The Norwegian Classification Society will fully attack the Chinese market and will be building a software center in Shanghai.

The reporter learned today from the China International Maritime Exhibition held here that the Norwegian Classification Society, one of the world's leading classification societies, announced that China has become the most important service area of ​​the Norwegian Classification Society in the world in early 2008. The Norwegian Classification Society will set up a software development center in Shanghai, China, and to further serve the development of China's offshore engineering projects, will move its energy headquarters in Asia from Malaysia to Shanghai, China, and the Norwegian Classification Society will fully serve the Chinese shipbuilding industry. Already arrived.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Asia and Middle East of the Energy Department of the Norwegian Classification Society, China’s development in the field of marine engineering construction has been remarkable in the past few years. They fully realize the potential of China’s marine engineering development. On March 1st, the Asian headquarters of the Norwegian Classification Society Energy Department was moved to Shanghai. In addition, recently, the Norwegian Classification Society has established a joint venture technology research institute in Shanghai with China Classification Society to serve the development of China's marine industry. It is reported that the Norwegian Classification Society has decades of experience in marine engineering. Forty percent of the world's drilling platforms, semi-submersible platforms and new offshore floating production storage tankers and retrofit projects are of the Norwegian Classification Society. . It currently holds fifteen offshore engineering project contracts in China.

According to Mr. Svensson, Chief Operating Officer of the Maritime Department of the Norwegian Classification Society and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Software Department, the Norwegian Classification Society will provide customized software solutions for the Chinese shipping, offshore engineering and petrochemical industries in order to be closer to the Chinese market. A software development center was established in Shanghai on January 1, 2008. It is reported that this is the third software development center of the world by the Norwegian Classification Society in Oslo, the local Norwegian capital, and London, England.