Feeder Vessel Operating

Companies in India
By: - Zia Ahmed

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Table of Contents

1 SKS (Ship) Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................3

1.1 Overview of the Company ..............................................................................................................................3
1.2 Management ...........................................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Services offered ....................................................................................................................................................3
1.4 Activities ....................................................................................................................................................................3
1.5 Fleet Details of SKS (Ship) Limited: ........................................................................................................4
1.6 Contact Info.............................................................................................................................................................4
2 Diamond Shipping Company..............................................................................................................................5
2.1 Corporate Overview............................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Operations & Services.......................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Usual Routes: .........................................................................................................................................................6
2.4 Contact info .............................................................................................................................................................6
3 M/s Arcadia Shipping Private Ltd. ..................................................................................................................7
3.1 Management ...........................................................................................................................................................7
3.2 Vessels Owned.......................................................................................................................................................7
3.3 Representing in India as agents for international companies..................................................8
3.4 Shipping Agents/ Liner Agents/ Feeder Service ...............................................................................9
3.5 Office Locations.....................................................................................................................................................9
3.6 Contact Info.............................................................................................................................................................9
4 Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited ........................................................................................................11
4.1 Overview..................................................................................................................................................................11
4.2 Services....................................................................................................................................................................12
4.3 Management Team .......................................................................................................................................1212 Deleted: 13
4.4 Financial Highlights...........................................................................................................................................13
4.5 Major Stakeholders in the company...................................................................................................1313 Deleted: 14
4.6 Groups and Alliances ...................................................................................................................................1414 Deleted: 15
4.7 Contact Info...........................................................................................................................................................15
4.8 News: ........................................................................................................................................................................16
5 Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) ......................................................................................................................................17
5.1 Overview..................................................................................................................................................................17
5.2 Ownership...........................................................................................................................................................1717 Deleted: 18
5.3 Agency Network..................................................................................................................................................18
5.4 Services................................................................................................................................................................1919 Deleted: 20
5.5 Operations ..............................................................................................................................................................20
6 Mercator Lines Limited ....................................................................................................................................2121 Deleted: 22
6.1 Services................................................................................................................................................................2121 Deleted: 22
6.2 Fleet........................................................................................................................................................................2121 Deleted: 22
6.3 Financial Information...................................................................................................................................2121 Deleted: 22
6.4 Ownership Structure ....................................................................................................................................2222
Deleted: 23
6.5 Management .....................................................................................................................................................2222
Deleted: 23
6.6 Contact Info.......................................................................................................................................................2323
7 Chowgule Group ..................................................................................................................................................2424 Deleted: 24

7.1 Profile ....................................................................................................................................................................2424 Deleted: 25

7.2 List of subsidiaries of Chowgule Group of Companies ............................................................2424 Deleted: 25
7.3 Chowgule Steamships Ltd........................................................................................................................2525 Deleted: 25
7.4 Contact Info.......................................................................................................................................................2525 Deleted: 26
Deleted: 26

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1 SKS (Ship) Ltd

1.1 Overview of the Company

SKS (Ship) Ltd. owns a fleet of 37 vessels as of March 2007. Established in 1985
as a Partnership Firm, the company went public in the year 1990.

1.2 Management

Mr. Sarvesh Kumar Shahi : Chairman and Managing Director

Mr. F.M. Kohli : Director

Head Office: Mumbai

Branch Offices: Goa, Surat, Jamnagar, Calcutta, Haldia, Kandla, Dharamtar,

Surat etc. and associates in Vishakhapatnam, Cochin & Tuticorin

Overseas Associates: Singapore & Persian Gulf.

1.3 Services offered

• Transshipment
• Water Supply
• Bunker Supply
• Ship Building
• Port Services
• Consultancy
• Container Services

1.4 Activities

• Handling operation for complete fuel oil distribution of Hindustan Petroleum

Corporation for O.N.G.C.

• Supplying fuel to 30 vessels per month at the Nhava Jetty.

• Volume Handled per year on average is 60,000 tons.

