Alkoç Group operates first class ships for different ship types with extensive experience in bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, MPP, PSV, LPG, LNG and FSRU management. The Group also provides repair & maintenance, new construction, leasing, consultancy services.
Alkoç Group intersected with the businesses of VR Maritime with its operations in ship agency, satellite communication and communication systems as well as procurement and survey services and turned this into a cooperation.
VR Maritime, one of the renowned ship management companies of India, has been carrying out successful works in its field for 12 years. Thanks to its financial strength and the recognition of its trademarks, it has achieved to observe the rights of not only ship owners but also seafarers and served their demands. Today, VR Maritime employs more than 18,000 seafarers.
Offering services to its customers on a global basis, VR Maritime has gained the appreciation of ship-owners, seafarers, port agencies and especially ship owners, especially in the period when crew changes were difficult during the COVID epidemic in 2020.
With this agreement, Alkoç and VR Maritime will continue to develop projects and cooperate on maintenance, ballast water systems, recycling and satellite communication, personnel management, agency, authorization, personnel training, travel agency, technical management, technical service, ship chartering, purchasing, spare parts, new construction, repair, especially in Turkey, India and Singapore.