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Fosma Maritime Center
The FMIRO Kolkata Diary
Capt. Hemadri Kr
Ray took over the
reins of FOSMA
Maritime Institute
& Research
Organization
(FMIRO) Kolkata as
Principal on the
01st of September
2022. He shares
the status of the
institute status as
on date and the
future plans
A few years ago, I was working at a pre-sea seafarers. So, when the FOSMA Maritime
institute in Kolkata when I heard that FOSMA Institute and Research Organization opened its
was launching their own training institute in doors at Salt Lake, Kolkata in February 2017, I
the same city. As a former member of the embraced the opportunity and joined the team
FOSMA-IIPM ( Indian Institute of Port on September 1st of that year.
Management) collaboration team, I was
already familiar with the working principles of Upon my arrival, I was immediately impressed
FOSMA. Having had decades of experience in by the state-of-the-art facilities and
maritime training and education, I was aware equipment at FMIRO. The interiors, classrooms,
of FOSMA’s commitment and excellence in and facilities were at par with the best
maritime training and development of internationally, but it was the work ethics that
