Fundamentals of Oil, Petrochemicals and Gas Shipping (VIRTUAL) - TD1V

Faculty

Captain Bhatia is a well-known maritime transportation industry expert with over 30 years of operational and commercial experience including organizational turnaround, business strategy, operational risk management, claims, legal & regulatory. He has in-depth technical, commercial and operational management expertise gained by serving at sea for 15 years and later on ashore in commercial operations and management consulting field. He is the founding partner of The Wade Maritime Group, a leading maritime business consulting group based out of Singapore with group offices in India and the UK. He has over the past decade worked on numerous projects in operational risk management, business strategy, organizational design, human capital management, strategic investment advice, claims management and regulatory compliance for leading ship owners, charterers, Oil & Bulk majors, Ports and PE firms. He is a specialist in commercial operations, maritime economics, transportation strategies, operational risk management, claims management and dispute resolution. Keynote speaker on various advanced training programmes and seminars in the maritime industry.

Ian Garton Senior Consultant and Head of Research with Richardson Lawrie Associates, working on all aspects of the company’s business for over 15 years. He has been responsible for maintaining market information on the oil, gas and chemicals transportation sectors, analysing trends in the energy and shipping markets and preparing the company’s monthly and quarterly tanker market outlooks. He is responsible for developing and maintaining our Pool Revenue Distribution models in the oil, chemicals and dry bulk markets. Other work along these lines includes working on fleet and cargo coverage strategies, feasibility studies, and due diligence evaluations of other Pool models for a range of companies including private and confidential arrangements. Ian has been heavily involved in producing the background evaluations and analysis required for expert witness cases. He has been a regular speaker on management training programmes and workshops.