📘 Anchor and Balance: Det Norske Veritas 1864–1989

A comprehensive corporate and maritime history tracing the first 125 years of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), one of the world's most respected classification societies and risk management organizations. Written by Norwegian historians Håkon With Andersen and John Peter Collett, this 491-page volume examines DNV's founding in Norway in 1864 — created to independently inspect and classify merchant vessels for maritime safety — through its evolution into a global authority on safety standards, protection of life, property, and the marine environment. The book covers the technological transition from wooden sailing ships to steel hulls and steam propulsion, the rise of modern naval engineering, and DNV's pivotal role in North Sea oil platform certification. Richly illustrated with archival photographs and documents, it serves both as an academic record of Norwegian economic and technical history and as a case study in the institutionalization of safety in global transport.

📚 Book Details

• Authors: Håkon With Andersen & John Peter Collett
• Publisher: J.W. Cappelens Forlag
• Year: 1989
• Pages: 491
• Genre: Corporate History / Maritime History / Norwegian History
• Condition: Used — Excellent
• Binding: Hardcover

🔍 Condition

✔️ Interior in excellent condition
✔️ No missing pages

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💡 Why buy this book?

✔️ Definitive 125-year history of DNV, a global maritime institution
✔️ 491 pages with archival photographs and historical documents
✔️ Rare hardcover edition, ideal for maritime and Norwegian history collectors

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