Essex Marine Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 as a private limited company under the name and style of ‘Rajsen Impex Private Limited’ pursuant a certificate of incorporation dated August 27, 2009 issued by the Registrar of Companies, West Bengal at Kolkata. Subsequently, pursuant to resolutions passed by its Board of Directors in their meeting held on November 2, 2013 and by a Shareholders’ Resolution passed on November 06, 2013, the name of the company was changed to ‘Essex Marine Private Limited’ and a fresh certificate of incorporation dated November 8, 2013 was issued by the Registrar of Companies, West Bengal at Kolkata. Further, pursuant to resolutions passed by its Board of Directors in their meeting held on February 05, 2025 and Shareholder’s Resolution passed on February 06, 2025 the company was converted into a public limited company, consequent to which its name was changed to ‘Essex Marine Limited’ and a fresh certificate of incorporation dated February 19, 2025, consequent to such conversion was issued by the Registrar of Companies, West Bengal at Kolkata.

The company is producer of processed fish and shrimp. Its main processed seafood comprised of different varieties of marine fish and shrimp as well as aquaculture vannamei shrimp. It exports frozen fish and shrimps from India under its brand name ‘Essex’. It has years of history in fish and shrimp processing and selling of processed frozen fish and shrimp with varying degrees of value addition to its customers to China, Europe and Israel. Its major customers are in China and Europe, which includes food service distributors and warehouse chains. 

In addition, it also undertakes job work for different merchant exporters to ensure it is running its processing plant at optimal capacity. The company is a ‘One Star Export House’. It is an integrated player across the processed frozen fish and shrimp supply chain from raw fish and shrimp procurement, processing, and overseas distribution to its customers. It procures raw fish and shrimp primarily from landing centres and aquaculture farmers in the eastern coast of India.

Business area of the company

The company is primarily engaged in processing and exporting of marine and aquaculture products and commercially operating cold storages. It exports frozen fish and shrimps from India under its brand name ‘Essex’.

Products of the company

• Marine fish
• Marine Shrimp
• Aquaculture vannamei shrimp

Awards, accreditations and recognitions

• 2018: Shri Debashish Sen who is the Director of the company, received the COSIDICI National Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur at a ceremony in Panaji, Goa on March 3, 2018.
• 2019: Shri Debashish Sen who is the Director of the company, received the COSIDICI National Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur in Bengaluru on January 21, 2019.
• 2023: The company received the Certificate of Appreciation by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India for their timely filing of returns and GST payments during the financial year 2023-24.

History and milestones

• 2015: The company established its first EU-approved processing unit and began operations of seafish and shrimp approved by the Export Inspection Council and MPEDA
• 2017: The company upgraded its facility with value-added freezing equipment.
• 2019: The company established a state-of-the-art cold storage facility under the brand name DE SENS COLD STORAGE in the heart of Kolkata, at Udayan Industrial Estate under WBSIDCL.