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Transworld Group of Companies
Transworld Group
A brief introduction of
Transworld Group
History
Founded in 1977 by the late Mr. R.Sivaswamy
Started Operations as a ship agency house in Mumbai, India
Started operations in the UAE in 1982
Has now grown into a true multimodal logistics giant in the region
Ship Owning (Container)
Liner
Feeder Operator
Supply Chain / 3PL Late Mr. R. SivaswamySupply Chain / 3PL
Freight Forwarding
Surface Transport
Ship Management
Ship Agencies
Ship Owning (Bulk Carriers)
Late Mr. R. SivaswamyFounder Chairman
(1931 - 1989)
Founding Principles of our Organization
Our Vision
To be a premier organization, which offers total shipping solutions by providing high quality innovative services to its
customers, stakeholders and is the market leader and the trendsetter in the Indian Sub Continent,
Arabian Gulf & South East Asia region.
Our Mission
We are committed to provide total transportation through quality service and be the customer's first choice
Our Values
Trust and Openness
Mutual Respect
Quality
Excellence
Customer Orientation
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We believe in trust & openness in all our dealings
We believe in respecting the dignity of individuals
We are dedicated to customer driven quality, constantly striving to improve our
process & services guided by the changing needs of the customers
We believe in continuously improving upon our own benchmarks
The Concerns & needs of the customers are the guiding force behind all our endeavours
Senior Management
Mr. Ramesh S. Ramakrishnan, Chairman.
Mr. S. Ramakrishnan is the driving force behind the Transworld Group of Companies. He is a graduate
in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and has over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience
including hands on experience in ship owning, chartering & ship management. His extensive
experience in all facets of running Container Feeder Services in the Indian Sub-continent is brought to
bear on operations of the Company. He directly oversees the day-to-day activities of the Company.
Mr. V. Ramnarayan, Executive Director.
Mr. V. Ramnarayan is a Graduate in Science from the University of Mumbai with a Post Graduate Mr. V. Ramnarayan is a Graduate in Science from the University of Mumbai with a Post Graduate
Diploma in Business Management. He heads the operations of the Transworld Group of Companies in
India. He has over 25 years of experience in the container shipping industry. He has to his credit the
handling experience of the first container service which commenced from India. His experience covers
all aspects of shipping like commercial, technical, etc.
Mr. L.B. Culas, Managing Director.
Mr. L. B. Culas, a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Shipbroker, has a cumulative maritime
experience of over 25 years. He has served abroad for many years on various types of cargo vessels
as an Engineer, including four years as Chief Engineer. He also possesses extensive shore experience
which includes various aspects of Container Feeder Business, right from sourcing the right kind of
vessel to the actual running of the service.
Senior Management
Mr. Ritesh S. Ramakrishnan, Director - Strategy & Business Planning.
Mr. Ritesh S. Ramakrishnan graduated from Purdue University with a B.Sc in Logistics and a double
minor in communication and finance in the year 2009. After working at American Eagle Tankers and
PKF Dubai in various different positions, Ritesh joined the group full time in January 2010. Thereafter,
Mr. Ritesh has been involved in all aspects of the functioning of Transworld overseeing the financial,
commercial, operational and administrative departments.
Ritesh is presently involved in setting up a state of the art back office in Chennai, India with the
intention of consolidating all the overseas back office function in one location. Ritesh is directly
overseeing the development and integration of the required software to facilitate this migration. To
Mr. Subramaniam Jagdeesh, Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Subramanian Jagdeesh is the CFO of Transworld Group , he began his career with Transworld in
2003. He subsequently became the groups Chief Financial Officer where he is primarily responsible for
the groups financial activity. He is also the treasurer of the UAE Ship Owners association.
Mr. Subramanian earned his CA from India and CPA from the United States and is also as Member of
the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
overseeing the development and integration of the required software to facilitate this migration. To
achieve this end Ritesh is in the process of developing all the group companies software with a single
operating system.
Ship Owning (Container)
Orient Express Lines INC
bulk-carriers built to order are due to be delivered in 2012 and 2013.
OEL Inc. is the Ship owning arm of the group .Currently it owns 5 container vessels and three handy size
The 4 container vessels are being chartered to the Ship operation and the Liner division of the group.
Shreyas Shipping
Shreyas Shipping - is India’s first container feeder owning and operating co.
Shreyas owns and operates a fleet of 6 container vessels trading on the Indian coast.
Shreyas is acquiring one more container vessel which is due for delivery in Aug’2012.Shreyas is acquiring one more container vessel which is due for delivery in Aug’2012.
Liner
Balaji Shipping Lines FZCO (Liner)
clients BSL is associated with are
Currently owns a fleet of more than 16,000 dry containers that ply between the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.
They are also a name to be reckoned within the regions refrigerated container market.
In 2011, Balaji Shipping Line expanded from a pure NVOCC into a regional Liner operator.
They operate services directly linking UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and / to the Indian Subcontinent. Some of the key
Chevron Texaco
VALE
Landmark Group
Allanasons
HindAgro
Dubai AluminiumLandmark Group
QAPCO group
Tilda international
Dubai Aluminium
Feeder Services
Orient Express Lines FZCO
OEL’s top customers include major shipping lines like:
They operate within Indian sub continent and the Arabian gulf.
They use the hub and spoke concept connecting cargo’s at the Jebel Ali and Colombo hubs.
