PT Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (BKI), as the holding company for state-owned survey services or IDSurvey, collaborates with the International Naval Surveys Bureau (INSB Class), which is a Greek merchant ship classification bureau. This collaboration was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was carried out at the INSB Class head office in Piraeus, Greece, on Thursday (20/7).

 

IDSurvey President Director, Arisudono said the aim of the collaboration with INSB Class was to improve ship safety and marine innovation, by improving the quality of ships and their crews, and also developing research related to shipping.

 

"We (BKI) are pleased to be able to collaborate with INSB Class to create synergy in the long term, which can enable BKI to strengthen all aspects of Indonesian maritime, including expanding reach and improving maritime regulations and BKI accessibility," said Arisudono.

 

"We see this collaboration as a high-value project that can help both organizations face business challenges and opportunities more effectively, by leveraging the company's profile and reputation, as well as encouraging cooperative talent development and technical programs," he continued.

 

Meanwhile, Pantelis Chinakis Glaras as President and Managing Director of INSB Class, said that this collaboration was a positive achievement and an important step forward, especially in strengthening state relations between Greece and Indonesia, in the context of the global maritime domain.

 

 

"I think this collaboration can be used as an example of how INSB Class and BKI are able to collaborate on behalf of the two organizations in promoting ship safety and solving maritime technology problems. We are very pleased to be able to work with BKI to promote ship safety, marine technology and innovation. "We also hope to carry out this collaboration with full trust and honesty," said Pantelis.

 

IDSurvey has survey service business activities which include Testing, Inspection, Certification (TIC), and has a target of becoming a Top 5 TIC company in Asia Pacific.