Trainers

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Abraham Y. Elias

Founder of Cargonomics, a Vietnam based training, recruitment, consulting and events management company, focused on the Shipping and logistics industry.

Elias has 25 years’ experience in the container shipping industry, across various functions (shipping, ports, logistics) and geographies (India, the US, Sri Lanka and Vietnam). Elias was APL’s Managing Director in Vietnam from 2011 to 2015 and had since held various regional management roles for the CMA CGM Group in Vietnam. From 2019 to 2025, Elias was ZIM’s country manager in Vietnam. Elias held board representations at VICT Port and Lotus Link, a domestic Shipping line joint venture between Zim and Hai An set up in 2023.

Elias currently heads SingCham Vietnam Supply Chain Sector Committee (established in 2019), which is active at connecting shipping and logistics industry professionals in Vietnam and the region. Elias holds a Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore, and is currently based in HCM City, Vietnam.

Qualifications

Singapore Management University – Management Development Programme, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Specialist in

Executive Management
International Logistics
Logistics

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AI in Shipping & Logistics

Aloysius Lim

Mr. Aloysius Lim has over twenty-five years experience in managing companies of various industries, ranging from shipping, logistics and manufacturing to non-profit trade organisation. He has worked across several multi-national (American, British & Italian) and local companies. In all these companies, he held various portfolios ranging from operations, marketing, commercial, business development and finance to senior management. Besides the main Singapore office, he also managed the branch offices and agents in this region.

With a strong entrepreneurial orientation, Mr. Lim established his own international logistics company (Uni-Span Pte Ltd), providing innovative logistics solutions. His experiences and knowledge enabled him to handle door-to-door multimodal logistics to lesser-developed and remote locations such as Macedonia, Bulgaria, Russia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India and others. He has traveled extensively in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Lim has been sharing with others for the past 16 years his extensive experiences, both as a user and provider of shipping and logistics services through the courses/seminars/talks conducted. Some of the institutions include Vietnam Freight Forwarding Association, Singapore Logistics Association, Singapore Shipping Association, PSA Port Institute, International Trade Institute of Singapore and others. He has done consultancy and training in the Asia region, some of these countries include Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, China and Mongolia.

As a person who believes in contributing towards the community, Mr. Lim is actively involved with various non-profit organisations. Some of these include the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Singapore Logistics Association, Singapore Polytechnic, National University of Singapore and National Council of Social Services.

Mr. Lim graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He obtained the Diploma of Competence in Freight Forwarding, issued by FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association) and is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK). He is also a Certified National Skills Recognition System (NSRS) Assessor (with SPRINGS) and member of the Singapore Training & Development Association (STADA).

Qualifications

Shipping
Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Management Consulting
Learning & Development

Specialist in

Bachelor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
Certificate in Technical Education, Institute of Technical Education
WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP) 2020, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Team Facilitation
Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master
FIATA Diploma of Competence in Freight Forwarding
On-The-Job Training Instructor Course, SPRING Singapore

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Capt. Dr Vivek Jain

Cmdr Chandrasekhar

Commander (Rtd) Chandrasekhar is the lead facilitator for Hydrographic Training Courses and ECDIS training courses at ST Education & Training division (STET) of ST Electronics Training and Simulation Systems Pte Ltd. He pioneered the conduct of Hydrographic training in Singapore. STET’s “Hydrographic Surveying Course (HSC)” has been recognized by “IHO/FIG/ICA International Board on Standards of Competence (IBSC) for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers” in 2013 and 2019. He has been a Certified Professional in Hydrographic Surveying (CPHS2) as certified by the Australian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel (AHSCP).

He is well versed with maritime regulation and various IMO/ILO conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW and MLC2006. He conducts maritime training courses on ECDIS, ISPS code, MLC 2006, Maritime HR Management, Commercial Aspects of Shipping and Hydrographic Surveying.

Qualifications

Operational Experience. Chandra has a cross functional experience of 24 years in the fields of Hydrography, Nautical Cartography, Marine Navigation and Maritime Studies. He served in the Indian Navy for 14 years and retired in the rank of Commander [equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)]. Chandra has been a Navigational Watch Keeping Officer onboard Indian Naval Ships. As a Naval Hydrographer, he has served onboard Indian Naval Hydrographic Ships in various capacities including that of Senior Hydrographic Surveyor (Operations Officer) and Executive Officer (Chief Officer). As Officer-in-Charge of Naval Hydrographic team, he conducted hydrographic survey in Antarctica as well.

Managerial Experience. By virtue of holding crucial and important appointment of “Deputy Director” (middle management level) at Indian National Hydrographic Office, he has a clear understanding of functioning of a National Hydrographic Office and National Hydrographic Policy.

He can adapt to any equipment/software/environment very quickly owing to his strong academic background and versatile experience. He has been elected as a “Member of Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (MSSSI)”, Australia.

