The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GE Shipping) has taken delivery of a 2005 built Medium Range (MR) product carrier ‘Jag Pranav’ of about 51,300 dwt. Following the induction of ‘Jag Pranav’, the company’s current fleet stands at 30 vessels, comprising 22 tankers (8 crude carriers, 13 product carriers, 1 LPG carrier) and 8 dry bulk carriers (1 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, 4 Supramax) with an average age of 9.0 years aggregating 2.42 mn dwt.
The company’s current book stands at 4 vessels comprising 2 new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carriers, 1 new building medium range product tanker and 1 second hand 1994 built very large gas carrier (VLGC).
Great Eastern Shipping Company is India’s largest private sector shipping company. The company’s major businesses include shipping and offshore.