The Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the business of transporting goods, It operates through the following segments: Liner, Bulk, Tankers, Technical & Offshore and & Unallocable. The Liner segment includes break-bulk, container transport, passenger vessels, and research vessels managed on behalf of other organizations. The Bulk segment offers dry bulk carriers. The Tanker segment refers to both crude and product carriers, gas carriers, and phosphoric acid carriers. The Technical & Offshore services segment includes company owned offshore vessels, offshore vessels managed on behalf of other organisations, income from technical consultancy and passenger vessels & research vessels managed on behalf of other organisations. The Unallocable segment provides items and interest income or expenses are disclosed separately. The company was founded on October 2, 1961 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
