The database contains updated and consolidated IMO documents including resolutions from the Assembly 29 th session, MEPC committee 70th session and MSC committee 97 th session - and circulars and interpretations including April 2017.

Depending on the interaction between the pipe and soil, submarine pipelines, both exposed and buried, may be subject to severe displacements and impaired pipeline integrity. Soil characterization and pipe-soil interaction assessment are therefore important parts of any pipeline project. DNV GL now launches a new recommended practice (RP), DNVGL-RP-F114 ‘Pipe-soil interaction for submarine pipelines’, solely dedicated to the interaction between the pipeline and the soil.

The manager and vessel class history impact how class-related machinery items are displayed in My DNV GL. Independent of how items are grouped, the same survey scope applies. This news aims to explain the different set-up options of the machinery list and why similar vessels may appear with different views.

Steel forgings are essential building blocks for subsea components, but tailor-made solutions to meet end-users’ specific requirements have caused long delivery times. A joint industry project (JIP), led by DNV GL, has now taken the next step in subsea standardization by harmonizing requirements for quality management of forgings. The recommended practice (RP) ‘Steel forgings for subsea applications – quality management requirements’, DNVGL-RP-B202, will enable delivery of high quality forgings at reduced delivery times and cost.