2012年底,两家知名度很高的船级社——挪威船级社(DNV)和德国劳氏船级社(GL),打算合并成一家的消息震惊了海事界,经竞争委员会认可,其合并后船舶的吨位和数量将排在最高位。取名为DNV-GL的新公司称将拥有雇员约17 000名,其中约5 600名从事海运相关工作。有猜测认为,这更是一场收购而远非合并,因为DNV基金(DNV Foundation)在新公司将控股63.5%,而GL股东Mayfair。SE则持小部分股份, At the end of 2012, two well-known classification societies - DNV and GL - stumbled upon the maritime community with the intention of merging into one and the merger was approved by the Competition Commission After the tonnage and the number of ships will be ranked highest. The new company, DNV-GL, said it will have about 17,000 employees, of whom about 5,600 are maritime-related. There is speculation that this is more of an acquisition than a merger, as the DNV Foundation will hold 63.5% in the new company while GL shareholder Mayfair. SE is holding a small part of the shares,