ClassNK opens three new offices

The new offices become the 110^th, 111^th, and 112^th offices in the class society’s global service network. The opening continues ClassNK’s aggressive expansion, which saw it open seven new surveyor offices in 2009. This expansion coincides with the growth of the ClassNK register, which has grown by more than 20 million gt since the beginning of 2008.

The new offices in Tartous and Callao are the first exclusive surveyor offices ClassNK has opened in Syria and Peru, respectively, and chairman Noboru Ueda, who recently assumed the additional role of IACS chairman, marked the achievement by saying “These new offices reflect the growing number of NK clients in the Middle East and South America and the continuing globalization of the ClassNK fleet.”

With regards to the new office in Sibu, Malaysia, Ueda emphasised the important role that Malaysia’s shipbuilding industry has played in NK’s successful expansion in the workboat market noting that “Last year, the number of NK classed newbuildings in Malaysia grew to more than 100 vessels, and this new office will allow us to better serve Malaysia’s dynamic shipbuilding industry.” The new Sibu Office is the fifth exclusive surveyor office ClassNK has established in Malaysia.