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DNV in the Middle East


DNV considers the Middle East a highly dynamic region within our global organization. The region's growing trade activities have elevated the maritime industry's importance, making it a vital trading hub and a preferred destination for maritime activities in the broader Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Africa. At DNV, we play a significant role in helping to guide and support our customers in the Middle East by: Ensuring safety and compliance: We help to ensure the safety of vessels operating in Middle Eastern waters by providing high-end classification services that verify compliance with international safety and environmental standards and regulations. Enhancing competitiveness: Our organization works with shipowners, operators, and other stakeholders in the regional maritime industry to help them enhance their competitiveness by optimising vessel design, reducing operating costs, meeting decarbonization goals and improving efficiency. Supporting innovation: DNV actively supports research and development in the maritime industry, which drives innovation and improves efficiency. Building capacity: Our organization, through our Maritime Academy, provides training and capacity-building services to the industry’s stakeholders, including shipowners, operators, and regulatory authorities. By doing so, we help build the skills and expertise needed to operate vessels most effectively.

DNV considers the Middle East a highly dynamic region within our global organization. The region's growing trade activities have elevated the maritime industry's importance, making it a vital trading hub and a preferred destination for maritime activities in the broader Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Africa.

At DNV, we play a significant role in helping to guide and support our customers in the Middle East by:

Ensuring safety and compliance: We help to ensure the safety of vessels operating in Middle Eastern waters by providing high-end classification services that verify compliance with international safety and environmental standards and regulations.
Enhancing competitiveness: Our organization works with shipowners, operators, and other stakeholders in the regional maritime industry to help them enhance their competitiveness by optimising vessel design, reducing operating costs, meeting decarbonization goals and improving efficiency.
Supporting innovation: DNV actively supports research and development in the maritime industry, which drives innovation and improves efficiency.
Building capacity: Our organization, through our Maritime Academy, provides training and capacity-building services to the industry’s stakeholders, including shipowners, operators, and regulatory authorities. By doing so, we help build the skills and expertise needed to operate vessels most effectively.

DNV in the KSA


Our strategic alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 has empowered us to actively contribute to the Kingdom's ambitious objectives, particularly those related to revolutionizing the maritime and energy sectors. The establishment of our regional headquarters (RHQ) in Saudi Arabia underscores this commitment. Located in the vibrant city of Al Khobar, the new RHQ office will serve as a central hub for our operations across 18 DNV offices in 8 countries. Our headquarters are in Turki Bin Abdulaziz Al Fardan Tower.

Our strategic alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 has empowered us to actively contribute to the Kingdom's ambitious objectives, particularly those related to revolutionizing the maritime and energy sectors. The establishment of our regional headquarters (RHQ) in Saudi Arabia underscores this commitment.

Located in the vibrant city of Al Khobar, the new RHQ office will serve as a central hub for our operations across 18 DNV offices in 8 countries. Our headquarters are in Turki Bin Abdulaziz Al Fardan Tower.

Offshore focus


The Middle East holds a strategic advantage in utilizing its offshore leadership to drive technology adoption, pilot new regulations, and leverage global insights. DNV continuously expands its service offerings to provide customers in the region with access to comprehensive technical expertise and global services to reduce operational expenditures (OPEX). Our suite of digital tools on the Veracity platform, including the EEXI calculator and SEEMP III generator, addresses evolving regulatory requirements. Notably, our Abate class notation assists offshore installations in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, setting targets, and integrating new technologies. Rig owners can showcase their commitment to reducing emissions by implementing Abate notation requirements on their rigs and production units, thereby contributing to national oil companies' emission reduction goals. Of particular significance is DNV's Offshore Service Centre (OSC) in Dubai, offering extensive engineering support across the entire lifecycle of offshore rigs, from conceptual studies to operational phases. Our OSC team, comprising a diverse array of specialists, collaborates with offshore operators to devise innovative solutions while upholding stringent quality and safety standards. Additionally, we offer consultancy services such as fatigue studies, condition assessment, and condition monitoring to support the offshore industry in the region further.

The Middle East holds a strategic advantage in utilizing its offshore leadership to drive technology adoption, pilot new regulations, and leverage global insights.

DNV continuously expands its service offerings to provide customers in the region with access to comprehensive technical expertise and global services to reduce operational expenditures (OPEX). Our suite of digital tools on the Veracity platform, including the EEXI calculator and SEEMP III generator, addresses evolving regulatory requirements. Notably, our Abate class notation assists offshore installations in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, setting targets, and integrating new technologies. Rig owners can showcase their commitment to reducing emissions by implementing Abate notation requirements on their rigs and production units, thereby contributing to national oil companies' emission reduction goals.

Of particular significance is DNV's Offshore Service Centre (OSC) in Dubai, offering extensive engineering support across the entire lifecycle of offshore rigs, from conceptual studies to operational phases. Our OSC team, comprising a diverse array of specialists, collaborates with offshore operators to devise innovative solutions while upholding stringent quality and safety standards. Additionally, we offer consultancy services such as fatigue studies, condition assessment, and condition monitoring to support the offshore industry in the region further.

Middle East Maritime Academy


DNV’s Maritime Academy is a leading global training provider in the maritime industry. Our regional Academy based in Dubai supports all our Middle East and Africa customers, offering a comprehensive training programme to build up their competence and improve their business performance. Apart from our standard training, we also offer tailored training that matches customers’ requirements. Our training sessions are organized as public or in-house sessions - F2F or Live online. We also offer e-learning and certification programmes. A complete list of our upcoming schedules is available at DNV Learning portal DNV External - Browse Catalogue. For our complete training portfolio, please visit our Maritime Academy webpage. To discuss your special training requirements, please reach out to us at academy.middleeast@dnv.com.

DNV’s Maritime Academy is a leading global training provider in the maritime industry. Our regional Academy based in Dubai supports all our Middle East and Africa customers, offering a comprehensive training programme to build up their competence and improve their business performance.

Apart from our standard training, we also offer tailored training that matches customers’ requirements. Our training sessions are organized as public or in-house sessions - F2F or Live online. We also offer e-learning and certification programmes.

A complete list of our upcoming schedules is available at DNV Learning portal DNV External - Browse Catalogue.
For our complete training portfolio, please visit our Maritime Academy webpage.
To discuss your special training requirements, please reach out to us at academy.middleeast@dnv.com.

Meet our team


Our Middle East DNV Maritime experts are dedicated to upholding the highest marine and offshore classification standards.

Ian Edwards

Director Middle East & Africa & CEO DNV Saudi

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Pawan Sahni

Vice President, Regional Director of Business Development

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Nair Bijali

Vice President, Regional Offshore Manager

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Benjamin Dineshkar

Head of Maritime Advisory, Middle East & Africa

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Ali Shehab

Global Director of Special Projects & Services

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Chris Welsby

Director of GCC

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Alaa Ahmed

District Manager UAE & North Africa

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Sulaiman Abdallah Al Aufi

Station Manager Oman

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Sadiq Al Mutawa

Country Manager Saudi Arabia & Bahrain

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Monzur Morshed Chowdhury

Country Manager, Qatar

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Heracles Lekakis

Key Account Manager

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Sherif Azzam

Key Account Manager

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