The Maritime Association of Shipowners, Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA), a non profit making body, is a trade body that enjoys an excellent rapport with the Indian Ministry of Shipping. MASSA is represented in various statutory bodies in the shipping industry. The prime aim of MASSA is to spread maritime awareness and promote maritime education and research in India. It achieves this through the Maritime Training and Research Foundation (MTRF) – a Trust supported established by it that delivers on its policies through the two professionally run MASSA Maritime Academy – at Mumbai and Chennai.
