Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken charge as the chairman & managing director of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) for a period of three years.
"Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken charge of the post of CMD, SCI, with effect from September 12, 2016 for a period of three years," SCI informed the BSE.
As the country's premier shipping line, the SCI owns and operates around one-third of the Indian tonnage, and has operating interests in practically all areas of the shipping business, servicing both national and international trades.
The SCI also has substantial interests in various segments of the shipping trade. Its owned fleet includes bulk carriers, crude oil tankers, product tankers, container vessels, passenger-cum-cargo vessels, phosphoric acid/ chemical carriers, LPG/ammonia carriers and offshore supply vessels.