Indian maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus Valley initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia

The Indian Maritime University (IMU) is a Central University, that was established by an Act of the Indian Parliament namely the Indian Maritime University Act 2008, on 14 November 2008.

The University is headquartered at Chennai and the new HQ building is being built at 300 acres land alloted to IMU at Semmancherry village which lies in between East Coast Road and Old Mahabalipuram Road (Rajiv Gandhi Salai)


Seven government maritime Training and Research Institutes were merged with IMU:

Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata

Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai

Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies and Research, Mumbai

T.S. Chanakya, Mumbai

National Maritime Academy, Chennai

Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata

Indian Maritime University - Visakhapatnam Campus, (National Ship Design and
Research Center)

Authorities of the University

(1) the Court;

(2) the Executive Council;

(3) the Academic Council;

(4) the Planning Board;

(5) the Board of Affiliation and Recognition;

(6) the Boards of Schools;


Contact

Indian Maritime University,
East Coast Road,
Uthandi,
Chennai – 600119
Tel: +91 (44) 2453 0343 / 345

VC's Office Fax: +91 (44) 2453 0335
Registrar's Office Fax: +91 (44) 2453 1084