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Expert Shipping, Chartering, Techo-Commercial Maritime Professional Profile

Full Name: Capt. Sharad Shivaprasad Tripathi

E-mail: ade672@r.postjobfree.com ; ade672@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 00-971-**-*******. Working & Residing in Dubai, UAE. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE, SKILLS & CAREER SUMMARY:

Consummate Shipping industry professional with an ocean of experience plus a Strategic Vision, Analytical and Arbitrage skills, having over 30 years of Techno-Commercial experience

(incldg Management role) in maritime industry / commercial shipping including 16 years sailing to various ports of the world on various types of cargo= bulkers and tankers.

Highly motivated, dynamic self-starter and skillful negotiator with 20 years of Chartering & Operational Management Freight trading, Operating, Maritime Services/ Project/ Marine Logistics in Offshore, Oil & Gas, Port & Ship Agency, Ship Mgmnt and Shipowning experience.

Proficient in complete operations pertaining to shipping matters including Chartering/ Operations/ Ship owner/management incldg Port operations with detailed understanding of the various Dry Bulk commodities/ Break-Bulk/ MPP-Heavy lifts-RoRo-Project cargo market and strong negotiating skill with sound commercial acumen/ awareness and responsibility of the P&L/ revenue generation, of which about 10 years are in a senior management role.

Experience working under spot and time charter agreements and negotiating and securing the best possible charter rates for Handysize, Supramax, Panamax upto Cape size ships. Assessing counterparty risk appraisal reports and due diligence information.

Developing good relations with the DPW Port Authorities including Trakhees, Federal Transport, Customs & ISPS and liaisoning with them for managing smooth operations.

Monitoring the port & cargo logistics with the best utilization of port/terminal equipment.

Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of dry bulk freight market and key commodities. Create freight matrix asper market intelligence and industry updates and monitor them.

Worked in a Multimodal transportation and Logistics Group, with marine services such as– Liner shipping, port agency, logistics/ 3PL-freight forwarding, Barges, Leisure crafts/ yachts.

BD of JV alliance for liner shipping activities including port calls management in all the Gulf & Indian ports. CRM and feedback activities with Principals & potential clients. Good comprehension of usual shipping contracts, terms and their commercial implications.

Have in-depth knowledge the dynamics of the drybulk industry, chartering practices, Charter Party negotiations including certain legal and BIMCO advisories and technical aspects.

Responsible to develop new business accounts & trading areas and to expand existing portfolio of cargoes and contracts and providing competitive freight support to Traders.

Participating in bids for tenders of- spot and CoA cargoes, for Naval vessels supplies & agency, Offshore Supply vessels, Tugs & Barges, LCT & Semi-Submersible vessels for Rig carriage and Self-Propelled Barge-for Oil Rig/oil-field cargoes, Palm Island project & inter PG cargo carriage.

Dealt with DUBAL/ EGA, ADNOC, NPCC, GOGAS, Zakher Marine, Lamnalco, Archirodon etc.

Inviting Owners offers, screening & nomination of suitable tonnages. Conclude business independently within price guidance/ target from the management.

Good knowledge of the intricacies of the ECSA/Middle East /Far East chartering markets and am aware of potential pitfalls or benefits and how to manage them.

Develop and manage the growth of all customer relationships and network in the bulk, parcel

& project cargo trades, identifying key trades and cargo flows. Identify and communicate new trends, cargo routes, mines, processing locations, potential new shippers / traders/ customers and cargo sources / destinations.

Responsibility for strategic relationships – Know your customer + Know your competition. Manage information flows and external communications with market participants and provide cost-effective freight solutions.

Application of all voyage pricing constituents – port costs & working, fuel costs, expected delays, HRA /EWRI costings, vessel routeing, market levels expected for owned or third party rates. To check & understand the competition – and their rate/ freight pricing mechanisms. Page 2 of 4

Recognise and understand all port restrictions and specific ‘country’ requirements for the various trades we need to operate in, and/or vessels trading to the region – port drafts, LOA restrictions, beam restrictions, terms of trade, etc.

Experience of liaising with Directorate General of Shipping, various Dock and Port Authorities, Flag Administrations, Governmental Authorities and Bureaucrats/Ministries, Insurance and P

&I Clubs, Maritime Boards, Stevedores and Dock Labour Board.

Experience as Registrar for Barbados Maritime Administration and Nautical Inspector.

I have proven ability to integrate with various nationalities and to achieve the optimum results with excellent interpersonal/ effective people management and communication skills & the ability to perform multi-tasks & contribute in team-oriented work environment. Good IT skills; fluent in English & Hindi and have a basic knowledge of French and Arabic.

Well seasoned, widely travelled, who can excel as an individual, proactive with proven abilities in human relation, creativity & thoroughness inspired by communicating and working in an international, diverse /multicultural and multifunctional environment.

Previous experience to lead small ship owning-cum-management company with 5 vessels.

Have experience of Port Captain, HSEQ management and Superintendency.

Communicate with the technical / operations departments with regard to ‘owned’ voyages and challenge fleet assumptions- Vessel performance related issues, clauses, disputes, etc.

