Leading marine survey & classification companies in Singapore

The companies

1. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

   A major Singapore office for classification and statutory survey of tankers, bulkers and offshore units, among the most active class societies in Singapore's FPSO and floating-production sector.

   • Marine survey and classification

2. ANSA Veritas

   A Singapore NDT and inspection company (Woodlands) serving marine, offshore and industrial sectors.

   • Marine survey and classification

3. Applus+

   A global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) group — marine and offshore NDT, inspection, certification and asset-integrity services.

   • Marine survey and classification

4. Aries Marine & Engineering Services (Singapore)

   Marine surveys, marine warranty and third-party verification, and marine-engineering consultancy from a Singapore office.

   • Marine survey and classification

5. Bureau Veritas Singapore

   A testing, inspection and certification provider (a foreign MNC) offering tank asset-integrity engineering and API-standard inspection; a common third-party integrity assessor for terminal operators.

   • Marine survey and classification
   • API 653

6. ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)

   A Singapore survey office recognised for Singapore-flag classification and statutory work; an MPA collaborator on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation.

   • Marine survey and classification

7. Constellation Marine Services

   Independent marine surveyors and consultants (cargo, hull and machinery, P&I, offshore) with a Singapore office.

   • Marine survey and classification

8. DNV

   A global assurance and risk firm with a Singapore office providing ESG and sustainability verification, carbon and greenhouse-gas assurance, and environmental and energy-transition advisory to industrial clients.

   • Marine survey and classification

9. Geonamics

   A Singapore marine soil-investigation and geotechnical-testing firm supporting offshore-wind foundation design across ASEAN, with 1,000-plus marine boreholes reported.

   • Marine survey and classification

10. IMS Marine Services

    A homegrown Singapore independent surveyor (Choa Chu Kang) providing impartial inspection and marine surveys with an in-house surveyor team and 24-hour attendance — one of the clearest Singapore-owned surveyors in the set.

    • Marine survey and classification

11. Korean Register (KR)

    A Singapore survey office; one of the class societies party to the MPA class-society letter of intent.

    • Marine survey and classification

12. Lloyd's Register

    A large Singapore presence providing ship classification, statutory certification and technical and advisory services; a recognised organisation for the Singapore Registry of Ships.

    • Marine survey and classification

13. Master-Tech Diving Services

    An IMCA-certified commercial diving contractor (400-500 deployments a year) for underwater inspection, class-approved UWILD accepted by ABS/DNV/LR/BV/RINA/ClassNK/IRS, hull cleaning, propeller polishing, underwater welding and cutting, and ROV inspection; supports pipeline installation, cable laying and platform work. ISO 9001/14001/45001.

    • Marine survey and classification
    • IMCA
    • Marine classification approval
    • ISO 9001

14. RINA

    Ship classification and marine certification from a Singapore office; an MPA collaborator.

    • Marine survey and classification

15. TÜV SÜD PSB

    A major testing, inspection and certification body: surface physical analysis and metrology accredited to ISO 17025 (SAC-SINGLAS); API 653 storage-tank inspection, integrity assessment and NDT for oil-and-gas and chemical assets; and environmental monitoring and testing, including accredited source-emission testing, for industrial compliance.

    • Metrology and inspection
    • ISO/IEC 17025
    • API 653