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The Shipping
Corporation of
India Limited
H. K. Joshi
CMD, SCI
he Shipping Corporation of India was established on October 2 ,
nd
1961, by the amalgamation of Eastern Shipping Corporation and
TWestern Shipping Corporation for providing shipping services
for transportation of goods between India and overseas and thereby
promoting EXIM trade.
Starting out as a marginal Liner Shipping Company with just 19 vessels,
SCI has today evolved into the largest Indian Shipping Company catering
to various segments of the shipping trade and owns presently the most
diversified fleet of 59 vessels of 5.31 mn DWT. SCI operates in three
segments viz. Bulk Carrier & Tankers, Liner & Passenger Services and
Technical & Offshore and operates in almost all areas of shipping business
catering to both national and international trades. SCI also mans/manages
SCI is sympathetically 51 vessels of 0.386 Million DWT tonnes on behalf of JVCs, other PSUs and
viewing and approving Government departments. It serves India’s overseas and coastal seaborne
trade and aspires to be an important player in the field of global maritime
requests for additional
logistics. SCI is the only Indian company operating in LNG sector in India
free days received from
and, in a decade of LNG vessel operation, developed a pool of Indian
consignees and cargo seafarers having expertise in operating LNG Tanker.
receivers with a view to Employees Strength
ease port congestion, a
result of the lockdown Fleet Personnel
restrictions with • Permanent (on roll): Regular seafarers as on 01.05.2020: 1353
• Contractual: No. of on-board direct contract seafarers as on
practically no movement
01.05.2020: 1409
of containers/cargo
operations at port due Shore Personnel
to limited transport and • Shore Contract Workers/Employees: 289
labour. • Shore Permanent (on roll): 634 (Including Board Level)
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