Mr. Vaishnav Puri
Chairman & Managing Director
Seaworld Group of Companies

Seaworld Group is owned/managed by the Puri Family, headed by Mr. Vaishnav Puri, whose career in shipping is spread over four decades.  The Group's main focus/strength has been liner shipping and Mr. Puri is considered to be one of the most respected/successful professionals in this field in India, with an enviable track record of having represented some of the largest liner shipping companies in the world, including NOL/APL in the capacity of Executive Chairman and majority stakeholder in the joint venture for their Indian network for almost two decades.

Simultaneously, the Puri Group developed a totally dedicated agency network for Contship and later CP Ships.  At one stage, in the late 1990s / early 2000s when Mr. Puri was heading both the organizations, he was responsible for generating/handling almost 20% of India's total containerized traffic which clearly reflected the market strength of the Group (during all these years, a leading market share was developed and maintained for all the principals represented by the Group).

In a service industry, it is very important to develop a strong and professional management team and this is what has been responsible for Seaworld's continued success in providing total satisfaction to their clients in India and principals abroad.  

A resulted-oriented consistent performance is the most fundamental need for any service-oriented organization to survive, succeed and grow and such philosophy is amply demonstrated by a thought displayed in Mr. Puri's chamber which says “ To succeed One must do the right things often enough and long enough ”.

Such significant contribution to the maritime industry, made by Mr. Puri, has been well recognized as, in fact, would be obvious from the following positions held by him:

Ex Honorary Trade Representative of Singapore (1991 - 2009).
Ex Member “India Advisory Panel” of Singapore.
Ex Member of India Marketing Advisory Council of Singapore Tourism Board
Ex Trustee – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust ( Two terms).
Ex President – Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship-Intermodal Agents Association.
Ex Vice-President – Federation of Ship Agents Association in India.
Ex Vice President – Multimodal Transport Association.
Ex Vice Chairman – Narottam Morarji Institute of Shipping. (Presently member of Governing Council)

The senior management team consists of Mr. K.P. Desai, Executive Director, Mr. C.S. Manohar, President, and Mr. Vishal Puri, Director, reporting to Mr.Vaishnav Puri.