LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s Lloyd’s Register (LR) is engaged on resuming companies to confirm security and environmental requirements for Iranian shipping firms, the ship classification society stated on Monday.

Without verification from such our bodies, ships are unable to name at worldwide ports or safe insurance coverage.

“We are now making arrangements to re-establish provision of classification services to existing tonnage and re-opening our Tehran office,” LR stated in a press release, with out offering additional particulars.

LR, one of many world’s main classification societies, suspended operations in 2012 when more durable sanctions have been imposed on Iran. On Saturday, world powers lifted measures imposed on the Islamic Republic after a nuclear deal was reached final yr.

LR beforehand supplied classification cowl for Iran’s prime tanker firm NITC and container and dry bulk group IRISL. (Reporting by Jonathan Saul; modifying by Susan Thomas)

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