Established in 1997,Viking has, in the year 2000,positioned itself very well to capitalize on the worlwide interest being shown at India.

When at a time when the rest of the world looks at India as an enigma, we believe India to be an exciting and emerging market. Indeed the liberalization policies of the Government over the past few years are yielding the desired results and India can now be truly called an emerging nation.

India is blessed with a captive infrastructure of a large consuming nation with a burgeoning middle class with an increasing purchasing power and thus promises to be a long-term market.

Not surprisingly, in shipping terms India has grown to handling over 250 Million ton's of cargo in the last fiscal year, which represents a 10 percent growth over the previous year.

Thus the prudent and the adventrous certainly cannot afford to leave India their interest portfolio.

Like all emerging nations India has her share of problems having been historically burdened by an Imperial legacy followed by a restrictive experiment in a socialism with predictable results.

Objectivity compels us to introduce a note of caution as far as the Port situation in India is concerned. With most of the infrastructure available at the Major Ports saturated, it is only now that the Government of India has picked up the gauntlet and is infusing capital into the system.

In this volatile situation and if you shipping bring you to India you will certainly need an agent, associate or representation who is more like a partner in business and who is able to work within the system.

Through strategic alliances, Viking has established a network of offices at Tuticorin,Kakinada,Vishakhapatnam and Calcutta on the East Coast of India and Cochin,Kandla,Mumbai, Jamnagar and Dahej on the West Coast. Viking Shipping also maintains an office at the DryPorts of Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Viking Shipping enjoys privilege of representing global shipping giant P&O Nedlloyed as its agent at the dryport of Bangalore, India.

Viking Shipping is member of the following institutions that offer the company a considerable standing in the business community and shipping Industry.

At Viking, we are inspired by the words of Henry Ford who said "If money is your hope to independence, you will never have it. The only real security a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability"