Maritime Directory

Male', Maldives

Alpha + Mike Services Pte Ltd is established in 1989. Since then the company is engaged in providing all services connected to shipping

Drogheda,, Co. Louth, Ireland

Drogheda Port Company is Ireland's premier north east port offering comprehensive port facilities, navigation and pilotage services, and community engagement.

Ballard Estate, Mumbai, India

Natvar Parikh Industries Limited is engaged in project and heavy lift transport, shipping and multimodal transport, logistics and distribution services, and container handling and transport.

India

The Raj Shipping Agencies Limited was incorporated in 1991. The company is promoted by Adi N. Mehta and Roshni A. Mehta, having a stake of 53 per cent and 41.7 per cent respectively. The company is engaged in bunkering, lighterage and towage activities. The company owns a fleet of water barges, heavy lift barges, lighterage barges, offshore supply vessels and tugs. The company has two subsidiaries namely: Raj Transport & Trading Company Raj Shipping Agencies The turnover of Raj Shipping Agencies Limited for FY1999-2000 was Rs. 65.10 million. Future plan The company plans to acquire higher horse power tugs and supply vessels.

Chennai, India

West Asia Maritime Limited (WAM) was incorporated in 1993. The company has been promoted by Emirates Trading Agency (ETA) and Associated Construction & Investments (ASCON) based in Dubai. The ETA-ASCON group of companies has been promoted by the Al Ghurair Group of Dubai and Amana Investments of Hong Kong in 1973. The promoters have a stake of 49.50 per cent in the company. The ETA-ASCON group is a diversified organisation engaged in the following business activities: Engineering & construction Trading Shipping Leisure Manufacturing & assembling Retailing & distribution (of casual apparel, jewellery and consumer electronic goods) West Asia Maritime Limited owns three bulk carriers and has one bulk carrier on bareboat charter. WAM has a subsidiary company viz. West Asia Maritime Overseas Private Limited at Singapore. The company has established a ship management company called ETA Ship Management Company Limited (ETA SML), which manages ships of WAM. It has also promoted ETA Ports and EC Tops which among themselves own a floating crane and two 9,500 DWT self discharging barges. The turnover of WAM for the FY1999-2000 was Rs. 640.88 million. Future plan The company would be acquiring a gearless Panamax vessel for conversion into a craned hopper self-unloader for 10-year contract to Tamilnadu Electricity Board/ Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited.