1885
Hajee family enters ship chandling trade in Mumbai as Embrahim Mulla Samsuddin & Co. (EMS).
1950
EMS branches out as "West Bengal Trading Corporation" (WBTC) in Kolkata, India.
1982
Chairman Saifuddin Hajee graduates from IIT Mumbai (B.Tech) and joins family business.
2001
Chairman Saifuddin Hajee establishes SHM Shipcare (SHM) located across Mumbai, Kolkata, Vizag and Chennai
2002
SHM pioneers lifeboat servicing in India through partnership with Umoe Schat Harding, now Harding Safety AS
2002
SHM develops and launches its range of IRS Approved Throw Over Board Liferafts in the market
2003
SHM wins contracts for service and maintenance of lifeboats, liferafts, and fire safety systems on Oil & Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) offshore assets
2004
SHM becomes sole agent of Survitec Group and Viking Life-Saving in India
2005
SHM charters 3 of its first patrol boats to Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)
2006
SHM supports Gujarat State Disaster Management (GSDMA) during floods by supplying over 10,000 lifejackets and lifebuoys
2007
Homa Engineering Works acquired, propelling SHM's capabilities into ship repairs
2008
India's first major Halon replacement with a Novec 1230 system for Tata Power completed by SHM
2009
Craftway Engineers Ltd. acquired to chalk SHM's entrance into FRP boat building.
2010
SHM constructs its first boat for the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Byculla)
2011
SHM engages charter hire of 7 security boats to Indian Navy and 1 to Mormugao Port Trust (Goa)
2012
SHM secures contract for building 14 Immediate Support Vessels for ONGC, now inducted as an Indian Naval vessel
2012
SHM bags its 30th EPC safety package order for ONGC's asset through contractor McDermott Middle East Inc.
2013
Pavlo Fire-Engineers acquired, marking SHM's entrance in manufacturing of fire extinguishers.
2013
SHM restructures and rebrands itself with a new visual identity.
2014
SHM builds India's first high speed Crew Boat, Ocean Crewzer, for offshore oilfield operations
2014
Contract for fire safety system of the Honourable High Court Lucknow Bench (UPRNN) awarded to SHM.
2014
SHM opens branches in Singapore, Dubai, Port Klang, Colombo
2014
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. charters SHM's security boat at its offshore Kochi refinery
2014
SHM develops India's first Inflatable Rescue Boat, Safin 420, that is compliant to the SOLAS and European EC/MED standards
2015
SHM undertakes replacement of 13 deluge and isolation valves on ONGC platforms
2015
SHM develops and launches it's own range of Marine & Offshore Safety equipment such as Lifejackets, Lifebuoys, Immersion Suits, Lights etc.
2016
SHM successfully executes hook retrofits and refurbishments of 30 lifeboats on passenger vessels operated by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in record time.
2017
SHM became the first private FRP boat manufacturer to supply bulletproof boats to the Border Security Force, progressing from 11m Mechanised Boats to 20m Medium Crafts.
2018
SHM receives contract for delivery of 6x7m fast rescue RIBs (35 knots) and 2 LCVPs (22-metre) with davits for India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
2020
SHM was the first private FRP boat builder whose Sagar Kavach boats sailed on their own propulsion from our yard in Thane, Maharashtra (west coast) to BSF bases in Dhubri, Assam and Hasnabad, West Bengal (east coast).
2021
The SHM Store goes online with E-commerce offering over 20,000 products, with 300+ brands, across 30+ categories.
2022
Commissioning of the MIRA Emergency Drinking Water Plant, enabling SHM to manufacture SOLAS-compliant survival water rations for liferafts and survival craft with international type approvals.
2023
SHM Group opens its stores across Kochi, Vizag, and Port Blair
April 2024
The launch of "Sea Stallion I" by SHM, India’s first aluminium hull fast crew boat under the "Wings to Waves" initiative, ensured safer and more efficient transitions for ONGC crews from helicopter to sea, setting a benchmark in maritime innovation.
October 2024
SHM launches India’s first indigenously manufactured lifeboat in partnership with Palfinger, strengthening India’s maritime safety manufacturing capabilities.
July 2025
Launch of Ocean Crewzer VII, SHM’s first 32-metre aluminium high-speed passenger craft, marking one of the largest aluminium vessels of its kind manufactured in India.
August 2025
Inauguration of SHM’s PESO-approved Fire Service Station in Murbad, enabling certified cylinder filling, storage, and fire equipment servicing
October 2025
Inauguration of SHM Academy for Maritime Safety in Kochi by DG Shipping Officials, strengthening industry training and skill development in maritime safety.
