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1983
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Commenced operations as a
part of The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd., with the purchase of
Malaviya One - India’s first offshore support vessel (OSV).
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1985
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Formed Great Atwood Ltd. as
a joint venture along with Atwood Oceanics Inc., USA and A H
Bhiwandiwalla & Company and commenced drilling and exploration
activities.
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1994
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Purchased tug ‘Malini’ and
thus became the first private sector operator of harbour tugs in India.
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1995
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Great Atwood Ltd. is merged
with The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.
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1996
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Became the first Indian
offshore company to gain ISO 9002 Certification.
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1999
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Established subsidiary in
Fujairah.
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2000
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Signed contract for India’s
first Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).
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2001
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Became the first Indian
offshore company to operate in Qatar.
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2001
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Opened a representative
office in Dubai.
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2002
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Commenced North Sea
operations with ‘Malaviya Sixteen’ becoming the first Indian company to
operate there.
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2002
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Formed United
Helicharterers Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture with Qatar General Petroleum
Corporation and UB Air Pvt. Ltd. providing helicopter services to the
offshore industry.
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2003
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Achieved ISO 9001:2000
certification – the first Indian offshore company to earn this
accreditation.
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2005
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Opened representative office
in Malaysia.
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2005
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Commenced operations in
South Africa.
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2006
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Took delivery of India’s
first fire fighting support vessel (FFSV), ‘Malaviya Twenty Five’.
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2006
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Signed a contract for a new
building 350 ft. Self Propelled (Cantilever type) Independent leg, Jack
Up Drilling unit with Bharati Shipyard Ltd.
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2006
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Gained DNV’s Integrated
Management System (IMS) accredition conforming ISO 9001:2000, ISO
14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:1999 Standards.
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2006
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Demerged Offshore operations
to form Great Offshore Ltd.
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2008
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Took delivery of Heavy Lift
Vessel
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2008
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Forayed into Port management
and single point mooring operations through stake buyout in KEI-RSOS
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2009
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SPS compliant Accomodation
Barge joined the fleet
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2010
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Commissioned 2000T lift
capacity Floating Dry Dock at Mumbai Harbour
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2010
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Took delivery of a Jack-up
Rig
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