BV links up with VR

Bureau Veritas (BV) has joined forces with the growing Vietnam Register (VR)and have agreed to co-operate on the following services:

classification/certification surveys of construction, transformation and major repairs of vessels and offshore structures, holding or intended to hold the dual classification/certification VR/BV, or the single classification/certification VR or BV ;

classification/certification surveys including survey of routine maintenance and repair works of vessels and structures in service holding or intended to hold the dual classification/certification VR/BV or the single classification/certification VR or BV ;

inspection at works of materials and equipment intended for vessels and structures;

classification and certification of new dry container boxes.

The Vietnam Register is growing quickly in line with the country?s shipbuilding and shipowning industries and co-operation with BV will benefit both Vietnamese owners and shipowners building in Vietnam or in foreign countries. A key area of agreement covers training and development of VR surveyors, who will work through BV?s highly structured training programme and on secondment with BV.