Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation

Name

Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation

Legal name

Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation Ltd.

Website

https://ksinc.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inland Waterway Transportation

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (488320), Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUALAIAG

Marine Bunkering & Port Fuel Supply

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Downstream Fuels Marketing & Retail (Service Stations, Branded Fuels)

Keywords

• Inland waterway transport
• Cargo barge operations
• Passenger cruise services
• Vessel construction maintenance
• Government shipping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kochi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Passenger Transportation Services: Revenue from cruise operations including Sagararani (1 & 2) and Nefertiti luxury cruise vessels, offering passenger transportation through Kerala inland waterways
2. Cargo Transportation: Barge operations for cargo transportation through inland waterways of Kerala
3. Vessel Construction and Maintenance: Owns two yards for construction and maintenance of small vessels, providing services to external customers
4. Bunkering Services: Fuel supply services to vessels operating in Kerala waterways

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KSINC operates passenger and cargo transportation services on Kerala's inland waterways through its own fleet of cruise vessels and barges. The corporation owns two shipyards providing vessel construction and maintenance services to internal operations and external customers. It additionally provides bunkering (fuel supply) and tourism-oriented cruise services including the premier Sagararani (1 & 2) and luxury Nefertiti vessels.

Product overview

KSINC operates as a multi-service inland navigation company offering a unified portfolio of cruise vessels (Sagararani 1 & 2 and luxury cruise Nefertiti), barge cargo operations, vessel construction/maintenance yards, and ancillary services including bunkering and tourism. The company provides an integrated ticket booking platform through My Cruise. The product portfolio centers on passenger and cargo transportation via Kerala's inland waterways, with in-house vessel construction and maintenance capabilities supporting operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sagararani (1 & 2) Cruise Vessels

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC): Government of Kerala undertaking operating tourism hospitality and related services. Comparable to KSINC as a state-owned Kerala tourism-adjacent operator with overlapping target segments in the leisure market.

Broad incumbents

• Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL): Leading Indian public-sector shipbuilder specializing in naval and commercial vessels. Comparable to KSINC in operating a government-owned shipbuilding entity, though at a substantially larger scale and different vessel categories.
• Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE): Indian public-sector shipyard primarily serving naval and commercial vessel construction. Comparable to KSINC's vessel construction capability but at much larger scale and with a different end-market focus.
• Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL): Major Indian public-sector shipbuilder based in Kochi. Comparable to KSINC's vessel construction and maintenance operations but operates at much larger scale across diverse vessel categories including naval, commercial, and offshore.

Direct peers

• Oberoi Motor Vessel Vrinda: Operates a luxury backwater cruise on Kerala's Vembanad Lake. Directly comparable to KSINC's Nefertiti luxury cruise as a premium passenger waterway tourism offering targeting high-end tourists in the same waterways.
• CGH Earth (Coconut Lagoon / Spice Village Cruises): Private operator of Kerala backwater resorts and cruise experiences. Competes with KSINC in the leisure passenger segment on Kerala's inland waterways with overlapping target customers (tourists).
• State Water Transport Department (SWTD), Kerala: Another Government of Kerala undertaking operating ferry and passenger services across Kerala's inland waterways. Closely comparable to KSINC's cruise/passenger operations, sharing the same regulatory environment and customer base.

Others

• Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI): Statutory body under the Ministry of Shipping overseeing development of India's inland waterway transport. Not a direct competitor but operates the regulatory and infrastructure framework on which KSINC's barge and cargo business depends.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/kerala_shipping
• YouTubein.pinterest.com/kerala_shipping
• Facebookfacebook.com/KSINCMyCruise
• Instagraminstagram.com/ksincmycruise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ksinckochi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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