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• Bunkering contract with Indian Oil Corporation, transporting 0.5 million tons of
liquid cargo in a year.

1.5 Fleet Details of SKS (Ship) Limited:

The company owns 37 vessels and is operating with various private and
Government bodies. The size of the vessels ranges between DWT 500 tons to
DWT 9508 tons. The vessels consist of self-propelled / self-geared and dumb
barges.

Future projects towards a new horizon...

1. Complete logistic solutions: Started a new sister concern "India First Logistics
Ltd."

2. Acquisition of multipurpose ships

3. Ship repairing Yard and Dry Dock project: the company has acquired approx.
1,27,000 sqm. of land adjoining Dharmatar creek at the mouth of river, Amba
from high seas. The land has been leased on a long term basis.

4. Shipbuilding: SKS (Ship) Ltd. will be going into shipbuilding activities. Initially,
plan to build ships of upto 10,000 Tons DWT is in the pipeline. These ships will
be basically designed for coastal operation for carrying petroleum products,
cement, clinkers, steel etc.

1.6 Contact Info

SKS (Ship) Limited

404, Abhay Steel House,

Baroda Street, Mumbai - 400 009.

Tel : 23775178, 23730713/14/15/16

Fax: +91-22-23710362/374021

Email: [email protected]

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2 Diamond Shipping Company

2.1 Corporate Overview

Diamond Shipping Company was founded by the Successful business house of

Sarafs of Calcutta in 1991. The company was converted into a public limited
company in 1995. The authorized capital is Rs. 45 Million. The issue capital
stands at more than Rs. 40 Million.

About the Group

The Saraf Group was founded five decades back in the city of Calcutta. Initial
Interest of the group was in timber, other domestic and international trade.
Presently the group has multifarious business interest in diverse fields. It
encompasses timber and forest products, Plantation, Construction, Chemical,
Shipping, domestic & international trade.

2.2 Operations & Services

Diamond Shipping is a certified Multinational Transport Operator, and is the

owner of "Diamond Line". The Company operates throughout its own and leased
containers which runs NVOCC service.

Services:

• MTO & NVOCC Operations

• Liner Agency
• Leasing
• Warehousing , Depots & CFS
• Chartering
• Consolidation
• Break Bulk
• Supply Chain Management

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2.3 Usual Routes:

The company operates from all Indian Ports & ICD's - such as Kolkata, Vizag,
Madras, Tuticorin, Cochin, Bombay, Kandla, Paradeep, Coimbatore, New Delhi
and Ludhiana and also to Mongolia, Siberia, Interiors of Africa & South America,
Europe and Central Asian States.

2.4 Contact info

Head & Corporate Office

Diamond Shipping Company Limited

Chatterjee International Center

33a, J. N. Nehru Road, Floor 19,

Kolkata- 700 071, India

Phone: +91-33-22469494 /22260822

Fax: +91-33-22264608 /22484190

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.diamondshipping.com

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3 M/s Arcadia Shipping Private Ltd.

The Company was established in the year 1981 as "M/s Arcadia Shipping
Private Ltd." by the Chairman Mr Mukesh N. Shah and his young team of
Professionals. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. M. N. Shah, the company
made rapid progress in all spheres of Shipping and Offshore Industry and at
present enjoys the position of one of the leading Ship Owners / Shipping Agents
at Mumbai, with its Branches and Agents at all major Indian Ports.

In its Quest for Expansion and Growth to keep pace with the Global
Developments, the Company has diversified its activities into other allied fields
including TeleCommunication and Information Technology. The name of the
Company was changed into "M/s. Arcadia Shipping Limited." w.e.f 26th of
April, 1991 and has been duly incorporated as a Company under the Provisions of
The Indian Companies Act, 1956.

