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Maritime Training Institute (MTI)

The Maritime Training Institute is a vital segment of Shipping Corporation of India. SCI- The largest shipping company of India established the SCI Maritime Training Institute in the year 1988 to understand and meet the training and re-training needs of its shore and fleet staff. Extending the maritime training services to the external participants the company contributes to the government of India vision of transforming the country to become an advanced seafaring nation.

Over the years SCI – MTI has designed a wide range of courses contributing to the Indian maritime industry. The training institute ensures innovative and value added courses on safety and commercial aspects fulfilling the requirements of SCI and other reputed maritime companies. It also offers crash course on shipping management for overseas clients.

Campus at a Glance

Shipping Corporation of India established it’s Maritime Training Institute on a 45 acres of land at the shores of Powai lake. During the initial years of establishment, SCI turned out to be the solitary reaper in Powai, which was jungle abound with hillocks, wild life and thick green cover. Adapting to the changing environment, MTI transformed itself by being easily accessible with its bus stand for public transport and its free bus service to participants every day from Andheri and Ghatkopar railway station. Expanding its footprints in Maritime education and training, SCI MTI has become the first Wi-Fi enabled Green Campus in Maritime Education Industry. MTI utilizes the natural waste to create manure and lake water for gardening across the campus.

1.     Campus Infrastructure:

The green Campus of SCI across the MTI provides highly stimulating and learning environment. The pond and lake amplify the beauty of the campus. This environmental friendly and self – sustainable campus has compost pits to prepare manure which is used in garden area of campus.  To concentrate on renewable source of energy, MTI established its solar plant in January 2017, expanding its capacity to 0.5MW.

2.     Academic Infrastructure:

SCI – MTI delivers the best-in-class academic infrastructure with air conditioned spacious classrooms, library with 7000+ books, auditorium where 200 attendees can be accommodated at the same time and a computer lab with equipped connections. The training institute delivers more lively and interactive learning experience offering well equipped classrooms with computers, projectors, smart boards, white boards and audio-visual facilities. A wide range of international and government seminars and conferences are held in the state-of-art conference room and seminar room of MTI.

3.     Training Infrastructure:

SCI-MTI delivers advanced facilities for Maritime Education and training by conducting workshops (Seamanship, Hydraulic Pneumatic, Welding, Fitting, Carpentry, Plumbing, Physics, Chemistry and computer). MTI with its modern equipment and simulators, laboratories delivers an exuberant learning experience.

4.     Residential Infrastructure:

SCI- MTI has setup four hostels to accommodate its course participants with a residential capacity of 240. It offers both air conditioned and non-air conditioned hostel rooms at an economical cost. It also has a dining block which allows 120 participants to dine at a time. In addition, 1BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK quarters are available in the campus for the junior and senior officers and faculty. 

5.     Sports Infrastructure:

SCI-MTI focusses on the holistic development of its cadets. Regular yoga sessions are conducted every week under the supervision of a yoga instructor. It also offers indoor and outdoor sports facilities like chess, carrom, badminton, volleyball, cricket, football and many other games. SCI-MTI also offers large size playground for outdoor sports like volleyball and badminton.

6.     Campus Conveniences:

Located in the prime area of Mumbai, SCI-MTI becomes easily accessible with private and public transport. It also ensures free bus service to its participants from Andheri and Ghatkopar railway station. In addition, the campus car is available 24X7 for emergency service. It also ensures adequate medical dispensary and doctor is available in the campus for any medical emergency during daytime.  It also has ATM facility and a free Wi-fi for research and education purpose.

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With its headquarters in Mumbai, Shipping Corporation of India is the Indian government-owned public sector enterprise operating and managing vessels to service both National and International trades. SCI being India’s premier shipping line operates around one-third of the Indian tonnage. Established on 2 October 1961, SCI today has evolved to be the largest Indian shipping company.

Starting as a marginal liner company with just 19 vessels, SCI changed to be the lifeline of the nation ensuring continued and uninterrupted supply of crude oil, driving the economy.  The presence of modern, young, and diversified fleet with trained and experienced manpower has enhanced SCI’s growth.

The government awarded the prestigious “Navratna“ status to Shipping Corporation of India in 2008.  A slew of innovative strategies delivered an enhanced graph of profitability. Shipping Corporation of India is the only shipping company to deliver overseas Liner Break-bulk services to the Indian trade.  Emerging as a world-class international shipping company, SCI delivers a wide range of services for the overseas trade.

Let’s dive in deep to know more about the services delivered by Shipping Corporation of India.

1.Tankers: Evolved to be the largest tanker owner in India, SCI has a well-diversified fleet of crude oil tankers. SCI delivers a wide range of tankers consisting of sizes MR, LR-I, LR-II, Aframax, Suezmax, and VLCC Tankers, serving the enhanced growth of the Indian oil industry.  In synergy with refiners, SCI deploys the tankers for the coastal movement of petroleum products. It ensures a uniform supply of clean petroleum products to the end-user through the public distribution system.

2.Bulk Carriers: With an assortment of 15 bulk carriers, SCI has turned out to be the major bulk carrier operator in India. Transporting mainly raw materials and semi-finished goods, the vessels are mainly ordered for India centric trade. Carrying a wide range of cargo like coal, coke, grain, steel products, plywood, iron ore, fertilizer, bauxite; the vessels are used for cross-trading across the world.

3.Container: Forming the largest segment in L&PS Division, container services deliver worldwide coverage to the containerized cargoes across the Indian Sub-continent. SCI delivers space charter arrangements based on containerized vessels along with break-bulk vessels of a wide range of Main Line Operators.

4.Offshore: Delivering vital offshore marine logistics, SCI supports the Indian oil industry in its indigenous oil exploration accomplishments. SCI ensures operations, manning, maintenance, and management (O&M) services of the Well Stimulation Vessel, multi-support vessel, diving support vessel, geotechnical vessel, offshore supply vessels, and mobile offshore drilling units to the oil exploration companies.

5.Break Bulk: SCI- the only Indian shipping company delivering overseas liner-break services to the Indian trade based on space charter from regions across the world. Break bulk shipping involves transporting large cargo in smaller units like pallets, barrels, drums, boxes, or bags. Currently, break bulk shipping is used frequently to transport heavy goods like oil and gas, petrochemical, energy, marine, and mining.

6.Passenger Services: While serving the international trade, SCI on behalf of the Indian government operates and manages 27 domestic passenger and cargo transportation services amid the Mainland- Andaman & Nicobar group of islands & inter-island vessels.

7.Chartering: Chartering is the most commonly used term in the shipping industry and is corporate in nature. The chartering department meets the SCI requirements related to in/out chartering for a variety of ships.

8.Lighterage: SCI - A pioneer of lighterage operations in India. In 1975, dedicated lighterage cell acquired the necessary equipment and conducted sea Ship-to-Ship (STS) lighterage operations on the Indian coast. Lighterage operations transfer the wet and dry cargoes between ships of varying sizes.

9.Dry Docking: Dry docking is popularly used when a ship is taken to the service yard for repair. The process comprises of cleaning and inspecting the submerged portions of the hull by taking the ship to the dry land. Dry docking is usually done every 12 months to 24 months to ensure the repairing and replacement of the defective systems.

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