Team experience for overseeing a portfolio of shipping investments. EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduated in 1st class from Merchant Navy Officers’ Academy/ Training Ship “Rajendra”, Mumbai -1982.

Passed the Intermediate examination of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers London -1990, ranking 3rd in overall World Merit List. Received awards for achieving Distinction in two subjects - Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea and Maritime Geography.

Graduated as MASTER MARINER from LBS CAMSAR/ MMD-DG Shipping, India - 1991.

Possess all 3 Dangerous cargo Endorsements of Petroleum, Liquefied Gas and Chemical.

Completed and passed the specialized subject (Group 2) exams of Ship Management and Tanker Chartering of “Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers” London in 1995.

Attended Alliance Française de Bombay for short course on colloquial french.

Completed & awarded the Command Diploma from the Nautical Institute, London -1996.

Passed Post Graduate Diploma in Shipping and Export Management in 1st Class in 1999.

Under the ISPS code obtained CSO (Company security officer) Certificate in 2005. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS/ EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Present Company: GMS Inc - Global Marketing Systems – February to June 2020. Operating/ Trading in various types of Ships including offshore assets. Dry fleet has: Handies, Ultramax, Kamsarmax and Cape + Container ships. Handling Chartering & Operations of above. Involved with TCP/ activation of a VLCC and Bitumen carrier for trading. Last Company: Worked as Chartering Manager / Head of Business Development in Copa Shipping DMCC, from March 2014 till January 2020. Copa represents a few exclusive commodity traders/manufacturers of Agri-products & Minerals (Gypsum, Ukr+India Ball clay, and Feldspar). Established a new division to drive business development and marketing activities for parent company's global trading business. Involved in dry bulk and project vessels Chartering & Operating as a Principal in this Freight Trading/ Operating company; trading freight with both Owners and Charterers. Operating on various cargoes from the market including the negotiations of period vessels and contracts of affreightment; from Handysize, Supramax, Panamax upto Cape size, loading / discharging in the South America, SE Asia, Middle East Gulf, India Sub-continent, etc- both on Voyage & Time Charter basis. Pricing physical forward freights for in-house and 3rd party businesses by the relevant market drivers/ risk management and the dynamics of the bulk movement/ demand and supply. Vetting/ Review of sale & purchase contracts and Tenders. Overseeing post fixing/ commercial operation of chartered-in ships. Developing close relations with the various departments of Port Authorities & the refinery / terminal. Handled contractual, quality, loading, and discharge issues with Raw sugar, bagged refined sugar & Molasses and managed/resolved matters to the best of advantage and benefit of the P’pals. Ensure short-term smooth operation and long-term sustainability, dispute resolution & settlement and counter party risk control/ due diligence. Commercial management of a Pmax vsl with coal. Fixing Tanker for easy chemicals, product cargoes & Molasses.

Also concluded a handy vsl demolition sale & screening ships for purchase.

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2nd Last Company: General Manager in Transbulk International Shipping LLC Dubai, from Sept. 2013 till February 2014. Involved in business development for dry bulk/ break-bulk, vessel operator as Principal, taking various Handy to Supramax vessel sizes on a TCT, short and long period, trading worldwide. Also, have 2 big handies on Joint Venture TC – fixing market cargoes

(Steels, Iron ore/ pellets, Fertiliser, etc.) on Voyage & TC basis. Liaising with Charterers P&I Club for loading & out-turn surveys/ loss-prevention/ claim matters.

3rd Last Company: Worked as General Manager- Chartering & Shipbroking Dept. in Fairway Ship Chartering LLC- Dubai, a member of Rais Hassan Saadi (RHS Group) company from Oct 2005 to August 2013. Successfully established a new office new division for this group company. Involved mainly in Dry Bulk Cargo Chartering, Operations and agency with detailed understanding of the Bulk, break-bulk, RoRo, project/ liner cargo market & Oil field equipment transportations with responsibility of the P&L/ revenue generation. Mainly in competitive shipbroking and sometimes taking position on cargo / ship Operating. Being a multimodal transportation and logistics Group, involved in businesses of all divisions in shipping services such as – ship /port agency, logistics and 3PL-freight forwarding. Participation in submitting bids to win tenders for Supply vessel, Tugs

& Barges and then fixing the vessels. Also undertaken fixing of handy-sized product CPP+ DPP/ chemical tanker cargoes. Developing business development strategies and efficient port relations/ berth management for the upcoming new port at Sohar.

4th Last Company: Worked as General Manager from May 2001 to July 2005 in Corporate Shipping Agency, Dubai. Involved in commercial management and operations of 3 general/MPP cargo vessels (including 1 bareboat) and Chartering, competitive Brokering and Agency business development. Explore new trade, cargo, charterers and extend the service to new clients. Drafting of Commercial Management Contract, various Charter Parties and associated/works. For Principals, preparing Voyage Estimation/feasibility report for Vessel/Cargo chartering, handling of claims and charter party disputes/ discrepancies and suggesting commercial solutions to operational problems. Involved in investigations of cargo damage, ship accident, marine pollution, salvage and wreck removal operation. Also worked as Port Captain, handling as required for the HSEQ management and vessel superintendency.

