DNV GL is shipping’s largest classification society, at least based on the traditional gross tonne form of measurement, according to the latest statistics from the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
In its 2018 annual report anIACS data review of its 12 member class societies shows DNV GL is the largest with a classed fleet of 278.3 million gt.
This puts it well ahead of closest rival Japan’s ClassNK, which comes in at 246.5
