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Essar Shipping Ltd. (ESL) is one of the world's leading integrated sea logistics companies, with a special focus on transportation solutions for the global energy business. A strong management team of experienced marine professionals steers the company, maintaining customer focus, world-class operations, an impressive safety record and a consistent financial performance. They fleet accounts for almost 14% of India's shipping fleet and they own the country's largest VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), which is also India's first double hull, double bottom VLCC. Essar Shipping is one of the world's lowest-cost operators, with an exemplary safety record. They handle company technical management entirely in-house, maintaining company fleet to the highest quality, safety and operational standards. They were the first Indian shipping company to obtain the International Safety Management (ISM) code for they fleet of bulkers and tankers in July 1995, three years ahead of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) deadline. They were also the first Indian shipping company to voluntarily comply with ISO 9002:1994 standards and have now upgraded to ISO 9001:2000 standards. The company vessels received the US Coast Guard's AMVER award for high maritime safety standards. They were the first Indian company to operate oil tankers in the highly competitive Atlantic region, especially to the US, which has stringent environment laws and heavy liabilities for failure. They are among the first shipping companies in the world to comply with the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code.
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