3.1 Management

Board of Directors

Mukesh N. Shah :Chairman & Managing Director

Vinit N. Shah :Director - Chartering & Shipping

Harshad N. Shah :Director - Technical

3.2 Vessels Owned

Name of Vessel - Arcadia Progress

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Name DWT/Draft Year Flag/Class Grain/Bale Crane

(mtr) Built/
Shipyard

Arcadia 39,299/11.15 1982 Indian/LR/LRS 40,389/38773.5 4

Progress Cranes
of 25/35
16
Tonnes

Barges

Name DWT/Draft Year Built/Shipyard Flag/Class

(mtr)

M.V. Chandra 750/2.60 1972 / Shaparia Dock & Indian/ Mercantile

Sagar Steel Co. Marine Department

M.V. Shanti 550/2.60 1969 / Shapiara Dock & Indian/ Mercantile

Sagar Steel Co. Marine Department

M.V. Amrut 550/2.60 1968 / Shapiara Dock & Indian/ Mercantile

Sagar Steel Co. Marine Department

M.V. Nand 550/2.40 1972 / Mazgaon dock Indian/ Mercantile

Kanak Marine Department

3.3 Representing in India as agents for international companies

The Company at present also acts as Agents and represents for them in India for
the following renowned International Companies dealing with Shipping and
Offshore Industries:-

M/S : National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC), Abu Dhabi, UAE

engaged in offshore activities Viz. Fabrication / Construction / Installation of

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Offshore Structures / Laying of Pipe Lines / Supply of Equipments, etc. all over
the World - Acting as general Agents in India.

M/S: CCC (Underwater Engineering), Sharjah, UAE well known for their
Offshore Diving Operations. It is a Subsidiary Company of M/S: Consolidated
Contractors Company, Athens a major civil construction company, operating all
over the World.

M/S: Valentine Maritime (Gulf) L.L.C Abu Dhabi, dealing in Offshore

Construction, Engineering, Pipe Laying activities, etc.

M/S : Winco Maritime Ltd. (Win Lines) London U.K. - Operating MV Winco
Trader / for worldwide trading - Acting as their General Agents / Managers.

On panel of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. and Transchart (Ministry of

Shipping) as ship brokers under the name of Tri-Star Shipping Pvt. Ltd.

3.4 Shipping Agents/ Liner Agents/ Feeder Service

The Company handles around 200 vessels per year at all major ports in India,
and has achieved the status of being one of the leading shipping agents not only
in Mumbai but also in other parts of India, to provide efficient logistic support to
domestic & foreign ship owners.

3.5 Office Locations

Mumbai, Chennai, Mangalore, Ahmadabad, Surat

3.6 Contact Info

Head Office (Mumbai)

Arcadia Shipping Limited

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222 Tulsiani Chambers,

Nariman Point

Mumbai - 400 021 ( India )

Tel : (91)-(22)-5658 0300,

Fax : (91)-(22)-5630 1084

COMTEXT NO : A61IN014

email : [email protected]

http://www.arcadiashipping.com

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4 Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited

4.1 Overview

Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited (SSLL) was incorporated as Private Limited
Company in the year 1988, primarily to own and operate vessels for feedering of
containers between Indian Ports and Internationally renowned container
transshipment ports. It is a part of Transworld Group of Companies, which was
promoted by Late R. Sivaswamy and family. The company started operations in
1993. SSLL is a full fledged Container Feeder Shipping Company in India.

SSLL has tied-up with OEL, UK, for technical know-how, shipping operations and
procurement of business. Company entered into agreement for taking Two
Containers Vessels on lease having a capcity of 1152 teus each from ICICI Ltd.
With this acquisiton company increase the fleet to seven. Company started new
service between Salaah - Colombo - Tuticorin - Cochin. The company is listed at
“The Stock Exchange”, Mumbai

Presently the company has 6 ships, out of which 4 ships namely OEL Aishwarya,
Orient Independence, OEL Trust and OEL Victory are deployed in Coastal and SIP
(Shreyas India Pakistan) Service.M.V.OEL Victory and M.V.OEL Trust is under
Coastal Service and is currently on Kandla, Cochin, Tuticorin-JNPT -Kandla
service. M.V.OEL Aishwarya and M.V.Orient Independence which are on SIP
Service is currently on GTI - Pipavav-Mundra-Kandla-Karachi-Mundra-Kandla-
Pipava-GTI route.

