The First Port — Maritime Asset Management & Ship Management
The First Port FZCO is a Dubai-headquartered maritime asset management and ship management company serving vessel owners, first-time vessel owners, institutional investors, fund houses and financial institutions. The company provides technical, commercial, crew and specialist vessel-management support through an operating network centred on the UAE, India and Singapore.
Company at a glance
Legal & Headquarters
Legal name: The First Port FZCO
Founded: 2019
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Service coverage: Worldwide
Operating Hubs
Dubai / UAE, India and Singapore. The Dubai headquarters address is published below; India and Singapore are identified as operating hubs on the website without a full street address in this release.
Core ship management services
The First Port's public service platform covers the following specialist areas:
- Technical Ship Management — planned maintenance, class readiness, inspections and machinery reliability governance.
- Commercial Ship Management — chartering support, voyage economics, utilisation and commercial analytics.
- Crew Management — sourcing, training, certification, welfare and MLC-aligned manning support.
- Bunkering Support — fuel procurement visibility, supplier coordination, documentation and quality assurance.
- Marine Insurance Support — marine risk review, policy coordination and claims documentation workflows.
- Dry Docking & Repair Supervision — planning, yard tendering, scope, budget and schedule governance.
- Newbuilding Supervision — owner-side supervision from specification and construction through trials and delivery.
- Procurement Governance — transparent sourcing, vendor control, quotation comparison and purchase approvals.
Vessel classes and maritime capability
The website presents management capability across oil and chemical tankers, gas carriers and LNG vessels, dry bulk vessels, container vessels and general cargo vessels. See the Fleet Capability page for the current capability overview.
Owners, investors and institutions
The operating model is designed for ship owners and operators as well as maritime investors, fund houses and financial institutions that need asset oversight, OPEX visibility, compliance readiness, procurement governance and decision-grade fleet reporting. The Investor Platform explains the investor-focused framework.
Leadership
Ravi Kaushal
Chief Executive Officer
Strategic leadership in maritime asset management, investor relations and global fleet operations.
Indrajeet Sengupta
Technical Director
Former Chief Engineer with experience in vessel maintenance systems, dry docking and newbuilding supervision.
Ankit Trivedi
Director — Shipping Finance & Investor Relations
Maritime asset valuation, shipping finance structuring, fleet investment strategy and investor relations.
Official contact information
The First Port FZCO1803 Tiffany Towers, Cluster W, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +971 4 592 1710
Email: info@thefirstport.com
For current enquiries, use the Contact page. For dated company updates, technical guidance and market commentary, use Maritime Insights.

