ClassNK Opens Durban Office

ClassNK, the Japanese-based classification society has opened an office in Durban, Republic of South Africa in response to a significant increase in survey business in the Durban and Richards Bay area. Extending its geographic responsibility to the Indian Ocean in the west and Kenya in the north, the office will provide a range of surveys including classification, periodical, statutory and ISM surveys, as well as issue equipment certificates and undertake appraisals.