About the DBC Group

The DBC Group is a family-run enterprise. The letters DBC

stand for the founder of the group Darabshaw Bomanji
Cursetjee Dubash who founded the group in 1929. The
Dubash family has, however, been involved in the shipping
arena since 1810 and is one of India's oldest business families.
The evolution of the Group mirrors that of the shipping
industry in India.

Starting off as interpreters or 'Dubashes
(deriving their name from 'dho'-'basha', meaning those who
speak two languages) in the ports
of Bombay, the DBC Group has over the years been active in
almost every area of the shipping business - from stevedoring
to ship agencies and from ship chartering to repairs and
maintenance of containers.

The DBC Group has also diversified outside the shipping arena into processed chemicals, trading
agricultural products and real estate development.

For 32 years, DBC Sons (Bombay) Limited was Asia's largest stevedore, handling over five
million tonnes of cargo annually. The group also partnered with the erstwhile P&O Ports Limited
to set up India's first private international container terminal, the Nhava Sheva International
Container Terminal (NSICT).

The Group is currently run by fourth generation cousins Tushad and Arvind Dubash.










Mr Darabshaw Dubash

About DBC Port Logistics Limited

DBC Port Logistics Limited was formed as Speedy Transport Private Limited in 1986 as a transportation
provider within Mumbai port. Although the Company is still active in Mumbai port, since 2006 it has been
running the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Freight Station (CFS).
The CFS is one of the largest such facilities in India spread over 68 acres. The facility includes an
exclusive Buffer Yard admeasuring 14 acres and approximately 350,000 square feet of warehousing
space.
The Company provides all CFS related services such as export and import container movement, public
bonded warehousing, handling of hazardous cargo and Reefer Containers. The Company also has a
separate Buffer Yard.
The Company is proud to have amongst its esteemed clientele reputed shipping lines such as Hanjin,
Wah Hai and COSCO. The CFS handles approximately 150,000 TEUs annually.
The Company has a fleet of its own equipment, which enables it to provide efficient self-reliant services.
Today the Company uses 150 tractor-trailers, 12 reach stackers and 24 forklifts. It further uses 3 cranes
to handle the cargo passing through the CFS.
The Company is today the flagship company of the DBC Group.










Management team
Board of Directors

Arvind D Dubash Non-executive director

Arvind Dubash has been on the board of the company since 2010. After
passing out from the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, Mr
Dubash graduated in international relations and economics from Brown
University, USA. He has also completed an advanced development program
from London Business School. Since graduation he has been actively
involved with the operations of the DBC Group and currently sits on the
boards of several group companies. Mr Dubash has several years of
experience in the shipping and logistics industry.


Tushad B Dubash Non-executive director

Tushad Dubash has been on the board of the Company since 2010. Mr
Dubash was educated at the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai,
and Eton College, in the UK. Mr Dubash subsequently obtained a Bachelor
of Science (Honours) degree in politics and economics from the University of
Bath, UK and a Masters degree in law from the University of Bristol, UK.
Since his return to India in 2007, Mr Dubash has been actively involved in
the DBC Group and currently sits on the boards of a number of group
companies.


Nikhil M Naik Executive director

Nikhil Naik has recently joined the Board. Prior to joining the company he
has held senior positions in Eredene Infrastructure, P&O Ports India Ltd.,
and Great Eastern Shipping. He brings to the company a wealth of
experience in the infrastructure, finance, shipping and logistics sectors and
project management. After his schooling in Mumbai, Capt. Naik began a
career at sea sailing mainly on tankers and bulk carriers before obtaining a
Masters in Shipping Trade and Finance from Cass Business School,
London.



Sarosh N Karani Independent non-executive director



Neville A Lacca Independent non-executive director



Management team


Vijay J Thakar Chief financial officer and company secretary

Vijay Thakar is the chief financial officer and company secretary of the company. He has overall responsibility for all financial and corporate law matters.
Mr Thakar has a wide range of experience in finance, accounts, taxation, business planning and financial structuring, and in dealing with banks and financial
institutions across industries. Prior to joining the company, he was chief financial officer of B4U Television Network (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Mr Thakar holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Mumbai. He
qualified as a chartered accountant in 1981 and as a company secretary in 1988. Mr Thakar also holds degree of MBA (Finance) from Institute of Chartered
Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI).