Kerala’s coast is changing.
590 kilometres of coastline, a new deepwater port at Vizhinjam, and a fishing community that has gone without basic marine infrastructure for decades.
Twelve connected ventures under the Shalom name, built to close that gap — by someone who has worked both the engines and the nets.
590 km
Coastline
Kerala’s Arabian Sea coast, with fishing communities along its full length.
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Major ports
Cochin, Beypore, Kollam and Vizhinjam — the deepwater port beside Trivandrum.
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Vessels in Trivandrum
Boats in our own area refuelling by can, hiring two people to carry it.
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Boat yards in Trivandrum
No dedicated yard here today — vessels leave the district for every repair.
A boat owner in Trivandrum can catch fish, but cannot refuel, repair, or rebuild without travelling for it.
The state is backing its blue economy, and Trivandrum is becoming a port city. But the everyday needs of a working fleet — fuel at the harbour, a yard to repair in, machines that suit the nets actually used here — are still unmet.
These are not twelve separate gambles. It is one integrated answer to problems we met at sea ourselves — built from the deck of a boat, not a boardroom.
Our Ventures
Twelve connected ventures.
One mission.
Stronger coast.
Stronger community.
Shalom Fishing Net Online
E-commerce platform for fishing nets and marine products — selling today.
Visit the store ↗› 02Shalom Marine Machine Manufacturing
Power blocks, hydraulic winch, crane and anchor winches, net haulers, cranes, capstans — first machine built and working.
Running now› 03Shalom Fisherman Finance
Income, expenses, crew wages, fuel costs, profit sharing and loan tracking — free to use.
Open the calculator →› 04Shalom Boat Yard
Repair, maintenance, dry docking, refitting and servicing — Chirayinkeezhu, 8 months in, licensing in process.
Building now› 05Shalom Marine Fuels
Bunkering, diesel supply, fuel storage and delivery — LOI sanctioned with Jio-bp.
Building now› 06Shalom Shipbuilding & Vessel Manufacturing
Design and manufacture of fishing vessels and commercial boats — FRP, steel and wooden.
Next› 07Shalom Fishing Gear
Net shop, retail and wholesale — ropes, hooks, floats, accessories and safety equipment.
Next› 08Shalom Fish Online
Fishermen selling fresh fish direct to consumers, restaurants, hotels, exporters and wholesalers.
Visit ↗› 09Shalom Marine Engineering
Vessel modifications, machinery installation and hydraulic systems.
Next› 10Shalom Marine Spare Parts
Engines, pumps, propellers, electrical systems and accessories.
Next› 11Shalom Cold Chain & Seafood Logistics
Cold storage, ice supply, refrigerated transport and seafood logistics.
Future› 12Shalom Seafood Export
Processing, packaging and export.
Future›Aircraft-grade discipline, applied to problems he met with his own nets.
Prince spent eight years as an aircraft mechanic in Trivandrum and Dubai, then five years as a vessel owner and fisherman on this coast. Every venture here began as a problem he hit himself, at sea — not as an idea on paper.
Solve what we lived
Fuel carried by can, nets that cannot be switched, no yard within reach. We build for those, because we paid for them.
Build capability locally
Trivandrum should be able to service and eventually build its own vessels, instead of sending every repair out of the district.
Ventures that feed each other
The yard supports manufacturing. The pump serves the same fleet. The shop and the store supply them both.
Fair to the fishermen
Honest prices, tools they can actually use, and software given free — a good day at sea should not be lost to bad arithmetic.
| # | Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shalom Fisherman Finance | A daily calculator made for fishing boats. Enter the day’s catch and expenses; it works out the crew share, the profit and the running balance. | Open ↗ |
| 02 | Shalom Fishing Nets Online | The nets-and-gear storefront — selling to fishermen today. | Open ↗ |
| 03 | Shalom Fish Online | Two live builds of the fish marketplace — fishermen selling direct to buyers. | shalom-fish ↗ · fishko ↗ |
The current is about to turn. Talk to the person building it.
Where
Trivandrum, Kerala, India — Chirayinkeezhu yard, Vizhinjam within reach.
What we’re raising for
The boat yard’s build-out and the fuel facility — the two that unlock manufacturing and retail.
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