5th Last Company: Worked in various positions from Jan 1997 to December 2000: Sunrich Group Of Companies (Admiral Shipping Ltd. And Sunrich Ship Management Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai/ London/ Dubai). In charge for total ship-management of 5 vessels owned by foreign Principals. Major Responsibilities: Oversee complete Management, Chartering and Operations of fleet vessels. To liaise with various parties and officials connected with vessel and trading business such as: Agents, Average Adjusters, Solicitors, Banks and Financial Institutions, Classification Society, Charterers/Star Trading Houses –both Indian and international, Customs, Crewing Agencies, D.G. Shipping various Dock and Port Authorities, Flag Administrations, Government Authorities and Bureaucrats/Ministries Income Tax, Insurance and P &I Clubs, Maritime Boards, Stevedores and Dock Labour Board, Ship Owners, Ship Operators and Managers, Shippers and Receivers, Shipbrokers, Cargo Consolidators and freight forwarders, Bunker brokers and suppliers, Ship Repairers and Workshops, various surveyors, IMB and ship demolition companies and cash buyers.

Developing business expansion strategies and revenue models such as: Ship acquisition and financing through in-house and venture Capital Funds. In addition to Mumbai Office Operations, during 1998-2000, I looked after Middle-East operations from Dubai. Training of crew. Functioned as “MR” for ISM Code compliance and actively involved in various ISM and Quality documents and preparation. Leading a team of: 2 Technical and 1 Maritime Supdt. +1 Marketing and 1 Trading Manager + 1 Purchase Manager +1 Chartering Executive +2 Office Assts. Actively involved in Chartering of ships - Time and Voyage Charter for own and foreign Principals account, during which I have developed a good emphasis in the Europe and Middle East region. Drafting of various Charter Parties and associated works. Responsibility for strategic relationships and network in the bulk parcel trades/ consolidation & project cargo trades, identifying key trades and cargo flows. Communicate with the regional and head office teams for business opportunities on spot and COA cargoes. Also actively involved in Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metal trading and petroleum products trading and participated in the E-commerce (internet trading). Received basic knowledge for letter of credit (L/C) negotiations /preparations. Page 4 of 4

Reporting to: Chairman in London - Head Office.

February 2003 to July 2005, I was nominated as Registrar for Barbados Maritime (flag administration) and their Nautical Inspector for U.A.E. 1994 to 1996 : pursued distance course Post Graduate Diploma in Ecology & Environment from the Indian Institute of in Ecology & Environment, New Delhi.

1982 to 1998: sailing on various types of vessels (mentioned at the end of this CV) in ascending positions till the rank of the Master/ Captain.

1981-82: during training on board T.S. Rajendra, received various extra-curricular and professional badges and tickets and was promoted to the rank of “Cadet Captain” for exemplary leadership qualities and all-round performance.

Actively involved in the various Tanker vessels “ON-HIRE” and SHIP-VETTING surveys conducted by B.P., Exxon, Maersk, Shell, Petrobras, and IDK (Japan).

Served on one of the largest FULLY REFRIDGERATED GAS CARRIERS and completed 2 gas freeing and cooling down operations for repairing submerged cargo pumps. Served on AMMONIA CARRIER and completed entire operations associated with Dry Docking of the vessel at Dubai and putting her back into employment. Involved as Officer-in-Charge in full re-activation and re- furbishing of a CHEMICAL Tanker, which was seriously damaged in the Iran-Iraq war. Involved in VETTING INSPECTIONS of PETROLEUM GAS & CHEMICAL tankers and designing, developing and implementing the following:

PMS- Preventive (Planned) Maintenance Systems, Shipboard Spill Mitigation Procedures, SMS- Safety Management Systems and various Ship Waste Management Plan. Training procedures in shipboard safety practices and pollution prevention. Computer Skills: Needful functional acquaintance with various hardwares and software programmes including e-commerce and trading through e-mail.

Have worked with various nationalities such as British, Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Sri Lankan, Maldivian, Pakistani, Yemeni, Sudanese, Egyptian, Libyan, Russian, Ukranian, Turkish, Polish and Croatian.

I was selected to present a paper on ‘Critical Issues In Maritime Economics’ titled “Mariner and Maritime Pollution Prevention” organized by the International Association of Maritime Economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA.

Professional Affliations/ Memberships of the following Institutions: The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, U.K.

The Nautical Institute, U.K.

The Institute of Maritime Technologists of India

The Company Of Master Mariners of India

The Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping, India LinkedIn - Following various Groups, Strategies, Forums and Posts

Types of vessels sailed on (about 16 years):

Multi Purpose General/ Project cargo, Container-Oriented General cargo, Panamax Bulk carrier, Oil Bulk Ore carrier (OBO),

Ammonia (Liquefied/ Anhydrous) carrier, LPG carrier, Multi Parcel Product Tanker, Chemical Tanker,

ULCC (Ultra large crude carrier) & Timber carrier

Yours Faithfully,

Capt. Sharad S. Tripathi

Master Mariner, FICS, PGD-SEM, CMMI, MI Mar Tech, MNMIS.

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