Currently operates a fleet of 25 feeder sized container vessels ranging from 1000 to 2300 teus.
Maersk line
MSC
CMA CGM
United Arab Shipping company
Messina Shipping Line
APL
NMG (Jebel Ali-Muscat-Nhava Sheva-Muscat- Jebel Ali)
IGI (Jebel Ali – Nhava Sheva- Mundra- Jebel Ali)
KMX (Jebel Ali – Mundra – Kandla – Jebel Ali)
IPS (Jebel Ali – Karachi – Jebel Ali)
Shuwaikh (Jebel Ali – Shuwaikh – Jebel Ali)
DAM/BAH (Jebel Ali – Dammam- Jebel Ali)
DOHA (Jebel Ali – Doha – Jebel Ali)
CBO- COK ( Colombo – Cochin- Colombo)
CBO – TUT (Colombo – Tuticorin – Colombo)
CBO – MAA (Colombo – Chennai – Colombo)
List of Services
OEL is AA rated by Dun and Bradstreet
Feeder Services
Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited
Shreyas is India’s first container feeder owning and operating company.
Shreyas Shipping owns and operates a fleet of 4 container vessels trading on the Indian coast on India’s cabotage trade.
Shreyas runs services connecting all the major ports in the West and East coast of India
Shreyas is the feeder of Choice for Maersk Line and CMA CGM in India
Shreyas Shipping is also the groups only publicly listed and trading company, currently trading in the Bombay Stock Exchange
Supply Chain/ 3PL
Transworld has a very active 3PL, freight forwarding platform in the UAE, India, Oman and the USA
(TW Log, Albatross Shipping Ltd, TLSS Inc.)
As a group we hold memberships in several prestigious networks like GPLN, WCA, IATA & FIATA
Our flagship warehousing facility is a 40,000m2 facility located in the Jebal Ali Free Zone
Transworld also owns and operates a fleet of over 75 trucks between the UAE & India
Transworld owns 5 Container Freight Stations around India which provide a great connectivity and assist in getting our
customers more connected to our supply chain
Surface Transport
Shreyas Relay Systems Limited
JSW Ispat Steel Ltd
JSW Steel limited
Indian Steel Corporation limited
A wholly owned subsidiary of Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited SRSL specializes in the Surface transportation
requirements of customers within India. They offer connectivity through coastal shipping, inland trucking and inland rail rake
services. They also feed into the group’s inland infrastructure providing a holistic solution to their customers inland
infrastructure providing a holistic solution to their customers needs. Main customer base for SRSL
Container Corporation of India
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Corporation
Ship Management
Orient Express Ship Management Ltd
Orient Express Ship Management (OESM) is the groups’ ship management division.
OESM is an independent marine services provider offering a broad scope of high quality ship management and
consultancy services for all types of vessels.
OESM is a professional ship management and crewing company, headquartered in Mumbai.
They manage a fleet of internal and external customers providing them with technical management, crew management,
budget management, procurement assistance, repairs and dry docking services.
OESM has a fleet of 17 vessels under full maritime management, apart from vessels under man
Ship Agency
Transworld has within its network various different agencies both internal and external.
Our agency relationships have all been long term appointments further showing our standing in the market.
Being one of the pioneers of containerization in India, the Group represents
Several reputed International Shipping Companies for containerized and break-bulk shipping including
UASC / MESSINA / MISC / HUB LINE.
Ship Owning (Bulk)
The formation of Transworld Bulk Carriers in 2012 signals the group entry into the Dry Bulk vessel owning market.
The Group has placed on order 3 handysize bulk carriers at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China
TBC’s entry signals the groups intention to continuously diversify within their core areas of expertise.
Landmarks & Achievements
First Indian operator to own and operate Container Ships
First to operate a fully cellular common carrier container feeder service from India
First Indian Ship Operator to obtain ISO 9002 certification in 2001
First Indian company to commence coastal feeder service linking Indian Ports
First Liner Agency in India to introduce regular Container Service
Orient Express Lines Limited bagged the Ship owners/operators award at The 2006 Lloyds List Middle East and
Indian Sub Continent Shipping Awards
Orient Express Ship Management Limited was adjudged the best Ship Manager, at the The Seatrade Middle East and
Indian Sub Continent Shipping Award 2007
Transworld Group were winners to Two Award Categories in the Lloyds List Middle east Awards - November 2008 ShortTransworld Group were winners to Two Award Categories in the Lloyds List Middle east Awards - November 2008 Short
Sea Service Award
Maritime and Logistics Awards 2010 :
Orient Express Lines FZCO, - winner in the ‘Shipping line of the Year - Feeder Operator’ category
Balaji Shipping Lines FZCO - winner in the ‘NVOCC of the year’ category
Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd - the winner in the ‘Shipping Line of the Year - Coastal Operator’ category.
Maritime and Logistics Awards 2011 :
Mr. Ramesh Ramakrishnan was awarded Winner of the ‘Maritime Personality Of the Year’.
Balaji Shipping Lines FZCO was awarded Winner in the ‘NVOCC of the year category’.
Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd. awarded Winner in the ‘Shipping Line of the Year’ - Coastal Operator category.
Contacts
P.O. Box 261036, Plot No. S 20119
Jebel Ali Free Zone (South), Dubai
United Arab Emirates.
Transworld Group of Companies
Tel : + 971 4 8035400Tel :
Fax :
E-mail :
+ 971 4 8035400
+ 971 4 8860086
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