Samudra Link Ferry Shipping & Cruise Services Pvt Ltd

The office above Narmada Agency is easy to miss if you aren't looking for the E-1011 sign on Pirkanthi Road. It’s one of those streets in Bharuch that always feels alive with people moving around. We have a narrow staircase that leads up to us at Samudra Link Ferry Shipping & Cruise Services Pvt Ltd. It’s a bit steep, so we tell people to take their time coming up. The room we work in is filled with the smell of old paper and the occasional whiff of diesel from the road outside. We have several maps pinned to the walls with different routes marked in green and red marker. It’s not a high-tech operation by any means. We use the phone a lot to talk to the docks and the boat crews. Sometimes the power goes out for an hour or two, and we just sit and talk until it comes back on. It’s a practical way to run a shipping business. We don't have fancy uniforms or a lobby with a fountain. It’s just a workplace where we manage the ferries and the cruise schedules. We have a small fridge for cold water, which is a lifesaver in the Gujarat summer. It’s a simple setup for a job that keeps us on our toes. Most of us have been working here since the office opened. We usually go down to the street to grab some lunch from the local vendors.