Arbitrator since 1995, Full Member of Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group, Member Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators, HKIAC and HKMAAL Accredited Mediator. A broad shipping and commercial background, which includes several years at sea as a deck officer, working as a ship surveyor for Lloyds Register, acting as an oil and dry cargo chartering and owning broker and freight trader for a major international trading house, handling marine insurance placing and claims and working as a consultant, handling investigative work, and claims and project management. He was the Managing Director of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association for almost 20 years. Areas of Expertise: Maritime (charterparties, bills of lading, technical, shipbuilding, etc.), Insurance, International Trade, Commerce and International Shipping Policy and Regulations. A member of the Baltic Exchange, and Fellow of several professional institutions. Based in Hong Kong and Europe, available for hearings in London.