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ClassNK opens new offices in India and Spain

Japan’s classification society ClassNK has opened new survey offices in India’s Kandla and Spain’s Valencia in a move to improve the efficiency of its ship surveys and audits in those areas.

Lee Hong Liang, Asia Correspondent

October 2, 2020

1 Min Read

Spain's ValenciaPhoto: Giuseppe Buccola - Unsplash

The new offices started operations on 1 October 2020.

“Both offices are located in one of the most well-known port cities in each country. In recent years, the number of surveys and audits required in the northwest part of India and southern part of Spain has been increasing,” ClassNK stated.

The Japanese class society said it aims to continue improving its worldwide survey offices network in order to meet its clients’ requests and provide timely and high-quality services.

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Lee Hong Liang

Asia Correspondent

Singapore-based Lee Hong Liang provides a significant boost to daily coverage of the Asian shipping markets, as well as bringing with him an in-depth specialist knowledge of the bunkering markets.

Throughout Hong Liang’s 14-year career as a maritime journalist, he has reported ‘live’ news from conferences, conducted one-on-one interviews with top officials, and had the ability to write hard news and featured stories.

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