ClassNK Establishes Sixth Indian Surveyor Office
ClassNK officially announced the opening of a new surveyor office in Kolkata, India today. The new office is the seventh new office to be opened by the Society in 2010, and becomes ClassNK’s sixth exclusive surveyor office in India, joining existing offices in Chennai, Dahej, Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. The new office will serve the Port of Kolkata and other nearby ports in the northeastern part of the country.
Upon announcing the opening of the new office, ClassNK Chairman & President Noboru Ueda noted that although this was the Society’s sixth office in the country, ClassNK had its sights set on further growth, saying: “This office in Kolkata is only one part of our expansion efforts in greater India, and over the next year we will be further expanding our service network to better support the growth of the local maritime industry, and provide even better service to our clients in the region.”
The rapid expansion of ClassNK’s service network parallels the rapid growth of the Society’s register, which has grown by more than 9 million gross tons since the beginning of the year to reach a total of more than 178 million gross tons. With the opening of its Kolkata Office, ClassNK now maintains a global network of 116 exclusive surveyor offices around the globe.