The Company of Master Mariners of India, Kochi Chapter was formed in November 1994. The Chapter is affiliated to the parent body which is based in Mumbai. The all India membership of The Company of Master Mariners is now over 2500 members. There are Chapters in all major cities and ports around the country.
The Kochi Chapter has on its rolls 250 members comprising of Master Mariners, serving on board ships and those who have come ashore and started their own business or working in various organizations. The Chapter also has other senior and junior officers of the Merchant Marine who are associate members. The Chapter posts in varied organizations, such as the Cochin Port Trust, Surveying Companies, Shipyards, Kerala State Port sector, Government of India, Mercantile Marine Department etc. The Chapter is headed by the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary, who are elected for a period of two years.
The monthly meeting for CMMI Kochi Chapter is generally held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the ‘QuarterDeck’ in Merchant Navy Club, Kochi. The meeting has a paper presentation followed by fellowship and Dinner.
05APR
National Maritime Day
The National Maritime Day
5 April marks the National Maritime Day of India. On this day in 1919 navigation history was created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd., journeyed to the United Kingdom, a crucial step for India shipping history when sea routes were controlled by the British.
One more Maritime Day has come by….
At least on this day, let’s make a collective effort to apprise our society and its policymakers, the relevance and significance of shipping industry, which often decides the pace, structure and pattern of development of a fast-growing economy like India…….
At least on this day, let’s get together to recognise the yeomen service being rendered by our seafarers for the well being of each one of us, while living in a highly hostile environment- one day in the scorching heat of equator and the next in the freezing cold of arctic…. one day in the peaceful waters of Newzealand and the other day in the war zones of Somalia… weeks and months away from their dear and near ones……
At least on this day, while enjoying the luxury of our newly built airport, let’s remember that for hundreds of our fellow countrymen in Andaman or Lakshadweep, the small ships reaching their small seaports after weeks of waiting are their lifelines and the pulse of their social lives….
Friends, as in previous years, we at Kochi are celebrating the National Maritime week which will culminate with the public function at 5:30pm on 5th April 2018, at Merchant Navy Club.
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