BUREAU VERITAS Marine Division celebrated Grand Opening in Limassol

Bureau Veritas (Cyprus) Ltd welcomed a large number of guests at its inauguration party at its premises in Limassol. Prominent Cypriot ship owners as well as big names of the Greek Shipping Community were present to welcome Bureau Veritas to the neighborhood.

Although the operation of the new Marine Office will commence in January 2016, the opening reception took place on Monday, September 14^th, in parallel to the Cyprus Maritime Conference.

Inspectorate, the flagship of the Bureau Veritas Commodities Division will also commence next January the operation of their petrochemical laboratory in the industrial area close to Vasilikos.  The lab is equipped with the latest and greatest line of equipment. The initial staff of ten, which is expected to grow to thirty in the near future, will specialize in performing oil analyses & testing.

 “Cyprus is a great place for doing shipping business.  Bureau Veritas could not be absent from the home of the 3^rd largest fleet in Europe comprising 2200 vessels.  We could not be away from the home of the 2^nd largest ship management center in the world” commented Lambros A. Chahalis, RCE of Bureau Veritas, who emphasized the productive co-operation with the flag State administration of Cyprus, as regards both the shipping companies statutory certification, as well as a wide spectrum of ISO certification services rendered to domestic industries on a voluntary basis.