Other two vessels i.e. M.V.Independent Spirit and M.V. OEL Strength are given
on Charter.

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4.2 Services

The main services offered by SSLL are as follows:

1. Coastal services

2. Domestic services

3. Regional services

• Full Container / Truck Load (FCL / FTL) services from Northern, Western to
Southern India and vice versa.

• Small Parcel Services (LCL / LTL )services in Northern, Western, Southern

India.

• Warehousing and Distribution

• Addition to domestic movement they carry IMPORT/EXPORT cargos on Kandla,

JNPT, Cochin, Tuticorin, Haldia ports to Colombo, Chittagong, Karachi ports.

Shreyas Relay Systems Ltd (SRSL) is he Logistics arm for SSLL. SRSL has carried
0.5 million Tons Domestic Cargo during last 2 years.

SRSL. provides a seamless door to door Multimodal transportation solutions

[ROAD-SEA-ROAD] using existing infrastructure.

1. Customized multi modal transportation within India and

2. Liner Services within Indian Sub-Continent countries.

3. Also offering LCL and parcel services / Part Loads.

4. Warehousing & Distribution {S.C.M. Solutions}.

4.3 Management Team

• S. Ramakrishnan • V. Ramnarayan

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Chairman & Managing Director

Director

• S. Mahesh • L.B. Culas

Director Director

• Anil Devli • Capt.P.P.Radhakrishnan

Executive Director Director

• K.P.Medhekar • Amitabha Ghosh

Director Director Nominated by ICICI Bank Ltd.

• Mr. S. Ragothaman

4.4 Financial Highlights

In USD Million

Mar-06 Mar-05 Mar-04

EBIT 10.51 8.23 4.55

Earning Per Share (Rs.) 0.34 0.38 0.07

Share Capital 8.09 7.60 7.60

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities 4.79 0.55 -7.50

Debt Equity Ratio 0.22 0.29 0.55

4.5 Major Stakeholders in the company

S. Name of Director Number of Equity Shares Percentage

No.

1 Mr. V. Ramnarayan 109375 0.005

2 Mr. S. Mahesh 112475 0.005

3 Mr. L. B. Culas 130845 0.006

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Total Number of shares 21957533

Top 10 Shareholders as on 31st March, 2006

S. Name of Shareholder Number of Percentage

No Shares held as of
on 31.03.2006 Shareholding

1 Transworld Holdings 12,351,650 56.25

Limited

2 The Bank of New York 2,133,333 9.72

(GDR)

3 Mithia Mahesh 975,575 4.44

4 Geeta Ramakrishnan 933,975 4.25

5 Valli Sivaswamy 383,500 1.75

6 Ritesh Ramakrishnan 168,375 0.77

7 Murali Mahesh 168,375 0.77

8 Anisha Ramakrishnan 150,575 0.69

9 Rajan Ramnarayan 140,875 0.64

10 Rajeev Ramnarayan 136,375 0.62

4.6 Groups and Alliances

Group companies are: Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd. and Shreyas Relay
Systems Ltd.

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Alliances are: Albatross Shipping P.Ltd., Balaji Logistics Pvt.Ltd., Clarion,

Crescent Take Global Supply Chain P.Ltd., Crescent Shipping Agency (I) Pvt.Ltd.,
Haytrans, Orient Express Ship Management Limited, Relay Shipping Agency Ltd.,
Admec Logistics Ltd., Tejas Oil Private Limited, Transworld Logistics Pvt.Ltd.,
Transcorp Finance Limited, Transcorp Securities Limited, Meridian Shipping
Agency Pvt.Ltd., NLS Agency (India) Pvt.Ltd. Tansworld Group.

4.7 Contact Info

Registered Office

1110/1111,

Embassy Centre,

Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021

Tel No : 66220100

Fax No : 22886665

Postal Address:

Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited

Orient Shreyas, Plot No. : 203,

Station Avenue Road, Chembur (East).

Mumbai - 400 071.

