OREANDA-NEWS. January 30, 2015. DNV GL has announced the opening of a new office in Nanjing, China, which will help to support business growth in the area.

The Central China office will cover most of the Jiangsu Province and follows the Yangtze River upstream to Chongqing and Sichuan.

Torgeir Sterri, Vice President and Regional Manager for Greater China at DNV GL, said: “Central China is home to dozens of shipyards, many industry manufacturers and is therefore one of the most important areas for DNV GL to focus on in China. The launch of our expanded new office demonstrates our commitment.

“More expertise and competence in all ship types and offshore units as well as a strong focus on research, technology and innovation enables DNV GL to support the transformation and development of Central China’s maritime industry more effectively. Together with our customers, we will contribute to a safer, smarter and greener future.”

Area Manager, Chen Keng,added: “Our customers now have easier access to our services. This puts us in a much better position to support them, strengthen our existing cooperations and generate more business in the area.

“We are proud and grateful for the trust and good cooperation built and maintained with our customers and partners in the area. With the support from our regional and global resources, I am very confident that we will be able to meet the even higher expectations from our customers on quality, technology and innovation development.”