Hong Kong-based Eurasia Ship Management Company is looking for office space in Kolkata to expand its operation in the eastern region of the country. | |
| It was looking to start its own office in the city, as it planned to make Kolkata the training and recruiting hub for this region. |
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| It had India offices at Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai, and a rented facility at Kolkata. |
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| The $6 million company would merge with Hamburg based Schulte group from January 1 next year, and the merged entity will be called Bernard Schulte Ship Management Company. |
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| "This would synergies investments in people, training, information technology and quality assurance," said D N Prasad, director of the company. |
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| In the post merger scenario, the entity, by the virtue of managing 650 ships world over, would become the second largest ship management company in the world after the UK based V Ships Ltd. |
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| The company has 2000 merchant navy officers in its fold and it wants to increase it to meet the growing demand of the global shipping industry. We need additional workforce to handle the cargo and other logistic marine support in the country, he added. |
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| According to the director the industry would be requiring another 10,000 people by the end of this year. |
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| Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company is fully owned subsidiary of Bernard Schulte Ship Management Company and it works as a third party organisation to manage 125 bulk carriers, container ships, tanker fleet, VLCCs and LPG gas carriers ranging from 2000 to 6000 TEU. |
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