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Mercator Limited is an Indian company. It was earlier known as Mercator Lines Ltd.. The Mercator group of companies has diversified business interests in Coal, Oil & Gas, Commodity Transportation and Dredging. Mercator Limited (formerly Mercator Lines Ltd.) is the parent company and is the second largest private sector shipping company in India based in Mumbai. It has recently forayed into the Offshore business with its subsidiaries Mercator Oil and Gas Ltd and Mercator Offshore Ltd. == Group Overview == Mercator Ltd. is the second largest private sector shipping company in India in terms of tonnage. Mercator Ltd was incorporated on 24 November 1983 as a private limited company. It was converted into a public limited company on 3 April 1984. It has done pioneering work by operating vessels in some uncharted rivers like the Tapti and has thus opened new navigational routes. It has diversified itself into various business segments. Mr. H. K. Mittal the promoter of the company took it over in the year 1988 and the company has become the second largest private sector shipping company in India in terms of tonnage. Since its maiden public issue in 1993, it has grown in terms of financial parameters like turnover, profits, tonnage and market capitalization. Presently the shares of the Company are listed on Mumbai Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. During April 2005, the Company completed its first international offering of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds aggregating USD 60 mn. The issue is listed on Singapore Stock Exchange. The Company also added new business segment namely Offshore Drilling with acquisition of Jack-Up Rig. The rig received ahead of its schedule; was deployed immediately upon delivery in March 2009; for a period of three years on firm bare boat charter. The Group has opted out of the Offshore Drilling segment wef March 2011 as strategic decision. The Company also forayed into dredging and presently owns a fleet of four THSD Dredgers & one CSD Dredger. Mercator Group has also acquired economic interest in coal mines in Mozambique and Indonesia with substantial coal resources; as a measure of backward integration to strengthen its shipping activities and to meet the huge energy demand in India. The commercial operations in Indonesia have already commenced. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercator Limited」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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