a model for the maritime industry’s proactive response to decarbonisation and digital transformation."
Under the agreement, the companies will cooperate on ship and offshore field technical innovation, advance in decarbonisation and digitalisation transformation, and provide technical support and solutions to the maritime industry. (lh)