Experience as a Trainer. Chandra has been working with ST Education and Training (STET Division) of ST Electronics since 2010. He is involved in training and curriculum/course development. Apart from training courses pertaining to ECDIS, Maritime Studies, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Maritime Regulations, he conducts practical navigation training for Midshipmen and Junior Officers of Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) on Full Mission Ship Simulator (FMSS) and at sea.

Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers (ICS) Qualifications

Chandra successfully completed the “Professional Qualification Examination (PQE)” of “Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS)”, London. He has been elected as a “Member of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (MICS)”. He was adjudged the “Best Overall Student in Singapore for the year 2015” for scoring highest marks in the following subjects of ICS examinations:-

Economics of Sea Transport & International Trade
Port & Terminal Management
Offshore Support Industry
Port Agency

Specialist in

Hydrography
Nautical Cartography
Marine Navigation
Maritime Studies

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Maritime HR Management

Dr Khorshed Alam

Director – Bunker, R&D, Engineering & Environment; APL (NOL)
Projects: Scrubber, Emulsified Fuel, Maintenance Optimization, NOx reduction, Extended Drydocking, Total Fuel Management, Strategic Procurement, Zero emission, BW sediment & effluent modelling, Scrubber wash water discharge, Bunker Tanker productivity, Cargo loss prevention, Organization structures, LNG feasibilities

Qualifications

PhD in Marine engineering from Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
PhD in Environmental engineering from NUS, Singapore
2018 to Present: COO, Viswa Group
2012-2018: Vice President of Maritime Advisory, DNV GL, South E. Asia/Oceania/India
2000 to 2011: Director, Bunker, Engineering, Environment and Research & development in APL (NOL)
NTU part time Lecturer for BSc, Shipping
SSA Training Lecturer
In-Charge of 2nd Largest Multinational Marine Fuel Testing LABS (5 Labs across 3 continents)
Ex- SSA Bunker Committee Chairman for 15 Years
SCIC-LNG Technical Committee member of TR56
Convenor of MPA’s SS600, 2014
Technical Advisory Panel member of SMI
Ex-member of ISO 8217 Executive Working Group
Ex-Singapore delegate/member of IMO

Specialist in

Marine Fuel Procurement, Fuel & Lubes Analysis, Alternative Marine Fuels & Abatement Technologies
Maritime Consultancy and R&D
Maritime Energy Efficiency and Software

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Dr Sanjay C Kuttan

Dr Sanjay C Kuttan, is a distinguished leader with over three decades of experience shaping the global energy and maritime sectors. His career spans both public and private domains, with senior roles at organisations such as the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Singapore Maritime Institute, DNV, Energy Market Authority, McKinsey & Co., and ExxonMobil. His expertise cuts across energy transition, research, technology, and maritime decarbonisation – making him a highly respected voice in the industry. Beyond his executive career, Dr. Kuttan serves actively as an advisor and council member to multiple organisations driving sustainability, innovation, and community development, including the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore, ERI@N-ECOI, SkillDrift.AI, Motion Ventures, Ministry of Defence, GCMD, among many other.

Qualifications

National University of Singapore – PhD

Specialist in

Energy Transition

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Fundamentals of Marine Green Fuels

Dr See Chuen Teck

Dr See Chuen Teck has close to 30 years of experience in machine learning and optimisation. He founded WaveHiLo Pte. Ltd, providing software, training, model/GUI development and consultancy services for fleet optimisation, assignment optimisation, anomaly detection and data analytics in 2024. Prior to it, he worked in Defence Science and Technology Agency from 1995 to 2001, Ministry of Home Affairs from 2010 to 2019, and Home Team Science and Technology Agency from 2019 to 2024 in these areas. He was Adjunct Assistant Professor at Industrial and Systems Engineering Department of NUS from 2010 to 2016, lecturing IE5001, a core Msc module.

Qualifications

National University of Singapore – PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Specialist in

Machine Learning
Optimisation

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AI Language Model for Shipping

Eugene Low

 Classroom/online lectures and workshop practical lessons for Pre-Employment Training programs (diploma level).
 Classroom/online lectures and workshop practical lessons for Continuing Education and Training programs (various levels of Marine Engineer Officer Certificates of Competency) and other short courses for professional and adult learners.
 Assisting Senior Manager (Resource Planning, Facility Management & Technical Support), business asset tracking.
 Liaison duties for industrial attachment internships.
 Course Module Coordinator
 Development of courses and course contents.
 Development and updating of course documents and materials.
 Invigilation, marking and verification of exams and tests.
 Professional engagement duties with industry stakeholders (including the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore).

