Our Objectives

The Indian Maritime Foundation has an exciting agenda of activities, which are mainly:

• To promote awareness of and debate in all aspects of India’s maritime interests, especially in the field of naval, geostrategic, shipping and ports, marine art, underwater technology, marine environment activities, etc.
• To generate awareness of and research in India’s maritime heritage and related history.
• To publish a quarterly journal, SeaGull, which carries features and articles on national and international maritime matters and reports on current issues of maritime interest. Furthermore, it helps to break down barriers amongst different disciplines of the sea whilst promoting coordination amongst them.
• To maintain a maritime information database, especially on careers, and a library, with special reference to India.
• To promote “Ocean Savers of India” scheme to kindle maritime consciousness among the children and the youth of India by organizing lectures on careers, history, heritage, etc and outbound maritime tours to ships and other places of interest.
• To coordinate International Coastal Cleanup in India and to organize lectures and workshops in schools and colleges on the marine environment.
• To foster an environment of informed maritime opinion among the various maritime interests, such as naval, shipbuilding and repair, fisheries, environmental, marine art, and underwater technology, etc. through lectures, seminars, and workshops.
• To raise awareness in India on the importance of Underwater Technology.

Our Partnerships

The IMF is closely associated and interacts actively with the following maritime organizations:-

In India

• National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi
• Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy
• Maritime Research Centre

Abroad

• The Ocean Conservancy, Washington DC, USA
• The World Ship Trust, London, UK
• The Society for Underwater Technology, UK
• The World Ocean Observatory, New York, USA
• The International Congress of Maritime Museums, Liverpool, UK
• The Nautical Institute, London, UK
• The Maritime Foundation, UK

Our Appeal

Your support to the foundation is vital for us to implement the various objectives we have set for ourselves. Projects of this magnitude and scope require an immense amount of time and a significant budget. Our energetic team of volunteers is devoting enormous effort and making substantial financial contributions. Please become a member of the Indian Maritime Foundation and join us in the adventure of raising awareness about our oceans and making our people sea-minded.

The Indian Maritime Foundation is a registered charity, and is registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, vide letter no. Maharashtra 9238-94 Pune. Dated 2nd May 1994. It is also registered vide Bombay Public Trust Act 1980 (letter no. F 9428 Pune dated 6th June 1994).

Donations to the Indian Maritime Foundation are exempted under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961 vide the Commissioner of Income Tax letter no: PN/CIT-1/80G/70/2009-10/4124 dt. 24.07.2009 valid from 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2012.