Essar Shipping has been conferred "The Safest Indian Shipping Company - 2004" award by the National Maritime Day Celebrations Committee. The award has been constituted by the Director General of Shipping.

The awards recognize and honour Indian Shipping Companies for their sustained contribution to the cause of Indian shipping and Indian seafarers and at the same time, motivate and encourage them to maximize their efforts towards this cause. Essar Shipping was given "The Safest Indian Shipping Company -2004" award on the basis of a five year weighted average covering incidents of fatalities and permanent disabilities compared to number of total seafarers employed.

His Excellency Mr. Antonio Armellini, Ambassador of Italy in India, presented the award during World Maritime Day Celebrations held in Mumbai.

Commenting on the award, Mr. Sanjay Mehta, Managing Director, Essar Shipping said, "This award demonstrates the commitment of Essar Shipping to provide quality and competitive sea logistics services to our clients without compromising on safety. We believe that the quality and dedication of our people are our biggest assets."

Essar Shipping is focussed on providing transportation solutions to the global energy, steel and power business. It has diverse sea logistics assets including a fleet of 26 ships and terminaling assets valued at USD 1 billion.

Essar Shipping is part the Essar Group with interests spanning Steel, Oil & Gas, Power, Telecom, Shipping and Constructions. The Group has an asset base of Rs. 20,000 crore.