Qualifications

 1984 Singapore Polytechnic Diploma in Marine Engineering
 1986 Singapore Polytechnic / Maritime Port Authority, Singapore Class 2 Certificate of Competency for Marine Engineers (Motor)
 1989 Singapore Polytechnic / Maritime Port Authority, Singapore Class 1 Certificate of Competency for Marine Engineers (Motor)
 2001 University of Leicester Master of Business Administration
Other Training

Specialist in

Marine Classification & Statutory Surveys (Hull, Machinery, Electrical Systems) ISO9001 Lead Auditor ISO14001 Lead Auditor ISO50001 Lead Auditor OHSAS18001 Lead Auditor Safety Management System (ISM) Lead Auditor Maritime Security (ISPS) Lead Auditor ILO-Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Lead Inspector Experienced Surveyor Training Experienced Auditor Training Management Training & Development Program

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SS600 / SS648 / SS709 for the Bunker Industry

Fong Kum Hor

Vice President / Senior Consultant

Global Maritime and Port Services Pte. Ltd.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Personal Certifications

Bachelor of Business (Transport) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Chartered Institute of Transport, United Kingdom
40 years of experience with Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), Port and Terminal Operations, Training, Logistics Management and International Business
Spearheaded Task Force in PSA joint venture Port Project in Europe (Voltri Terminal Europa, Genoa, Italy)

Specialist in

Specialist In:

Mega Port Planning, Operations and Management
Integrated Terminal Operations System
Process Mapping and Capacity Planning
Organisation Development and Operations Excellence

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Principles of Shipping Operations & Practices

Ivan Ho

Mr. Ho has served as a Deck Officer in various foreign merchant ships from 1972-1981, and thereafter as Port Captain & Senior Manager with extensive experience in various shipping operations and businesses related to container lines, RO -RO, lash ships, refrigerated ships, cable ships, car carrier, general cargo liner & dry bulk carriers. Ivan has worked in various senior capacities as vessel operator, owner’s representative and charterer’s agent in both long haul liner and feeder carriers.

He has been a trainer with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and has conducted training with SSA for more than 21 years, and has devoted more than 30 years to the shipping industry in various capacities.

Qualifications

Diploma in Business Administration
First Mate Foreign Going Competency ( M.O.T. NZ)
Supply Chain Management- Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Apec eCommerce Training
UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia Pacific –Multimodal Workshop for trainers

Specialist in

Liner Management
Ships and Cargo Operations
Container Management

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Joel Cockerell

Johan Wong

Jonathan Jie

Jon is Co-Founder & COO of MarinaChain, where he leads AI-driven products that cut manual maritime compliance work by ~90% and turn fragmented vessel data into predictive, decision-ready insight. He has forged global partnerships with shipowners and authorities, scaled cross-border teams across three countries, and earned recognition from the Shell Startup Engine and CMA CGM’s ZEBOX Programme. With a background in engineering and startup innovation, Jon focuses on applying AI practically—bridging maritime operations, compliance, and data science to accelerate the industry’s digital transformation.

Qualifications

National University of Singapore – B. Eng Engineering Science

Specialist in

AI Commercialisation & SaaS GTM (Seed → Series A)
Cross-border Ops & Compliance (ASEAN / Korea)
Data/ML: Python, OpenAI MCP
Cloud/Infra: AWS, Kubernetes

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AI in Shipping & Logistics

Joseph Tan

Justin Gan

Kan Hoi Yuen

Lam Chee Long

Mr. Lam Chee Long has worked in various senior management positions in both local and foreign insurance companies with 30 years of industry experience. He obtained his degree in Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Singapore, now NUS (National University of Singapore) and his Master in Business Administration from Strathclyde Graduate Business School. Additionally, he is a Chartered Insurer and holds an ACII and FCII from the Chartered Insurance Institute of UK. On a part-time basis, Mr. Lam was also a lecturer on Marine Insurance in the 1990s with the Singapore Polytechnic under their Diploma in Shipping programme.

Qualifications

BBA, University of Singapore
MBA, University of Strathclyde
ACII, Chartered Insurance Institute (UK)
FCII. Chartered Insurance Insurance (UK)
Chartered Insurer

Specialist in

Marine Insurance
Property & Casualty Insurance

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Marine Insurance

Lee Wai Pong

Mr. Lee is a Master Mariner and a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. His past experiences include sailing on container ships, dry cargo ships and product tankers. He has also represented Hull Underwriters as their representative for Marine Insurance and worked in capacity of ship manager, shipbroker and for the last decade as an owner’s representative for new building contracting, chartering and operations work.

Since 2010, he has been the Executive Director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA).

