Owner and Managing Director of Richardson Lawrie Associates Ltd, a leading international firm of Maritime Business Consultants and Economists. Over 30 years of combined commercial shipping and technical (sea-going) experience with specialist expertise in commercial and technical operations, market analyses and forecasting, voyage and time charter evaluations, charter party and bunker disputes and claims management.

In addition to holding a Master of Science degree in International Shipping, Rohit is a Master Mariner (Class 1- FG), Associate Fellow and Chairman of NW India branch of The Nautical Institute, Member of International Association of Maritime Economists, Member of the Baltic Exchange and a Lloyd’s certified ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor.