Indal Technologies Inc. specializes in shipboard helicopter handling systems that enable helicopters to land aboard naval vessels in rough sea conditions. The company operates a 195,000 square foot manufacturing complex with engineering, administration, and a testing facility simulating naval vessels for full-scale flight tests.
India Steamship Company Limited, incorporated in 1928 and promoted by K. K. Birla Group, operates in dry bulk and wet cargo shipping with subsidiaries including ISS Shipping Services Limited and ISS Shipping & Trading Services Limited.
The Indian National Shipowners' Association (INSA) represents Indian shipowners and promotes the growth and development of the Indian Mercantile Marine, with members accounting for 89% of India's gross registered tonnage.
Port represents a collection of physical facilities and services designed to serve as an interchange point between land and sea transport. It is a single organizational unit with multi-dimensional activities integrated within the logistics chains for providing services to maritime trade.
In India there are 12 major ports and around 181 minor and intermediate ports, which handles more than 300 million tonnes of cargo per annum. The port sector has witnessed large-scale investment through government and private sector for modernisation programme.
In the new era of liberalisation and privatisation, functionality of ports is changing from their traditional role as an organisation in charge of all port activities to become a coordinator of these activities. High degree of competition has resulted into reduction of excess labour, aggravated by the trend towards intensive investment of capital at seaports through private sector participation.
Johnson City, New York, United StatesUpdated Feb 2001
Indian Valley Industries Inc is a manufacturer specializing in custom metal fabrication and industrial components, serving various industries including maritime.
Indiana University Northwest is a regional higher education institution in Gary, Indiana, offering over 150 bachelor, master, and certificate programs focused on affordable, world-class education and student success.