It is doing research work on major areas

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is in the process of setting up an office in Manila and is working on a wide range of industry related research.

IRClass is working on major areas of research activities such as hydrodynamics, ship and offshore structure, and vibration and noise, among others.

The meet was well-attended by locally-based ship owners and senior representatives from Thai Administration. At the meeting, IRClass gave a presentation on its recent developments and revealed that it was in the

IRClass Managing Director Suresh Sinha said: “It is important for IRClass to be in active conversations with the maritime fraternity in Asia, in order to provide better tailored services and training courses.”

Commenting on IRClass’ plans for the ASEAN region, he said: “We announced our plans to boost presence in the ASEAN region at the Sea Asia 2017 event in April this year, and with offices established in Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia, we are looking to further expand our footprint with new offices in the region, as well as obtaining Recognized Organization (RO) status from key ASEAN countries.”

IRClass gained authorisation as a Recognised Organisation RO from Thailand earlier this year, he said during a meeting with industry in Bangkok on 9 Nov 2017. fii-news.com