Across recent months, Fleet Management colleagues have been actively engaging with partners, regulators and peers through industry conferences, safety forums and technical briefings. These engagements provide valuable opportunities to share operational insight, contribute to industry dialogue and support collective progress across safety, regulation and the transition to lower-carbon shipping.
See the highlights below.
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Asia Pacific Maritime Conference, Singapore
Pankaj Singhal, Executive Director, Containers, represented Fleet Management at Asia Pacific Maritime Conference 2026, joining a panel on scaling methanol in shipping. The discussion explored operational lessons from early methanol-fuelled vessels, regulatory developments and the importance of fuel availability, infrastructure and collaboration in supporting a safe and scalable transition.
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Tanker Operator Safety Conference, Shenzhen
Capt. Kuldeepak Sethi, General Manager, QHSE, and Capt. Sushant Bhatia, Assistant General Manager, Fleet Personnel Department, represented Fleet at the Tanker Operator Safety Conference 2026. Their presentation explored crew competence and safety culture, underlining the role of leadership behaviour and accountability in supporting learning-led, sustainable onboard safety performance. Capt. Ajit Natu and Capt. Kunal Kumar were also in attendance.
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Green Methanol Production Visit, Zhanjiang
Prakash Chandra, Director, Gas SME, joined a Hong Kong SAR Government-led delegation to visit a commercial-scale bio-methanol production facility. The visit strengthened dialogue across the green fuel value chain and explored opportunities to connect South China production with Hong Kong’s ambition to develop as a regional green maritime fuel hub.
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Directorate General of Shipping safety conclave, Mumbai
Capt. Randhir Mahadik, General Manager, Fleet Personnel Department, represented Fleet Management at the Directorate General of Shipping’s Fleet Safety Review conclave. He shared observations on recent safety trends, lessons learned from onboard incidents and preventive initiatives being implemented across the fleet, alongside other maritime stakeholders.
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ABS MEPC 84 Debrief and RightShip engagements, Athens
Yiannis Maroulis, General Manager, Business Development, represented Fleet Management at the ABS MEPC 84 Debrief and at recent RightShip engagements. The discussions focused on evolving regulatory developments, safety and performance, supporting informed dialogue as the industry prepares for upcoming IMO milestones and continued regulatory change.
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