Tel No: 91-22-66220300

Fax No: 91-22- 25295412

E-mail: [email protected]

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Source: www.shreyas.co.in

4.8 News:

Shreyas to service Bay of Bengal ports - 2007-05-21

Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd commenced its feeder services on the East
Coast of India with its fleet of seven vessels. It will run two of its vessels- OEL
Aishwarya and OEL Independence from Kolkata to Chennai and vice versa. The
new service will enable cargoes originating from the east coast to be shipped to
the Chennai port and connected to Maersk's US service, named MECL2. Earlier,
the cargoes originating from east coast were diverted to the Colombo port for
transshipment. The new service will make Chennai into a transshipment hub. The
container vessels earmarked for the east coast service can carry 513 TEU
containers. To meet the growing demand for container traffic, Shreyas has
planned to add four more vessels this fiscal at an investment of $100 million.

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5 Bengal Tiger Line (BTL)

5.1 Overview

Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) is a Common Feeder Carrier offering container shipping
services connecting transhipment centres to origin ports traditionally in the
Indian Sub Continent also covering Middle and Far East markets.

BTL commenced operation in the Bay of Bengal in 1986 and now employs up to
twenty container vessels both owned and chartered tonnage ranging in capacity
from 600 – 1700 teus. These arrangements include slot exchanges with vessel
operating partners.

5.2 Ownership

Bengal Tiger Line (BTL), now registered in Cyprus, was founded two decades ago
in Hamburg comprising a joint venture between Schoeller Holdings and
Transnaval Schiffahrtsges.mbH & Co.

As the major shareholder, the Schoeller Group is also one of the largest ship
management companies in Cyprus with over 300 vessels under full or part
management and ownership interest in approximately 70 container, multi-
purpose, reefer vessel and chemical tankers.

Transnaval act as BTL’s General Agents from Hamburg, having also managed
other Liner activities to the USA, West Africa and South America over the past 25
years, as well as being experienced Owners of container vessels.

Owners of the Group

• Heinrich Schoeller

BTL Chairman and Chairman of Schoeller Holdings

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• Joachim von der Heydt

BTL Owner and Chairman of Transnaval

5.3 Agency Network

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BTL India

Bengal Tiger Line (India) Pvt Ltd was originally established in 1992 as the vehicle
to run the first containerised Berth Reservation Scheme in Madras (now renamed
Chennai).

Handling eight feeder sectors for BTL, and carrying over 330,000 teus of
shipper's owned containers last year, the network has provided commercial and
operational services to the Line as well as inhouse and 3rd party vessel Owners
who have had tonnage on charter to BTL.

5.4 Services

Both Partners in BTL are individual vessel Owners and indeed BTL's foundation
was and is as a 'back stop' charterer when markets dictate. Partner vessels
include up to 25 container ships in the 600-2000 TEU range.

New builds and 2nd hand purchase are also part of the company philosophy.
Having pioneered the 'Shuttle' concept in the Bay of Bengal BTL now operates on
9 sectors.

Vessels owned by BTL India are 22.

Name of Vessels:

Achiever, Bunga Mas 12 ,Dafu, Gallant Wave, Lady Fatima, Maersk Ronneby, OEL
Express, San Isidro, Tiger Breeze, Tiger Bridge, Tiger Cliff, Tiger Creek, Tiger
Jade, Tiger Pearl, Tiger Power, Tiger Shark, Tiger Sky, Tiger Speed, Tiger Spirit,
Wisdom, Xpress Pumori, Xpress Resolve.

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5.5 Operations

BTL operates 8 sectors employing up to 22 vessels (both Group owned and

chartered) ranging in capacity from 500 - 1500TEU between the following
destinations:

Source: www.btl-feeders.com

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6 Mercator Lines Limited

6.1 Services

The company providers of sea borne transportation services, primarily involved in

the transportation of crude oil in India and overseas. The total tonnage as on
today stands at 2,424,232 DWT.

Backed by advanced technical expertise, state of the art equipment and a

dedicated staff we assure our customers optimal shipping solutions. The services
are classified into the Tanker and Lighterage divisions.

