SHM Shipcare Private Limited has received the National Award for Excellence in Ports and Shipping 2026 for developing India’s first indigenously designed lifeboat.
SHM Shipcare Private Limited has been conferred the National Award for Excellence in Ports and Shipping 2026 in the category of Outstanding Industry Achievement, recognising the company’s development of India’s first indigenously designed lifeboat. The award was presented at the 13th edition of the National Awards for Excellence in Ports and Shipping held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. The recognition is expected to strengthen SHM Shipcare’s positioning as an indigenous alternative in the lifesaving appliances category and lend momentum to its ongoing work with classification societies, shipyards and government stakeholders.
Mohammed Hajee, Chief Executive Officer of Marine and Fire Safety at SHM Shipcare, said the award was a proud moment for every member of the team who worked to bring India’s first indigenously designed lifeboat to life, and that the recognition reaffirmed the company’s commitment to building world-class, self-reliant solutions for the maritime industry. Saifuddin Hajee, Chairman and Managing Director of SHM Shipcare, said the recognition was a testament to the years of engineering effort that went into developing India’s first indigenous lifeboat and strengthened the company’s resolve to keep investing in indigenous capability under the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
Source: SHM Shipcare
