ClassNK Opens First Russian Office in Style
Its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg ClassNK has marked the official opening of its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg on 14 September with a lively reception hosted by ClassNK Chairman and President and Current IACS Vice-Chairman Noboru Ueda.The event was attended by more than 80 guests including executives and representatives from throughout the Russian maritime industry. Among the many prominent dignitaries at the event were His Excellency Ichiro Kawabata, Consul General of Japan in St. Petersburg, IACS Council Chairman Pavel Shikhov, Vladimir Alexandrov, President of the St. Petersburg Shipbuilders Association, and numerous top representatives from academic institutions such as CNIIMF. Foreign and domestic owners such NYK, K-Line and SCF UNICOM, as well as shipyards, the oil and gas and marine insurance sectors, suppliers and manufacturers also attended the event.Mr. Ueda welcomed the guests to the party with an opening address given in Russian, in which he highlighted the important role that Russia played in the development of Japan's shipbuilding industry when, in 1854, the Russian ambassador Putyatin's vessel sank off the Japanese coast after being damaged during a tsunami, and it was decided that a ship would have to be built in Japan so that the ...
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