Anoop Kumar Sharma takes over as SCI CMD
Q. Who has been made SCI CMD in Sept 2016?- Published on 15 Sep 16a. AL Sharma
b. AJ Sharma
c. AB Sharma
d. AK Sharma
ANSWER: AK Sharma
Anoop Kumar Sharma took over as Chairman and Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India for three years.
- SCI is government of India PSU with headquarters in Mumbai operating and managing vessels at national and international lines
- As the country’s premier shipping line, SCI owns and operates one third of the Indian tonnage
- It has interests in all aspects of shipping, serving both national and international trades
- SCI also has interests in segments of shopping trade and owns the following:
- bulk carriers,
- crude oil tankers,
- product tankers,
- container vessels,
- passenger-cum-cargo vessels,
- phosphoric acid/ chemical carriers,
- LPG/ammonia carriers and
- offshore supply vessels.
- SCI was established in 1961 by the amalgamation of Eastern Shipping Corporation and Western Shipping Corporation
- SCI started out with 19 vessels; in 2008, it was made a Navratna PSU by GoI
