ENABLING FREEDOM AT SEA AND ON SHORE

Welcome to SHM Group of Companies.

Built on a legacy shaped by decades spent working in and understanding the maritime industry and alongside the people who work there, SHM stands for “Enabling Freedom at Sea.” At its heart, this means giving our clients something invaluable: peace of mind. With an established presence across Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Dubai, we support clients across key maritime hubs while remaining closely connected to the realities of local operations.

Our work is grounded in reliability, trust, and long-term partnerships. Values that matter deeply in the environments we operate in. Whether at sea, offshore, or on shore, it’s the reassurance that comes from knowing a dependable partner is always looking out for you.

Our mission is to create safe and secure working environments that allow businesses the freedom to operate with confidence, both at sea and on shore. We do this by working closely with our customers, combining proven expertise with reliable safety products and engineering solutions that support productivity and sustainable growth. In the process, we strive to make a meaningful, positive impact, not just on operations, but also on the people and communities we serve.

Welcome to SHM Group

OUR VALUES

EFFECTIVE

We get the job done, fast and easy for the client.

AMBITIOUS

Always looking for opportunities, always trying to improve how we do things.

DEEPLY HUMAN

Respecting life and people. Behaving friendly and approachable.

RESPONSIBLE

Confident and in control, we take responsibility for our actions.

SUSTAINABLE

We do our best to have a positive impact on the world around us.

OUR TEAM

Saifuddin Hajee

Chairman

Aliasgar Hajee

Vice-Chairman

Taher Hajee

Sr. Vice President

Mohammed Hajee

VP - International Business, Technology, and Communications

N.C. Chacko

Sr. Vice President - Eastern India & South East Asia Region

Krishanan Vaikunthan

VP & Principal Engineer - Kochi, Mangalore and Sri Lanka Region

Jivram Mishra

GM - Ship Repairs

Dasharath Gopu

VP - FRP Boat Building

Mr. K.I. Antony

Managing Director - SHM Fire Safety PVT Ltd

Datuk Huzefa Zainuddin

Executive Chairman - SHM Shipcare Malaysia

Qusai Huzaifa

Director - SHM Shipcare (PVT) Ltd, Sri Lanka

Randhir Singh

VP - Information Technology

Varghese Mathew

VP - Ship Repair Unit (Customer Relations)

Deep Mody

Chief Human Resource Officer

Mayur Desai

Executive Director - Finance

Rakesh Khurmi

Chief Financial Officer

OUR LEGACY

1885

Hajee family enters ship chandling trade in Mumbai as Embrahim Mulla Samsuddin & Co. (EMS).

1950

EMS branches out as "West Bengal Trading Corporation" (WBTC) in Kolkata, India.

1982

Chairman Saifuddin Hajee graduates from IIT Mumbai (B.Tech) and joins family business.

2001

Chairman Saifuddin Hajee establishes SHM Shipcare (SHM) located across Mumbai, Kolkata, Vizag and Chennai

2002

SHM pioneers lifeboat servicing in India through partnership with Umoe Schat Harding, now Harding Safety AS

2002

SHM develops and launches its range of IRS Approved Throw Over Board Liferafts in the market

2003

SHM wins contracts for service and maintenance of lifeboats, liferafts, and fire safety systems on Oil & Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) offshore assets

2004

SHM becomes sole agent of Survitec Group and Viking Life-Saving in India

2005

SHM charters 3 of its first patrol boats to Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)

2006

SHM supports Gujarat State Disaster Management (GSDMA) during floods by supplying over 10,000 lifejackets and lifebuoys

2007

Homa Engineering Works acquired, propelling SHM's capabiities into ship repairs

2008

India's first major Halon replacement with a Novec 1230 system for Tata Power completed by SHM

2009

Craftway Engineers Ltd. acquired to chalk SHM's entrance into FRP boat building.

2010

SHM constructs its first boat for the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Byculla)

2011

SHM engages charter hire of 7 security boats to Indian Navy and 1 to Mormugao Port Trust (Goa)

2012

SHM secures contract for building 14 Immediate Support Vessels for ONGC, now inducted as an Indian Naval vessel

2012

SHM bags its 30th EPC safety package order for ONGC's asset through contractor McDermott Middle East Inc.

2013

Pavlo Fire-Engineers acquired, marking SHM's entrance in manufacturing of fire extinguishers.

2013

SHM restructures and rebrands itself with a new visual identity.

2014

SHM builds India's first high speed Crew Boat, Ocean Crewzer, for offshore oilfield operations

2014

Contract for fire safety system of the Honourable High Court Lucknow Bench (UPRNN) awarded to SHM.

2014

SHM opens branches in Singapore, Dubai, Port Klang, Colombo

2014

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. charters SHM's security boat at its offshore Kochi refinery

2014

SHM develops India's first Inflatable Rescue Boat, Safin 420, that is compliant to the SOLAS and Euoprean EC/MED standards

2015

SHM undertakes replacement of 13 deluge and isolation valves on ONGC platforms

2015

SHM develops and launches it's own range of Marine & Offshore Safety equipment such as Lifejackets, Lifebuoys, Immersion Suits, Lights etc.

2016

SHM successfully executes hook retrofits and refurbishments of 30 lifeboats on passenger vessels operated by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in record time.

2021

THe SHM Store goes online with E-commerce offering over 20,000 products, with 300+ brands, across 30+ categories.

2023

SHM Group opens its stores across Kochi, Vizag, and Port Blair

April 2024

The launch of "Sea Stallion I" by SHM, India’s first aluminium hull fast crew boat under the "Wings to Waves" initiative, ensured safer and more efficient transitions for ONGC crews from helicopter to sea, setting a benchmark in maritime innovation.

October 2024

SHM launches India’s first indigenously manufactured lifeboat in partnership with Palfinger, strengthening India’s maritime safety manufacturing capabilities.

July 2025

Launch of Ocean Crewzer VII, SHM’s first 32-metre aluminium high-speed passenger craft, marking one of the largest aluminium vessels of its kind manufactured in India.

October 2025

Inauguration of SHM Academy for Maritime Safety in Kochi by DG Shipping Officials, strengthening industry training and skill development in maritime safety.