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On December 24, 2012, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) announced their formal merger. After the merger, DNV holds 63.5% and GL holds 36.5%. The new DNV-GL group is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and the ship classification service is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. DNV and GL will continue to operate independently, and the maritime industry has entered a new stage of development.

The merger means the new body will be one of the world's leading classification societies and risk management experts for the oil and gas, renewable energy and power industries, and one of the top three management systems certification bodies in the world. DNV GL Group will have four business segments, namely Maritime, Oil & Gas, Energy and Managed Services.