The Shipping Corporation of India Limited
Founded in 1961 by the government of India, it is the number one shipping company in the country. B K Mandal is the chairman of the company. The company has a significant contribution in India’s trade since it earns a huge amount of foreign exchange.
Essar Shipping
It is the second largest shipping company in India. It provides different types of services that include logistic services. A part of Essar Group, Essar Shipping is an ISO Certified and BSE listed company. Shashi Ruia is the chairman of the company.
The Great Eastern Shipping Companies
It is the third largest shipping company in India; Great Eastern Shipping is an ISO 9001: 2000 Certified company started its operations in the year 1948. The company is engaged in transporting solid, liquid and gas products, that include crude oil, petroleum products etc.
K M Seth is the chairman of the company.
Bharati Shipyard
It is the fourth largest shipping company in India that manufacture ships and carry goods like crude oil. The company was started in 1973 by Mr. P.C.Kapoor and Vijay Kumar, operates in all three segments of ship building, designing, and repairing.
ABG Shipyard
It is the fifth largest shipping company in India. It was founded in the year 1985. Rishi Agarwal is the chairman of the company. The company is engaged in the construction of a wide range of commercial vessels that include support vessels container ships etc.
Mercator Limited
It is the sixth largest shipping company in India that started in 1983. The company belongs to Mercator Group which has diversified business in coal mining, oil and gas, logistics.
Gujarat Pipavav
It is the seventh largest company in India. The services offered by the company include cargo handling, logistics support and towage. The company has made its mark among the largest container terminal operators in the world. The company’s network is spread in over 50 ports across the world and is known for providing quality services.
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Varun Shipping
It is the eighth largest shipping company in India. It is a private company that has more than 20 vessels, 10 LPG carriers, 3 crude oil tankers. It has a highly professional and well qualified team of management in the areas of technical and commercial operations, finance, secretarial, legal, information technology and human resources.
Global Offshore Services Limited
It is the ninth largest shipping company in India. It was started by Late Padma Bhushan Dr. B D Garware. The company has a fleet of vessels which is engaged in services functions like cargo, transfer of personnel, anchor handling operations. The company has also worked with various exploration and production companies that include ONGC, British Petroleum, Shell etc.
Shreyas Shipping
It is another well-known shipping company of India started in 1988. The company commenced operations in1994 in order to fill the gap between domestic ports and international ports. It provides various services like Feeder, Port Agency, Logistics, Regional etc.
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