Nishyjith K John
Managing Director
Helped build Kerala's private cruise sector, including flagship vessels like Classic Imperial. His vision: India as a global hub for tourism, shipbuilding and marine innovation.
About us
Two decades at sea, and we sail our own work.
Neoclassic Marine & Offshore is a marine engineering and offshore solutions company based in Kochi, Kerala, backed by over two decades of maritime expertise through its parent group, Neo Classic Cruise & Tours. We deliver end-to-end solutions across marine, defence and commercial sectors: vessel construction, repair and conversion, dry docking, fabrication, offshore support, newbuilding supervision and equipment supply.
We hold specialised expertise in the design, construction and operation of small and medium cruise vessels. A strong network of onshore and offshore professionals ensures rapid mobilisation and seamless execution worldwide — high-precision work to international standards of quality and safety.
Board of directors
Jagannath Maviladath
Director, Business Development
Indian Navy veteran, 40+ years in global offshore diving; former Diving Consultant to Hindustan Shipyard (2020–22). Air & saturation diving expert; worked with Shell, ExxonMobil, Petronas. IMCA-qualified auditor — DNV, ABS, LR, IRS.
Neeraj K N
Director, Marketing
Leads marketing strategy, digital presence and customer engagement across the group — expanding reach and positioning it as a leader in maritime tourism and marine services.
Department managers
Anjali Pathrose
Manager, Client Relationship
Client engagement, account management and business coordination — long-term relationships, seamless communication between clients and internal teams.
Arath Paul
Manager, Technical & Sales
Project Manager for the Classic Imperial 50 m IRS-class cruise vessel — construction, compliance and delivery. Bridges technical capability with business development.
Unnikrishnan K C
Manager, Yard
10+ years sailing experience; has overseen construction and delivery of 50+ vessels. Yard coordination, quality control, timely execution.
Chief advisors
Jayant K Roy Choudhury
Chief Advisor
Maritime consultant with 35 years across safety & risk management, project management, regulatory compliance and business development. Former senior executive at Crowley Shipping, Teekay and Great Eastern Shipping. Specialises in vessel management, dry-docking and energy efficiency.
Sudhir Singh
Chief Advisor
IIT Roorkee alumnus and former Executive Director at ONGC, with 43 years of leadership in oil & gas. Expertise spans offshore subsea operations, marine logistics and power generation for large-scale national and offshore projects.
The cruise legacy
Classic Imperial — proof you can board.
A 50-metre IRS-class cruise vessel constructed, certified and delivered by the team that now supervises client projects. The same hands-on standard applies to every contract we take on.
- 50 m
- Length overall
- IRS
- Class certified
- Kochi
- Built & operated