DNV GL and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) signalled greater cooperation in classifying and surveying ships thanks to what is expected to be a growing trade route through Arctic waters.

The bilateral framework will help advance a dual RS-DNV class ship, with only about 20 such vessels in existence currently. The framework lays out rules for instances for surveying a ship when it’s classed by another society and further defines the dual classification in terms of materials and equipment for ships.

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