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MR SUSHMIT ROY CHOUDHURY

Captain Sushmit is a Senior Marine Professional with over 30 years' experience in the shipping Industry. He has worked extensively on different types of vessels including general cargo, RoRo, bulk, car and container carriers as well as tankers. He has sailed with shipping giants like Maersk and Teekay Tankers and has gained experience in best industry practices relating to navigation, cargo, emergency response, health safety and quality management.

During his tenure ashore over the last fifteen years, he has developed expertise in vessel operations including chartering. He also has vast knowledge regarding technical management encompassing maintenance and dry docking, new build commissioning, classification surveys, vetting etc.

His experience in agency functions covers optimisation of allocations as per consortium agreements, port disbursements, container transportation repairs and logistics, vendor management, cost control, analysing and optimising vessel turn around.

Over the course of his career ashore, he has been involved in successful maritime arbitrations in London with respect to bunker fraud, cargo contamination, grounding and charter party disputes.

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Captain Fan started his career on Merchant Ships carrying Dry Bulk and Break Bulk since 1980 and sailed as 2nd Officer with SHELL Tankers UK, Marine Officers and Engineers on MISC LNG Carriers from 1985 to 1989.  He obtained his Master Mariner in 1991 and worked in a Top Malaysian Fortune 500 MNC since 1992. He held various positions such as a Full Unrestricted Licenced Pilot Sg Udang Port, Malacca Straits Pilot, Mooring Master, Loading Master and Terminal Superintendent at PETRONAS Largest O&G Terminal from 1992 to 2004.

He is a qualified Lead Auditor for QMS ISO 9002-1994 and ISO 9000-2000 has enabled his company to be the first Malaysian company to obtain the ISO 9002 in Port Management and Operations in 1994. He later obtained the ISM Code familiarisation from Llyods Register and International Ship and Port Security Facility (ISPS) Code Port Facilities Security Officer, 

His interest in the logistics Industry led him to obtain his Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in 1994 and to further broaden his horizon in business he obtained his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde, UK in 1998. He obtained his "Train The Trainers" qualification from the Chartered Institute of Transport and was enlisted as a Master Trainer for fresh lecturers and a resource for the Advance Diploma in Logistics Management.

In 2004, he was PETRONAS MITCO's Marine Consultant whose prime responsibility was to trouble shoot Terminal, Jetty and Petrochemical Ships to enable efficient and safe transfer of PetChem products from Ship to Terminal and vice versa to avoid delays and demurrages. He has 13 years of HSSE experience managing Terminal Loading of PetChem Products; Manage Transportation of Heavy Machinery, Spare Parts, Steel Products, Pipes and Tubulars; On Shore, Off Shore Storage Tanks, Road Tankers and a Tripod Beta Trainer in PETRONAS MITCO Japan and PETCO respectively.  He upgraded himself with a Graduated Cert in International Management from University of Melbourne in 2006.

He has a total of 37 years working experience of which 25 years are in PETRONAS comprising:

1.      12.5 years Bulk, Break Bulk, Conventional ships and LNG carrier in Kapal Management Pte Ltd and SHELL LNG Tankers UK. (MISC LNG) respectively.

2.      11.5 years Terminal Superintendent including Terminal Project & Commission experience

3.      3.0 years Petrochemical Shipping Consultant and HSE HEAD in MITCO Group

4.      8.0 years HEAD HSE in PrimeSourcing International (formerly MITCO Japan).

5.      2.0 years HEAD HSSE in PETCO Group of Companies

He has conducted several Oil Terminal Management & Operation, Commercial Shipping and Shipping of Dangerous Goods seminars by the Institute of Professional Advancement and was a Technical Consultant to several Small Medium Industries on a case to case basis.