6.2 Fleet

The fleet is a combination of vessels ranging from Bulk carriers, Medium Range
vessels and Aframax’s to VLCC’s. VLCC is the largest Indian Flagship vessel.
Through this wide range of tonnage, the company is able to provide varied and
flexible transportation facilities to our customers.

All the vessels are CAP rated and they undergo regular and stringent monitoring
by our technical superintendents to ensure good maintenance. The average age
of our fleet is about 16 years.

6.3 Financial Information

The Company has seen a growth of 36% in income from operations at Rs.
1,122.75 crore during 2006-07 from Rs. 826.25 crore in the previous year (FY
05-06). Its dividend payout increased from Rs. 18.91 crores in 2005-06 to Rs.
22.14 crores in 2006-07 (inclusive of Corporate Tax on Dividend).

Mercator has Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 41% for Sales and
43% for Profits since the current management took over in 1988.

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Recent Updates

Mercator Lines reports higher Income for Y.E. March 2007 Recommends 100%
Dividend

6.4 Ownership Structure

Shareholding pattern of Shares as on June 30, 2007.

Sr. No. Category No. of No. of %to

Holders Shares Capital

1 Promoters' Holding 11 81,523,975 43.08

2 Institutional Investors 0 0 0.00

3 Mutual Funds / UTI 7 4,705,397 2.49

4 Banks, FIs, Insurance 2 89,385 0.05

Companies

5 FIIs 21 36,636,884 19.36

6 Private Corporate Bodies 1,588 11,382,385 6.01

7 Indian Public 51,289 52,586,146 27.79

8 NRI's / OCB's 792 1,826,133 0.96

9 Other Non Promoter 7 492,195 0.26

Directors

Total 53,717 189,242,500 100.00

6.5 Management

Mr. H. K. Mittal – Chairman and Managing Director

Mr. Atul J. Agarwal - Joint Managing Director

Mr. Manohar Bidaye - Company secretary

Mr. M. G. Ramkrishna - Treasury, Financial and Banking

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Mr. K. R. Bharat - Additional Director

6.6 Contact Info

Mercator Lines Limited

3rd Floor, Mittal Tower, B-wing,

Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021, India.

Tel: 91-22-66373333 / 40373333

Fax: 91-22-66373344

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.mercator.in

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7 Chowgule Group

7.1 Profile

With the export of tin scrap, coconut oil, wood and bamboo to the Middle East.
Till they realized the tremendous potential of Goa in a field unexplored - mining
ore.

Chowgule Group has activities in areas as diverse as:

• Iron ore mining.

• Transportation

• Iron Ore pelletization

• Shipbuilding

• International shipping with integrated logistics management

• Ship-owners ( International Tramp Trading )

• Explosives

• Industrial salt

• Industrial gases

• Breweries

• Machine Fabrication

• Marketing Agencies

• Education

7.2 List of subsidiaries of Chowgule Group of Companies

1. Chowgule and Company Pvt. Limited

2. Chowgule and Company Pvt. Ltd. Mining Division

3. Chowgule and Company Pvt. Ltd. Shipbuilding Division

4. Chowgule and Company Pvt. Ltd. Crane Division

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5. Chowgule and Company Pvt. Ltd. Mandovi Pellets Division

6. Chowgule Koster India Construction Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (CKICCPL)

7. Chowgule Steamships Ltd.

8. Keltech Energies limited

9. Chowgule Brothers Pvt. Ltd

10. Chowgule Industries Ltd.(Auto Division)

11. Chowgule Industries Ltd.(Other Products)

12. Chowgule and Company (Salt) ltd.

13. Kolhapur Oxygen and Acetylene Pvt. Ltd.

14. Chowgule Real Estate and Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd.

7.3 Chowgule Steamships Ltd.

International Fleet – 4 and Coastal Fleet – 4

7.4 Contact Info

Chowgule House

Mormugao Harbour,

Goa 403 803,

Phone: +91-832-2521 010, 2521 034

Fax: +91-832-2521 011

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.chowgule.co.in

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