Singapore-based MariApps Marine Solutions has opened its India headquarters at SmartCity Kochi. The company is a Schulte Group firm and a forerunner in marine enterprise solutions. Located in its own building, the new corporate office is spread over an area of 1,86,000 square feet in eight floors, which has the potential to house a total of 1,300 employees. MariApps, which has offices in Dubai, Germany and Cyprus, is the first company to start operations from its own building at SmartCity Kochi, a company press release said. The firm, which started its operations in an area of18,000 sq ft in the first IT building of SmartCity Kochi with200 employees, entered into an agreement with SmartCity Kochi in 2018 for co-development. The company was allotted 1.45 acres of land in 2018 and completed construction of its own campus in 24 months. ''India was always in our scheme of things and it was our natural choice when we decided to open our corporate office outside Singapore. The country offers huge untapped potential and is rich with highly qualified professionals,'' said CEO of MariApps Sankar Ragavan. Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale to Start From January 20, Know Offers Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition launched in India, read details Pre-booking of Sony PlayStation 5 orders starts tomorrow