Qualifications

Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)
Panel Arbitrator: Spore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) and Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia (BANI)
Mediator: Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)
Coach to Training Coaches: Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)
Adjudicator: Finance Industry Dispute Resolution Centre (FIDReC)
Master Mariner

Specialist in

Shipbroking and Chartering
Dispute Resolution
Mass Flow Metering in Bunkering Operations

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Principles of Shipbroking & Chartering

Li Fangyi

Qin Aohan

Mr. Qin Aohan, Technical Manager of China Classification Society Overseas Technology Center, graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, is a CCS leading expert on shipping decarbonization and alternative fuels. After join in CCS, he was mainly engaged to develop the regulatory framework and rules for using of alternative fuels on ships, including LNG, Hydrogen, methanol, ammonia and etc. Currently, he is the project leader of the ongoing ISO Standard 22120 – Specification for Bunkering of Methanol Fuelled Vessels, and the IACS representative to IMO MSC CG on Regulatory Framework for Ships Using New Technologies and Alternative Fuels.

Qualifications

National University of Singapore – Master Degree of Mechanical Engineering

Specialist in

Maritime Decarbonisation, including alternative fuels (LNG, hydrogen, methanol, ammonia, lithium-ion battery)
GHG emissions reduction
IMO & EU regulatory compliance

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Fundamentals of Marine Green Fuels

Richard Tan

Mr Richard Tan is an Individual Lecturer and was a trainer with SAA since 2020. He brings with him rich experience and in-depth knowledge of LNG downstream distribution business including LNG as Marine Fuels from both commercial and operational aspect of the business.

Richard was appointed LNG Business Developer for Asia and Middle East by TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and took on the role in September 2021.

Before joining TotalEnergies, Richard was hired as Senior Manager with Pavilion Energy Singapore. He was part of the team that is responsible for the supply of LNG as bunker fuel to Pavilion Energy’s marine customers. Richard played a key role in securing the award of LNG bunkering supplier license for Pavilion Energy in the Port of Singapore by MPA in 2016. He was the project lead for several major LNG bunkering initiatives including the first truck-to-ship LNG bunkering capability demonstration in Singapore in May 2017, and the first commercial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operations in Singapore for one of the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy lift vessel in 2019.

Prior to Pavilion Energy, he was Senior Manager, Head of Sales and Project Marketing Branch at City Gas Pte Ltd where he was responsible for Piped-Gas business development for the residential and hospitality segments. He led his team to achieve successful adoption of multiple gas applications in residential development projects as well as the introduction of commercial gas hot water heating system to hotels in Singapore.

Richard started his career as a Specialist Engineer at Rinnai Holdings Pacific where he was responsible for sales strategy as well as the set-up of Rinnai Asia Regional Centre in Singapore.

Richard was a member of the Technical Committee for TR56 Technical Reference for LNG Bunkering under the purview of the Chemical Standards Committee managed by the standards Development Organisation (SDO) at the Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC) from 2018 to 2021. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) and holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD (Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Programme).

Qualifications

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering)
Executive MBA from INSEAD (Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Programme)

Specialist in

Team management
New Market Business Development
Stakeholders Management
LNG Bunkering Business:
- Supply chain management
- LNG Sourcing Contract
- LNG Bunker Supply Contract
- Commercial Negotiation
- LNG bunkering Operation
- LNG bunkering hub development

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Introduction to LNG as Fuel in Shipping

Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker

Violet Ong

As a Senior Lecturer in Shipping Business, Violet not only performs nurturing pedagogy work but she is a champion in technology and assisted the department in digitalisation efforts, achieving the KPIs of the Teaching and Learning Unit in SMA.

An avid sportsperson who represented in SP Darts and Bowling, Poly50 runs and 1200Km challenges, she also started and chaired the SMA Welfare Club for 5 years, bringing activities to the Staff and incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility into SMA. Have close contact with the maritime companies on Ship Financing transactions and knowledgeable about financial instruments and valuation techniques for ship sale and purchase

Qualifications

Nanyang Technological University	Business Analytics for Strategic Decision Certification	2023
Institute for Adult Learning (IAL)	ACTA WSQ Certification	2018
Singapore Polytechnic	Certificate in Teaching (Higher Education)	2016
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)	CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) Certification	2013
International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC)	Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Certification	2011
Nanyang Technological University	Bachelor of Business (2nd Class Hons), (Finance)	1994

Specialist in

Maritime Finance, Maritime Supply Chain, e-Commerce, Math, Digitalisation and Systems.

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Basic Shipping Finance

Abraham Y. Elias

Aloysius Lim

Capt. Dr Vivek Jain

Cmdr Chandrasekhar

Dr Khorshed Alam

Dr Sanjay C Kuttan

Dr See Chuen Teck

Eugene Low

Fong Kum Hor

Ivan Ho

Joel Cockerell

Johan Wong

Jonathan Jie

Joseph Tan

Justin Gan

Kan Hoi Yuen

Lam Chee Long

Lee Wai Pong

Li Fangyi

Qin Aohan

Richard Tan

Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker

Violet Ong

Yip Li Ming

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