The passenger ships are rightly called the : Life-Line of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Any disturbance in the schedule of the ship affects the general masses directly. As Andaman and Nicobar is not self sufficient, inspite of the presence of Cargo ships, a major chunk of necessary goods are also carried by these passengers ships from Indian mainland.

Journey Time

60 hours from chennai

66 hours from kolkatta

56 hours from Vishakapatnam Passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakhapatnam and back. The sailings are available from each Port once every week from Calcutta and Chennai to Port Blair and vice-versa. There is only one sailing from Vizag in a month. The average capacity of the ship ~ 1100 passengers.

Name Of Ships	Categories/ Classes Inside Ships
M.V.Nancowry
M.V.Swaraj Deep	Deluxe cabins
M.V.Nicobar	First class cabins
M.V.Akbar	Second class cabins
M.V.Harshavardhana	General dormatories/bunk

For further details and shipping schedule , Contact

Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Apeejay house, 4th floor, Dinshaw Wacha road, Mumbai-400020
Tel : 282 2101 / 282 3316, Fax :(022) 202 2438

Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Shipping House ,No.13 ,Strand Road , Kolkatta- 700 001
Tel :248 2354 , 248 8013, Fax : (033) 248 2035, 248 0377

Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Jawahar Building , Rajaji Salai , Chennai - 600 001
Tel : (044) 523 1401 , Fax : (044) 523 1218

The Deputy Director of Shipping Services
A & N Administration , 6 , Rajaji Salai , Chennai - 600 001
Tel : (044) 522 0841 / 522 6873

The Director of Shipping Services
A & N Administration , Phoenix Bay jetty
Port Blair (For M.V. Nancowry and M.V. Swarajdweep)
Tel :(03192) 32528 / 32742 , Fax:(03192) 30480

Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Aberdeen Bazaar , Portblair - 744 101
Tel :(03192) 33347 , 33590, Fax :(03192) 33778

M/s A.V. Bahanojirao and Garuda Pattabhiramayya & Co.
Post box No. 17 , Vishakapatnam
(Agent - Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.)