What Inmar does

Inmar is a privately-held project cargo and bulk shipping company founded in 2008, specializing in heavy-lift ocean freight services for complex industrial cargo. The company operates three core service lines: Heavy Lift & Project Cargo (handling shipments from 100 to 2000 tonnes for power generation equipment, turbines, generators, refinery components, and industrial machinery), Bulk Cargo Transportation (using Handysize, Handymax, and Capesize vessels for dry commodities including minerals, fertilizers, wood, and agricultural products), and Chartering & Custom Solutions (providing part and full vessel charter arrangements). The firm is dual-headquartered through Inmar Shipping and Logistics FZCO in Dubai (Jumeirah Lake Towers, serving as Middle East regional HQ) and Inmar Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd in Chennai, India.

Inmar serves enterprise clients across ten verticals including Oil & Gas, Refinery & Petrochemicals, Power Generation, Construction & Infrastructure, Mining & Minerals, Food & Agriculture, and UN Mobilization, with named customers such as Saudi Electric Company, BP's Khazzan Gas, Qassim Power Plant, and Borouge. The company runs a B2B enterprise sales model with no intermediary distribution channels, relying on direct relationships and project-based transactional fees. Since inception, Inmar reports 101,200+ projects completed, 255,600+ tonnes of break bulk cargo transported, and 4,079,700+ tonnes of bulk shipping completed.

The company's value proposition rests on three decades of combined team experience in seafaring and project cargo engineering, a global partner network providing access to specialized vessel fleets, and full-service chartering capabilities. Notable flagship projects include transportation of power conversion equipment for Saudi Electric Company (South Korea & Japan to Al Jubail), Khazzan central processing facility infrastructure (Masan, South Korea to Duqm, Oman), and custom yacht transport (Singapore to Taiwan). The firm operates with 11-50 employees, no external institutional funding, and no disclosed parent company, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-operated business model.

Name

Inmar

Legal name

Inmar Shipping and Logistics FZCO

Website

https://inmarshipping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inmar is a privately-held shipping company founded in 2008 that provides heavy-lift project cargo, bulk commodity transportation, and chartering services to Fortune 500 enterprises and government organizations across oil & gas, power generation, mining, and construction sectors globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kancheepuram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Lift & Project Cargo Shipping: Revenue generated from transporting oversized and heavy cargo including turbines, generators, industrial machinery, and complex project cargo. Pricing based on cargo weight, volume, route complexity, and vessel requirements.
2. Bulk Cargo Transportation: Revenue from transporting dry and bulk commodities including wood, minerals, fertilizers, and agricultural products using Handysize, Handymax, and Capesize vessels.
3. Chartering Services: Revenue from ship chartering services including part and full charter arrangements, customized to specific cargo requirements, budgets, and delivery timelines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Inmar is a shipping and logistics services company that transports heavy-lift and bulk cargo by sea for industrial clients worldwide. Its three core service lines are Heavy Lift & Project Cargo (handling complex shipments of 100 to 2,000 tonnes), Bulk Cargo Transportation (using Handysize, Handymax, and Capesize vessels for commodities such as wood, minerals, fertilizers, and agricultural products), and Chartering & Custom Solutions (part or full vessel chartering tailored to cargo needs, budget, and time constraints).

Product overview

Inmar is a shipping and logistics company offering a unified portfolio of three core shipping services. The Heavy Lift & Project Cargo division handles complex shipments weighing 100-2000 tonnes with specialized planning and execution. The Bulk Cargo service manages transportation of dry and bulk commodities using a fleet of Handysize, Handymax, and Capesize vessels. The Chartering & Custom Solutions division provides bespoke shipping arrangements including heavy-lifts, bulk cargo, and charter services. Together, these services serve diverse industries including Oil & Gas, Mining, Power Generation, Construction, and Agriculture across global shipping routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Lift & Project Cargo Specialized shipping service for heavy, voluminous, and complex cargo weighing between 100 to 2000 tonnes, including accurate planning, preparation, execution, and tracking. Targeted at industrial clients in Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Refinery & Petrochemicals, and Mining sectors moving oversized equipment such as turbines, generators, scrubbers, condensers, and fabricated steel structures.
• Bulk Cargo Transportation Ocean transportation of dry and bulk cargoes (including wood, minerals, fertilizers, and agricultural products) using Handysize, Handymax, and Capesize vessels, with periodic carrier programs ensuring vessel operational efficiency. Targeted at mining companies, commodity traders, and agricultural shippers requiring large-volume bulk movements.
• Chartering & Custom Solutions Customized shipping solutions including heavy-lifts, bulk cargo, and part or full charter arrangements, tailored to specific cargo needs, budget, and time constraints. Targeted at industrial clients and project owners requiring bespoke shipping arrangements for unique or oversized cargo.

Quantifiable outcome

• 101,200+ projects completed successfully
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SAL Heavy Lift: SAL Heavy Lift is a Hamburg-based operator specializing in project, heavy, and outsize cargo transport with a dedicated multipurpose fleet — a close functional peer to Inmar's project cargo division.
• AAL Shipping: AAL Shipping operates one of the world's largest fleets of heavy-lift multipurpose vessels, offering breakbulk and project cargo services globally — directly comparable to Inmar's Handysize/Handymax/Capesize heavy-lift chartering business.
• deugro: deugro is a Germany-headquartered global project cargo forwarder specializing in heavy-lift, oversized, and complex multi-modal shipments for energy, mining, and industrial clients — a closely comparable service model to Inmar's heavy-lift and project cargo business.
• Hansa Heavy Lift: Hansa Heavy Lift operates a fleet of heavy-lift vessels serving energy, infrastructure, and mining clients worldwide — directly comparable in service type, customer profile, and project complexity to Inmar.
• BBC Chartering: BBC Chartering is a global leader in tramp shipping of project cargoes, breakbulk, and heavy-lift cargo using a large multipurpose fleet — overlapping directly with Inmar's bulk and heavy-lift offerings.

Emerging players

• TransGlobal Shipping & Logistics: TransGlobal Shipping is a smaller, niche project cargo and heavy-lift forwarder serving similar oil & gas, power, and infrastructure customers — a comparable emerging specialist with overlapping value proposition to Inmar.

Regional players

• Allcargo Logistics: Allcargo Logistics is an India-headquartered multimodal logistics provider with breakbulk, project cargo, and container freight operations, particularly strong in the Indian subcontinent — geographically adjacent and overlapping in service mix with Inmar's India/Middle East corridor focus.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Industrial Projects: DHL Industrial Projects (within DHL Global Forwarding) provides end-to-end heavy-lift and project cargo services for oil & gas, power, and mining clients globally — a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise RFPs as Inmar.
• DSV Project Cargo (formerly Panalpina): DSV's Project Cargo division (incorporating Panalpina's heavy-lift capability) handles large-scale industrial, energy, and infrastructure project logistics worldwide — comparable service portfolio to Inmar within a much broader forwarding group.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with a dedicated Project Logistics division handling heavy-lift and breakbulk shipments for energy and industrial customers — overlapping with Inmar but at vastly greater scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InmarShipping
• Facebookfacebook.com/inmarshippinglogistics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inmar-shipping-and-logistics-pvt-ltd

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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