Among the top bracket in protection and indemnity and cargo clearing, the 150-year-old James Mackintosh and Company diversifies into total logistics
Hilla P. Guzder
The turn of the tide has brought in business over the last 150 years. "The shipping industry is basically a cycle and we (the industry) are probably at the top of the cycle right now,” smiles Homi Commissariat, chairman and managing director of James Mackintosh and Company Private Limited which is celebrating its sesquicentennial year and 45 years of the business being in the hands of the Commissariat family.
Riding the crest, the company has charted its course full steam ahead, Homi’s hand on the helm. On the board of directors is son Farokh, who is the deputy managing director, and......