The agreement is aimed to provide all necessary survey services for classification and statutory requirements for Rongdhonu Friendship Hospital, as part of DNV-GL’s corporate social responsibility.
Rongdhonu Friendship Hospital is a floating ship hospital which provides primary and secondary healthcare services to marginalised people in southern coastal areas of Bangladesh. It is operated by observing all the national and international maritime rules, regulations, and codes, as required by the Government of Bangladesh and the International Maritime Organisation. This involves
regular surveys of the hull and machinery of the ship for ensuring maintenance of seaworthiness of the ship, and for issuing statutory certificates on behalf of the government to enable the ship to ply nationally and internationally. The ship presently operates in focal areas of the coastal belt of Bangladesh.
The agreement has been signed for the next five years commencing from August 2016. Friendship’s relationship with erstwhile Germanischer Lloyd (GL) started in the year 2011 and they are continuing to provide their survey and certification services to Friendship. C F Zaman, Technical Consultant of Friendship and Marijan Samardzic, Area Manager of DNV GL; have signed the agreement while Md Shahid Hossain, Country Manager of DNV GL; was also present. From Friendship, Muhammad Shameem Reza, Director and Head of Organizational Affiars; Dr Kazi Golam Rasul, Deputy Director and Head of Health, Dr Naheed Nazrul, Team Leader-Hospital Services; Md Salahuddin, Fleet Engineer, Mahbubur Rahman Turza, Assistant Manager to Executive Director; and Suman Ghosh, Communications Officer; also took part in it.
