The online version of IMO-Vega is extended with interim and consolidated versions of the regulations which were amended by MEPC 72 in April 2018 and by MSC 99 in May 2018.

Oslo, Norway, 28 August 2018: DNV GL has launched a new standard that allows operators to choose thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) instead of steel or traditional flexibles, enabling substantial cost reductions throughout the project lifecycle.

The 2018 July edition of DNV GL rules for classification and offshore standards is now available.

To minimize the impact of the annual survey, the testing of the generator standby functionality, sometimes referred to as the “blackout test”, is no longer required to be carried out during the annual survey but may, under certain conditions, be carried out by the vessel prior to the annual survey. This news summarizes the improved test procedures.